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 Drizzle

70°F

21°C

Humidity	99%
Wind Speed	Calm
Barometer	30.19 in
Dewpoint	70°F (21°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Last update	25 Jul 7:35 am EDT

More Information:

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

Extended Forecast for

Sweetgum NC

Today
High: 84 °F
Chance
Showers and
Patchy Fog
Tonight
Low: 67 °F
Chance
Showers and
Patchy Fog
Sunday
High: 86 °F
Chance
Showers and
Patchy Fog
then Mostly
Sunny
Sunday Night
Low: 65 °F
Partly Cloudy
Monday
High: 88 °F
Mostly Sunny
Monday Night
Low: 68 °F
Partly Cloudy
Tuesday
High: 89 °F
Mostly Sunny
then Chance
T-storms
Tuesday Night
Low: 68 °F
Chance
T-storms then
Chance
Showers
Wednesday
High: 85 °F
Mostly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Today

A chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 2pm. Patchy fog before 8am. Otherwise, cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 84. Light and variable wind. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Tonight

A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Patchy fog after 3am. Otherwise, partly cloudy, with a low around 67. Calm wind. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Sunday

A chance of showers before 4pm, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms between 4pm and 5pm. 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 precipitation 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 68.

Tuesday

A chance of thunderstorms after 5pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 89. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Tuesday Night

A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 8pm, then a chance of showers between 8pm and 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 68. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Wednesday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 85.

Wednesday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 64.

Thursday

Sunny, with a high near 86.

Thursday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 64.

Friday

A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 86.