Critical Fire Weather in the Plains; Unseasonably Warm in the Southwest and Southern U.S.

Unseasonably warm temperatures continue through the weekend across the Southwest and southern U.S., with more than 100 record or near record maximum temperatures forecast through the rest of the week and over the weekend. Elevated to critical fire weather conditions will persist across the Plains and Southeast U.S. this weekend. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Red Flag Warning in effect from March 28, 08:00 AM EDT until March 28, 11:00 PM EDT

Current conditions at

Jackson County Airport (K24A)

Lat: 35.32°NLon: 83.21°WElev: 2857ft.

Fair

77°F

25°C

Humidity	37%
Wind Speed	W 7 mph
Barometer	30.06 in
Dewpoint	48°F (9°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Heat Index	78°F (26°C)
Last update	27 Mar 2:55 pm EDT

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Extended Forecast for

8 Miles NNW Balsam Mountain NC

Red Flag Warning March 28, 08:00am until March 28, 11:00pm

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Red Flag Warning

This Afternoon
High: 63 °F
Showers
Likely
Tonight
Low: 24 °F
Showers and
Patchy Fog
then Patchy
Fog and
Blustery
Saturday
High: 44 °F
Sunny and
Breezy then
Sunny
Saturday Night
Low: 28 °F
Mostly Clear
Sunday
High: 52 °F
Sunny
Sunday Night
Low: 39 °F
Partly Cloudy
Monday
High: 57 °F
Mostly Sunny
Monday Night
Low: 47 °F
Mostly Clear
Tuesday
High: 63 °F
Mostly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon

A chance of showers, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 5pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 63. West wind around 16 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Tonight

Showers and possibly a thunderstorm before 10pm, then a slight chance of showers between 10pm and 11pm. Patchy fog between 7pm and 1am. Low around 24. Blustery, with a north northwest wind 21 to 23 mph, with gusts as high as 36 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Saturday

Sunny, with a high near 44. Breezy, with a north wind 13 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 39 mph.

Saturday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 28. East northeast wind 9 to 15 mph becoming south after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 22 mph.

Sunday

Sunny, with a high near 52. South wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.

Sunday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 39.

Monday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 57.

Monday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 47.