National Weather Service

News Headlines

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Macon County Airport (K1A5)

Lat: 35.22°NLon: 83.41°WElev: 2001ft.

Unknown Precip

35°F

2°C

Humidity	95%
Wind Speed	NE 7 mph
Barometer	29.98 in
Dewpoint	33°F (1°C)
Visibility	3.00 mi
Wind Chill	29°F (-2°C)
Last update	25 Jan 8:15 am EST

More Information:

Local Forecast Office More Local Wx 3 Day History Hourly Weather Forecast

Extended Forecast for

3 Miles SSW Big Butt NC

Cold Weather Advisory January 26, 04:00am until January 26, 10:00am

Ice Storm Warning January 25, 08:27am until January 26, 01:00pm

Click here for hazard details and duration

Cold Weather Advisory

Ice Storm Warning

Ice Storm Warning January 25, 08:27am until January 26, 01:00pm
NOW until 1:00pm Mon
Ice Storm Warning
Today
High: 36 °F
Rain/Freezing
Rain and
Patchy Fog
Tonight
Low: 16 °F
Chance Rain
and Patchy
Fog then
Patchy Fog
and Windy
Monday
High: 19 °F
Sunny and
Windy
Monday Night
Low: 5 °F
Mostly Clear
and Windy
Tuesday
High: 26 °F
Sunny
Tuesday Night
Low: 15 °F
Mostly Clear
and Blustery
Wednesday
High: 27 °F
Mostly Sunny
Wednesday Night
Low: 12 °F
Mostly Clear
and Windy

Detailed Forecast

Today

Freezing rain before 5pm, then freezing rain, possibly mixed with rain. The freezing rain could be heavy at times. Patchy fog. High near 36. Breezy, with a south wind 15 to 20 mph decreasing to 9 to 14 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. Total daytime ice accumulation of 0.5 to 0.7 of an inch possible.

Tonight

A 30 percent chance of rain, mainly before 9pm. Patchy fog between 3am and 4am. Otherwise, cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a low around 16. Windy, with a west southwest wind 13 to 18 mph becoming west northwest 25 to 30 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 36 mph. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

Monday

Sunny, with a high near 19. Wind chill values as low as -4. Windy, with a north northwest wind 31 to 36 mph decreasing to 22 to 27 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 43 mph.

Monday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 5. Wind chill values as low as -15. Windy, with a northwest wind 25 to 30 mph decreasing to 18 to 23 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 38 mph.

Tuesday

Sunny, with a high near 26. West wind 15 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph.

Tuesday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 15. Blustery.

Wednesday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 27.

Wednesday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 12. Windy.

Thursday

Sunny, with a high near 22. Blustery.

Thursday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 13.