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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Macon County Airport (K1A5)

Lat: 35.22°NLon: 83.41°WElev: 2001ft.

Unknown Precip

37°F

3°C

Humidity 95%
Wind Speed E 5 mph
Barometer 29.95 in
Dewpoint 35°F (2°C)
Visibility 3.00 mi
Wind Chill33°F (1°C)
Last update 25 Jan 9:15 am EST
Extended Forecast for

Franklin NC

Cold Weather Advisory January 26, 04:00am until January 26, 10:00am
Ice Storm Warning January 25, 09:29am until January 26, 01:00pm
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Cold Weather Advisory
Ice Storm Warning
  •  
    Ice Storm Warning January 25, 09:29am until January 26, 01:00pm

    NOW until 1:00pm Mon

    Ice Storm Warning

  • Today

    High: 45 °F

    Rain and
    Patchy Fog

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A 30 percent chance of rain, mainly before 8pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 17. Calm wind becoming north northwest 5 to 8 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

    Low: 17 °F

    Chance Rain
    then Mostly
    Cloudy

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near 32. Northwest wind 10 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

    High: 32 °F

    Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 5. Northwest wind 5 to 8 mph becoming calm after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 28 mph.

    Low: 5 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 40. Light northwest wind becoming west 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph.

    High: 40 °F

    Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 15.

    Low: 15 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 40.

    High: 40 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 11.

    Low: 11 °F

    Partly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Today
Rain. Patchy fog before 3pm, then patchy fog after 5pm. High near 45. South wind around 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New precipitation amounts between three quarters and one inch possible.
Tonight
A 30 percent chance of rain, mainly before 8pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 17. Calm wind becoming north northwest 5 to 8 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 32. Northwest wind 10 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 5. Northwest wind 5 to 8 mph becoming calm after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 28 mph.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 40. Light northwest wind becoming west 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 15.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 40.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 11.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 35.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 11.
Friday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 38.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 12.
Saturday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 38.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Franklin NC
 35.18°N 83.39°W (Elev. 2057 ft)
Last Update:
6:47 am EST Jan 25, 2026
Forecast Valid:
9am EST Jan 25, 2026-6pm EST Jan 31, 2026
 
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