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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Jackson County Airport (K24A)

Lat: 35.32°NLon: 83.21°WElev: 2857ft.

Overcast

32°F

0°C

Humidity 51%
Wind Speed SE 3 mph
Barometer 30.27 in
Dewpoint 16°F (-9°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 24 Jan 7:15 am EST
Extended Forecast for

9 Miles NNW Balsam Mountain NC

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

  • Today

    Today: A chance of snow and sleet before 3pm, then snow and freezing rain. Patchy fog after 4pm. High near 30. South wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. Total daytime ice accumulation of less than a 0.1 of an inch possible. Total daytime snow and sleet accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

    High: 30 °F

    Chance
    Snow/Sleet
    then Wintry
    Mix and
    Patchy Fog

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Freezing rain before 10pm, then freezing rain, possibly mixed with sleet between 10pm and 11pm, then freezing rain after 11pm. Patchy fog. Low around 26. 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 0.6 to 0.8 of an inch possible. New sleet accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

    Low: 26 °F

    Wintry Mix
    and Patchy
    Fog then
    Freezing Rain
    and Patchy
    Fog

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Rain. The rain could be heavy at times. Patchy fog before 1pm. High near 39. Breezy, with a south wind 16 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 34 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New precipitation amounts between 1 and 2 inches possible.

    High: 39 °F

    Heavy Rain
    and Patchy
    Fog

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Rain, possibly mixed with snow, becoming all snow after 11pm. Low around 8. Wind chill values as low as -10. Blustery, with a south southwest wind 16 to 23 mph becoming northwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 37 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

    Low: 8 °F

    Rain/Snow
    then Snow
    Likely and
    Blustery

  • Monday

    Monday: A 20 percent chance of snow before 9am. Partly sunny and cold, with a high near 10. Blustery, with a northwest wind 18 to 23 mph, with gusts as high as 39 mph.

    High: 10 °F

    Blustery.
    Slight Chance
    Snow then
    Mostly Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 0. Blustery.

    Low: 0 °F

    Partly Cloudy
    and Blustery

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 23.

    High: 23 °F

    Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 11.

    Low: 11 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 21.

    High: 21 °F

    Mostly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Today
A chance of snow and sleet before 3pm, then snow and freezing rain. Patchy fog after 4pm. High near 30. South wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. Total daytime ice accumulation of less than a 0.1 of an inch possible. Total daytime snow and sleet accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Tonight
Freezing rain before 10pm, then freezing rain, possibly mixed with sleet between 10pm and 11pm, then freezing rain after 11pm. Patchy fog. Low around 26. 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 0.6 to 0.8 of an inch possible. New sleet accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Sunday
Rain. The rain could be heavy at times. Patchy fog before 1pm. High near 39. Breezy, with a south wind 16 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 34 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New precipitation amounts between 1 and 2 inches possible.
Sunday Night
Rain, possibly mixed with snow, becoming all snow after 11pm. Low around 8. Wind chill values as low as -10. Blustery, with a south southwest wind 16 to 23 mph becoming northwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 37 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Monday
A 20 percent chance of snow before 9am. Partly sunny and cold, with a high near 10. Blustery, with a northwest wind 18 to 23 mph, with gusts as high as 39 mph.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 0. Blustery.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 23.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 11.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 21.
Wednesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 8. Breezy.
Thursday
Partly sunny, with a high near 12. Blustery.
Thursday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 3. Blustery.
Friday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 15.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
9 Miles NNW Balsam Mountain NC
 35.69°N 83.25°W (Elev. 5610 ft)
Last Update:
6:56 am EST Jan 24, 2026
Forecast Valid:
7am EST Jan 24, 2026-6pm EST Jan 30, 2026
 
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