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.

Rain

49°F

9°C

Humidity 98%
Wind Speed Calm
Barometer 29.85 in
Dewpoint 49°F (9°C)
Visibility 3.00 mi
Last update 26 Feb 6:15 am EST
Extended Forecast for

3 Miles SSW Cable Cove NC

  • Today

    Today: Showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 4pm.  Patchy fog before 4pm. High near 50. West northwest wind 7 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 100%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.

    High: 50 °F

    Showers and
    Patchy Fog
    then Chance
    Showers and
    Patchy Fog

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Patchy fog after 8pm.  Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 40. Northwest wind around 6 mph becoming east southeast after midnight.

    Low: 40 °F

    Patchy Fog

  • Friday

    Friday: Patchy fog before 9am.  Otherwise, mostly sunny, with a high near 55. East wind around 6 mph becoming light and variable.

    High: 55 °F

    Patchy Fog
    then Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 39. North northwest wind around 6 mph becoming southeast in the evening.

    Low: 39 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 57. East southeast wind around 6 mph becoming light and variable.

    High: 57 °F

    Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Clear, with a low around 41.

    Low: 41 °F

    Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 58.

    High: 58 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: A 30 percent chance of rain after 5am.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 45.

    Low: 45 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    then Chance
    Rain

  • Monday

    Monday: A 50 percent chance of rain before 4pm.  Cloudy, with a high near 49.

    High: 49 °F

    Chance Rain

Detailed Forecast

Today
Showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 4pm. Patchy fog before 4pm. High near 50. West northwest wind 7 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.
Tonight
Patchy fog after 8pm. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 40. Northwest wind around 6 mph becoming east southeast after midnight.
Friday
Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with a high near 55. East wind around 6 mph becoming light and variable.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 39. North northwest wind around 6 mph becoming southeast in the evening.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 57. East southeast wind around 6 mph becoming light and variable.
Saturday Night
Clear, with a low around 41.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 58.
Sunday Night
A 30 percent chance of rain after 5am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 45.
Monday
A 50 percent chance of rain before 4pm. Cloudy, with a high near 49.
Monday Night
A 30 percent chance of rain after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 41.
Tuesday
A 40 percent chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 47.
Tuesday Night
A 40 percent chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 41.
Wednesday
A 30 percent chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 54.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
3 Miles SSW Cable Cove NC
 35.39°N 83.78°W (Elev. 3907 ft)
6:19 am EST Feb 26, 2026
6am EST Feb 26, 2026-6pm EST Mar 4, 2026
 
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