Snow Squalls May Impact New Year's Eve Travel from the Great Lakes to the Mid-Atlantic; Heavy Rain & Isolated Severe Thunderstorms in Southern California

Snow squalls are likely to cross the Lower Great Lakes this evening and the Ohio Valley through the interior Northeast/northern Mid-Atlantic overnight, before potentially reaching the I-95 corridor from D.C. to New York City early New Year’s Day morning. Heavy rain and isolated severe thunderstorms will impact coastal southern California including Los Angeles tonight into early on New Year's Day. Read More >

Current conditions at

Jackson County Airport (K24A)

Lat: 35.32°NLon: 83.21°WElev: 2857ft.

Partly Cloudy

36°F

2°C

Humidity 62%
Wind Speed NW 10 mph
Barometer 29.90 in
Dewpoint 24°F (-4°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill29°F (-2°C)
Last update 1 Jan 3:35 am EST
Extended Forecast for

2 Miles NNW Balsam Mountain NC

  • Overnight

    Overnight: Mostly clear, with a low around 25. Breezy, with a west wind 18 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph.

    Low: 25 °F

    Mostly Clear
    and Breezy

  • New Year's Day

    New Year's Day: Sunny, with a high near 39. West wind 11 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.

    High: 39 °F

    Sunny

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 32. West southwest wind 10 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.

    Low: 32 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Friday

    Friday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 45. West wind 6 to 11 mph.

    High: 45 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Rain, mainly after 1am.  Low around 37. West wind around 6 mph becoming south southeast after midnight.  Chance of precipitation is 80%.

    Low: 37 °F

    Chance Rain
    then Rain

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Rain.  High near 41. Chance of precipitation is 90%.

    High: 41 °F

    Rain

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: A 30 percent chance of rain before 7pm.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 31.

    Low: 31 °F

    Chance Rain
    then Mostly
    Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 41.

    High: 41 °F

    Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 30.

    Low: 30 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Overnight
Mostly clear, with a low around 25. Breezy, with a west wind 18 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph.
New Year's Day
Sunny, with a high near 39. West wind 11 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 32. West southwest wind 10 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
Friday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 45. West wind 6 to 11 mph.
Friday Night
Rain, mainly after 1am. Low around 37. West wind around 6 mph becoming south southeast after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Saturday
Rain. High near 41. Chance of precipitation is 90%.
Saturday Night
A 30 percent chance of rain before 7pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 31.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 41.
Sunday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 30.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 46.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 34.
Tuesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 48.
Tuesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 40.
Wednesday
A 30 percent chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 50.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
2 Miles NNW Balsam Mountain NC
 35.59°N 83.18°W (Elev. 5371 ft)
1:03 am EST Jan 1, 2026
3am EST Jan 1, 2026-6pm EST Jan 7, 2026
 
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