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Current conditions at

Macon County Airport (K1A5)

Lat: 35.22°NLon: 83.41°WElev: 2001ft.

Overcast

37°F

3°C

Humidity	60%
Wind Speed	NE 3 mph
Barometer	30.36 in
Dewpoint	24°F (-4°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Last update	24 Jan 10:15 am EST

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Extended Forecast for

3 Miles SSW Big Butt NC

Ice Storm Warning January 24, 01:00pm until January 26, 01:00pm

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Ice Storm Warning

Today
High: 32 °F
Chance Wintry
Mix
Tonight
Low: 22 °F
Freezing Rain
and Patchy
Fog
Sunday
High: 37 °F
Rain/Freezing
Rain and
Patchy Fog
Sunday Night
Low: 17 °F
Heavy Rain
then Chance
Rain/Freezing
Rain and
Windy
Monday
High: 18 °F
Sunny and
Windy
Monday Night
Low: 5 °F
Mostly Clear
and Windy
Tuesday
High: 26 °F
Sunny and
Blustery then
Sunny
Tuesday Night
Low: 15 °F
Mostly Clear
and Blustery
Wednesday
High: 28 °F
Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Today

A chance of snow and sleet before 2pm, then a chance of snow between 2pm and 3pm, then a chance of freezing rain after 3pm. Cloudy, with a high near 32. Southeast wind 11 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. Little or no snow and sleet accumulation expected.

Tonight

Freezing rain. Patchy fog before 1am, then patchy fog after 3am. Low around 22. Breezy, with a south southeast wind 20 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New ice accumulation of 0.7 to 0.9 of an inch possible.

Sunday

Freezing rain before 4pm, then rain. The rain and freezing rain could be heavy at times. Patchy fog before 1pm. High near 37. Breezy, with a south wind 15 to 20 mph decreasing to 8 to 13 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 24 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New ice accumulation of 0.6 to 0.8 of an inch possible.

Sunday Night

Rain before 1am, then a slight chance of freezing rain between 1am and 3am. The rain could be heavy at times. Low around 17. Wind chill values as low as zero. Windy, with a south southwest wind 10 to 20 mph becoming northwest 20 to 30 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 36 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New ice accumulation of less than a 0.1 of an inch possible.

Monday

Sunny, with a high near 18. Windy, with a north northwest wind 23 to 33 mph, with gusts as high as 41 mph.

Monday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 5. Windy.

Tuesday

Sunny, with a high near 26. Blustery.

Tuesday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 15. Blustery.

Wednesday

Sunny, with a high near 28.

Wednesday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 14. Blustery.