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Current conditions at

Jackson County Airport (K24A)

Lat: 35.32°NLon: 83.21°WElev: 2857ft.

Light Rain Fog

43°F

6°C

Humidity NA
Wind Speed Calm
Barometer 29.83 in
Dewpoint N/A
Visibility 0.50 mi
Last update 2 Dec 6:55 am EST
Extended Forecast for

5 Miles SW Newfound Gap NC

  • Today

    Today: Rain, mainly before 9am. Patchy fog before 5pm. Areas of freezing fog after 5pm. Temperature falling to around 26 by 5pm. Southwest wind 6 to 10 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

    High: 39 °F⇓

    Rain and
    Patchy Fog
    then Areas
    Freezing Fog
    and Areas Fog

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Areas of fog before 9pm. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 22. North northwest wind 5 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

    Low: 22 °F

    Areas Fog
    then Mostly
    Clear

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 40. Calm wind becoming west around 5 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 40 °F

    Sunny

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 28. Calm wind becoming west southwest around 5 mph after midnight.

    Low: 28 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 35. West wind around 7 mph.

    High: 35 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: A 40 percent chance of snow, mainly after 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 28.

    Low: 28 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    then Chance
    Snow

  • Friday

    Friday: A chance of snow before 9am, then a chance of freezing rain between 9am and noon, then a chance of rain after noon. Cloudy, with a high near 34. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

    High: 34 °F

    Chance Wintry
    Mix then
    Chance Rain

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: A 50 percent chance of rain. Cloudy, with a low around 32.

    Low: 32 °F

    Chance Rain

  • Saturday

    Saturday: A 30 percent chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 38.

    High: 38 °F

    Chance Rain

Detailed Forecast

Today
Rain, mainly before 9am. Patchy fog before 5pm. Areas of freezing fog after 5pm. Temperature falling to around 26 by 5pm. Southwest wind 6 to 10 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Tonight
Areas of fog before 9pm. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 22. North northwest wind 5 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 40. Calm wind becoming west around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 28. Calm wind becoming west southwest around 5 mph after midnight.
Thursday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 35. West wind around 7 mph.
Thursday Night
A 40 percent chance of snow, mainly after 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 28.
Friday
A chance of snow before 9am, then a chance of freezing rain between 9am and noon, then a chance of rain after noon. Cloudy, with a high near 34. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Friday Night
A 50 percent chance of rain. Cloudy, with a low around 32.
Saturday
A 30 percent chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 38.
Saturday Night
A chance of freezing rain before 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 26. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Sunday
Partly sunny, with a high near 38.
Sunday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 26.
Monday
Partly sunny, with a high near 34.
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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:
6:48 am EST Dec 2, 2025
Forecast Valid:
7am EST Dec 2, 2025-6pm EST Dec 8, 2025
 
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