Critical Fire Weather in the Plains; Unseasonably Warm in the Southwest and Southern U.S.

Unseasonably warm temperatures continue through the weekend across the Southwest and southern U.S., with more than 100 record or near record maximum temperatures forecast through the rest of the week and over the weekend. Elevated to critical fire weather conditions will persist across the Plains and Southeast U.S. this weekend. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Red Flag Warning in effect from March 28, 08:00 AM EDT until March 28, 11:00 PM EDT

Current conditions at

Macon County Airport (K1A5)

Lat: 35.22°NLon: 83.41°WElev: 2001ft.

Fair

82°F

28°C

Humidity	32%
Wind Speed	W 3 mph
Barometer	30.04 in
Dewpoint	50°F (10°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Heat Index	81°F (27°C)
Last update	27 Mar 3:17 pm EDT

More Information:

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Extended Forecast for

Highlands NC

Red Flag Warning March 28, 08:00am until March 28, 11:00pm

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Red Flag Warning

Tonight
Low: 32 °F
Breezy.
Slight Chance
Showers then
Mostly Cloudy
Saturday
High: 55 °F
Sunny
Saturday Night
Low: 31 °F
Clear
Sunday
High: 52 °F
Sunny
Sunday Night
Low: 41 °F
Partly Cloudy
Monday
High: 60 °F
Partly Sunny
Monday Night
Low: 50 °F
Partly Cloudy
Tuesday
High: 65 °F
Mostly Sunny
Tuesday Night
Low: 54 °F
Mostly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Tonight

A 20 percent chance of showers before 7pm. Increasing clouds, with a low around 32. Breezy, with a north northwest wind 11 to 16 mph increasing to 17 to 22 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 46 mph.

Saturday

Sunny, with a high near 55. North wind 6 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 37 mph.

Saturday Night

Clear, with a low around 31. East southeast wind around 6 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.

Sunday

Sunny, with a high near 52. South southeast wind 5 to 9 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.

Sunday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 41. South southeast wind 3 to 5 mph.

Monday

Partly sunny, with a high near 60.

Monday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 50.