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Current conditions at

Jackson County Airport (K24A)

Lat: 35.32°NLon: 83.21°WElev: 2857ft.

Mostly Cloudy

65°F

18°C

Humidity 60%
Wind Speed SW 6 mph
Barometer 29.83 in
Dewpoint 51°F (11°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 19 Feb 5:35 pm EST
Extended Forecast for

8 Miles NNW Balsam Mountain NC

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Showers likely, mainly after 4am. Patchy fog after 11pm. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 48. Breezy, with a southwest wind 16 to 23 mph, with gusts as high as 43 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

    Low: 48 °F

    Patchy Fog
    and Breezy
    then Showers
    Likely and
    Patchy Fog

  • Friday

    Friday: Showers, mainly before 8am. Patchy fog before 9am. High near 53. Breezy, with a west northwest wind 18 to 24 mph, with gusts as high as 46 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

    High: 53 °F

    Showers and
    Patchy Fog
    then Sunny
    and Breezy

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: A 50 percent chance of rain after 1am. Increasing clouds, with a low around 39. West wind 7 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

    Low: 39 °F

    Partly Cloudy
    then Chance
    Rain

  • Saturday

    Saturday: A 50 percent chance of rain, mainly before 1pm. Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 50. West southwest wind 7 to 10 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

    High: 50 °F

    Chance Rain

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: A chance of rain before 3am, then a chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 25. Blustery, with a northwest wind 9 to 14 mph increasing to 15 to 20 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 31 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

    Low: 25 °F

    Chance Rain
    then Chance
    Rain/Snow and
    Blustery

  • Sunday

    Sunday: A chance of snow before 8am, then a chance of snow showers after 3pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 28. Windy. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

    High: 28 °F

    Chance Snow
    and Windy

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: A 40 percent chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 15. Windy.

    Low: 15 °F

    Chance Snow
    Showers and
    Windy

  • Monday

    Monday: A 30 percent chance of snow showers before 11am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 19. Windy.

    High: 19 °F

    Chance Snow
    Showers and
    Windy

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 9. Windy.

    Low: 9 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    and Windy

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Showers likely, mainly after 4am. Patchy fog after 11pm. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 48. Breezy, with a southwest wind 16 to 23 mph, with gusts as high as 43 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Friday
Showers, mainly before 8am. Patchy fog before 9am. High near 53. Breezy, with a west northwest wind 18 to 24 mph, with gusts as high as 46 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Friday Night
A 50 percent chance of rain after 1am. Increasing clouds, with a low around 39. West wind 7 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Saturday
A 50 percent chance of rain, mainly before 1pm. Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 50. West southwest wind 7 to 10 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Saturday Night
A chance of rain before 3am, then a chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 25. Blustery, with a northwest wind 9 to 14 mph increasing to 15 to 20 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 31 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Sunday
A chance of snow before 8am, then a chance of snow showers after 3pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 28. Windy. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Sunday Night
A 40 percent chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 15. Windy.
Monday
A 30 percent chance of snow showers before 11am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 19. Windy.
Monday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 9. Windy.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 35.
Tuesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 23.
Wednesday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 43.
Wednesday Night
A 50 percent chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 36. Breezy.
Thursday
Rain likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 43. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
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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:
2:39 pm EST Feb 19, 2026
Forecast Valid:
5pm EST Feb 19, 2026-6pm EST Feb 26, 2026
 
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