Dangerous Heat over the South-Central and Southwest U.S. Through Next Week

Dangerous heat persists across the Desert Southwest through this weekend and across the Southern Plains and Lower Mississippi Valley through at least the middle of next week. Numerous daily record high temperatures are expected through at least Tuesday for much of Texas and Oklahoma as well as portions of Louisiana, New Mexico, and Arizona. Read More >

Current conditions at

Macon County Airport (K1A5)

Lat: 35.22°NLon: 83.41°WElev: 2001ft.

Fair

76°F

24°C

Humidity 70%
Wind Speed Calm
Barometer 30.06 in
Dewpoint 65°F (18°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Heat Index78°F (26°C)
Last update 22 Aug 7:55 pm EDT
Extended Forecast for

Mountain City GA

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 62. Calm wind.

    Low: 62 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Patchy fog before 9am.  Otherwise, partly sunny, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 86. Calm wind becoming north northwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 86 °F

    Patchy Fog
    then Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Increasing clouds, with a low around 58. Calm wind.

    Low: 58 °F

    Increasing
    Clouds

  • Monday

    Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 86. Calm wind.

    High: 86 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 60. Calm wind.

    Low: 60 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms between 11am and 2pm.  Mostly sunny, with a high near 86. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

    High: 86 °F

    Slight Chance
    T-storms

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 63.

    Low: 63 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2pm.  Mostly sunny, with a high near 86.

    High: 86 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    then Chance
    T-storms

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 65. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

    Low: 65 °F

    Chance
    T-storms

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Partly cloudy, with a low around 62. Calm wind.
Sunday
Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, partly sunny, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 86. Calm wind becoming north northwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Sunday Night
Increasing clouds, with a low around 58. Calm wind.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 86. Calm wind.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 60. Calm wind.
Tuesday
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms between 11am and 2pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 86. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 63.
Wednesday
A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 86.
Wednesday Night
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 65. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Thursday
A chance of showers, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 2pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 84. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Thursday Night
Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 63. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Friday
A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 86.
Friday Night
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 63.
Saturday
A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 86.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Mountain City GA
 34.93°N 83.41°W (Elev. 2293 ft)
7:03 pm EDT Aug 22, 2026
8pm EDT Aug 22, 2026-6pm EDT Aug 29, 2026
 
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