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Jackson County

County seat Sylva. Roughly 1,800 to 6,292 ft, topping out at Waterrock Knob — a spread of about 4,492 vertical feet, which is why one forecast number for this county is close to meaningless.

No snow line in play

No snow level is being forecast right now, which generally means precipitation is falling as rain at every elevation.

Forecast

Issued by GSP for the county centre

  • This Afternoon

    80°

    Showers and thunderstorms likely before 2pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 80. South southeast wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.

  • Tonight

    68°

    A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 9pm, then showers and thunderstorms likely between 9pm and 11pm, then patchy fog and showers and thunderstorms between 11pm and 2am, then patchy fog and showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 68. Southeast wind 2 to 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

  • Sunday

    82°

    Rain showers likely and patchy fog before 9am, then patchy fog and a slight chance of rain showers between 9am and 10am, then a chance of rain showers and patchy fog between 10am and 11am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 11am and 2pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 82. South southeast wind 2 to 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

  • Sunday Night

    65°

    Showers and thunderstorms likely before 7pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 7pm and midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 65. South southwest wind 0 to 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.

  • Monday

    81°

    A chance of rain showers between 8am and 11am, then showers and thunderstorms likely between 11am and 5pm, then showers and thunderstorms likely. Partly sunny, with a high near 81. South southwest wind 0 to 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

  • Monday Night

    64°

    Showers and thunderstorms likely before 8pm, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms between 8pm and 10pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 64. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

This is the forecast for a single point near the middle of the county. Use a town below for something closer to where you actually are.

Elevation bands in this county

Conditions vary far more by elevation here than by distance

  • Below 2,500 ft
  • 2,500 – 3,500 ft
  • 3,500 – 4,500 ft
  • Above 4,500 ft
See the live elevation profile

Towns

Lowest to highest

River gauges in this county

All gauges

Nearest reporting stations

What the profile for this county is built from

  • Jackson County Airport2,857 ft · 15 km · observed
  • Waterrock Knob6,292 ft · 19 km · modeled
  • Waynesville2,657 ft · 26 km · modeled
  • Macon County Airport2,020 ft · 26 km · observed
  • Asheville Regional Airport2,165 ft · 57 km · observed