Tracking Storm System Across the Eastern U.S.

A storm system will continue to produce widespread showers and thunderstorms as it progresses eastward across the central U.S. into the Northeast through the weekend. There are risks of severe thunderstorms and excessive rainfall on Saturday from the Ozarks into the mid-Mississippi River Valley with potential for damaging winds, large hail, tornadoes, and flash flooding. Read More >

Current conditions at

Jackson County Airport (K24A)

Lat: 35.32°NLon: 83.21°WElev: 2857ft.

Fair

71°F

22°C

Humidity 65%
Wind Speed Calm
Barometer 30.14 in
Dewpoint 58°F (14°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 18 Oct 12:55 pm EDT
Extended Forecast for

9 Miles NNW Balsam Mountain NC

  • This Afternoon

    This Afternoon: Mostly sunny, with a high near 61. Southwest wind around 7 mph.

    High: 61 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Increasing clouds, with a low around 48. South wind 9 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph.

    Low: 48 °F

    Increasing
    Clouds

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 2pm.  Patchy fog between 10am and noon. High near 50. Breezy, with a south southwest wind 16 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 34 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 100%. New rainfall amounts between three quarters and one inch possible.

    High: 50 °F

    Showers and
    Patchy Fog

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 7pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 7pm and 8pm.  Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 32. West northwest wind 13 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

    Low: 32 °F

    Showers
    Likely then
    Partly Cloudy

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near 48. West northwest wind 5 to 9 mph.

    High: 48 °F

    Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 38.

    Low: 38 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 52.

    High: 52 °F

    Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 32.

    Low: 32 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 44.

    High: 44 °F

    Sunny

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
Mostly sunny, with a high near 61. Southwest wind around 7 mph.
Tonight
Increasing clouds, with a low around 48. South wind 9 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph.
Sunday
Showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 2pm. Patchy fog between 10am and noon. High near 50. Breezy, with a south southwest wind 16 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 34 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New rainfall amounts between three quarters and one inch possible.
Sunday Night
Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 7pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 7pm and 8pm. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 32. West northwest wind 13 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 48. West northwest wind 5 to 9 mph.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 38.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 52.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 32.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 44.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 32.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 50.
Thursday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 38.
Friday
Partly sunny, with a high near 50.
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Point Forecast:
9 Miles NNW Balsam Mountain NC
 35.69°N 83.25°W (Elev. 5610 ft)
6:28 am EDT Oct 18, 2025
1pm EDT Oct 18, 2025-6pm EDT Oct 24, 2025
 
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