Fire Weather Concerns for the Plains; Record Warmth Spreads

Dry and breezy conditions prevail across the High Plains where elevated to locally critical conditions continue through Thursday. Meanwhile, record warmth increases and spreads across the South, Southwest and into southern California into this last weekend of February. Meanwhile, a fast moving system moves across the Plains then off the mid-Atlantic by Thursday evening. Read More >

Current conditions at

Jackson County Airport (K24A)

Lat: 35.32°NLon: 83.21°WElev: 2857ft.

Light Drizzle Fog/Mist

43°F

6°C

Humidity 99%
Wind Speed Calm
Barometer 29.90 in
Dewpoint 43°F (6°C)
Visibility 1.50 mi
Last update 25 Feb 8:55 pm EST
Extended Forecast for

Waynesville NC

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Showers.  Patchy fog after 4am. Low around 42. Light and variable wind becoming southeast around 5 mph after midnight.  Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.

    Low: 42 °F

    Showers and
    Patchy Fog

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Showers, mainly before noon.  Patchy fog before 2pm. High near 56. Light and variable wind becoming north around 6 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 90%. New precipitation amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.

    High: 56 °F

    Showers and
    Patchy Fog
    then Chance
    Showers and
    Patchy Fog

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly before 8pm.  Patchy fog after 11pm.  Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 42. Calm wind.  New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

    Low: 42 °F

    Chance
    Showers and
    Patchy Fog

  • Friday

    Friday: Partly sunny, with a high near 61. Calm wind.

    High: 61 °F

    Partly Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 37. Calm wind.

    Low: 37 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 65.

    High: 65 °F

    Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Clear, with a low around 39.

    Low: 39 °F

    Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Partly sunny, with a high near 67.

    High: 67 °F

    Partly Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 42.

    Low: 42 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Showers. Patchy fog after 4am. Low around 42. Light and variable wind becoming southeast around 5 mph after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.
Thursday
Showers, mainly before noon. Patchy fog before 2pm. High near 56. Light and variable wind becoming north around 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New precipitation amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.
Thursday Night
A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly before 8pm. Patchy fog after 11pm. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 42. Calm wind. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Friday
Partly sunny, with a high near 61. Calm wind.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 37. Calm wind.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 65.
Saturday Night
Clear, with a low around 39.
Sunday
Partly sunny, with a high near 67.
Sunday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 42.
Monday
A 50 percent chance of rain after 7am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 60.
Monday Night
A 40 percent chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 38.
Tuesday
A 40 percent chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 56.
Tuesday Night
A 40 percent chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 40.
Wednesday
A 40 percent chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 62.
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Point Forecast:
Waynesville NC
 35.49°N 82.99°W (Elev. 2674 ft)
6:18 pm EST Feb 25, 2026
9pm EST Feb 25, 2026-6pm EST Mar 4, 2026
 
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