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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Jackson County Airport (K24A)

Lat: 35.32°NLon: 83.21°WElev: 2857ft.

Light Rain

47°F

8°C

Humidity 86%
Wind Speed SW 6 mph
Barometer 29.76 in
Dewpoint 43°F (6°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill44°F (7°C)
Last update 25 Jan 3:35 pm EST
Extended Forecast for

2 Miles SE Balsam Mountain NC

Extreme Cold Watch January 26, 06:00pm until January 27, 12:00pm
Cold Weather Advisory January 26, 04:00am until January 26, 10:00am
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  • This Afternoon

    This Afternoon: Rain, mainly before 5pm. The rain could be heavy at times. Patchy fog. High near 42. Southwest wind around 18 mph, with gusts as high as 33 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

    High: 42 °F

    Heavy Rain
    and Patchy
    Fog

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A 30 percent chance of rain, mainly before 10pm. Patchy fog. Otherwise, cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a low around 12. Wind chill values as low as zero. Blustery, with a west wind 15 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 Blustery

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near 18. Wind chill values as low as -8. Blustery, with a west northwest wind 18 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 37 mph.

    High: 18 °F

    Sunny and
    Blustery

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 2. Wind chill values as low as -19. Windy, with a west northwest wind 21 to 26 mph decreasing to 9 to 14 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 34 mph.

    Low: 2 °F

    Mostly Clear
    and Windy
    then Mostly
    Clear

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 28. West wind 9 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph.

    High: 28 °F

    Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 11. Breezy.

    Low: 11 °F

    Mostly Clear
    and Breezy
    then Partly
    Cloudy

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 26.

    High: 26 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 10. Blustery.

    Low: 10 °F

    Partly Cloudy
    then Partly
    Cloudy and
    Blustery

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 21.

    High: 21 °F

    Mostly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
Rain, mainly before 5pm. The rain could be heavy at times. Patchy fog. High near 42. Southwest wind around 18 mph, with gusts as high as 33 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Tonight
A 30 percent chance of rain, mainly before 10pm. Patchy fog. Otherwise, cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a low around 12. Wind chill values as low as zero. Blustery, with a west wind 15 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 18. Wind chill values as low as -8. Blustery, with a west northwest wind 18 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 37 mph.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 2. Wind chill values as low as -19. Windy, with a west northwest wind 21 to 26 mph decreasing to 9 to 14 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 34 mph.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 28. West wind 9 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 11. Breezy.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 26.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 10. Blustery.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 21.
Thursday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 9.
Friday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 18.
Friday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 5.
Saturday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 19.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 8.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 26.
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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:
1:43 pm EST Jan 25, 2026
Forecast Valid:
3pm EST Jan 25, 2026-6pm EST Feb 1, 2026
 
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