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.

Rain Fog

47°F

8°C

Humidity 98%
Wind Speed N 3 mph
Barometer 29.83 in
Dewpoint 46°F (8°C)
Visibility 0.25 mi
Last update 26 Feb 6:15 am EST
Extended Forecast for

2 Miles SE Balsam Mountain NC

  • Today

    Today: Showers, mainly before 1pm. The rain could be heavy at times.  Patchy fog before 4pm. High near 47. West southwest wind 10 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 100%. New precipitation amounts between 1 and 2 inches possible.

    High: 47 °F

    Heavy Rain
    and Patchy
    Fog

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Patchy fog.  Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 38. West northwest wind 6 to 8 mph becoming east southeast after midnight.

    Low: 38 °F

    Patchy Fog

  • Friday

    Friday: Patchy fog before 9am.  Otherwise, mostly sunny, with a high near 51. West wind around 6 mph becoming south in the morning.

    High: 51 °F

    Patchy Fog
    then Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 35. East wind around 7 mph becoming southwest after midnight.

    Low: 35 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 54. North northwest wind around 7 mph.

    High: 54 °F

    Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Clear, with a low around 38.

    Low: 38 °F

    Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 55.

    High: 55 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: A 30 percent chance of rain after 5am.  Cloudy, with a low around 40.

    Low: 40 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    then Chance
    Rain

  • Monday

    Monday: Rain likely, mainly between 10am and 11am.  Mostly cloudy, with a high near 45. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

    High: 45 °F

    Rain Likely

Detailed Forecast

Today
Showers, mainly before 1pm. The rain could be heavy at times. Patchy fog before 4pm. High near 47. West southwest wind 10 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New precipitation amounts between 1 and 2 inches possible.
Tonight
Patchy fog. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 38. West northwest wind 6 to 8 mph becoming east southeast after midnight.
Friday
Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with a high near 51. West wind around 6 mph becoming south in the morning.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 35. East wind around 7 mph becoming southwest after midnight.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 54. North northwest wind around 7 mph.
Saturday Night
Clear, with a low around 38.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 55.
Sunday Night
A 30 percent chance of rain after 5am. Cloudy, with a low around 40.
Monday
Rain likely, mainly between 10am and 11am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 45. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Monday Night
A chance of rain before 8pm, then a chance of rain after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 36. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Tuesday
A 50 percent chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 44.
Tuesday Night
A 40 percent chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 38.
Wednesday
A 30 percent chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 52.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
2 Miles SE Balsam Mountain NC
 35.54°N 83.15°W (Elev. 5141 ft)
6:19 am EST Feb 26, 2026
6am EST Feb 26, 2026-6pm EST Mar 4, 2026
 
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