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Current conditions at

Jackson County Airport (K24A)

Lat: 35.32°NLon: 83.21°WElev: 2857ft.

Mostly Cloudy

32°F

0°C

Humidity	39%
Wind Speed	Calm
Barometer	30.23 in
Dewpoint	10°F (-12°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Last update	24 Jan 12:35 am EST

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Extended Forecast for

2 Miles NNW Balsam Mountain NC

Ice Storm Warning January 24, 01:00pm until January 26, 01:00pm

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Ice Storm Warning

Overnight
Low: 21 °F
Mostly Cloudy
Saturday
High: 33 °F
Chance Snow
then Wintry
Mix Likely
Saturday Night
Low: 28 °F
Wintry Mix
and Patchy
Fog
Sunday
High: 40 °F
Heavy Rain
and Patchy
Fog
Sunday Night
Low: 11 °F
Rain then
Wintry Mix
Likely and
Blustery
Monday
High: 15 °F
Blustery.
Slight Chance
Snow then
Mostly Sunny
Monday Night
Low: 3 °F
Partly Cloudy
and Blustery
Tuesday
High: 27 °F
Sunny
Tuesday Night
Low: 13 °F
Mostly Clear

Detailed Forecast

Overnight

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 21. East wind around 9 mph becoming southwest.

Saturday

Snow likely, possibly mixed with freezing rain before 4pm, then snow and sleet likely between 4pm and 5pm, then snow and freezing rain likely after 5pm. Cloudy, with a high near 33. South southwest wind 8 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. Little or no ice accumulation expected. New snow and sleet accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Saturday Night

Freezing rain, possibly mixed with snow and sleet before 11pm, then freezing rain between 11pm and 4am, then rain after 4am. Patchy fog after 11pm. Low around 28. Breezy, with a south southwest wind 17 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New ice accumulation of 0.6 to 0.8 of an inch possible. New snow and sleet accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Sunday

Rain. The rain could be heavy at times. Patchy fog before 8am. High near 40. Breezy, with a south southwest wind 16 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New precipitation amounts between 2 and 3 inches possible.

Sunday Night

Rain or freezing rain before 3am, then a slight chance of freezing rain between 3am and 4am, then a slight chance of snow after 4am. Low around 11. Blustery, with a southwest wind 15 to 22 mph becoming northwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 26 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.

Monday

A 20 percent chance of snow before 8am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 15. Blustery.

Monday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 3. Blustery.

Tuesday

Sunny, with a high near 27.

Tuesday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 13.

Wednesday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 26.

Wednesday Night

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 11. Blustery.