Snow Squalls May Impact New Year's Eve Travel from the Great Lakes to the Mid-Atlantic; Heavy Rain & Isolated Severe Thunderstorms in Southern California

Snow squalls are likely to cross the Lower Great Lakes this evening and the Ohio Valley through the interior Northeast/northern Mid-Atlantic overnight, before potentially reaching the I-95 corridor from D.C. to New York City early New Year’s Day morning. Heavy rain and isolated severe thunderstorms will impact coastal southern California including Los Angeles tonight into early on New Year's Day. Read More >

Current conditions at

Macon County Airport (K1A5)

Lat: 35.22°NLon: 83.41°WElev: 2001ft.

Fair

40°F

4°C

Humidity 57%
Wind Speed NW 8 mph
Barometer 29.96 in
Dewpoint 26°F (-3°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill35°F (2°C)
Last update 1 Jan 4:15 am EST
Extended Forecast for

Highlands NC

  • New Year's Day

    New Year's Day: Sunny, with a high near 45. Northwest wind 13 to 18 mph decreasing to 7 to 12 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 38 mph.

    High: 45 °F

    Sunny

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Increasing clouds, with a low around 35. Northwest wind 7 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.

    Low: 35 °F

    Increasing
    Clouds

  • Friday

    Friday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 48. Northwest wind 6 to 11 mph becoming light west northwest  in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.

    High: 48 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Rain, mainly after 11pm.  Low around 40. Calm wind.  Chance of precipitation is 90%. New precipitation amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.

    Low: 40 °F

    Rain Likely
    then Rain

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Rain.  High near 42. Calm wind.  Chance of precipitation is 90%.

    High: 42 °F

    Rain

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: A 30 percent chance of rain, mainly before 7pm.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 34.

    Low: 34 °F

    Chance Rain
    then Mostly
    Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 47.

    High: 47 °F

    Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 33.

    Low: 33 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near 45.

    High: 45 °F

    Sunny

Detailed Forecast

New Year's Day
Sunny, with a high near 45. Northwest wind 13 to 18 mph decreasing to 7 to 12 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 38 mph.
Tonight
Increasing clouds, with a low around 35. Northwest wind 7 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.
Friday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 48. Northwest wind 6 to 11 mph becoming light west northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.
Friday Night
Rain, mainly after 11pm. Low around 40. Calm wind. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New precipitation amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.
Saturday
Rain. High near 42. Calm wind. Chance of precipitation is 90%.
Saturday Night
A 30 percent chance of rain, mainly before 7pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 34.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 47.
Sunday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 33.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 45.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 35.
Tuesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 51.
Tuesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 41.
Wednesday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 52.
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Point Forecast:
Highlands NC
 35.05°N 83.18°W (Elev. 3858 ft)
1:03 am EST Jan 1, 2026
4am EST Jan 1, 2026-6pm EST Jan 7, 2026
 
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