Record Temperatures Expected Across the Southern US; Fire Weather Concerns in the Central US

Unseasonably warm temperatures continue today across the southern U.S., with more than 100 record or near record maximum temperatures forecast through the rest of the week and over the weekend. Dry and gusty winds will produce elevated to critical fire weather in the central and southern Plains and elevated conditions over portions of the Desert Southwest on Friday. Read More >

Current conditions at

Jackson County Airport (K24A)

Lat: 35.32°NLon: 83.21°WElev: 2857ft.

Partly Cloudy

63°F

17°C

Humidity 64%
Wind Speed Calm
Barometer 30.13 in
Dewpoint 50°F (10°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 26 Mar 10:55 pm EDT
Extended Forecast for

8 Miles NNW Balsam Mountain NC

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 51. West southwest wind around 17 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.

    Low: 51 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Friday

    Friday: Showers likely, mainly after 5pm.  Partly sunny, with a high near 64. Breezy, with a west wind 17 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 36 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

    High: 64 °F

    Partly Sunny
    and Breezy
    then Showers
    Likely

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Showers, mainly before 8pm.  Patchy fog before 9pm. Low around 26. Blustery, with a north wind 21 to 23 mph, with gusts as high as 37 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

    Low: 26 °F

    Showers and
    Patchy Fog
    then Chance
    Showers and
    Blustery

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 44. Breezy, with a north wind 13 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 34 mph.

    High: 44 °F

    Sunny and
    Breezy then
    Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 29. East northeast wind 10 to 14 mph becoming south southeast after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph.

    Low: 29 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 52.

    High: 52 °F

    Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 39.

    Low: 39 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Monday

    Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 59.

    High: 59 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 46.

    Low: 46 °F

    Mostly Clear

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low around 51. West southwest wind around 17 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.
Friday
Showers likely, mainly after 5pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 64. Breezy, with a west wind 17 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 36 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Friday Night
Showers, mainly before 8pm. Patchy fog before 9pm. Low around 26. Blustery, with a north wind 21 to 23 mph, with gusts as high as 37 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 44. Breezy, with a north wind 13 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 34 mph.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 29. East northeast wind 10 to 14 mph becoming south southeast after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 52.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 39.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 59.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 46.
Tuesday
A 30 percent chance of showers after 2pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 65.
Tuesday Night
A 30 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 50.
Wednesday
A 40 percent chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 68.
Wednesday Night
A 30 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 51.
Thursday
A 40 percent chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 64.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
8 Miles NNW Balsam Mountain NC
 35.66°N 83.25°W (Elev. 5417 ft)
8:53 pm EDT Mar 26, 2026
11pm EDT Mar 26, 2026-6pm EDT Apr 2, 2026
 
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