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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

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Rain likely, mainly after 3am. Cloudy, with a low around 41. West wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

    Low: 41 °F

    Slight Chance
    Rain then
    Rain Likely

  • Saturday

    Saturday: A 40 percent chance of rain, mainly before 11am. Patchy fog before 3pm. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a high near 44. Light and variable wind. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

    High: 44 °F

    Chance Rain
    and Patchy
    Fog

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Patchy fog after 1am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 31. West northwest wind 3 to 6 mph.

    Low: 31 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    then Patchy
    Fog

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 41. North northwest wind 3 to 5 mph.

    High: 41 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 33. Calm wind becoming south 5 to 8 mph after midnight.

    Low: 33 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near 48.

    High: 48 °F

    Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 38.

    Low: 38 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 52.

    High: 52 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: A 40 percent chance of rain after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 45.

    Low: 45 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    then Chance
    Rain

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Rain likely, mainly after 3am. Cloudy, with a low around 41. West wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Saturday
A 40 percent chance of rain, mainly before 11am. Patchy fog before 3pm. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a high near 44. Light and variable wind. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Saturday Night
Patchy fog after 1am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 31. West northwest wind 3 to 6 mph.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 41. North northwest wind 3 to 5 mph.
Sunday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 33. Calm wind becoming south 5 to 8 mph after midnight.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 48.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 38.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 52.
Tuesday Night
A 40 percent chance of rain after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 45.
Wednesday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 54.
Wednesday Night
A 30 percent chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 46.
Thursday
A 30 percent chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 55.
Thursday Night
A 50 percent chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 50.
Friday
A 40 percent chance of rain. Partly sunny, with a high near 54.
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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:
6:03 pm EST Jan 2, 2026
Forecast Valid:
7pm EST Jan 2, 2026-6pm EST Jan 9, 2026
 
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