Current conditions at

Macon County Airport (K1A5)

Lat: 35.22°NLon: 83.41°WElev: 2001ft.

Fair

68°F

20°C

Humidity 45%
Wind Speed SW 6 mph
Barometer 29.90 in
Dewpoint 46°F (8°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 7 Nov 3:15 pm EST
Extended Forecast for

Highlands NC

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Showers and thunderstorms likely before 4am, then a chance of showers.  Cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a low around 50. South southwest wind 5 to 7 mph becoming northwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

    Low: 50 °F

    Showers
    Likely

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 62. North northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm  in the morning.

    High: 62 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: A 40 percent chance of showers, mainly after 1am.  Partly cloudy, with a low around 48. Calm wind becoming west around 5 mph after midnight.  New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

    Low: 48 °F

    Chance
    Showers

  • Sunday

    Sunday: A 20 percent chance of rain before 1pm.  Mostly sunny, with a high near 56. West wind 6 to 9 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.

    High: 56 °F

    Slight Chance
    Rain

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: A chance of rain before 1am, then a chance of snow.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 25. Northwest wind around 14 mph, with gusts as high as 36 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 50%.

    Low: 25 °F

    Chance Rain
    then Chance
    Rain/Snow

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near 30.

    High: 30 °F

    Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 19.

    Low: 19 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Veterans Day

    Veterans Day: Sunny, with a high near 38.

    High: 38 °F

    Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 27.

    Low: 27 °F

    Mostly Clear

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Showers and thunderstorms likely before 4am, then a chance of showers. Cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a low around 50. South southwest wind 5 to 7 mph becoming northwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Saturday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 62. North northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the morning.
Saturday Night
A 40 percent chance of showers, mainly after 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 48. Calm wind becoming west around 5 mph after midnight. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Sunday
A 20 percent chance of rain before 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 56. West wind 6 to 9 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.
Sunday Night
A chance of rain before 1am, then a chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 25. Northwest wind around 14 mph, with gusts as high as 36 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 30.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 19.
Veterans Day
Sunny, with a high near 38.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 27.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 51.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 36.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 54.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 35.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 56.
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Point Forecast:
Highlands NC
 35.05°N 83.21°W (Elev. 3799 ft)
12:18 pm EST Nov 7, 2025
3pm EST Nov 7, 2025-6pm EST Nov 14, 2025
 
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