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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Jackson County Airport (K24A)

Lat: 35.32°NLon: 83.21°WElev: 2857ft.

Mostly Cloudy

50°F

10°C

Humidity 28%
Wind Speed S 3 mph
Barometer 30.24 in
Dewpoint 18°F (-8°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 21 Jan 2:35 pm EST
Extended Forecast for

Balsam Mountain NC

Winter Storm Watch January 24, 07:00am until January 26, 01:00pm
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Winter Storm Watch

  • This Afternoon

    This Afternoon: Mostly sunny, with a high near 37. Southwest wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.

    High: 37 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A chance of snow, freezing rain, and sleet before 4am, then a slight chance of snow between 4am and 5am, then a slight chance of rain and snow after 5am. Patchy fog after 1am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 30. West southwest wind 13 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. Little or no snow and sleet accumulation expected.

    Low: 30 °F

    Chance Wintry
    Mix and
    Patchy Fog

  • Thursday

    Thursday: A slight chance of freezing rain between 7am and 10am. Patchy fog before 11am. Otherwise, partly sunny, with a high near 41. West wind 6 to 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

    High: 41 °F

    Slight Chance
    Freezing Rain
    and Patchy
    Fog then
    Mostly Sunny

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: A slight chance of snow between 1am and 4am, then a chance of rain. Increasing clouds, with a low around 28. Northwest wind around 6 mph becoming southwest after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 30%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.

    Low: 28 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    then Chance
    Rain/Snow

  • Friday

    Friday: A chance of snow before 11am, then a chance of rain between 11am and 5pm, then a slight chance of rain and snow after 5pm. Cloudy, with a high near 34. West wind around 8 mph becoming north in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

    High: 34 °F

    Chance
    Rain/Snow

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: A slight chance of snow before 7pm, then a chance of snow after 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 22. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

    Low: 22 °F

    Chance Snow

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Snow likely before noon, then snow and freezing rain. High near 26. Chance of precipitation is 90%.

    High: 26 °F

    Snow Likely
    then Wintry
    Mix

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Snow, freezing rain, and sleet before 8pm, then snow and freezing rain between 8pm and 10pm, then freezing rain after 10pm. Low around 23. Chance of precipitation is 100%.

    Low: 23 °F

    Wintry Mix
    then Freezing
    Rain

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Freezing rain before noon, then snow likely between noon and 4pm, then a chance of rain and snow after 4pm. High near 32. Chance of precipitation is 90%.

    High: 32 °F

    Freezing Rain
    then
    Rain/Snow
    Likely

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
Mostly sunny, with a high near 37. Southwest wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.
Tonight
A chance of snow, freezing rain, and sleet before 4am, then a slight chance of snow between 4am and 5am, then a slight chance of rain and snow after 5am. Patchy fog after 1am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 30. West southwest wind 13 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. Little or no snow and sleet accumulation expected.
Thursday
A slight chance of freezing rain between 7am and 10am. Patchy fog before 11am. Otherwise, partly sunny, with a high near 41. West wind 6 to 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Thursday Night
A slight chance of snow between 1am and 4am, then a chance of rain. Increasing clouds, with a low around 28. Northwest wind around 6 mph becoming southwest after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 30%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.
Friday
A chance of snow before 11am, then a chance of rain between 11am and 5pm, then a slight chance of rain and snow after 5pm. Cloudy, with a high near 34. West wind around 8 mph becoming north in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Friday Night
A slight chance of snow before 7pm, then a chance of snow after 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 22. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Saturday
Snow likely before noon, then snow and freezing rain. High near 26. Chance of precipitation is 90%.
Saturday Night
Snow, freezing rain, and sleet before 8pm, then snow and freezing rain between 8pm and 10pm, then freezing rain after 10pm. Low around 23. Chance of precipitation is 100%.
Sunday
Freezing rain before noon, then snow likely between noon and 4pm, then a chance of rain and snow after 4pm. High near 32. Chance of precipitation is 90%.
Sunday Night
A 40 percent chance of snow before 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 11.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 19.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 1.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 27.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Balsam Mountain NC
 35.54°N 83.15°W (Elev. 5141 ft)
Last Update:
12:48 pm EST Jan 21, 2026
Forecast Valid:
2pm EST Jan 21, 2026-6pm EST Jan 27, 2026
 
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