Fire Weather Concerns for the Plains; Record Warmth Spreads

Dry and breezy conditions prevail across the High Plains where elevated to locally critical conditions continue through Thursday. Meanwhile, record warmth increases and spreads across the South, Southwest and into southern California into this last weekend of February. Meanwhile, a fast moving system moves across the Plains then off the mid-Atlantic by Thursday evening. Read More >

Current conditions at

Macon County Airport (K1A5)

Lat: 35.22°NLon: 83.41°WElev: 2001ft.

Fog/Mist

45°F

7°C

Humidity 98%
Wind Speed Calm
Barometer 29.94 in
Dewpoint 44°F (7°C)
Visibility 5.00 mi
Last update 25 Feb 9:35 pm EST
Extended Forecast for

4 Miles ENE Dentons NC

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Showers.  Patchy fog before midnight, then patchy fog after 3am. Low around 43. South southwest wind 6 to 8 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 90%. New precipitation amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.

    Low: 43 °F

    Showers
    Likely and
    Patchy Fog
    then Showers
    and Patchy
    Fog

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Showers, mainly before noon.  Patchy fog. High near 57. Southwest wind around 6 mph becoming light and variable  in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 90%. New precipitation amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.

    High: 57 °F

    Showers and
    Patchy Fog
    then Chance
    Showers and
    Patchy Fog

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly before midnight.  Patchy fog after 11pm.  Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 43. Calm wind.  New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

    Low: 43 °F

    Chance
    Showers and
    Patchy Fog

  • Friday

    Friday: Partly sunny, with a high near 63. Light and variable wind.

    High: 63 °F

    Partly Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 38. Calm wind.

    Low: 38 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 66.

    High: 66 °F

    Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Clear, with a low around 40.

    Low: 40 °F

    Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 68.

    High: 68 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 44.

    Low: 44 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Showers. Patchy fog before midnight, then patchy fog after 3am. Low around 43. South southwest wind 6 to 8 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New precipitation amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.
Thursday
Showers, mainly before noon. Patchy fog. High near 57. Southwest wind around 6 mph becoming light and variable in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New precipitation amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.
Thursday Night
A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly before midnight. Patchy fog after 11pm. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 43. Calm wind. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Friday
Partly sunny, with a high near 63. Light and variable wind.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 38. Calm wind.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 66.
Saturday Night
Clear, with a low around 40.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 68.
Sunday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 44.
Monday
A 50 percent chance of rain after 7am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 62.
Monday Night
A 30 percent chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 42.
Tuesday
A 40 percent chance of rain. Cloudy, with a high near 60.
Tuesday Night
A 50 percent chance of rain. Cloudy, with a low around 42.
Wednesday
A 40 percent chance of rain. Cloudy, with a high near 63.
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Point Forecast:
4 Miles ENE Dentons NC
 35.28°N 83.84°W (Elev. 2490 ft)
6:18 pm EST Feb 25, 2026
9pm EST Feb 25, 2026-6pm EST Mar 4, 2026
 
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