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.

Light Rain

73°F

23°C

Humidity	98%
Wind Speed	Calm
Barometer	30.18 in
Dewpoint	73°F (23°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Last update	24 Jul 9:35 pm EDT

More Information:

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

Extended Forecast for

Franklin/Macon County Airport NC

Tonight
Low: 66 °F
Chance
T-storms then
Chance
Showers and
Patchy Fog
Saturday
High: 83 °F
Chance
Showers and
Patchy Fog
Saturday Night
Low: 62 °F
Partly Cloudy
then Chance
Showers
Sunday
High: 86 °F
Chance
Showers
Sunday Night
Low: 63 °F
Partly Cloudy
Monday
High: 88 °F
Mostly Sunny
Monday Night
Low: 67 °F
Partly Cloudy
Tuesday
High: 89 °F
Partly Sunny
then Chance
T-storms
Tuesday Night
Low: 68 °F
Chance
T-storms

Detailed Forecast

Tonight

A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 2am, then a slight chance of showers between 2am and 3am. Patchy fog after midnight. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 66. Calm wind. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Saturday

A slight chance of showers, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2pm. Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, partly sunny, with a high near 83. Light northwest wind. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Saturday Night

A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 2am, then a chance of showers between 2am and 3am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 62. Calm wind. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Sunday

A chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 2pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 86. Calm wind. Chance of precipitation is 40%. 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 63. Calm wind.

Monday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 88.

Monday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 67.

Tuesday

A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 89.

Tuesday Night

A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 68.

Wednesday

Partly sunny, with a high near 87.