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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Jackson County Airport (K24A)

Lat: 35.32°NLon: 83.21°WElev: 2857ft.

Mostly Cloudy

59°F

15°C

Humidity 93%
Wind Speed W 8 mph
Barometer 30.00 in
Dewpoint 57°F (14°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 10 Jan 5:55 pm EST
Extended Forecast for

8 Miles NNW Balsam Mountain NC

Wind Advisory January 11, 06:00am until January 11, 06:00pm
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Wind Advisory

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A chance of rain showers, possibly mixing with snow after 1am, then gradually ending. Patchy fog between 9pm and 4am. Otherwise, cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a low around 20. Blustery, with a west northwest wind 17 to 23 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.

    Low: 20 °F

    Chance
    Rain/Snow and
    Patchy Fog

  • Sunday

    Sunday: A 20 percent chance of snow showers between 10am and 11am. Sunny through mid morning, then becoming mostly cloudy, with a high near 25. Windy, with a west northwest wind 24 to 29 mph, with gusts as high as 55 mph.

    High: 25 °F

    Windy. Slight
    Chance Snow
    Showers then
    Mostly Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 15. Wind chill values as low as zero. Blustery, with a north northwest wind 15 to 20 mph decreasing to 6 to 11 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 34 mph.

    Low: 15 °F

    Partly Cloudy
    and Blustery
    then Mostly
    Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near 36. Northwest wind 3 to 6 mph.

    High: 36 °F

    Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Clear, with a low around 25. West southwest wind around 7 mph.

    Low: 25 °F

    Clear

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 45.

    High: 45 °F

    Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 29.

    Low: 29 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: A 30 percent chance of snow after 3pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 38.

    High: 38 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    then Chance
    Snow

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Snow likely, mainly between 9pm and 1am. The snow could be heavy at times. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 18. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

    Low: 18 °F

    Heavy Snow

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
A chance of rain showers, possibly mixing with snow after 1am, then gradually ending. Patchy fog between 9pm and 4am. Otherwise, cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a low around 20. Blustery, with a west northwest wind 17 to 23 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.
Sunday
A 20 percent chance of snow showers between 10am and 11am. Sunny through mid morning, then becoming mostly cloudy, with a high near 25. Windy, with a west northwest wind 24 to 29 mph, with gusts as high as 55 mph.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 15. Wind chill values as low as zero. Blustery, with a north northwest wind 15 to 20 mph decreasing to 6 to 11 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 34 mph.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 36. Northwest wind 3 to 6 mph.
Monday Night
Clear, with a low around 25. West southwest wind around 7 mph.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 45.
Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 29.
Wednesday
A 30 percent chance of snow after 3pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 38.
Wednesday Night
Snow likely, mainly between 9pm and 1am. The snow could be heavy at times. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 18. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Thursday
A 30 percent chance of snow before 10am. Partly sunny, with a high near 22.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 15.
Friday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 34.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 22.
Saturday
Partly sunny, with a high near 30. Breezy.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
8 Miles NNW Balsam Mountain NC
 35.66°N 83.25°W (Elev. 5417 ft)
Last Update:
5:49 pm EST Jan 10, 2026
Forecast Valid:
6pm EST Jan 10, 2026-6pm EST Jan 17, 2026
 
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