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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Macon County Airport (K1A5)

Lat: 35.22°NLon: 83.41°WElev: 2001ft.

Freezing Fog

27°F

-3°C

Humidity 97%
Wind Speed Calm
Barometer 30.19 in
Dewpoint 26°F (-3°C)
Visibility 0.50 mi
Last update 4 Dec 3:55 am EST
Extended Forecast for

Highlands NC

  • Today

    Today: Increasing clouds, with a high near 44. Northwest wind around 6 mph becoming calm in the morning.

    High: 44 °F

    Increasing
    Clouds

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Rain likely before 1am, then rain, possibly mixed with sleet between 1am and 2am, then rain after 2am. Patchy fog after 1am. Low around 31. Calm wind becoming east around 5 mph after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 90%. Little or no sleet accumulation expected.

    Low: 31 °F

    Chance Rain
    then
    Rain/Sleet
    and Patchy
    Fog

  • Friday

    Friday: Rain likely, mainly before 1pm. Patchy fog before 1pm. Otherwise, cloudy, with a high near 38. East southeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

    High: 38 °F

    Rain Likely
    and Patchy
    Fog

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: A 30 percent chance of rain, mainly before 11pm. Cloudy, with a low around 34. Calm wind. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

    Low: 34 °F

    Chance Rain

  • Saturday

    Saturday: A 20 percent chance of rain after 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 44. Light west wind.

    High: 44 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    then Slight
    Chance Rain

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: A 30 percent chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 34.

    Low: 34 °F

    Chance Rain

  • Sunday

    Sunday: A 40 percent chance of rain. Partly sunny, with a high near 42.

    High: 42 °F

    Chance Rain

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: A 50 percent chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 32.

    Low: 32 °F

    Chance Rain

  • Monday

    Monday: A 30 percent chance of rain before 10am. Partly sunny, with a high near 38.

    High: 38 °F

    Chance Rain
    then Partly
    Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Today
Increasing clouds, with a high near 44. Northwest wind around 6 mph becoming calm in the morning.
Tonight
Rain likely before 1am, then rain, possibly mixed with sleet between 1am and 2am, then rain after 2am. Patchy fog after 1am. Low around 31. Calm wind becoming east around 5 mph after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 90%. Little or no sleet accumulation expected.
Friday
Rain likely, mainly before 1pm. Patchy fog before 1pm. Otherwise, cloudy, with a high near 38. East southeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Friday Night
A 30 percent chance of rain, mainly before 11pm. Cloudy, with a low around 34. Calm wind. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Saturday
A 20 percent chance of rain after 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 44. Light west wind.
Saturday Night
A 30 percent chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 34.
Sunday
A 40 percent chance of rain. Partly sunny, with a high near 42.
Sunday Night
A 50 percent chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 32.
Monday
A 30 percent chance of rain before 10am. Partly sunny, with a high near 38.
Monday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 26.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 37.
Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 25.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 44.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Highlands NC
 35.05°N 83.21°W (Elev. 3799 ft)
Last Update:
1:23 am EST Dec 4, 2025
Forecast Valid:
4am EST Dec 4, 2025-6pm EST Dec 10, 2025
 
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