Showers and Cooler Temperatures in the East; Multi-Day Rain Event in the Southwest

A cold front in the East will bring showers and thunderstorms and much cooler temperatures from the Northeast into the Southeast. The Southwest, centered around New Mexico, will continue to see showers and thunderstorms, where there maybe isolated flash flooding. Tropical moisture will bring a multi-day period of thunderstorms and locally heavy rainfall across the Southwest beginning Thursday. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Macon County Airport (K1A5)

Lat: 35.22°NLon: 83.41°WElev: 2001ft.

Partly Cloudy

64°F

18°C

Humidity 98%
Wind Speed Calm
Barometer 30.22 in
Dewpoint 64°F (18°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 8 Oct 8:45 am EDT
Extended Forecast for

6 Miles SW Newfound Gap NC

  • Today

    Today: A 20 percent chance of showers before noon.  Patchy fog.  Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a high near 63. North wind 8 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.

    High: 63 °F

    Slight Chance
    Showers and
    Patchy Fog
    then Patchy
    Fog

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 48. North wind 8 to 10 mph becoming east after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.

    Low: 48 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 63. Northeast wind around 6 mph becoming south southwest in the morning.

    High: 63 °F

    Sunny

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 39. Southeast wind 5 to 8 mph.

    Low: 39 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Friday

    Friday: Sunny, with a high near 62. East southeast wind 5 to 7 mph becoming light and variable  in the morning.

    High: 62 °F

    Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 41.

    Low: 41 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 63.

    High: 63 °F

    Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 43.

    Low: 43 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 63.

    High: 63 °F

    Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Today
A 20 percent chance of showers before noon. Patchy fog. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a high near 63. North wind 8 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low around 48. North wind 8 to 10 mph becoming east after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 63. Northeast wind around 6 mph becoming south southwest in the morning.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 39. Southeast wind 5 to 8 mph.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 62. East southeast wind 5 to 7 mph becoming light and variable in the morning.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 41.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 63.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 43.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 63.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 44.
Columbus Day
Sunny, with a high near 64.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 45.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 67.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
6 Miles SW Newfound Gap NC
 35.55°N 83.51°W (Elev. 4616 ft)
8:07 am EDT Oct 8, 2025
8am EDT Oct 8, 2025-6pm EDT Oct 14, 2025
 
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