Fire Weather Concerns in the Southern Plains and Southeast; Pacific System to Bring Unsettled Weather to the West Coast

Gusty winds and dry conditions will continue to bring elevated to critical fire weather conditions to the southern Plains and Southeast early this week. A Pacific storm system will bring low elevation rain and heavy high elevation mountain snow to northern and central California through early week, expanding into the Pacific Northwest, Great Basin, and southern California on Tuesday. Read More >

Current conditions at

Macon County Airport (K1A5)

Lat: 35.22°NLon: 83.41°WElev: 2001ft.

Fair

31°F

-1°C

Humidity 96%
Wind Speed Calm
Barometer 30.30 in
Dewpoint 30°F (-1°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 20 Apr 5:15 am EDT
Extended Forecast for

2 Miles SSW Franklin NC

Frost Advisory April 21, 12:00am until April 21, 09:00am
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Frost Advisory
  • Today

    Today: Areas of frost before 8am.  Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 68. Light and variable wind becoming northwest 9 to 14 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 26 mph.

    High: 68 °F

    Areas Frost
    then Sunny

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 36. North northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm  in the evening.

    Low: 36 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Patchy frost before 8am.  Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 75. Light and variable wind.

    High: 75 °F

    Patchy Frost
    then Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 45. Calm wind.

    Low: 45 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 78. Calm wind becoming west northwest 5 to 9 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 78 °F

    Sunny

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Clear, with a low around 47.

    Low: 47 °F

    Clear

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 80.

    High: 80 °F

    Sunny

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 50.

    Low: 50 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Friday

    Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 80.

    High: 80 °F

    Mostly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Today
Areas of frost before 8am. Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 68. Light and variable wind becoming northwest 9 to 14 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 26 mph.
Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low around 36. North northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Tuesday
Patchy frost before 8am. Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 75. Light and variable wind.
Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 45. Calm wind.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 78. Calm wind becoming west northwest 5 to 9 mph in the afternoon.
Wednesday Night
Clear, with a low around 47.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 80.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 50.
Friday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 80.
Friday Night
A 30 percent chance of showers after 2am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 52.
Saturday
Showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 77. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Saturday Night
Showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 53. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Sunday
A 50 percent chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 76.
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Point Forecast:
2 Miles SSW Franklin NC
 35.16°N 83.39°W (Elev. 2087 ft)
3:14 am EDT Apr 20, 2026
5am EDT Apr 20, 2026-6pm EDT Apr 26, 2026
 
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