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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Jackson County Airport (K24A)

Lat: 35.32°NLon: 83.21°WElev: 2857ft.

Fair

34°F

1°C

Humidity 65%
Wind Speed S 3 mph
Barometer 29.79 in
Dewpoint 23°F (-5°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 14 Jan 8:35 am EST
Extended Forecast for

5 Miles SW Newfound Gap NC

Winter Weather Advisory January 14, 03:00pm until January 15, 12:00pm
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Winter Weather Advisory

  • Today

    Today: Snow showers, mainly after 3pm. Patchy fog after 4pm. High near 38. Southwest wind 9 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. Total daytime snow accumulation of 1 to 3 inches possible.

    High: 38 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    then Snow
    Showers and
    Patchy Fog

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Snow showers, mainly before 9pm. Patchy fog before 3am. Low around 7. Wind chill values as low as -10. Blustery, with a north northwest wind 15 to 23 mph, with gusts as high as 43 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New snow accumulation of 6 to 10 inches possible.

    Low: 7 °F

    Snow Showers
    and Patchy
    Fog

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Patchy fog between 10am and 11am. Otherwise, partly sunny, with a high near 14. Wind chill values as low as -12. West northwest wind around 18 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.

    High: 14 °F

    Patchy Fog
    then Partly
    Sunny

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 7. Wind chill values as low as -6. West northwest wind 6 to 14 mph becoming south southwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.

    Low: 7 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Friday

    Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 31. South southwest wind 8 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 37 mph.

    High: 31 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: A 50 percent chance of snow, mainly after 8pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 22.

    Low: 22 °F

    Chance Snow

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Partly sunny, with a high near 26. Breezy.

    High: 26 °F

    Partly Sunny
    and Breezy

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 10.

    Low: 10 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 20.

    High: 20 °F

    Mostly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Today
Snow showers, mainly after 3pm. Patchy fog after 4pm. High near 38. Southwest wind 9 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. Total daytime snow accumulation of 1 to 3 inches possible.
Tonight
Snow showers, mainly before 9pm. Patchy fog before 3am. Low around 7. Wind chill values as low as -10. Blustery, with a north northwest wind 15 to 23 mph, with gusts as high as 43 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New snow accumulation of 6 to 10 inches possible.
Thursday
Patchy fog between 10am and 11am. Otherwise, partly sunny, with a high near 14. Wind chill values as low as -12. West northwest wind around 18 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 7. Wind chill values as low as -6. West northwest wind 6 to 14 mph becoming south southwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.
Friday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 31. South southwest wind 8 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 37 mph.
Friday Night
A 50 percent chance of snow, mainly after 8pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 22.
Saturday
Partly sunny, with a high near 26. Breezy.
Saturday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 10.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 20.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 9.
M.L.King Day
Mostly sunny, with a high near 26.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 11.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 26.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
5 Miles SW Newfound Gap NC
 35.57°N 83.51°W (Elev. 5269 ft)
Last Update:
6:43 am EST Jan 14, 2026
Forecast Valid:
8am EST Jan 14, 2026-6pm EST Jan 20, 2026
 
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