Excessive Rainfall Potential for the Southeast; Heat Expands for Center of the Nation; Critical Fire Weather for Pacific Northwest

Flash flooding threatens areas from the Tennessee Valley to the Carolinas as storms repeat along a stalled front. Monsoonal storms may trigger flooding in the Southwest. Dangerous heat expands across the Desert Southwest, Plains, mid-Mississippi Valley and Southern Tier. Critical fire weather for interior Pacific Northwest. Cooler, drier air brings brief relief to the Great Lakes and Northeast. Read More >

Current conditions at

Macon County Airport (K1A5)

Lat: 35.22°NLon: 83.41°WElev: 2001ft.

Mostly Cloudy

80°F

27°C

Humidity	67%
Wind Speed	N 8 G 16 mph
Barometer	30.15 in
Dewpoint	68°F (20°C)
Visibility	7.00 mi
Heat Index	83°F (28°C)
Last update	25 Jul 3:55 pm EDT

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Extended Forecast for

Franklin/Macon County Airport NC

This Afternoon
High: 82 °F
Slight Chance
T-storms
Tonight
Low: 67 °F
Partly Cloudy
then Showers
Likely and
Patchy Fog
Sunday
High: 86 °F
Chance
Showers and
Patchy Fog
then Slight
Chance
T-storms
Sunday Night
Low: 65 °F
Partly Cloudy
Monday
High: 88 °F
Mostly Sunny
Monday Night
Low: 66 °F
Partly Cloudy
Tuesday
High: 89 °F
Mostly Sunny
Tuesday Night
Low: 68 °F
Chance
T-storms
Wednesday
High: 86 °F
Partly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon

A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 82. Light northwest wind.

Tonight

A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 3am, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm between 3am and 4am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 4am. Patchy fog after 3am. Otherwise, increasing clouds, with a low around 67. Calm wind. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Sunday

A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 9am, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 86. Calm wind becoming northwest around 5 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Sunday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 65. Calm wind.

Monday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 88. Calm wind.

Monday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 66.

Tuesday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 89.

Tuesday Night

A chance of showers and thunderstorms between 7pm and 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 68. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Wednesday

Partly sunny, with a high near 86.