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 Chill29°F (-2°C)
Last update 25 Jan 8:15 am EST
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
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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

    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.

    Low: 16 °F

    Chance Rain
    and Patchy
    Fog then
    Patchy Fog
    and Windy

  • Monday

    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.

    High: 19 °F

    Sunny and
    Windy

  • Monday Night

    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.

    Low: 5 °F

    Mostly Clear
    and Windy

  • Tuesday

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

    High: 26 °F

    Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 15. Blustery.

    Low: 15 °F

    Mostly Clear
    and Blustery

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 27.

    High: 27 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 12. Windy.

    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.
Friday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 24.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 14.
Saturday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 25.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
3 Miles SSW Big Butt NC
 35°N 83.49°W (Elev. 4672 ft)
6:47 am EST Jan 25, 2026
8am EST Jan 25, 2026-6pm EST Jan 31, 2026
 
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