Snow Squalls May Impact New Year's Eve Travel from the Great Lakes to the Mid-Atlantic; Heavy Rain & Isolated Severe Thunderstorms in Southern California

Snow squalls are likely to cross the Lower Great Lakes this evening and the Ohio Valley through the interior Northeast/northern Mid-Atlantic overnight, before potentially reaching the I-95 corridor from D.C. to New York City early New Year’s Day morning. Heavy rain and isolated severe thunderstorms will impact coastal southern California including Los Angeles tonight into early on New Year's Day. Read More >

Current conditions at

Macon County Airport (K1A5)

Lat: 35.22°NLon: 83.41°WElev: 2001ft.

Fair

39°F

4°C

Humidity 60%
Wind Speed NW 7 mph
Barometer 29.96 in
Dewpoint 26°F (-3°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill34°F (1°C)
Last update 1 Jan 3:35 am EST
Extended Forecast for

2 Miles NNW Franklin/Macon County Airport NC

  • Overnight

    Overnight: Mostly clear, with a low around 27. North northwest wind around 6 mph.

    Low: 27 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • New Year's Day

    New Year's Day: Patchy fog before 9am.  Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 53. Northwest wind 5 to 8 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.

    High: 53 °F

    Patchy Fog
    then Sunny

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Patchy fog before 2am, then patchy fog after 4am.  Otherwise, mostly clear, with a low around 29. Calm wind.

    Low: 29 °F

    Mostly Clear
    then Patchy
    Fog

  • Friday

    Friday: Patchy fog before 8am.  Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a high near 57. Calm wind.

    High: 57 °F

    Patchy Fog
    then Cloudy

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Rain, mainly after 11pm.  Low around 40. Calm wind.  Chance of precipitation is 90%.

    Low: 40 °F

    Rain Likely
    then Rain

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Rain, mainly before 5pm.  High near 53. Chance of precipitation is 80%.

    High: 53 °F

    Rain

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: A 30 percent chance of rain before 7pm.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 34.

    Low: 34 °F

    Chance Rain
    then Mostly
    Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 56.

    High: 56 °F

    Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 31.

    Low: 31 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Overnight
Mostly clear, with a low around 27. North northwest wind around 6 mph.
New Year's Day
Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 53. Northwest wind 5 to 8 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
Thursday Night
Patchy fog before 2am, then patchy fog after 4am. Otherwise, mostly clear, with a low around 29. Calm wind.
Friday
Patchy fog before 8am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a high near 57. Calm wind.
Friday Night
Rain, mainly after 11pm. Low around 40. Calm wind. Chance of precipitation is 90%.
Saturday
Rain, mainly before 5pm. High near 53. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Saturday Night
A 30 percent chance of rain before 7pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 34.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 56.
Sunday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 31.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 58.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 33.
Tuesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 61.
Tuesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 40.
Wednesday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 62.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
2 Miles NNW Franklin/Macon County Airport NC
 35.25°N 83.43°W (Elev. 2195 ft)
1:03 am EST Jan 1, 2026
3am EST Jan 1, 2026-6pm EST Jan 7, 2026
 
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