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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Macon County Airport (K1A5)

Lat: 35.22°NLon: 83.41°WElev: 2001ft.

Overcast

45°F

7°C

Humidity 74%
Wind Speed N 10 G 17 mph
Barometer 30.12 in
Dewpoint 37°F (3°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill40°F (4°C)
Last update 11 Jan 2:35 am EST
Extended Forecast for

Highlands NC

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

  • Overnight

    Overnight: Patchy fog before 4am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy early, then becoming mostly clear, with a low around 28. Northwest wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.

    Low: 28 °F

    Patchy Fog

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 33. Breezy, with a northwest wind 14 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 55 mph.

    High: 33 °F

    Sunny and
    Breezy

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 19. North northwest wind 6 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

    Low: 19 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near 44. North northwest wind around 6 mph becoming calm in the morning.

    High: 44 °F

    Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 27. Calm wind becoming north northwest 5 to 7 mph in the evening.

    Low: 27 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 52.

    High: 52 °F

    Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 31.

    Low: 31 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 46.

    High: 46 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: A chance of rain and snow before 11pm, then a chance of snow between 11pm and 5am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 20. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

    Low: 20 °F

    Chance
    Rain/Snow
    then Chance
    Snow

Detailed Forecast

Overnight
Patchy fog before 4am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy early, then becoming mostly clear, with a low around 28. Northwest wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 33. Breezy, with a northwest wind 14 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 55 mph.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 19. North northwest wind 6 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 44. North northwest wind around 6 mph becoming calm in the morning.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 27. Calm wind becoming north northwest 5 to 7 mph in the evening.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 52.
Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 31.
Wednesday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 46.
Wednesday Night
A chance of rain and snow before 11pm, then a chance of snow between 11pm and 5am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 20. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 30.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 16.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 41.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 24.
Saturday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 40.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Highlands NC
 35.08°N 83.2°W (Elev. 3891 ft)
Last Update:
1:43 am EST Jan 11, 2026
Forecast Valid:
2am EST Jan 11, 2026-6pm EST Jan 17, 2026
 
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