Record Temperatures Expected Across the Southern US; Fire Weather Concerns in the Central US

Unseasonably warm temperatures continue today across the southern U.S., with more than 100 record or near record maximum temperatures forecast through the rest of the week and over the weekend. Dry and gusty winds will produce elevated to critical fire weather in the central and southern Plains and elevated conditions over portions of the Desert Southwest on Friday. Read More >

Current conditions at

Macon County Airport (K1A5)

Lat: 35.22°NLon: 83.41°WElev: 2001ft.

Fair

43°F

6°C

Humidity 100%
Wind Speed Calm
Barometer 30.12 in
Dewpoint 43°F (6°C)
Visibility 7.00 mi
Last update 27 Mar 6:57 am EDT
Extended Forecast for

Big Butt NC

  • Today

    Today: Sunny, with a high near 69. West northwest wind 11 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.

    High: 69 °F

    Sunny

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly before 9pm.  Cloudy, then becoming partly cloudy toward daybreak, with a low around 33. Breezy, with a north wind 16 to 23 mph, with gusts as high as 37 mph.

    Low: 33 °F

    Breezy.
    Chance
    Showers then
    Partly Cloudy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 54. North wind 13 to 18 mph decreasing to 7 to 12 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 31 mph.

    High: 54 °F

    Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Clear, with a low around 33. Southeast wind around 10 mph.

    Low: 33 °F

    Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 50. South southeast wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.

    High: 50 °F

    Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 41.

    Low: 41 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Monday

    Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 58.

    High: 58 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 48.

    Low: 48 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 66.

    High: 66 °F

    Partly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Today
Sunny, with a high near 69. West northwest wind 11 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.
Tonight
A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly before 9pm. Cloudy, then becoming partly cloudy toward daybreak, with a low around 33. Breezy, with a north wind 16 to 23 mph, with gusts as high as 37 mph.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 54. North wind 13 to 18 mph decreasing to 7 to 12 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 31 mph.
Saturday Night
Clear, with a low around 33. Southeast wind around 10 mph.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 50. South southeast wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 41.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 58.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 48.
Tuesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 66.
Tuesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 53.
Wednesday
A 30 percent chance of rain. Partly sunny, with a high near 66.
Wednesday Night
A 30 percent chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 56.
Thursday
A 40 percent chance of rain. Partly sunny, with a high near 66.
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Point Forecast:
Big Butt NC
 35.03°N 83.46°W (Elev. 4019 ft)
6:07 am EDT Mar 27, 2026
7am EDT Mar 27, 2026-6pm EDT Apr 2, 2026
 
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