Fire Weather Concerns for the Plains; Record Warmth Spreads

Dry and breezy conditions prevail across the High Plains where elevated to locally critical conditions continue through Thursday. Meanwhile, record warmth increases and spreads across the South, Southwest and into southern California into this last weekend of February. Meanwhile, a fast moving system moves across the Plains then off the mid-Atlantic by Thursday evening. Read More >

Current conditions at

Jackson County Airport (K24A)

Lat: 35.32°NLon: 83.21°WElev: 2857ft.

Fog/Mist

44°F

7°C

Humidity 98%
Wind Speed E 3 mph
Barometer 29.91 in
Dewpoint 43°F (6°C)
Visibility 3.50 mi
Last update 25 Feb 8:15 pm EST
Extended Forecast for

2 Miles NNW Fines Creek NC

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Showers, mainly after 9pm.  Patchy fog after 1am. Low around 41. South southwest wind around 9 mph becoming northeast after midnight.  Chance of precipitation is 100%. New precipitation amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.

    Low: 41 °F

    Showers and
    Patchy Fog

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Showers, mainly before noon.  Patchy fog before 4pm. High near 48. South wind 6 to 8 mph becoming north northwest in the afternoon.  Chance of precipitation is 90%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

    High: 48 °F

    Showers and
    Patchy Fog
    then Chance
    Showers and
    Patchy Fog

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers.  Patchy fog before 8pm, then patchy fog after midnight.  Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 40. North northwest wind around 6 mph becoming calm  in the evening.

    Low: 40 °F

    Slight Chance
    Showers and
    Patchy Fog

  • Friday

    Friday: Partly sunny, with a high near 51. Calm wind becoming north northeast around 6 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 51 °F

    Partly Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 38. Southeast wind around 6 mph becoming south southwest after midnight.

    Low: 38 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 56.

    High: 56 °F

    Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Clear, with a low around 40.

    Low: 40 °F

    Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Partly sunny, with a high near 58.

    High: 58 °F

    Partly Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 43.

    Low: 43 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Showers, mainly after 9pm. Patchy fog after 1am. Low around 41. South southwest wind around 9 mph becoming northeast after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New precipitation amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.
Thursday
Showers, mainly before noon. Patchy fog before 4pm. High near 48. South wind 6 to 8 mph becoming north northwest in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Thursday Night
A 20 percent chance of showers. Patchy fog before 8pm, then patchy fog after midnight. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 40. North northwest wind around 6 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Friday
Partly sunny, with a high near 51. Calm wind becoming north northeast around 6 mph in the afternoon.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 38. Southeast wind around 6 mph becoming south southwest after midnight.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 56.
Saturday Night
Clear, with a low around 40.
Sunday
Partly sunny, with a high near 58.
Sunday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 43.
Monday
Rain likely, mainly between 10am and 11am. Cloudy, with a high near 52. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Monday Night
A 40 percent chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 38.
Tuesday
A 40 percent chance of rain. Cloudy, with a high near 49.
Tuesday Night
A 50 percent chance of rain. Cloudy, with a low around 40.
Wednesday
A 40 percent chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 54.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
2 Miles NNW Fines Creek NC
 35.71°N 82.97°W (Elev. 4026 ft)
6:18 pm EST Feb 25, 2026
8pm EST Feb 25, 2026-6pm EST Mar 4, 2026
 
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