Heavy Rain in the Southern Appalachians; Fire Weather and Heat in the West; Monitoring Tropical Storm Erin

Heavy to excessive rainfall over the southern Appalachians may bring areas of flooding today. Gusty winds and low relative humidity will bring critical fire weather conditions to parts of the Great Basin and northern Rockies today and Thursday. Hot to extremely hot temperatures are in place through today across parts of the western U.S. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Hazardous Weather Outlook

Current conditions at

Macon County Airport (K1A5)

Lat: 35.22°NLon: 83.41°WElev: 2001ft.

Partly Cloudy

81°F

27°C

Humidity	74%
Wind Speed	Calm
Barometer	30.13 in
Dewpoint	72°F (22°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Heat Index	85°F (29°C)
Last update	13 Aug 12:25 pm EDT

More Information:

Local Forecast Office More Local Wx 3 Day History Hourly Weather Forecast

Extended Forecast for

3 Miles SE Iotla NC

This Afternoon
High: 84 °F
T-storms
Likely
Tonight
Low: 68 °F
T-storms then
Slight Chance
T-storms and
Patchy Fog
Thursday
High: 86 °F
Slight Chance
T-storms and
Areas Fog
then T-storms
Likely
Thursday Night
Low: 66 °F
Chance
Showers then
Partly Cloudy
Friday
High: 87 °F
Mostly Sunny
then Chance
T-storms
Friday Night
Low: 66 °F
Chance
T-storms then
Mostly Cloudy
Saturday
High: 85 °F
Mostly Sunny
then Chance
T-storms
Saturday Night
Low: 65 °F
Chance
T-storms then
Partly Cloudy
Sunday
High: 86 °F
Mostly Sunny
then Chance
T-storms

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon

Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly after 2pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 84. Calm wind. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Tonight

Showers and thunderstorms, mainly before midnight. Patchy fog after midnight. Low around 68. Calm wind. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Thursday

Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly between 4pm and 5pm, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 5pm. Areas of fog before 10am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a high near 86. Calm wind. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Thursday Night

A 30 percent chance of showers before 8pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 66. Calm wind. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Friday

A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 2pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 87. Calm wind.

Friday Night

A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 11pm, then a slight chance of showers between 11pm and midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 66. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Saturday

A chance of showers between 1pm and 2pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 85. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Saturday Night

A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 65.

Sunday

A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 86.

Sunday Night

A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 8pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 65.

Monday

A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 88.

Monday Night

A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 66.

Tuesday

A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 86.