Powerful Winter Storm from the Upper Midwest into the Northeast; Severe Thunderstorms in the Midwest and Ohio Valley

A rapidly-intensifying storm is expected to bring heavy snow, blizzard conditions, and icing from the Upper Midwest through the Great Lakes and Northeast. Scattered severe thunderstorms may produce severe/damaging wind gusts and a couple of tornadoes across parts of the Midwest and lower Ohio Valley through the evening. Arctic air will expand across the central and southern U.S.. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Jackson County Airport (K24A)

Lat: 35.32°NLon: 83.21°WElev: 2857ft.

Drizzle

48°F

9°C

Humidity 90%
Wind Speed N 6 G 20 mph
Barometer 29.85 in
Dewpoint 45°F (7°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill45°F (7°C)
Last update 29 Dec 6:55 am EST
Extended Forecast for

9 Miles NNW Balsam Mountain NC

  • Today

    Today: A chance of rain and snow showers before 8am.  Patchy fog before 10am.  Otherwise, mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a temperature falling to around 16 by 5pm. Wind chill values as low as -3. Windy, with a west northwest wind 25 to 28 mph, with gusts as high as 55 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 30%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.

    High: 34 °F

    Chance
    Rain/Snow and
    Patchy Fog
    then Mostly
    Sunny and
    Windy

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 10. Wind chill values as low as -5. Windy, with a west northwest wind 23 to 26 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.

    Low: 10 °F

    Partly Cloudy
    and Windy

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 19. Wind chill values as low as -8. Blustery, with a northwest wind 14 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 36 mph.

    High: 19 °F

    Sunny and
    Blustery then
    Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 15. West wind around 14 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.

    Low: 15 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 31. West wind 15 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 36 mph.

    High: 31 °F

    Sunny

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 22. Breezy.

    Low: 22 °F

    Partly Cloudy
    and Breezy

  • New Year's Day

    New Year's Day: Sunny, with a high near 33.

    High: 33 °F

    Sunny

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 24.

    Low: 24 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Friday

    Friday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 37.

    High: 37 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Today
A chance of rain and snow showers before 8am. Patchy fog before 10am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a temperature falling to around 16 by 5pm. Wind chill values as low as -3. Windy, with a west northwest wind 25 to 28 mph, with gusts as high as 55 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.
Tonight
Partly cloudy, with a low around 10. Wind chill values as low as -5. Windy, with a west northwest wind 23 to 26 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 19. Wind chill values as low as -8. Blustery, with a northwest wind 14 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 36 mph.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 15. West wind around 14 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 31. West wind 15 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 36 mph.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 22. Breezy.
New Year's Day
Sunny, with a high near 33.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 24.
Friday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 37.
Friday Night
Rain likely, mainly after 1am. Cloudy, with a low around 32. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Saturday
A 50 percent chance of rain. Partly sunny, with a high near 37.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 29.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 36.
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Point Forecast:
9 Miles NNW Balsam Mountain NC
 35.69°N 83.25°W (Elev. 5610 ft)
5:58 am EST Dec 29, 2025
7am EST Dec 29, 2025-6pm EST Jan 4, 2026
 
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