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Current conditions at

Macon County Airport (K1A5)

Lat: 35.22°NLon: 83.41°WElev: 2001ft.

Fair

51°F

11°C

Humidity 55%
Wind Speed Calm
Barometer 30.05 in
Dewpoint 35°F (2°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 7 Dec 1:35 pm EST
Extended Forecast for

3 Miles SW Ellicott Wilderness NC

  • This Afternoon

    This Afternoon: Mostly sunny, with a high near 45. Calm wind.

    High: 45 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Rain likely, mainly after 5am. Patchy fog before 8pm, then patchy fog after 5am. Otherwise, increasing clouds, with a low around 36. Calm wind. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

    Low: 36 °F

    Patchy Fog
    then Rain
    Likely and
    Patchy Fog

  • Monday

    Monday: A 40 percent chance of rain, mainly before 3pm. Patchy fog between 7am and 1pm. Otherwise, cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 41. Calm wind. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

    High: 41 °F

    Chance Rain
    and Patchy
    Fog

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: A slight chance of rain before 10pm, then a slight chance of snow between 10pm and midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 28. Calm wind. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

    Low: 28 °F

    Slight Chance
    Rain/Snow
    then Mostly
    Cloudy

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 42. Light south southwest wind.

    High: 42 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 30.

    Low: 30 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 49.

    High: 49 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 34.

    Low: 34 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 48.

    High: 48 °F

    Mostly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
Mostly sunny, with a high near 45. Calm wind.
Tonight
Rain likely, mainly after 5am. Patchy fog before 8pm, then patchy fog after 5am. Otherwise, increasing clouds, with a low around 36. Calm wind. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Monday
A 40 percent chance of rain, mainly before 3pm. Patchy fog between 7am and 1pm. Otherwise, cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 41. Calm wind. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Monday Night
A slight chance of rain before 10pm, then a slight chance of snow between 10pm and midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 28. Calm wind. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 42. Light south southwest wind.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 30.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 49.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 34.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 48.
Thursday Night
A 40 percent chance of rain after 8pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 35.
Friday
A 30 percent chance of snow. Mostly sunny, with a high near 44.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 21.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 34.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
3 Miles SW Ellicott Wilderness NC
 34.98°N 83.13°W (Elev. 2474 ft)
Last Update:
12:58 pm EST Dec 7, 2025
Forecast Valid:
1pm EST Dec 7, 2025-6pm EST Dec 13, 2025
 
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