Fire Weather Concerns for the Plains; Record Warmth Spreads

Dry and breezy conditions prevail across the High Plains where elevated to locally critical conditions continue through today. Meanwhile, record warmth increases and spreads across the South, Southwest and into southern California into this last weekend of February. Meanwhile, a fast moving system moves across the central Plains then off the mid-Atlantic by this evening. Read More >

Current conditions at

Jackson County Airport (K24A)

Lat: 35.32°NLon: 83.21°WElev: 2857ft.

Light Rain Fog

47°F

8°C

Humidity 99%
Wind Speed SE 3 mph
Barometer 29.83 in
Dewpoint 47°F (8°C)
Visibility 0.25 mi
Last update 26 Feb 7:15 am EST
Extended Forecast for

4 Miles NNE Smokemont NC

  • Today

    Today: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm before noon, then a chance of showers. Some of the storms could produce heavy rainfall.  Patchy fog before 2pm. High near 52. West wind around 7 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 100%. New precipitation amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.

    High: 52 °F

    Heavy Rain
    and Patchy
    Fog

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Patchy fog after 8pm.  Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 38. Calm wind.

    Low: 38 °F

    Patchy Fog

  • Friday

    Friday: Patchy fog before 9am.  Otherwise, mostly sunny, with a high near 56. Light and variable wind.

    High: 56 °F

    Patchy Fog
    then Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 35. Calm wind.

    Low: 35 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 59. Light and variable wind.

    High: 59 °F

    Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Clear, with a low around 38.

    Low: 38 °F

    Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 60.

    High: 60 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: A 30 percent chance of rain after 4am.  Cloudy, with a low around 41.

    Low: 41 °F

    Cloudy then
    Chance Rain

  • Monday

    Monday: Rain likely, mainly between 10am and noon.  Cloudy, with a high near 50. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

    High: 50 °F

    Rain Likely

Detailed Forecast

Today
Showers and possibly a thunderstorm before noon, then a chance of showers. Some of the storms could produce heavy rainfall. Patchy fog before 2pm. High near 52. West wind around 7 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New precipitation amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.
Tonight
Patchy fog after 8pm. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 38. Calm wind.
Friday
Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with a high near 56. Light and variable wind.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 35. Calm wind.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 59. Light and variable wind.
Saturday Night
Clear, with a low around 38.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 60.
Sunday Night
A 30 percent chance of rain after 4am. Cloudy, with a low around 41.
Monday
Rain likely, mainly between 10am and noon. Cloudy, with a high near 50. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Monday Night
A chance of rain before 10pm, then a chance of rain after midnight. Cloudy, with a low around 37. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Tuesday
A 50 percent chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 50.
Tuesday Night
A 50 percent chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 38.
Wednesday
A 40 percent chance of rain. Cloudy, with a high near 56.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
4 Miles NNE Smokemont NC
 35.62°N 83.28°W (Elev. 4564 ft)
6:19 am EST Feb 26, 2026
7am EST Feb 26, 2026-6pm EST Mar 4, 2026
 
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