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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Macon County Airport (K1A5)

Lat: 35.22°NLon: 83.41°WElev: 2001ft.

Light Snow

29°F

-2°C

Humidity 66%
Wind Speed W 9 G 16 mph
Barometer 30.06 in
Dewpoint 19°F (-7°C)
Visibility 3.00 mi
Wind Chill21°F (-6°C)
Last update 10 Nov 2:35 pm EST
Extended Forecast for

Big Butt NC

  • This Afternoon

    This Afternoon: Snow showers likely, mainly after 4pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 22. Wind chill values as low as zero. Blustery, with a northwest wind around 21 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. Total daytime snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

    High: 22 °F

    Snow Showers
    Likely and
    Blustery

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Snow showers likely before 2am, then a chance of flurries between 2am and 4am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 16. Wind chill values as low as -2. Blustery, with a northwest wind 21 to 23 mph, with gusts as high as 38 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

    Low: 16 °F

    Blustery.
    Snow Showers
    Likely then
    Chance Snow
    Showers

  • Veterans Day

    Veterans Day: Sunny, with a high near 30. Wind chill values as low as zero. West wind 7 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.

    High: 30 °F

    Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 26. West wind 7 to 12 mph increasing to 13 to 18 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 28 mph.

    Low: 26 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 45. West northwest wind 10 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph.

    High: 45 °F

    Sunny

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 32.

    Low: 32 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 50.

    High: 50 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 35.

    Low: 35 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Friday

    Friday: Sunny, with a high near 55.

    High: 55 °F

    Sunny

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
Snow showers likely, mainly after 4pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 22. Wind chill values as low as zero. Blustery, with a northwest wind around 21 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. Total daytime snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Tonight
Snow showers likely before 2am, then a chance of flurries between 2am and 4am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 16. Wind chill values as low as -2. Blustery, with a northwest wind 21 to 23 mph, with gusts as high as 38 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Veterans Day
Sunny, with a high near 30. Wind chill values as low as zero. West wind 7 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 26. West wind 7 to 12 mph increasing to 13 to 18 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 28 mph.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 45. West northwest wind 10 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 32.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 50.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 35.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 55.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 39.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 57.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 43.
Sunday
A 30 percent chance of rain. Mostly sunny, with a high near 54.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Big Butt NC
 35.05°N 83.48°W (Elev. 4613 ft)
Last Update:
12:18 pm EST Nov 10, 2025
Forecast Valid:
2pm EST Nov 10, 2025-6pm EST Nov 16, 2025
 
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