Powerful Winter Storm from the Upper Midwest into the Northeast; Severe Thunderstorms in the Midwest and Ohio Valley

A rapidly-intensifying storm is expected to bring heavy snow, blizzard conditions, and icing from the Upper Midwest through the Great Lakes and Northeast. Scattered severe thunderstorms may produce severe/damaging wind gusts and a couple of tornadoes across parts of the Midwest and lower Ohio Valley through the evening. Arctic air will expand across the central and southern U.S.. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Macon County Airport (K1A5)

Lat: 35.22°NLon: 83.41°WElev: 2001ft.

Light Rain

52°F

11°C

Humidity 85%
Wind Speed N 10 mph
Barometer 29.88 in
Dewpoint 47°F (8°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill49°F (9°C)
Last update 29 Dec 6:35 am EST
Extended Forecast for

Highlands NC

  • Today

    Today: A 40 percent chance of showers, mainly before 7am.  Patchy fog before 7am.  Otherwise, mostly cloudy through mid morning, then gradual clearing, with a temperature falling to around 27 by 5pm. Breezy, with a northwest wind 9 to 14 mph increasing to 17 to 22 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 55 mph.  New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

    High: 45 °F

    Chance
    Showers and
    Patchy Fog
    then Sunny
    and Breezy

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 17. Blustery, with a north northwest wind 18 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 43 mph.

    Low: 17 °F

    Mostly Clear
    and Blustery

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 34. Northwest wind 6 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 38 mph.

    High: 34 °F

    Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 20. Northwest wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.

    Low: 20 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 42. West northwest wind 7 to 9 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

    High: 42 °F

    Sunny

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 26.

    Low: 26 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • New Year's Day

    New Year's Day: Sunny, with a high near 45.

    High: 45 °F

    Sunny

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 27.

    Low: 27 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Friday

    Friday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 46.

    High: 46 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Today
A 40 percent chance of showers, mainly before 7am. Patchy fog before 7am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy through mid morning, then gradual clearing, with a temperature falling to around 27 by 5pm. Breezy, with a northwest wind 9 to 14 mph increasing to 17 to 22 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 55 mph. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low around 17. Blustery, with a north northwest wind 18 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 43 mph.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 34. Northwest wind 6 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 38 mph.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 20. Northwest wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 42. West northwest wind 7 to 9 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 26.
New Year's Day
Sunny, with a high near 45.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 27.
Friday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 46.
Friday Night
Rain likely, mainly after 1am. Cloudy, with a low around 35. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Saturday
A 50 percent chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 46.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 33.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 45.
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Point Forecast:
Highlands NC
 35.05°N 83.21°W (Elev. 3799 ft)
5:58 am EST Dec 29, 2025
6am EST Dec 29, 2025-6pm EST Jan 4, 2026
 
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