March Going Out Like a Lion with Intensifying Central U.S. Storm

Tens of Millions of people are under threat of potentially intense severe weather as a powerful frontal system sweeps across the Central U.S. At least a few long-track, strong to potentially violent tornadoes, intense damaging wind, and very large hail are probable across much of the Mississippi Valley. Heavy snow and blowing snow will produce travel hazards in the Upper Midwest. Read More >

Current conditions at

Macon County Airport (K1A5)

Lat: 35.22°NLon: 83.41°WElev: 2001ft.

Overcast

65°F

18°C

Humidity 60%
Wind Speed E 3 mph
Barometer 30.14 in
Dewpoint 51°F (11°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 31 Mar 6:35 pm EDT
Extended Forecast for

Highlands NC

Wind Advisory April 1, 08:00am until April 2, 12:00am
High Wind Warning April 1, 08:00am until April 2, 12:00am
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Wind Advisory
High Wind Warning
  • Tonight

    Tonight: Showers likely, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 5am.  Patchy fog after 5am. Low around 52. Breezy, with a south wind 14 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between three quarters and one inch possible.

    Chance
    Showers then
    Showers and
    Patchy Fog

    Low: 52 °F

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm before 11am, then a slight chance of showers between 11am and noon.  High near 66. Windy, with a west wind 21 to 31 mph, with gusts as high as 50 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.

    Showers and
    Breezy then
    Sunny and
    Windy

    High: 66 °F

  • Saturday
    Night

    Saturday Night: Clear, with a low around 33. Windy, with a west northwest wind 18 to 28 mph, with gusts as high as 41 mph.

    Clear and
    Windy

    Low: 33 °F

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 59. North northwest wind 9 to 14 mph becoming light and variable. Winds could gust as high as 23 mph.

    Sunny

    High: 59 °F

  • Sunday
    Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 41. South wind around 6 mph becoming calm.

    Mostly Clear

    Low: 41 °F

  • Monday

    Monday: A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly after 1pm.  Mostly sunny, with a high near 59.

    Chance
    Showers

    High: 59 °F

  • Monday
    Night

    Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 47.

    Mostly Cloudy

    Low: 47 °F

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 69.

    Partly Sunny

    High: 69 °F

  • Tuesday
    Night

    Tuesday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers before 11pm.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 57.

    Chance
    Showers then
    Mostly Cloudy

    Low: 57 °F

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Showers likely, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 5am. Patchy fog after 5am. Low around 52. Breezy, with a south wind 14 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between three quarters and one inch possible.
Saturday
Showers and possibly a thunderstorm before 11am, then a slight chance of showers between 11am and noon. High near 66. Windy, with a west wind 21 to 31 mph, with gusts as high as 50 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.
Saturday Night
Clear, with a low around 33. Windy, with a west northwest wind 18 to 28 mph, with gusts as high as 41 mph.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 59. North northwest wind 9 to 14 mph becoming light and variable. Winds could gust as high as 23 mph.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 41. South wind around 6 mph becoming calm.
Monday
A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 59.
Monday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 47.
Tuesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 69.
Tuesday Night
A 30 percent chance of showers before 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 57.
Wednesday
A chance of showers before 2pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 2pm and 4pm, then a chance of showers after 4pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 71. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Wednesday Night
A 40 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 54.
Thursday
A 40 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 68.
Thursday Night
A 40 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 48.
Friday
A 50 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 62.
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Point Forecast:
Highlands NC
 35.05°N 83.21°W (Elev. 3799 ft)
2:34 pm EDT Mar 31, 2023
6pm EDT Mar 31, 2023-6pm EDT Apr 7, 2023
 
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