Hazardous Weather Conditions
Current conditions at
Macon County Airport (K1A5)
Lat: 35.22°NLon: 83.41°WElev: 2001ft.
Mostly Cloudy
27°F
-3°C
| Humidity | 89% |
| Wind Speed | Calm |
| Barometer | 30.29 in |
| Dewpoint | 24°F (-4°C) |
| Visibility | 10.00 mi |
| Last update | 24 Jan 2:55 am EST |
Extended Forecast for
3 Miles SSW Big Butt NC
Ice Storm Warning January 24, 01:00pm until January 26, 01:00pm
Overnight

Low: 24 °F
Cloudy
Saturday
High: 29 °F
Slight Chance
Snow then
Chance Wintry
MixSaturday Night

Low: 22 °F
Freezing Rain
and Patchy
FogSunday
High: 37 °F
Freezing Rain
and Patchy
Fog then
Rain/Freezing
RainSunday Night
Low: 17 °F
Heavy Rain
then Chance
Rain/Freezing
Rain and
WindyMonday

High: 18 °F
Sunny and
WindyMonday Night

Low: 5 °F
Mostly Clear
and WindyTuesday
High: 26 °F
Sunny and
Blustery then
SunnyTuesday Night

Low: 15 °F
Mostly Clear
and Blustery
Detailed Forecast
Overnight
Cloudy, with a low around 24. East southeast wind around 9 mph.
Saturday
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 29. 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.
Saturday Night
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 7am. 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. 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%.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 18. Windy.
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.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 19. Blustery.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 8. Blustery.
Friday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 23. Blustery.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST
Point Forecast:
3 Miles SSW Big Butt NC
35°N 83.49°W (Elev. 4672 ft)
35°N 83.49°W (Elev. 4672 ft)
2:43 am EST Jan 24, 2026
3am EST Jan 24, 2026-6pm EST Jan 30, 2026



