Powerful Winter Storm from the Upper Midwest into the Northeast; Severe Thunderstorms in the Midwest and Ohio Valley

A rapidly-intensifying storm is expected to bring heavy snow, blizzard conditions, and icing from the Upper Midwest through the Great Lakes and Northeast. Scattered severe thunderstorms may produce severe/damaging wind gusts and a couple of tornadoes across parts of the Midwest and lower Ohio Valley through the evening. Arctic air will expand across the central and southern U.S.. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Jackson County Airport (K24A)

Lat: 35.32°NLon: 83.21°WElev: 2857ft.

Mostly Cloudy

60°F

16°C

Humidity 79%
Wind Speed S 10 mph
Barometer 30.02 in
Dewpoint 54°F (12°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 28 Dec 6:55 pm EST
Extended Forecast for

2 Miles SSW Maggie Valley NC

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Rain, mainly after 3am.  Patchy fog after 9pm. Low around 38. Windy, with a west southwest wind 21 to 29 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

    Low: 38 °F

    Patchy Fog
    and Windy
    then Rain and
    Patchy Fog

  • Monday

    Monday: Showers likely, mainly before 7am.  Mostly cloudy through mid morning, then gradual clearing, with a temperature falling to around 23 by 5pm. Breezy, with a west wind 22 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 38 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

    High: 43 °F

    Breezy.
    Showers
    Likely then
    Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 14. Wind chill values as low as -2. Blustery, with a west northwest wind 21 to 23 mph, with gusts as high as 33 mph.

    Low: 14 °F

    Mostly Clear
    and Blustery

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 27. Wind chill values as low as -2. Northwest wind 10 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

    High: 27 °F

    Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 18. West wind around 10 mph.

    Low: 18 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 36.

    High: 36 °F

    Sunny

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 22.

    Low: 22 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • New Year's Day

    New Year's Day: Sunny, with a high near 39.

    High: 39 °F

    Sunny

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 25.

    Low: 25 °F

    Partly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Rain, mainly after 3am. Patchy fog after 9pm. Low around 38. Windy, with a west southwest wind 21 to 29 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Monday
Showers likely, mainly before 7am. Mostly cloudy through mid morning, then gradual clearing, with a temperature falling to around 23 by 5pm. Breezy, with a west wind 22 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 38 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 14. Wind chill values as low as -2. Blustery, with a west northwest wind 21 to 23 mph, with gusts as high as 33 mph.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 27. Wind chill values as low as -2. Northwest wind 10 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 18. West wind around 10 mph.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 36.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 22.
New Year's Day
Sunny, with a high near 39.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 25.
Friday
Partly sunny, with a high near 42.
Friday Night
A 50 percent chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 31.
Saturday
A 50 percent chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 43.
Saturday Night
A 30 percent chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 31.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 40.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
2 Miles SSW Maggie Valley NC
 35.5°N 83.1°W (Elev. 4436 ft)
6:23 pm EST Dec 28, 2025
7pm EST Dec 28, 2025-6pm EST Jan 4, 2026
 
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