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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Jackson County Airport (K24A)

Lat: 35.32°NLon: 83.21°WElev: 2857ft.

Fair

73°F

23°C

Humidity 38%
Wind Speed SW 5 G 16 mph
Barometer 30.00 in
Dewpoint 46°F (8°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 11 Mar 5:55 pm EDT
Extended Forecast for

Balsam Mountain NC

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after midnight. Patchy fog between 4am and 5am. Low around 31. Breezy, with a southwest wind around 23 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.

    Low: 31 °F

    Chance
    Showers and
    Breezy then
    Showers and
    Patchy Fog

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Rain showers, snow showers, and freezing rain before 10am, then a slight chance of snow showers between 10am and 11am. Temperature falling to around 27 by 11am. Breezy, with a north wind 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 36 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. Little or no ice accumulation expected. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

    High: 33 °F⇓

    Breezy.
    Wintry Mix
    then Mostly
    Sunny

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 26. North northwest wind 8 to 13 mph becoming southeast after midnight.

    Low: 26 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Friday

    Friday: Sunny, with a high near 50. Breezy, with a south southwest wind 17 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph.

    High: 50 °F

    Sunny and
    Breezy then
    Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 34. Southwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.

    Low: 34 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 57.

    High: 57 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 42.

    Low: 42 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 56. Breezy.

    High: 56 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    then Partly
    Sunny and
    Breezy

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Rain, mainly after 2am. Low around 33. Windy. Chance of precipitation is 80%.

    Low: 33 °F

    Chance Rain
    and Breezy
    then Rain and
    Windy

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
A chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after midnight. Patchy fog between 4am and 5am. Low around 31. Breezy, with a southwest wind around 23 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.
Thursday
Rain showers, snow showers, and freezing rain before 10am, then a slight chance of snow showers between 10am and 11am. Temperature falling to around 27 by 11am. Breezy, with a north wind 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 36 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. Little or no ice accumulation expected. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 26. North northwest wind 8 to 13 mph becoming southeast after midnight.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 50. Breezy, with a south southwest wind 17 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 34. Southwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
Saturday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 57.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 42.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 56. Breezy.
Sunday Night
Rain, mainly after 2am. Low around 33. Windy. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Monday
Rain, possibly mixed with snow, mainly before 8am. High near 43. Breezy. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 17. Windy.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 31.
Tuesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 20.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 40.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Balsam Mountain NC
 35.59°N 83.18°W (Elev. 5371 ft)
Last Update:
2:24 pm EDT Mar 11, 2026
Forecast Valid:
6pm EDT Mar 11, 2026-6pm EDT Mar 18, 2026
 
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