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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Macon County Airport (K1A5)

Lat: 35.22°NLon: 83.41°WElev: 2001ft.

Overcast

55°F

13°C

Humidity 79%
Wind Speed NE 8 mph
Barometer 29.88 in
Dewpoint 48°F (9°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill53°F (12°C)
Last update 20 Feb 8:15 am EST
Extended Forecast for

Rainbow Springs NC

  • Today

    Today: Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 62. West wind 7 to 9 mph, with gusts as high as 33 mph.

    High: 62 °F

    Decreasing
    Clouds

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly after 3am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 44. Calm wind. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

    Low: 44 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    then Chance
    Showers

  • Saturday

    Saturday: A chance of showers before 10am, then a chance of rain between 10am and 1pm. Patchy fog between 9am and 10am. Otherwise, partly sunny, with a high near 59. Light and variable wind. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

    High: 59 °F

    Chance
    Showers and
    Patchy Fog

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: A 30 percent chance of rain, mainly after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 31. Calm wind becoming northwest 5 to 8 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

    Low: 31 °F

    Chance Rain

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 38. Northwest wind 10 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 37 mph.

    High: 38 °F

    Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 18.

    Low: 18 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Monday

    Monday: Partly sunny, with a high near 29.

    High: 29 °F

    Partly Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 15.

    Low: 15 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 43.

    High: 43 °F

    Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Today
Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 62. West wind 7 to 9 mph, with gusts as high as 33 mph.
Tonight
A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly after 3am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 44. Calm wind. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Saturday
A chance of showers before 10am, then a chance of rain between 10am and 1pm. Patchy fog between 9am and 10am. Otherwise, partly sunny, with a high near 59. Light and variable wind. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Saturday Night
A 30 percent chance of rain, mainly after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 31. Calm wind becoming northwest 5 to 8 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 38. Northwest wind 10 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 37 mph.
Sunday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 18.
Monday
Partly sunny, with a high near 29.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 15.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 43.
Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 25.
Wednesday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 48.
Wednesday Night
A 50 percent chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 38.
Thursday
A 50 percent chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 50.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Rainbow Springs NC
 35.1°N 83.56°W (Elev. 3432 ft)
Last Update:
6:14 am EST Feb 20, 2026
Forecast Valid:
8am EST Feb 20, 2026-6pm EST Feb 26, 2026
 
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