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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 Rain Fog/Mist

44°F

7°C

Humidity 99%
Wind Speed Calm
Barometer 29.90 in
Dewpoint 43°F (6°C)
Visibility 3.50 mi
Last update 25 Feb 9:15 pm EST
Extended Forecast for

Soco Gap NC

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Showers. The rain could be heavy at times. Patchy fog. Low around 37. Southwest wind 7 to 9 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New precipitation amounts between 1 and 2 inches possible.

    Low: 37 °F

    Heavy Rain
    and Patchy
    Fog

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Showers, mainly before noon. The rain could be heavy at times. Areas of fog before 4pm. High near 47. West southwest wind around 8 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New precipitation amounts between three quarters and one inch possible.

    High: 47 °F

    Heavy Rain
    and Areas Fog
    then Heavy
    Rain and
    Patchy Fog

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly before 10pm. Patchy fog after midnight. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 38. Light west wind. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

    Low: 38 °F

    Chance
    Showers and
    Patchy Fog

  • Friday

    Friday: Partly sunny, with a high near 51. Calm wind becoming west southwest around 6 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 51 °F

    Partly Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 36. Light and variable wind.

    Low: 36 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 54.

    High: 54 °F

    Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Clear, with a low around 37.

    Low: 37 °F

    Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Partly sunny, with a high near 56.

    High: 56 °F

    Partly Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 40.

    Low: 40 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Showers. The rain could be heavy at times. Patchy fog. Low around 37. Southwest wind 7 to 9 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New precipitation amounts between 1 and 2 inches possible.
Thursday
Showers, mainly before noon. The rain could be heavy at times. Areas of fog before 4pm. High near 47. West southwest wind around 8 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New precipitation amounts between three quarters and one inch possible.
Thursday Night
A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly before 10pm. Patchy fog after midnight. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 38. Light west wind. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Friday
Partly sunny, with a high near 51. Calm wind becoming west southwest around 6 mph in the afternoon.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 36. Light and variable wind.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 54.
Saturday Night
Clear, with a low around 37.
Sunday
Partly sunny, with a high near 56.
Sunday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 40.
Monday
A 50 percent chance of rain after 7am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 49.
Monday Night
A 40 percent chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 36.
Tuesday
A 40 percent chance of rain. Cloudy, with a high near 47.
Tuesday Night
A 50 percent chance of rain. Cloudy, with a low around 38.
Wednesday
A 40 percent chance of rain. Cloudy, with a high near 51.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Soco Gap NC
 35.5°N 83.16°W (Elev. 4321 ft)
Last Update:
6:18 pm EST Feb 25, 2026
Forecast Valid:
9pm EST Feb 25, 2026-6pm EST Mar 4, 2026
 
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