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.

Overcast

61°F

16°C

Humidity 77%
Wind Speed S 3 mph
Barometer 30.03 in
Dewpoint 53°F (12°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 28 Dec 5:15 pm EST
Extended Forecast for

2 Miles NW Soco Gap NC

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Rain, mainly after 1am.  Widespread dense fog, mainly before midnight. Low around 37. Breezy, with a southwest wind 17 to 23 mph, with gusts as high as 36 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

    Low: 37 °F

    Slight Chance
    Rain and
    Dense Fog
    then Rain and
    Areas Fog

  • Monday

    Monday: Rain likely, mainly before 8am.  Patchy fog before 9am.  Otherwise, cloudy through mid morning, then gradual clearing, with a temperature falling to around 23 by 5pm. Breezy, with a west wind 18 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 34 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

    High: 41 °F

    Rain Likely
    and Patchy
    Fog then
    Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 15. Wind chill values as low as -1. Blustery, with a west northwest wind 18 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph.

    Low: 15 °F

    Mostly Clear
    and Blustery

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 26. Wind chill values as low as zero. Northwest wind 9 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.

    High: 26 °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 23.

    Low: 23 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • New Year's Day

    New Year's Day: Sunny, with a high near 38.

    High: 38 °F

    Sunny

  • Thursday Night

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

    Low: 25 °F

    Partly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Rain, mainly after 1am. Widespread dense fog, mainly before midnight. Low around 37. Breezy, with a southwest wind 17 to 23 mph, with gusts as high as 36 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Monday
Rain likely, mainly before 8am. Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, cloudy through mid morning, then gradual clearing, with a temperature falling to around 23 by 5pm. Breezy, with a west wind 18 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 34 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 15. Wind chill values as low as -1. Blustery, with a west northwest wind 18 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 26. Wind chill values as low as zero. Northwest wind 9 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 24 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 23.
New Year's Day
Sunny, with a high near 38.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 25.
Friday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 42.
Friday Night
A 50 percent chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 32.
Saturday
A 50 percent chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 43.
Saturday Night
A 40 percent chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 32.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 39.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
2 Miles NW Soco Gap NC
 35.52°N 83.18°W (Elev. 5128 ft)
12:18 pm EST Dec 28, 2025
5pm EST Dec 28, 2025-6pm EST Jan 4, 2026
 
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