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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Jackson County Airport (K24A)

Lat: 35.32°NLon: 83.21°WElev: 2857ft.

Overcast

53°F

12°C

Humidity 63%
Wind Speed SE 9 mph
Barometer 30.20 in
Dewpoint 40°F (4°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill50°F (10°C)
Last update 9 Jan 12:15 am EST
Extended Forecast for

3 Miles W Mount Sterling NC

  • Overnight

    Overnight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 51. Breezy, with a south southwest wind around 22 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

    Low: 51 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    and Breezy

  • Friday

    Friday: Showers, mainly after 11am. Patchy fog before 3pm, then patchy fog after 4pm. High near 56. Breezy, with a south southwest wind 16 to 21 mph decreasing to 7 to 12 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 31 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

    High: 56 °F

    Showers
    Likely and
    Breezy then
    Showers and
    Patchy Fog

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Showers. Patchy fog. Low around 52. West southwest wind around 6 mph becoming south in the evening. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

    Low: 52 °F

    Showers and
    Patchy Fog

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Rain. Patchy fog before noon. High near 54. West wind around 9 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New precipitation amounts between three quarters and one inch possible.

    High: 54 °F

    Rain and
    Patchy Fog

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Rain likely before 3am, then a chance of sprinkles and flurries between 3am and 4am, then a chance of flurries after 4am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 25. Blustery, with a west northwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 34 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

    Low: 25 °F

    Blustery.
    Rain Likely
    then Chance
    Rain/Flurries

  • Sunday

    Sunday: A chance of flurries before 11am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 27. Windy.

    High: 27 °F

    Chance
    Flurries and
    Windy

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 20. Blustery.

    Low: 20 °F

    Mostly Clear
    and Blustery
    then Mostly
    Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near 36.

    High: 36 °F

    Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 27.

    Low: 27 °F

    Mostly Clear

Detailed Forecast

Overnight
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 51. Breezy, with a south southwest wind around 22 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Friday
Showers, mainly after 11am. Patchy fog before 3pm, then patchy fog after 4pm. High near 56. Breezy, with a south southwest wind 16 to 21 mph decreasing to 7 to 12 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 31 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Friday Night
Showers. Patchy fog. Low around 52. West southwest wind around 6 mph becoming south in the evening. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Saturday
Rain. Patchy fog before noon. High near 54. West wind around 9 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New precipitation amounts between three quarters and one inch possible.
Saturday Night
Rain likely before 3am, then a chance of sprinkles and flurries between 3am and 4am, then a chance of flurries after 4am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 25. Blustery, with a west northwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 34 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Sunday
A chance of flurries before 11am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 27. Windy.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 20. Blustery.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 36.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 27.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 44.
Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 32.
Wednesday
A 30 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 40.
Wednesday Night
Snow likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 28. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Thursday
A 30 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 30.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
3 Miles W Mount Sterling NC
 35.75°N 83.16°W (Elev. 4150 ft)
Last Update:
12:19 am EST Jan 9, 2026
Forecast Valid:
12am EST Jan 9, 2026-6pm EST Jan 15, 2026
 
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