Tracking Storm System Across the Eastern U.S.

A storm system will continue to produce widespread showers and thunderstorms as it progresses eastward across the central U.S. into the Northeast through the weekend. There are risks of severe thunderstorms and excessive rainfall on Saturday from the Ozarks into the mid-Mississippi River Valley with potential for damaging winds, large hail, tornadoes, and flash flooding. Read More >

Current conditions at

Macon County Airport (K1A5)

Lat: 35.22°NLon: 83.41°WElev: 2001ft.

Fair

57°F

14°C

Humidity	95%
Wind Speed	Calm
Barometer	30.08 in
Dewpoint	56°F (13°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Last update	17 Oct 8:15 pm EDT

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Extended Forecast for

Sweetgum NC

Tonight
Low: 52 °F
Partly Cloudy
Saturday
High: 81 °F
Sunny
Saturday Night
Low: 57 °F
Partly Cloudy
then Chance
Showers
Sunday
High: 68 °F
Showers
Sunday Night
Low: 38 °F
Chance
Showers then
Mostly Clear
Monday
High: 71 °F
Sunny
Monday Night
Low: 43 °F
Mostly Clear
Tuesday
High: 71 °F
Sunny
Tuesday Night
Low: 38 °F
Mostly Clear

Detailed Forecast

Tonight

Partly cloudy, with a low around 52. Calm wind.

Saturday

Sunny, with a high near 81. Calm wind becoming south southwest around 6 mph in the afternoon.

Saturday Night

A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly after 4am. Increasing clouds, with a low around 57. South wind around 5 mph. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Sunday

Showers and possibly a thunderstorm, mainly before 2pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2pm. High near 68. South wind 7 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.

Sunday Night

A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly before 7pm. Mostly clear, with a low around 38. West northwest wind 5 to 8 mph becoming calm after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph.

Monday

Sunny, with a high near 71.

Monday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 43.

Tuesday

Sunny, with a high near 71.

Tuesday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 38.

Wednesday

Sunny, with a high near 64.

Wednesday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 36.