Powerful Winter Storm from the Upper Midwest into the Northeast; Severe Thunderstorms in the Midwest and Ohio Valley

A rapidly-intensifying storm is expected to bring heavy snow, blizzard conditions, and icing from the Upper Midwest through the Great Lakes and Northeast. Scattered severe thunderstorms may produce severe/damaging wind gusts and a couple of tornadoes across parts of the Midwest and lower Ohio Valley through the evening. Arctic air will expand across the central and southern U.S.. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Jackson County Airport (K24A)

Lat: 35.32°NLon: 83.21°WElev: 2857ft.

Light Rain

58°F

14°C

Humidity 93%
Wind Speed SW 8 G 24 mph
Barometer 29.79 in
Dewpoint 56°F (13°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 29 Dec 4:15 am EST
Extended Forecast for

4 Miles NNE Smokemont NC

  • Overnight

    Overnight: Showers.  Patchy fog. Steady temperature around 42. West southwest wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 38 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

    Low: 42 °F

    Showers and
    Patchy Fog

  • Monday

    Monday: Showers likely, mainly before 7am.  Patchy fog before 7am.  Otherwise, mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a temperature falling to around 23 by 5pm. West wind 14 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 39 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

    High: 40 °F

    Showers
    Likely and
    Patchy Fog
    then Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 12. Northwest wind 13 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 33 mph.

    Low: 12 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 28. Northwest wind 8 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.

    High: 28 °F

    Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 17. West wind around 6 mph.

    Low: 17 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 39.

    High: 39 °F

    Sunny

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 24.

    Low: 24 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • New Year's Day

    New Year's Day: Sunny, with a high near 41.

    High: 41 °F

    Sunny

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 25.

    Low: 25 °F

    Partly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Overnight
Showers. Patchy fog. Steady temperature around 42. West southwest wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 38 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Monday
Showers likely, mainly before 7am. Patchy fog before 7am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a temperature falling to around 23 by 5pm. West wind 14 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 39 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 12. Northwest wind 13 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 33 mph.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 28. Northwest wind 8 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 17. West wind around 6 mph.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 39.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 24.
New Year's Day
Sunny, with a high near 41.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 25.
Friday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 45.
Friday Night
Rain likely. Cloudy, with a low around 32. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Saturday
A 50 percent chance of rain. Partly sunny, with a high near 44.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 30.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 45.
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Point Forecast:
4 Miles NNE Smokemont NC
 35.62°N 83.28°W (Elev. 4564 ft)
3:23 am EST Dec 29, 2025
4am EST Dec 29, 2025-6pm EST Jan 4, 2026
 
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