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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Jackson County Airport (K24A)

Lat: 35.32°NLon: 83.21°WElev: 2857ft.

Light Snow Fog/Mist

33°F

1°C

Humidity 96%
Wind Speed SE 6 mph
Barometer 30.07 in
Dewpoint 32°F (0°C)
Visibility 4.00 mi
Wind Chill27°F (-3°C)
Last update 25 Jan 3:15 am EST
Extended Forecast for

2 Miles SE Balsam Mountain NC

Cold Weather Advisory January 26, 04:00am until January 26, 10:00am
Ice Storm Warning January 25, 03:21am until January 26, 01:00pm
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Cold Weather Advisory
Ice Storm Warning
  •  
    Ice Storm Warning January 25, 03:21am until January 26, 01:00pm

    NOW until 1:00pm Mon

    Ice Storm Warning

  • Overnight

    Low: 28 °F

    Freezing Rain
    and Patchy
    Fog

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Rain. The rain could be heavy at times. Patchy fog. High near 37. Breezy, with a south southwest wind 18 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 34 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New precipitation amounts between 1 and 2 inches possible.

    High: 37 °F

    Heavy Rain
    and Patchy
    Fog

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: A 40 percent chance of rain, mainly before 10pm. Patchy fog before 3am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 12. Wind chill values as low as zero. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 14 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

    Low: 12 °F

    Chance Rain
    and Patchy
    Fog then
    Patchy Fog
    and Breezy

  • Monday

    Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 16. Wind chill values as low as -6. Blustery, with a northwest wind 18 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 33 mph.

    High: 16 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    and Blustery

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 2. Blustery, with a west northwest wind 18 to 23 mph decreasing to 11 to 16 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 36 mph.

    Low: 2 °F

    Mostly Clear
    and Blustery
    then Mostly
    Clear

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 28.

    High: 28 °F

    Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 12.

    Low: 12 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 25.

    High: 25 °F

    Mostly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Overnight
Freezing rain. Patchy fog. Low around 28. Breezy, with a south wind around 21 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. Total nighttime ice accumulation of 0.2 to 0.4 of an inch possible.
Sunday
Rain. The rain could be heavy at times. Patchy fog. High near 37. Breezy, with a south southwest wind 18 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 34 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New precipitation amounts between 1 and 2 inches possible.
Sunday Night
A 40 percent chance of rain, mainly before 10pm. Patchy fog before 3am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 12. Wind chill values as low as zero. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 14 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 16. Wind chill values as low as -6. Blustery, with a northwest wind 18 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 33 mph.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 2. Blustery, with a west northwest wind 18 to 23 mph decreasing to 11 to 16 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 36 mph.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 28.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 12.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 25.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 7. Blustery.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 20.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 9.
Friday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 22.
Friday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 9.
Saturday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 23.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
2 Miles SE Balsam Mountain NC
 35.54°N 83.15°W (Elev. 5141 ft)
Last Update:
3:14 am EST Jan 25, 2026
Forecast Valid:
3am EST Jan 25, 2026-6pm EST Jan 31, 2026
 
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