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 today. 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 central Plains then off the mid-Atlantic by this evening. Read More >

Current conditions at

Jackson County Airport (K24A)

Lat: 35.32°NLon: 83.21°WElev: 2857ft.

Rain Fog

47°F

8°C

Humidity 99%
Wind Speed NE 3 mph
Barometer 29.83 in
Dewpoint 47°F (8°C)
Visibility 0.25 mi
Last update 26 Feb 6:35 am EST
Extended Forecast for

2 Miles NNW Fines Creek NC

  • Today

    Today: Showers, mainly before noon.  Patchy fog before 4pm. High near 49. East northeast wind around 9 mph becoming west southwest in the morning.  Chance of precipitation is 100%. New precipitation amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.

    High: 49 °F

    Showers and
    Patchy Fog
    then Chance
    Showers and
    Patchy Fog

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Patchy fog after 7pm.  Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 39. North wind around 6 mph becoming calm  in the evening.

    Low: 39 °F

    Patchy Fog

  • Friday

    Friday: Patchy fog before 9am.  Otherwise, mostly sunny, with a high near 52. Calm wind becoming north northwest around 6 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 52 °F

    Patchy Fog
    then Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 38. South southwest wind around 6 mph.

    Low: 38 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 56. West southwest wind around 6 mph becoming light and variable.

    High: 56 °F

    Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Clear, with a low around 40.

    Low: 40 °F

    Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 57.

    High: 57 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: A 30 percent chance of rain after 4am.  Cloudy, with a low around 42.

    Low: 42 °F

    Cloudy then
    Chance Rain

  • Monday

    Monday: Rain likely, mainly between 10am and 11am.  Cloudy, with a high near 46. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

    High: 46 °F

    Rain Likely

Detailed Forecast

Today
Showers, mainly before noon. Patchy fog before 4pm. High near 49. East northeast wind around 9 mph becoming west southwest in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New precipitation amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.
Tonight
Patchy fog after 7pm. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 39. North wind around 6 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Friday
Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with a high near 52. Calm wind becoming north northwest around 6 mph in the afternoon.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 38. South southwest wind around 6 mph.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 56. West southwest wind around 6 mph becoming light and variable.
Saturday Night
Clear, with a low around 40.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 57.
Sunday Night
A 30 percent chance of rain after 4am. Cloudy, with a low around 42.
Monday
Rain likely, mainly between 10am and 11am. Cloudy, with a high near 46. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Monday Night
A chance of rain before 8pm, then a chance of rain after 1am. Cloudy, with a low around 36. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Tuesday
A 50 percent chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 47.
Tuesday Night
A 40 percent chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 38.
Wednesday
A 30 percent chance of rain. Cloudy, with a high near 53.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
2 Miles NNW Fines Creek NC
 35.71°N 82.97°W (Elev. 4026 ft)
6:19 am EST Feb 26, 2026
6am EST Feb 26, 2026-6pm EST Mar 4, 2026
 
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