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Current conditions at

Jackson County Airport (K24A)

Lat: 35.32°NLon: 83.21°WElev: 2857ft.

Fair

43°F

6°C

Humidity	39%
Wind Speed	NW 9 mph
Barometer	30.19 in
Dewpoint	20°F (-7°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Wind Chill	38°F (3°C)
Last update	23 Jan 6:15 pm EST

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Extended Forecast for

8 Miles NNW Balsam Mountain NC

Ice Storm Warning January 24, 01:00pm until January 26, 01:00pm

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Ice Storm Warning

Tonight
Low: 19 °F
Mostly Cloudy
Saturday
High: 31 °F
Slight Chance
Snow then
Wintry Mix
Likely
Saturday Night
Low: 25 °F
Wintry Mix
and Patchy
Fog then
Freezing Rain
and Patchy
Fog
Sunday
High: 38 °F
Heavy Rain
and Patchy
Fog
Sunday Night
Low: 11 °F
Rain/Snow
then Chance
Snow and
Blustery
Monday
High: 14 °F
Chance Snow
and Blustery
Monday Night
Low: -2 °F
Partly Cloudy
and Windy
Tuesday
High: 26 °F
Sunny
Tuesday Night
Low: 11 °F
Mostly Clear

Detailed Forecast

Tonight

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 19. North wind 7 to 13 mph becoming south after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph.

Saturday

A slight chance of snow before 3pm, then a chance of snow and sleet between 3pm and 4pm, then snow and freezing rain likely after 4pm. Cloudy, with a high near 31. South wind 8 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New ice accumulation of less than a 0.1 of an inch possible. New snow and sleet accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Saturday Night

Freezing rain, possibly mixed with snow and sleet before 10pm, then freezing rain, possibly mixed with sleet between 10pm and midnight, then freezing rain after midnight. Patchy fog. Low around 25. Breezy, with a south wind 17 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 34 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New ice accumulation of 0.4 to 0.6 of an inch possible. New snow and sleet accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Sunday

Rain. The rain could be heavy at times. Patchy fog before 8am. High near 38. Breezy, with a south wind 15 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 36 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New precipitation amounts between 1 and 2 inches possible.

Sunday Night

Rain, possibly mixed with snow before midnight, then a chance of snow. Low around 11. Blustery, with a south southwest wind 15 to 23 mph becoming west northwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 36 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.

Monday

A 30 percent chance of snow, mainly before 11am. Partly sunny, with a high near 14. Blustery.

Monday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around -2. Windy.

Tuesday

Sunny, with a high near 26.

Tuesday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 11.

Wednesday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 24.

Wednesday Night

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 8. Blustery.