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Current conditions at

Jackson County Airport (K24A)

Lat: 35.32°NLon: 83.21°WElev: 2857ft.

Light Snow

30°F

-1°C

Humidity	76%
Wind Speed	SE 5 mph
Barometer	30.23 in
Dewpoint	23°F (-5°C)
Visibility	5.00 mi
Wind Chill	25°F (-4°C)
Last update	24 Jan 7:35 pm EST

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Extended Forecast for

Balsam Mountain NC

Ice Storm Warning January 24, 07:50pm until January 26, 01:00pm

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Ice Storm Warning

Ice Storm Warning January 24, 07:50pm until January 26, 01:00pm
NOW until 1:00pm Mon
Ice Storm Warning
Tonight
Low: 28 °F
Wintry Mix
and Patchy
Fog
Sunday
High: 38 °F
Heavy Rain
and Patchy
Fog
Sunday Night
Low: 12 °F
Wintry Mix
Likely and
Patchy Fog
Monday
High: 16 °F
Mostly Sunny
and Blustery
Monday Night
Low: 2 °F
Partly Cloudy
and Blustery
then Mostly
Clear
Tuesday
High: 28 °F
Sunny
Tuesday Night
Low: 12 °F
Mostly Clear
Wednesday
High: 27 °F
Mostly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Tonight

Snow and freezing rain, possibly mixed with sleet before 8pm, then freezing rain between 8pm and 5am, then rain or freezing rain after 5am. Patchy fog after 8pm. Low around 28. South southwest wind 15 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. Total nighttime ice accumulation of 0.5 to 0.7 of an inch possible. Total nighttime snow and sleet accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Sunday

Rain. The rain could be heavy at times. Patchy fog. High near 38. Breezy, with a south southwest wind 18 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 34 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New precipitation amounts between 2 and 3 inches possible.

Sunday Night

Rain or freezing rain likely before 1am, then a slight chance of snow and freezing rain between 1am and 3am. Patchy fog before 2am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 12. Wind chill values as low as -1. Blustery, with a southwest wind 15 to 21 mph becoming west northwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 29 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New ice accumulation of less than a 0.1 of an inch possible. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Monday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 16. Wind chill values as low as -7. Blustery, with a northwest wind 18 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 34 mph.

Monday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 2. Blustery, with a west northwest wind 14 to 24 mph, with gusts 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 27.

Wednesday Night

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 9. Blustery.