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

50°F

10°C

Humidity 88%
Wind Speed E 6 mph
Barometer 29.80 in
Dewpoint 46°F (8°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill48°F (9°C)
Last update 26 Feb 5:35 am EST
Extended Forecast for

Balsam Mountain NC

  • Overnight

    Overnight: Rain. The rain could be heavy at times.  Low around 36. Southwest wind around 14 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 100%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

    Low: 36 °F

    Heavy Rain

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Rain and thunderstorms before 3pm, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms between 3pm and 4pm. Some of the storms could produce heavy rainfall.  High near 47. Southwest wind 10 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 100%. New rainfall amounts between 1 and 2 inches possible.

    High: 47 °F

    Heavy Rain

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: A 20 percent chance of rain between midnight and 1am.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 38. West northwest wind 6 to 8 mph becoming east southeast after midnight.

    Low: 38 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    then Slight
    Chance Rain

  • Friday

    Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 51. West wind around 6 mph becoming south in the morning.

    High: 51 °F

    Mostly 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.

    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

Detailed Forecast

Overnight
Rain. The rain could be heavy at times. Low around 36. Southwest wind around 14 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Thursday
Rain and thunderstorms before 3pm, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms between 3pm and 4pm. Some of the storms could produce heavy rainfall. High near 47. Southwest wind 10 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New rainfall amounts between 1 and 2 inches possible.
Thursday Night
A 20 percent chance of rain between midnight and 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 38. West northwest wind 6 to 8 mph becoming east southeast after midnight.
Friday
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.
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 40 percent chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 36.
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:
Balsam Mountain NC
 35.54°N 83.15°W (Elev. 5141 ft)
12:19 am EST Feb 26, 2026
5am EST Feb 26, 2026-6pm EST Mar 4, 2026
 
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