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Severe Thunderstorms for Mid-Atlantic and Northeast; Typhoon Approaching Guam

A cold front will sweep eastward today accompanied by strong to severe thunderstorms for the mid-Atlantic and Northeast today. In the wake of this cold front, autumn like temperatures and gusty winds from the Plains, Mississippi Valley, Great Lakes to most of the eastern seaboard. Fire weather conditions for lower Mississippi Valley into portions of California. For Guam, a typhoon is approaching. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Macon County Airport (K1A5)

Lat: 35.22°NLon: 83.41°WElev: 2001ft.

Overcast

80°F

27°C

Humidity 49%
Wind Speed N 5 mph
Barometer 29.99 in
Dewpoint 60°F (16°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Heat Index81°F (27°C)
Last update 16 Oct 3:35 pm EDT
Extended Forecast for

Highlands NC

Freeze Watch October 18, 01:00am until October 18, 09:00am
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Freeze Watch

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 41. North northwest wind 7 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 37 mph.

    Low: 41 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 49. North wind 9 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 39 mph.

    High: 49 °F

    Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Patchy frost after midnight. Otherwise, clear, with a low around 33. North wind 5 to 8 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

    Low: 33 °F

    Clear then
    Patchy Frost

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Widespread frost, mainly between 7am and 9am. Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 56. East wind around 5 mph.

    High: 56 °F

    Frost then
    Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 35. Calm wind becoming northeast around 5 mph after midnight.

    Low: 35 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near 60.

    High: 60 °F

    Sunny

  • Monday Night

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

    Low: 40 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 65.

    High: 65 °F

    Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 44.

    Low: 44 °F

    Mostly Clear

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Partly cloudy, with a low around 41. North northwest wind 7 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 37 mph.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 49. North wind 9 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 39 mph.
Saturday Night
Patchy frost after midnight. Otherwise, clear, with a low around 33. North wind 5 to 8 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Sunday
Widespread frost, mainly between 7am and 9am. Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 56. East wind around 5 mph.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 35. Calm wind becoming northeast around 5 mph after midnight.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 60.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 40.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 65.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 44.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 65.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 45.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 64.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 46.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 66.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Highlands NC
 35.05°N 83.21°W (Elev. 3799 ft)
Last Update:
2:23 pm EDT Oct 16, 2026
Forecast Valid:
4pm EDT Oct 16, 2026-6pm EDT Oct 23, 2026
 
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