Tracking Late December Winter Storm Expected to Impact the Northern Plains through the Northeast U.S.

A winter storm system will rapidly intensify over the Midwest on Sunday and track through the Great Lakes on Monday. Periods of heavy snow are anticipated across the Upper Great Lakes late Sunday and continuing into Monday. At least 1/10 inch of ice accumulation is expected from a wintry mix across much of the interior Northeast U.S. starting Sunday afternoon. Read More >

Current conditions at

Macon County Airport (K1A5)

Lat: 35.22°NLon: 83.41°WElev: 2001ft.

Fair

72°F

22°C

Humidity 42%
Wind Speed E 3 mph
Barometer 30.03 in
Dewpoint 48°F (9°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 27 Dec 1:15 pm EST
Extended Forecast for

3 Miles SSW Cable Cove NC

  • This Afternoon

    This Afternoon: Sunny, with a high near 62. Calm wind.

    High: 62 °F

    Sunny

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Patchy fog after 4am.  Otherwise, increasing clouds, with a low around 52. Calm wind becoming south southwest around 6 mph in the evening.

    Low: 52 °F

    Mostly Clear
    then Patchy
    Fog

  • Sunday

    Sunday: A slight chance of rain between 9am and 3pm.  Patchy fog before 10am.  Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a high near 56. South wind 7 to 9 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 20%.

    High: 56 °F

    Slight Chance
    Rain and
    Patchy Fog

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Rain, mainly after 2am.  Low around 39. Breezy, with a south wind 16 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 90%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

    Low: 39 °F

    Chance Rain
    then Rain and
    Breezy

  • Monday

    Monday: Rain likely, possibly mixing with snow after noon, then gradually ending.  Mostly sunny, with a high near 41. Breezy, with a west northwest wind 14 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 60%.

    High: 41 °F

    Breezy. Rain
    Likely then
    Slight Chance
    Rain/Snow

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 17. Windy.

    Low: 17 °F

    Partly Cloudy
    and Windy

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 25.

    High: 25 °F

    Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 19.

    Low: 19 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 36.

    High: 36 °F

    Sunny

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
Sunny, with a high near 62. Calm wind.
Tonight
Patchy fog after 4am. Otherwise, increasing clouds, with a low around 52. Calm wind becoming south southwest around 6 mph in the evening.
Sunday
A slight chance of rain between 9am and 3pm. Patchy fog before 10am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a high near 56. South wind 7 to 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Sunday Night
Rain, mainly after 2am. Low around 39. Breezy, with a south wind 16 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Monday
Rain likely, possibly mixing with snow after noon, then gradually ending. Mostly sunny, with a high near 41. Breezy, with a west northwest wind 14 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 17. Windy.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 25.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 19.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 36.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 25.
New Year's Day
Sunny, with a high near 38.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 23.
Friday
Partly sunny, with a high near 38.
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Point Forecast:
3 Miles SSW Cable Cove NC
 35.39°N 83.78°W (Elev. 3907 ft)
12:18 pm EST Dec 27, 2025
1pm EST Dec 27, 2025-6pm EST Jan 2, 2026
 
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