Showers and Cooler Temperatures in the East; Multi-Day Rain Event in the Southwest

A cold front in the East will bring showers and thunderstorms and much cooler temperatures from the Northeast into the Southeast. The Southwest, centered around New Mexico, will continue to see showers and thunderstorms, where there maybe isolated flash flooding. Tropical moisture will bring a multi-day period of thunderstorms and locally heavy rainfall across the Southwest beginning Thursday. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Macon County Airport (K1A5)

Lat: 35.22°NLon: 83.41°WElev: 2001ft.

Fair

74°F

23°C

Humidity 68%
Wind Speed W 6 mph
Barometer 30.22 in
Dewpoint 62°F (17°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 8 Oct 1:25 pm EDT
Extended Forecast for

Big Butt NC

  • This Afternoon

    This Afternoon: Partly sunny, with a high near 65. North wind around 6 mph.

    High: 65 °F

    Partly Sunny

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 49. North wind 7 to 9 mph becoming east southeast after midnight.

    Low: 49 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 58. East southeast wind 5 to 8 mph.

    High: 58 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 37. East southeast wind 6 to 10 mph.

    Low: 37 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Friday

    Friday: Patchy frost before 9am.  Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 57. East northeast wind 5 to 8 mph.

    High: 57 °F

    Patchy Frost
    then Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 40.

    Low: 40 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 60.

    High: 60 °F

    Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 42.

    Low: 42 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 61.

    High: 61 °F

    Sunny

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
Partly sunny, with a high near 65. North wind around 6 mph.
Tonight
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 49. North wind 7 to 9 mph becoming east southeast after midnight.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 58. East southeast wind 5 to 8 mph.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 37. East southeast wind 6 to 10 mph.
Friday
Patchy frost before 9am. Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 57. East northeast wind 5 to 8 mph.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 40.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 60.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 42.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 61.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 45.
Columbus Day
Sunny, with a high near 62.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 48.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 65.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Big Butt NC
 35.05°N 83.48°W (Elev. 4613 ft)
1:19 pm EDT Oct 8, 2025
1pm EDT Oct 8, 2025-6pm EDT Oct 14, 2025
 
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