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

59°F

15°C

Humidity 71%
Wind Speed NW 3 mph
Barometer 30.11 in
Dewpoint 50°F (10°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 27 Mar 6:55 am EDT
Extended Forecast for

9 Miles NNW Balsam Mountain NC

  • Today

    Today: Showers, mainly after 5pm.  High near 60. Breezy, with a west wind 18 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 38 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

    High: 60 °F

    Breezy.
    Mostly Sunny
    then Showers

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Showers, mainly before 9pm.  Patchy fog. Low around 23. 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: 23 °F

    Showers and
    Patchy Fog
    then Patchy
    Fog and
    Blustery

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 40. Breezy, with a north wind 14 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 36 mph.

    High: 40 °F

    Sunny and
    Breezy then
    Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 29. East wind 11 to 16 mph becoming south southeast after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 24 mph.

    Low: 29 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 49. South wind 11 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.

    High: 49 °F

    Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 37.

    Low: 37 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Monday

    Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 54.

    High: 54 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 45.

    Low: 45 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 62.

    High: 62 °F

    Mostly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Today
Showers, mainly after 5pm. High near 60. Breezy, with a west wind 18 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 38 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Tonight
Showers, mainly before 9pm. Patchy fog. Low around 23. 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 40. Breezy, with a north wind 14 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 36 mph.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 29. East wind 11 to 16 mph becoming south southeast after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 24 mph.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 49. South wind 11 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 37.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 54.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 45.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 62.
Tuesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 49.
Wednesday
A 50 percent chance of rain. Partly sunny, with a high near 63.
Wednesday Night
A 30 percent chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 52.
Thursday
A 50 percent chance of rain. Partly sunny, with a high near 61.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
9 Miles NNW Balsam Mountain NC
 35.69°N 83.25°W (Elev. 5610 ft)
6:07 am EDT Mar 27, 2026
7am EDT Mar 27, 2026-6pm EDT Apr 2, 2026
 
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