Current conditions at

Macon County Airport (K1A5)

Lat: 35.22°NLon: 83.41°WElev: 2001ft.

Unknown Precip

31°F

-1°C

Humidity 95%
Wind Speed Calm
Barometer 30.17 in
Dewpoint 30°F (-1°C)
Visibility 4.00 mi
Last update 25 Jan 1:35 am EST
Extended Forecast for

Rainbow Springs NC

Cold Weather Advisory January 26, 04:00am until January 26, 10:00am
Ice Storm Warning January 25, 01:39am until January 26, 01:00pm
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Cold Weather Advisory
Ice Storm Warning
  •  
    Ice Storm Warning January 25, 01:39am until January 26, 01:00pm

    NOW until 1:00pm Mon

    Ice Storm Warning

  • Overnight

    Low: 27 °F

    Freezing Rain
    and Patchy
    Fog

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Freezing rain before 9am, then rain. The rain could be heavy at times.  Patchy fog. High near 40. South wind 6 to 8 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 100%. New ice accumulation of 0.1 to 0.2 of an inch possible.

    High: 40 °F

    Rain/Freezing
    Rain and
    Patchy Fog

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: A 30 percent chance of rain, mainly before 8pm.  Patchy fog before 2am.  Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 15. Light west southwest wind becoming west northwest 5 to 10 mph in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 29 mph.  New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

    Low: 15 °F

    Chance Rain
    and Patchy
    Fog then
    Patchy Fog

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near 24. Northwest wind 10 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 33 mph.

    High: 24 °F

    Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 4. Northwest wind 6 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 34 mph.

    Low: 4 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 33.

    High: 33 °F

    Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 14.

    Low: 14 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 33.

    High: 33 °F

    Mostly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Overnight
Freezing rain. Patchy fog. Low around 27. South wind around 8 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. Total nighttime ice accumulation of 0.4 to 0.6 of an inch possible.
Sunday
Freezing rain before 9am, then rain. The rain could be heavy at times. Patchy fog. High near 40. South wind 6 to 8 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New ice accumulation of 0.1 to 0.2 of an inch possible.
Sunday Night
A 30 percent chance of rain, mainly before 8pm. Patchy fog before 2am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 15. Light west southwest wind becoming west northwest 5 to 10 mph in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 29 mph. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 24. Northwest wind 10 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 33 mph.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 4. Northwest wind 6 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 34 mph.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 33.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 14.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 33.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 11.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 28.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 12.
Friday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 30.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 12.
Saturday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 31.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Rainbow Springs NC
 35.1°N 83.56°W (Elev. 3432 ft)
12:18 am EST Jan 25, 2026
1am EST Jan 25, 2026-6pm EST Jan 31, 2026
 
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