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Lake Effect Snow through Saturday: A Series of Storms Impact the West

Lake effect snow showers will continue through Saturday downwind of Lakes Erie, Ontario and the eastern portion of Lake Superior. A series of storm systems will continue to impact California and the Pacific Northwest through the weekend and into next week, bringing widespread rainfall, mountain snowfall, and gusty winds. Coastal flooding is expected in northern California. Read More >

Current conditions at

Jackson County Airport (K24A)

Lat: 35.32°NLon: 83.21°WElev: 2857ft.

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Humidity NA
Wind Speed NA
Barometer NA
Dewpoint N/A
Visibility NA
Last update *** Not a current observation ***
Extended Forecast for

3 Miles W Mount Sterling NC

  • Overnight

    Overnight: Rain likely, mainly between 3am and 5am. Cloudy, with a low around 40. Calm wind. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

    Low: 40 °F

    Rain Likely

  • Saturday

    Saturday: A 40 percent chance of rain, mainly before 9am. Patchy fog between 9am and 11am. Otherwise, cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 45. Light and variable wind. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

    High: 45 °F

    Chance Rain
    and Patchy
    Fog then
    Partly Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Patchy fog after midnight. Otherwise, partly cloudy, with a low around 31. Calm wind becoming west northwest around 6 mph after midnight.

    Low: 31 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    then Patchy
    Fog

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 41. Light north northwest wind.

    High: 41 °F

    Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 34. Calm wind becoming south 5 to 9 mph in the evening.

    Low: 34 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near 49.

    High: 49 °F

    Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 39.

    Low: 39 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 53.

    High: 53 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: A 30 percent chance of rain after 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 44.

    Low: 44 °F

    Chance Rain

Detailed Forecast

Overnight
Rain likely, mainly between 3am and 5am. Cloudy, with a low around 40. Calm wind. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Saturday
A 40 percent chance of rain, mainly before 9am. Patchy fog between 9am and 11am. Otherwise, cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 45. Light and variable wind. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Saturday Night
Patchy fog after midnight. Otherwise, partly cloudy, with a low around 31. Calm wind becoming west northwest around 6 mph after midnight.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 41. Light north northwest wind.
Sunday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 34. Calm wind becoming south 5 to 9 mph in the evening.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 49.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 39.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 53.
Tuesday Night
A 30 percent chance of rain after 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 44.
Wednesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 54.
Wednesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 46.
Thursday
A 30 percent chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 57.
Thursday Night
A 50 percent chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 52.
Friday
A 50 percent chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 57.
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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:
12:18 am EST Jan 3, 2026
Forecast Valid:
1am EST Jan 3, 2026-6pm EST Jan 9, 2026
 
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