March Going Out Like a Lion with Intensifying Central U.S. Storm

Tens of Millions of people are under threat of potentially intense severe weather as a powerful frontal system sweeps across the Central U.S. At least a few long-track, strong to potentially violent tornadoes, intense damaging wind, and very large hail are probable across much of the Mississippi Valley. Heavy snow and blowing snow will produce travel hazards in the Upper Midwest. Read More >

Current conditions at

Macon County Airport (K1A5)

Lat: 35.22°NLon: 83.41°WElev: 2001ft.

Mostly Cloudy

65°F

18°C

Humidity 63%
Wind Speed SE 7 mph
Barometer 30.13 in
Dewpoint 52°F (11°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 31 Mar 6:55 pm EDT
Extended Forecast for

2 Miles NNE Rainbow Springs NC

Wind Advisory April 1, 08:00am until April 2, 12:00am
High Wind Warning April 1, 08:00am until April 2, 12:00am
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Wind Advisory
High Wind Warning
  • Tonight

    Tonight: Showers likely, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 4am.  Low around 53. Breezy, with a southwest wind 16 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 39 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.

    Breezy.
    Chance
    Showers then
    Showers

    Low: 53 °F

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Showers and thunderstorms before 9am, then a chance of showers between 9am and 11am.  High near 64. Windy, with a west wind 21 to 31 mph, with gusts as high as 50 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

    Showers and
    Breezy then
    Sunny and
    Windy

    High: 64 °F

  • Saturday
    Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 33. Breezy, with a northwest wind 14 to 24 mph, with gusts as high as 36 mph.

    Mostly Clear
    and Breezy
    then Mostly
    Clear

    Low: 33 °F

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 58. North northwest wind 5 to 9 mph becoming west southwest in the afternoon.

    Sunny

    High: 58 °F

  • Sunday
    Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 41. West southwest wind around 6 mph becoming south southeast after midnight.

    Mostly Clear

    Low: 41 °F

  • Monday

    Monday: A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly after 1pm.  Mostly sunny, with a high near 58.

    Chance
    Showers

    High: 58 °F

  • Monday
    Night

    Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 49.

    Mostly Cloudy

    Low: 49 °F

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 69.

    Partly Sunny

    High: 69 °F

  • Tuesday
    Night

    Tuesday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers before 9pm.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 58.

    Chance
    Showers then
    Mostly Cloudy

    Low: 58 °F

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Showers likely, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 4am. Low around 53. Breezy, with a southwest wind 16 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 39 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.
Saturday
Showers and thunderstorms before 9am, then a chance of showers between 9am and 11am. High near 64. Windy, with a west wind 21 to 31 mph, with gusts as high as 50 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 33. Breezy, with a northwest wind 14 to 24 mph, with gusts as high as 36 mph.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 58. North northwest wind 5 to 9 mph becoming west southwest in the afternoon.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 41. West southwest wind around 6 mph becoming south southeast after midnight.
Monday
A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 58.
Monday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 49.
Tuesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 69.
Tuesday Night
A 30 percent chance of showers before 9pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 58.
Wednesday
A 40 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 70.
Wednesday Night
A 40 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 54.
Thursday
A 30 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 65.
Thursday Night
A 30 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 49.
Friday
A 50 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 62.
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Point Forecast:
2 Miles NNE Rainbow Springs NC
 35.12°N 83.56°W (Elev. 3986 ft)
2:34 pm EDT Mar 31, 2023
6pm EDT Mar 31, 2023-6pm EDT Apr 7, 2023
 
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