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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Jackson County Airport (K24A)

Lat: 35.32°NLon: 83.21°WElev: 2857ft.

Light Rain Fog/Mist

33°F

1°C

Humidity 96%
Wind Speed SE 5 mph
Barometer 30.03 in
Dewpoint 32°F (0°C)
Visibility 7.00 mi
Wind Chill28°F (-2°C)
Last update 25 Jan 4:35 am EST
Extended Forecast for

Cherokee NC

Cold Weather Advisory January 26, 04:00am until January 26, 10:00am
Ice Storm Warning January 25, 04:57am until January 26, 01:00pm
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Cold Weather Advisory
Ice Storm Warning
  •  
    Ice Storm Warning January 25, 04:57am until January 26, 01:00pm

    NOW until 1:00pm Mon

    Ice Storm Warning

  • Overnight

    Low: 28 °F

    Freezing Rain
    and Patchy
    Fog

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Freezing rain before 7am, then rain. Patchy fog. High near 48. South wind 3 to 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New ice accumulation of less than a 0.1 of an inch possible.

    High: 48 °F

    Rain/Freezing
    Rain and
    Patchy Fog
    then Rain and
    Patchy Fog

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: A 40 percent chance of rain, mainly before 9pm. Patchy fog before 1am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 14. Calm wind becoming west northwest around 5 mph after midnight. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

    Low: 14 °F

    Chance Rain
    and Patchy
    Fog then
    Patchy Fog

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near 32. North northwest wind 5 to 8 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

    High: 32 °F

    Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 4. Northwest wind around 6 mph becoming calm in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph.

    Low: 4 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 42.

    High: 42 °F

    Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 13.

    Low: 13 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 40.

    High: 40 °F

    Mostly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Overnight
Freezing rain. Patchy fog. Low around 28. Light east southeast wind. Chance of precipitation is 100%. Total nighttime ice accumulation of 0.2 to 0.4 of an inch possible.
Sunday
Freezing rain before 7am, then rain. Patchy fog. High near 48. South wind 3 to 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New ice accumulation of less than a 0.1 of an inch possible.
Sunday Night
A 40 percent chance of rain, mainly before 9pm. Patchy fog before 1am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 14. Calm wind becoming west northwest around 5 mph after midnight. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 32. North northwest wind 5 to 8 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 4. Northwest wind around 6 mph becoming calm in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 42.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 13.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 40.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 10.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 35.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 10.
Friday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 38.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 11.
Saturday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 38.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Cherokee NC
 35.47°N 83.33°W (Elev. 2014 ft)
Last Update:
3:14 am EST Jan 25, 2026
Forecast Valid:
4am EST Jan 25, 2026-6pm EST Jan 31, 2026
 
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