Powerful Winter Storm from the Upper Midwest into the Northeast; Severe Thunderstorms in the Midwest and Ohio Valley

A rapidly-intensifying storm is expected to bring heavy snow, blizzard conditions, and icing from the Upper Midwest through the Great Lakes and Northeast. Scattered severe thunderstorms may produce severe/damaging wind gusts and a couple of tornadoes across parts of the Midwest and lower Ohio Valley through the evening. Arctic air will expand across the central and southern U.S.. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Macon County Airport (K1A5)

Lat: 35.22°NLon: 83.41°WElev: 2001ft.

Overcast

64°F

18°C

Humidity 66%
Wind Speed Calm
Barometer 29.91 in
Dewpoint 52°F (11°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 29 Dec 12:55 am EST
Extended Forecast for

3 Miles SSW Cable Cove NC

  • Overnight

    Overnight: Showers.  Patchy fog after 2am. Low around 35. Breezy, with a southwest wind around 23 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

    Low: 35 °F

    Showers and
    Patchy Fog

  • Monday

    Monday: A chance of showers before 7am, then a slight chance of rain between 7am and 8am.  Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a temperature falling to around 23 by 5pm. Breezy, with a west northwest wind 17 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 30%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

    High: 40 °F

    Breezy.
    Chance
    Showers then
    Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 15. Blustery, with a northwest wind 17 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.

    Low: 15 °F

    Partly Cloudy
    and Blustery
    then Partly
    Cloudy

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 25. Northwest wind 9 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.

    High: 25 °F

    Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 20. West northwest wind 7 to 9 mph.

    Low: 20 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 36.

    High: 36 °F

    Sunny

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 26.

    Low: 26 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • New Year's Day

    New Year's Day: Sunny, with a high near 40.

    High: 40 °F

    Sunny

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 29.

    Low: 29 °F

    Partly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Overnight
Showers. Patchy fog after 2am. Low around 35. Breezy, with a southwest wind around 23 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Monday
A chance of showers before 7am, then a slight chance of rain between 7am and 8am. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a temperature falling to around 23 by 5pm. Breezy, with a west northwest wind 17 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 15. Blustery, with a northwest wind 17 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 25. Northwest wind 9 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 20. West northwest wind 7 to 9 mph.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 36.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 26.
New Year's Day
Sunny, with a high near 40.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 29.
Friday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 44.
Friday Night
Rain likely. Cloudy, with a low around 37. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Saturday
A 50 percent chance of rain. Partly sunny, with a high near 42.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 34.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 42.
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Point Forecast:
3 Miles SSW Cable Cove NC
 35.39°N 83.78°W (Elev. 3907 ft)
12:18 am EST Dec 29, 2025
1am EST Dec 29, 2025-6pm EST Jan 4, 2026
 
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