Dangerous Heat over the South-Central and Southwest U.S. Through Next Week

Dangerous heat persists across the Desert Southwest through this weekend and across the Southern Plains and Lower Mississippi Valley through at least the middle of next week. Numerous daily record high temperatures are expected through at least Tuesday for much of Texas and Oklahoma as well as portions of Louisiana, New Mexico, and Arizona. Read More >

Current conditions at

Jackson County Airport (K24A)

Lat: 35.32°NLon: 83.21°WElev: 2857ft.

Fair

65°F

18°C

Humidity 95%
Wind Speed Calm
Barometer 30.10 in
Dewpoint 64°F (18°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 23 Aug 1:15 am EDT
Extended Forecast for

5 Miles WSW Mount Sterling NC

  • Overnight

    Overnight: Scattered showers before 2am.  Patchy fog after 3am.  Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 58. West northwest wind around 9 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 30%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

    Low: 58 °F

    Scattered
    Showers and
    Patchy Fog

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Patchy fog before 9am.  Otherwise, partly sunny, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 66. Northwest wind 7 to 9 mph.

    High: 66 °F

    Patchy Fog
    then Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 54. Southwest wind around 6 mph.

    Low: 54 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Monday

    Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 67. Southwest wind 5 to 8 mph becoming north northwest in the morning.

    High: 67 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 56. Light and variable wind becoming south southeast around 5 mph after midnight.

    Low: 56 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 69.

    High: 69 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 59.

    Low: 59 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2pm.  Mostly sunny, with a high near 70.

    High: 70 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    then Chance
    T-storms

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 8pm, then a chance of showers after 2am.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 61. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

    Low: 61 °F

    Chance
    T-storms then
    Chance
    Showers

Detailed Forecast

Overnight
Scattered showers before 2am. Patchy fog after 3am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 58. West northwest wind around 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Sunday
Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, partly sunny, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 66. Northwest wind 7 to 9 mph.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 54. Southwest wind around 6 mph.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 67. Southwest wind 5 to 8 mph becoming north northwest in the morning.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 56. Light and variable wind becoming south southeast around 5 mph after midnight.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 69.
Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 59.
Wednesday
A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 70.
Wednesday Night
A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 8pm, then a chance of showers after 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 61. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Thursday
A chance of showers, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 2pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 68. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Thursday Night
Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 60. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Friday
A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 69.
Friday Night
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 60.
Saturday
A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 70.
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Point Forecast:
5 Miles WSW Mount Sterling NC
 35.73°N 83.19°W (Elev. 4997 ft)
7:03 pm EDT Aug 22, 2026
1am EDT Aug 23, 2026-6pm EDT Aug 29, 2026
 
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