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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Macon County Airport (K1A5)

Lat: 35.22°NLon: 83.41°WElev: 2001ft.

Mostly Cloudy

67°F

19°C

Humidity 68%
Wind Speed SW 8 G 18 mph
Barometer 29.76 in
Dewpoint 56°F (13°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 20 Feb 5:55 am EST
Extended Forecast for

2 Miles SSW Franklin NC

  • Today

    Today: Showers, mainly before 7am. High near 70. South wind 6 to 10 mph becoming north in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

    High: 70 °F

    Showers then
    Sunny

  • Tonight

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

    Low: 44 °F

    Partly Cloudy
    then Chance
    Showers

  • Saturday

    Saturday: A chance of showers before 8am, then a chance of rain between 8am and 1pm. Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 65. Light and variable wind. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

    High: 65 °F

    Chance
    Showers

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: A 30 percent chance of rain, mainly after 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 34. Calm wind becoming north northwest around 6 mph after midnight. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

    Low: 34 °F

    Partly Cloudy
    then Chance
    Rain

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 45. Breezy, with a northwest wind 9 to 14 mph increasing to 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 31 mph.

    High: 45 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    then Sunny
    and Breezy

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 19.

    Low: 19 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Monday

    Monday: Partly sunny, with a high near 36.

    High: 36 °F

    Partly Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 16.

    Low: 16 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 50.

    High: 50 °F

    Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Today
Showers, mainly before 7am. High near 70. South wind 6 to 10 mph becoming north in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Tonight
A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly after 3am. Increasing clouds, 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 8am, then a chance of rain between 8am and 1pm. Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 65. Light and variable wind. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Saturday Night
A 30 percent chance of rain, mainly after 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 34. Calm wind becoming north northwest around 6 mph after midnight. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 45. Breezy, with a northwest wind 9 to 14 mph increasing to 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 31 mph.
Sunday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 19.
Monday
Partly sunny, with a high near 36.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 16.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 50.
Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 25.
Wednesday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 56.
Wednesday Night
A 40 percent chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 38.
Thursday
A 40 percent chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 57.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
2 Miles SSW Franklin NC
 35.16°N 83.39°W (Elev. 2087 ft)
Last Update:
12:19 am EST Feb 20, 2026
Forecast Valid:
6am EST Feb 20, 2026-6pm EST Feb 26, 2026
 
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