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.

Mostly Cloudy

59°F

15°C

Humidity 86%
Wind Speed E 5 mph
Barometer 30.04 in
Dewpoint 55°F (13°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 28 Dec 7:35 pm EST
Extended Forecast for

Bryson City NC

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Rain, mainly before 5am, then showers after 5am.  Patchy fog after 3am. Low around 41. Southwest wind 5 to 7 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

    Low: 41 °F

    Cloudy then
    Rain and
    Patchy Fog

  • Monday

    Monday: Showers likely before 7am, then a slight chance of rain between 7am and 8am.  Cloudy through mid morning, then gradual clearing, with a temperature falling to around 37 by 5pm. West wind 9 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

    High: 46 °F

    Showers
    Likely then
    Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 17. West northwest wind around 8 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.

    Low: 17 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 41. Northwest wind around 7 mph.

    High: 41 °F

    Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 18. Light west northwest wind.

    Low: 18 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 50.

    High: 50 °F

    Sunny

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 24.

    Low: 24 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • New Year's Day

    New Year's Day: Sunny, with a high near 53.

    High: 53 °F

    Sunny

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 26.

    Low: 26 °F

    Partly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Rain, mainly before 5am, then showers after 5am. Patchy fog after 3am. Low around 41. Southwest wind 5 to 7 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Monday
Showers likely before 7am, then a slight chance of rain between 7am and 8am. Cloudy through mid morning, then gradual clearing, with a temperature falling to around 37 by 5pm. West wind 9 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 17. West northwest wind around 8 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 41. Northwest wind around 7 mph.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 18. Light west northwest wind.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 50.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 24.
New Year's Day
Sunny, with a high near 53.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 26.
Friday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 56.
Friday Night
A 50 percent chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 32.
Saturday
A 50 percent chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 57.
Saturday Night
A 30 percent chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 32.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 54.
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Point Forecast:
Bryson City NC
 35.43°N 83.47°W (Elev. 1795 ft)
6:23 pm EST Dec 28, 2025
7pm EST Dec 28, 2025-6pm EST Jan 4, 2026
 
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