Snow Squalls May Impact New Year's Eve Travel from the Great Lakes to the Mid-Atlantic; Heavy Rain & Isolated Severe Thunderstorms in Southern California

Snow squalls are likely to cross the Lower Great Lakes this evening and the Ohio Valley through the interior Northeast/northern Mid-Atlantic overnight, before potentially reaching the I-95 corridor from D.C. to New York City early New Year’s Day morning. Heavy rain and isolated severe thunderstorms will impact coastal southern California including Los Angeles tonight into early on New Year's Day. Read More >

Current conditions at

Jackson County Airport (K24A)

Lat: 35.32°NLon: 83.21°WElev: 2857ft.

Partly Cloudy

35°F

2°C

Humidity 68%
Wind Speed N 3 mph
Barometer 29.91 in
Dewpoint 26°F (-3°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 1 Jan 6:35 am EST
Extended Forecast for

Balsam Mountain NC

  • New Year's Day

    New Year's Day: Sunny, with a high near 40. West northwest wind 8 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph.

    High: 40 °F

    Sunny

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 31. West wind 11 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.

    Low: 31 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Friday

    Friday: Increasing clouds, with a high near 44. West wind 6 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.

    High: 44 °F

    Increasing
    Clouds

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Rain, mainly after 1am.  Low around 37. West wind around 7 mph becoming south southeast after midnight.  Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

    Low: 37 °F

    Chance Rain
    then Rain

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Rain.  High near 40. South wind around 6 mph becoming west northwest in the afternoon.  Chance of precipitation is 90%.

    High: 40 °F

    Rain

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: A 30 percent chance of rain, mainly before 7pm.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 30.

    Low: 30 °F

    Chance Rain
    then Mostly
    Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 42.

    High: 42 °F

    Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 30.

    Low: 30 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near 45.

    High: 45 °F

    Sunny

Detailed Forecast

New Year's Day
Sunny, with a high near 40. West northwest wind 8 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph.
Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low around 31. West wind 11 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.
Friday
Increasing clouds, with a high near 44. West wind 6 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
Friday Night
Rain, mainly after 1am. Low around 37. West wind around 7 mph becoming south southeast after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Saturday
Rain. High near 40. South wind around 6 mph becoming west northwest in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 90%.
Saturday Night
A 30 percent chance of rain, mainly before 7pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 30.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 42.
Sunday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 30.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 45.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 33.
Tuesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 48.
Tuesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 40.
Wednesday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 50.
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Point Forecast:
Balsam Mountain NC
 35.54°N 83.15°W (Elev. 5141 ft)
6:23 am EST Jan 1, 2026
6am EST Jan 1, 2026-6pm EST Jan 7, 2026
 
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