Current conditions at

Macon County Airport (K1A5)

Lat: 35.22°NLon: 83.41°WElev: 2001ft.

Overcast

39°F

4°C

Humidity 91%
Wind Speed SE 5 mph
Barometer 29.92 in
Dewpoint 36°F (2°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill35°F (2°C)
Last update 25 Jan 10:35 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, 10:54am until January 26, 01:00pm
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Cold Weather Advisory
Ice Storm Warning
  •  
    Ice Storm Warning January 25, 10:54am until January 26, 01:00pm

    NOW until 1:00pm Mon

    Ice Storm Warning

  • Today

    High: 40 °F

    Heavy 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
Rain, mainly before 5pm. The rain could be heavy at times. Patchy fog. High near 40. South wind 9 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New precipitation amounts between three quarters and one 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)
9:33 am EST Jan 25, 2026
10am EST Jan 25, 2026-6pm EST Jan 31, 2026
 
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