Record Temperatures Expected Across the Southern US; Fire Weather Concerns in the Central US

Unseasonably warm temperatures continue today across the southern U.S., with more than 100 record or near record maximum temperatures forecast through the rest of the week and over the weekend. Dry and gusty winds will produce elevated to critical fire weather in the central and southern Plains and elevated conditions over portions of the Desert Southwest on Friday. Read More >

Current conditions at

Jackson County Airport (K24A)

Lat: 35.32°NLon: 83.21°WElev: 2857ft.

Fair

66°F

19°C

Humidity 57%
Wind Speed SW 3 mph
Barometer 30.13 in
Dewpoint 50°F (10°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 26 Mar 9:35 pm EDT
Extended Forecast for

3 Miles WSW Cove Creek NC

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 53. West southwest wind 16 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.

    Low: 53 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Friday

    Friday: A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly after 5pm.  Mostly sunny, with a high near 67. West wind 14 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.  New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

    High: 67 °F

    Sunny then
    Chance
    Showers

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Showers likely, mainly before 8pm.  Cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a low around 27. Windy, with a north wind 21 to 26 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

    Low: 27 °F

    Showers
    Likely and
    Blustery then
    Chance
    Showers and
    Windy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 45. Breezy, with a north wind 11 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.

    High: 45 °F

    Sunny and
    Breezy then
    Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Clear, with a low around 28. East northeast wind 9 to 13 mph becoming south southeast after midnight.

    Low: 28 °F

    Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 52.

    High: 52 °F

    Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 40.

    Low: 40 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Monday

    Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 60.

    High: 60 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 48.

    Low: 48 °F

    Mostly Clear

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low around 53. West southwest wind 16 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.
Friday
A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly after 5pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 67. West wind 14 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Friday Night
Showers likely, mainly before 8pm. Cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a low around 27. Windy, with a north wind 21 to 26 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 45. Breezy, with a north wind 11 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.
Saturday Night
Clear, with a low around 28. East northeast wind 9 to 13 mph becoming south southeast after midnight.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 52.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 40.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 60.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 48.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 65.
Tuesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 52.
Wednesday
A 30 percent chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 67.
Wednesday Night
A 30 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 53.
Thursday
A 40 percent chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 64.
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Point Forecast:
3 Miles WSW Cove Creek NC
 35.58°N 83.07°W (Elev. 4780 ft)
8:53 pm EDT Mar 26, 2026
9pm EDT Mar 26, 2026-6pm EDT Apr 2, 2026
 
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