Dangerous Heat over the South-Central and Southwest U.S. Through Next Week

Dangerous heat persists across the Desert Southwest through this weekend and across the Southern Plains and Lower Mississippi Valley through at least the middle of next week. Numerous daily record high temperatures are expected through at least Tuesday for much of Texas and Oklahoma as well as portions of Louisiana, New Mexico, and Arizona. Read More >

Current conditions at

Macon County Airport (K1A5)

Lat: 35.22°NLon: 83.41°WElev: 2001ft.

Fair

83°F

28°C

Humidity	53%
Wind Speed	W 3 mph
Barometer	30.13 in
Dewpoint	64°F (18°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Heat Index	84°F (29°C)
Last update	21 Aug 1:55 pm EDT

More Information:

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Extended Forecast for

Fontana Dam NC

This Afternoon
High: 82 °F
Chance
T-storms
Tonight
Low: 64 °F
Chance
T-storms then
Patchy Fog
Saturday
High: 81 °F
Areas Fog
then Sunny
Saturday Night
Low: 61 °F
Slight Chance
T-storms then
Partly Cloudy
Sunday
High: 79 °F
Sunny
Sunday Night
Low: 57 °F
Mostly Clear
Monday
High: 79 °F
Mostly Sunny
Monday Night
Low: 58 °F
Partly Cloudy
Tuesday
High: 79 °F
Chance
Showers then
Chance
T-storms

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon

A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 82. Calm wind. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Tonight

A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 8pm. Patchy fog after 1am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 64. Calm wind. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Saturday

Areas of fog before 10am. Otherwise, partly sunny, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 81. Calm wind becoming west northwest around 6 mph in the afternoon.

Saturday Night

A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 11pm, then a slight chance of showers between 11pm and midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 61. Calm wind. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Sunday

Sunny, with a high near 79. Northwest wind 3 to 6 mph.

Sunday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 57.

Monday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 79.

Monday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 58.

Tuesday

A chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 2pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 79. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Tuesday Night

A chance of thunderstorms before 8pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 61. Chance of precipitation is 30%.