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 >

Current conditions at

Macon County Airport (K1A5)

Lat: 35.22°NLon: 83.41°WElev: 2001ft.

Mostly Cloudy

60°F

16°C

Humidity 86%
Wind Speed SE 5 mph
Barometer 30.03 in
Dewpoint 55°F (13°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 28 Dec 6:55 pm EST
Extended Forecast for

3 Miles WSW Ellicott Rock Wilderness SC

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Rain likely, mainly after 4am.  Patchy fog.  Otherwise, cloudy, with a low around 48. Calm wind becoming west southwest 5 to 8 mph in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 28 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 70%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

    Low: 48 °F

    Chance Rain
    and Patchy
    Fog then Rain
    Likely and
    Patchy Fog

  • Monday

    Monday: A 30 percent chance of showers before 7am.  Cloudy through mid morning, then gradual clearing, with a temperature falling to around 34 by 5pm. West northwest wind 9 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 39 mph.  New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

    High: 52 °F

    Chance
    Showers then
    Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 22. North northwest wind 7 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 36 mph.

    Low: 22 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 40. North northwest wind 3 to 6 mph. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph.

    High: 40 °F

    Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 24. Northwest wind around 5 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.

    Low: 24 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 46.

    High: 46 °F

    Sunny

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 28.

    Low: 28 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • New Year's Day

    New Year's Day: Sunny, with a high near 49.

    High: 49 °F

    Sunny

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 31.

    Low: 31 °F

    Partly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Rain likely, mainly after 4am. Patchy fog. Otherwise, cloudy, with a low around 48. Calm wind becoming west southwest 5 to 8 mph in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 28 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Monday
A 30 percent chance of showers before 7am. Cloudy through mid morning, then gradual clearing, with a temperature falling to around 34 by 5pm. West northwest wind 9 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 39 mph. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 22. North northwest wind 7 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 36 mph.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 40. North northwest wind 3 to 6 mph. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 24. Northwest wind around 5 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 46.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 28.
New Year's Day
Sunny, with a high near 49.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 31.
Friday
Partly sunny, with a high near 51.
Friday Night
A 50 percent chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 36.
Saturday
A 50 percent chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 49.
Saturday Night
A 40 percent chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 36.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 48.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
3 Miles WSW Ellicott Rock Wilderness SC
 34.98°N 83.13°W (Elev. 2474 ft)
6:23 pm EST Dec 28, 2025
7pm EST Dec 28, 2025-6pm EST Jan 4, 2026
 
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