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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Macon County Airport (K1A5)

Lat: 35.22°NLon: 83.41°WElev: 2001ft.

Fog/Mist

57°F

14°C

Humidity 98%
Wind Speed Calm
Barometer 30.04 in
Dewpoint 56°F (13°C)
Visibility 3.00 mi
Last update 10 Jan 6:55 pm EST
Extended Forecast for

Highlands NC

Wind Advisory January 11, 06:00am until January 11, 06:00pm
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Wind Advisory

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly before 9pm. Cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a low around 29. Blustery, with a northwest wind 11 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 41 mph. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

    Low: 29 °F

    Chance
    Showers and
    Blustery

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 31. Blustery, with a northwest wind 17 to 23 mph, with gusts as high as 55 mph.

    High: 31 °F

    Sunny and
    Blustery

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 20. North northwest wind 7 to 9 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph.

    Low: 20 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near 42. North northwest wind around 6 mph becoming calm in the morning.

    High: 42 °F

    Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Clear, with a low around 28. Calm wind becoming north northwest 5 to 7 mph in the evening.

    Low: 28 °F

    Clear

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 48.

    High: 48 °F

    Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 32.

    Low: 32 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 42.

    High: 42 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: A chance of rain before 2am, then a chance of snow between 2am and 3am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 26. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

    Low: 26 °F

    Chance Rain
    then Chance
    Rain/Snow

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly before 9pm. Cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a low around 29. Blustery, with a northwest wind 11 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 41 mph. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 31. Blustery, with a northwest wind 17 to 23 mph, with gusts as high as 55 mph.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 20. North northwest wind 7 to 9 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 42. North northwest wind around 6 mph becoming calm in the morning.
Monday Night
Clear, with a low around 28. Calm wind becoming north northwest 5 to 7 mph in the evening.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 48.
Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 32.
Wednesday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 42.
Wednesday Night
A chance of rain before 2am, then a chance of snow between 2am and 3am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 26. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 30.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 20.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 37.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 25.
Saturday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 36.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Highlands NC
 35.05°N 83.18°W (Elev. 3858 ft)
Last Update:
5:49 pm EST Jan 10, 2026
Forecast Valid:
7pm EST Jan 10, 2026-6pm EST Jan 17, 2026
 
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