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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Jackson County Airport (K24A)

Lat: 35.32°NLon: 83.21°WElev: 2857ft.

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Humidity NA
Wind Speed NA
Barometer NA
Dewpoint N/A
Visibility NA
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Extended Forecast for

Cherokee NC

  • Overnight

    Overnight: Mostly clear, with a low around 19. Calm wind.

    Low: 19 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 52. Calm wind becoming south southwest around 6 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 52 °F

    Sunny

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: A 40 percent chance of rain, mainly after 8pm. Patchy fog after 4am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 32. Calm wind. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

    Low: 32 °F

    Chance Rain
    and Patchy
    Fog

  • Thursday

    Thursday: A 30 percent chance of rain, mainly after 3pm. Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 55. Calm wind. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

    High: 55 °F

    Chance Rain

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Rain likely, mainly after 4am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 33. Calm wind. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

    Low: 33 °F

    Rain Likely

  • Friday

    Friday: A 50 percent chance of rain. Cloudy, with a high near 48.

    High: 48 °F

    Chance Rain

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: A chance of rain before 8pm, then a chance of rain and snow between 8pm and 10pm, then snow likely after 10pm. Cloudy, with a low around 27. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

    Low: 27 °F

    Chance
    Rain/Snow
    then Snow
    Likely

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Snow. High near 40. Chance of precipitation is 90%.

    High: 40 °F

    Snow

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Snow before 11pm, then snow and freezing rain between 11pm and 3am, then snow after 3am. The snow could be heavy at times. Low around 26. Chance of precipitation is 100%.

    Low: 26 °F

    Wintry Mix

Detailed Forecast

Overnight
Mostly clear, with a low around 19. Calm wind.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 52. Calm wind becoming south southwest around 6 mph in the afternoon.
Wednesday Night
A 40 percent chance of rain, mainly after 8pm. Patchy fog after 4am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 32. Calm wind. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Thursday
A 30 percent chance of rain, mainly after 3pm. Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 55. Calm wind. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Thursday Night
Rain likely, mainly after 4am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 33. Calm wind. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Friday
A 50 percent chance of rain. Cloudy, with a high near 48.
Friday Night
A chance of rain before 8pm, then a chance of rain and snow between 8pm and 10pm, then snow likely after 10pm. Cloudy, with a low around 27. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Saturday
Snow. High near 40. Chance of precipitation is 90%.
Saturday Night
Snow before 11pm, then snow and freezing rain between 11pm and 3am, then snow after 3am. The snow could be heavy at times. Low around 26. Chance of precipitation is 100%.
Sunday
Rain and snow before 2pm, then a chance of rain between 2pm and 4pm, then a chance of rain and snow after 4pm. High near 42. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Sunday Night
A chance of rain, snow, and freezing rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 13. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 35.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 3.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 41.
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Point Forecast:
Cherokee NC
 35.47°N 83.33°W (Elev. 2014 ft)
Last Update:
6:04 pm EST Jan 20, 2026
Forecast Valid:
12am EST Jan 21, 2026-6pm EST Jan 27, 2026
 
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