Heavy Rain and Mountain Snow Lingers in California; Winter Storm Impacting the Great Lakes and Northeast U.S.

An atmospheric river will wind down through today across California with lingering heavy rainfall, heavy mountain snow, and gusty winds. A wintry mix of freezing rain, sleet, and snow will cause hazardous travel conditions for the Great Lakes into the northern Mid-Atlantic and southern New England today through Saturday morning. Areas of tree damage and power outages are possible. Read More >

Current conditions at

Jackson County Airport (K24A)

Lat: 35.32°NLon: 83.21°WElev: 2857ft.

Overcast

60°F

16°C

Humidity	67%
Wind Speed	N 3 mph
Barometer	29.98 in
Dewpoint	49°F (9°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Last update	26 Dec 5:15 pm EST

More Information:

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Extended Forecast for

Balsam Mountain NC

Tonight
Low: 47 °F
Chance Rain
and Patchy
Fog
Saturday
High: 59 °F
Patchy Fog
then Sunny
Saturday Night
Low: 46 °F
Partly Cloudy
Sunday
High: 55 °F
Slight Chance
Showers
Sunday Night
Low: 37 °F
Showers
Likely and
Windy
Monday
High: 46 °F
Windy.
Showers
Likely then
Chance
Rain/Snow
Monday Night
Low: 14 °F
Partly Cloudy
and Windy
Tuesday
High: 25 °F
Sunny and
Blustery then
Sunny
Tuesday Night
Low: 16 °F
Mostly Clear

Detailed Forecast

Tonight

A chance of rain before 2am, then a slight chance of rain after 3am. Patchy fog before 9pm, then patchy fog after 5am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 47. West wind 14 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Saturday

Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with a high near 59. Northwest wind 5 to 9 mph becoming calm in the afternoon.

Saturday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 46. Light southwest wind becoming south southwest 5 to 9 mph in the evening.

Sunday

A slight chance of showers between 8am and 3pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 55. Southwest wind 9 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Sunday Night

Showers likely, mainly after 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 37. Windy, with a south southwest wind 20 to 28 mph, with gusts as high as 37 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

Monday

Rain showers likely, possibly mixing with snow after 3pm, then gradually ending. Partly sunny, with a high near 46. Windy. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

Monday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 14. Windy.

Tuesday

Sunny, with a high near 25. Blustery.

Tuesday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 16.

Wednesday

Sunny, with a high near 34.

Wednesday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 20.

New Year's Day

Mostly sunny, with a high near 33.