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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Macon County Airport (K1A5)

Lat: 35.22°NLon: 83.41°WElev: 2001ft.

Light Rain

58°F

14°C

Humidity 98%
Wind Speed Calm
Barometer 29.87 in
Dewpoint 57°F (14°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 12 Mar 4:15 am EDT
Extended Forecast for

Big Butt NC

  • Overnight

    Overnight: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. Steady temperature around 56. Northwest wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

    Low: 56 °F

    Showers

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Showers, mainly before 10am. Patchy fog between 7am and 9am. Temperature falling to around 35 by 11am. Breezy, with a north wind 18 to 23 mph, with gusts as high as 45 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

    High: 41 °F⇓

    Showers and
    Patchy Fog
    then Becoming
    Sunny and
    Breezy

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Clear, with a low around 31. North wind 6 to 9 mph becoming south southwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.

    Low: 31 °F

    Clear

  • Friday

    Friday: Sunny, with a high near 50. South southwest wind 8 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.

    High: 50 °F

    Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 37. West southwest wind around 9 mph becoming northwest after midnight.

    Low: 37 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 59.

    High: 59 °F

    Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 45.

    Low: 45 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Partly sunny, with a high near 55.

    High: 55 °F

    Partly Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Showers, mainly after 8pm. Low around 37. Chance of precipitation is 90%.

    Low: 37 °F

    Showers
    Likely then
    Showers

Detailed Forecast

Overnight
Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. Steady temperature around 56. Northwest wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Thursday
Showers, mainly before 10am. Patchy fog between 7am and 9am. Temperature falling to around 35 by 11am. Breezy, with a north wind 18 to 23 mph, with gusts as high as 45 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Thursday Night
Clear, with a low around 31. North wind 6 to 9 mph becoming south southwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 50. South southwest wind 8 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 37. West southwest wind around 9 mph becoming northwest after midnight.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 59.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 45.
Sunday
Partly sunny, with a high near 55.
Sunday Night
Showers, mainly after 8pm. Low around 37. Chance of precipitation is 90%.
Monday
Rain, possibly mixed with snow showers, mainly before 8am. High near 47. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 20.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 34.
Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 25.
Wednesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 44.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Big Butt NC
 35.03°N 83.46°W (Elev. 4019 ft)
Last Update:
3:14 am EDT Mar 12, 2026
Forecast Valid:
4am EDT Mar 12, 2026-6pm EDT Mar 18, 2026
 
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