Snow Squalls May Impact New Year's Eve Travel from the Great Lakes to the Mid-Atlantic; Heavy Rain & Isolated Severe Thunderstorms in Southern California

Snow squalls are likely to cross the Lower Great Lakes this evening and the Ohio Valley through the interior Northeast/northern Mid-Atlantic overnight, before potentially reaching the I-95 corridor from D.C. to New York City early New Year’s Day morning. Heavy rain and isolated severe thunderstorms will impact coastal southern California including Los Angeles tonight into early on New Year's Day. Read More >

Current conditions at

Jackson County Airport (K24A)

Lat: 35.32°NLon: 83.21°WElev: 2857ft.

Partly Cloudy

36°F

2°C

Humidity 62%
Wind Speed NW 10 mph
Barometer 29.90 in
Dewpoint 24°F (-4°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill29°F (-2°C)
Last update 1 Jan 3:35 am EST
Extended Forecast for

Cherokee NC

  • Overnight

    Overnight: Patchy fog after 5am.  Otherwise, mostly clear, with a low around 27. Calm wind.

    Low: 27 °F

    Patchy Fog

  • New Year's Day

    New Year's Day: Patchy fog before 9am.  Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 53. Calm wind becoming west around 6 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 53 °F

    Patchy Fog
    then Sunny

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Patchy fog after 1am.  Otherwise, mostly clear, with a low around 30. Light and variable wind.

    Low: 30 °F

    Mostly Clear
    then Patchy
    Fog

  • Friday

    Friday: Patchy fog before 8am.  Otherwise, increasing clouds, with a high near 58. Calm wind.

    High: 58 °F

    Patchy Fog
    then Cloudy

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Rain, mainly after midnight.  Low around 40. Calm wind.  Chance of precipitation is 90%.

    Low: 40 °F

    Chance Rain
    then Rain

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Rain, mainly before 5pm.  High near 55. Chance of precipitation is 80%.

    High: 55 °F

    Rain

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: A 30 percent chance of rain before 7pm.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 34.

    Low: 34 °F

    Chance Rain
    then Mostly
    Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 57.

    High: 57 °F

    Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 32.

    Low: 32 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Overnight
Patchy fog after 5am. Otherwise, mostly clear, with a low around 27. Calm wind.
New Year's Day
Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 53. Calm wind becoming west around 6 mph in the afternoon.
Thursday Night
Patchy fog after 1am. Otherwise, mostly clear, with a low around 30. Light and variable wind.
Friday
Patchy fog before 8am. Otherwise, increasing clouds, with a high near 58. Calm wind.
Friday Night
Rain, mainly after midnight. Low around 40. Calm wind. Chance of precipitation is 90%.
Saturday
Rain, mainly before 5pm. High near 55. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Saturday Night
A 30 percent chance of rain before 7pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 34.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 57.
Sunday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 32.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 60.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 34.
Tuesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 63.
Tuesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 41.
Wednesday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 63.
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Point Forecast:
Cherokee NC
 35.47°N 83.33°W (Elev. 2014 ft)
1:03 am EST Jan 1, 2026
3am EST Jan 1, 2026-6pm EST Jan 7, 2026
 
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