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.

Drizzle

45°F

7°C

Humidity 98%
Wind Speed Calm
Barometer 29.94 in
Dewpoint 44°F (7°C)
Visibility 5.00 mi
Last update 25 Feb 9:15 pm EST
Extended Forecast for

High Rocks NC

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Showers. The rain could be heavy at times.  Patchy fog after midnight. Low around 42. Southwest wind around 6 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 90%. New precipitation amounts between three quarters and one inch possible.

    Low: 42 °F

    Heavy Rain
    and Patchy
    Fog

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Showers, mainly before noon.  Patchy fog before 4pm. High near 52. West wind around 6 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 90%. New precipitation amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.

    High: 52 °F

    Showers and
    Patchy Fog
    then Chance
    Showers and
    Patchy Fog

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly before 9pm.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 43. Light and variable wind.  New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

    Low: 43 °F

    Chance
    Showers

  • Friday

    Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 58. Calm wind becoming west around 6 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 58 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 39. Light and variable wind.

    Low: 39 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 62.

    High: 62 °F

    Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Clear, with a low around 41.

    Low: 41 °F

    Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Partly sunny, with a high near 62.

    High: 62 °F

    Partly Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 45.

    Low: 45 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Showers. The rain could be heavy at times. Patchy fog after midnight. Low around 42. Southwest wind around 6 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New precipitation amounts between three quarters and one inch possible.
Thursday
Showers, mainly before noon. Patchy fog before 4pm. High near 52. West wind around 6 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New precipitation amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.
Thursday Night
A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly before 9pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 43. Light and variable wind. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Friday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 58. Calm wind becoming west around 6 mph in the afternoon.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 39. Light and variable wind.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 62.
Saturday Night
Clear, with a low around 41.
Sunday
Partly sunny, with a high near 62.
Sunday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 45.
Monday
A 50 percent chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 57.
Monday Night
A 40 percent chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 42.
Tuesday
A 40 percent chance of rain. Cloudy, with a high near 55.
Tuesday Night
A 50 percent chance of rain. Cloudy, with a low around 42.
Wednesday
A 40 percent chance of rain. Cloudy, with a high near 58.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
High Rocks NC
 35.51°N 83.63°W (Elev. 3763 ft)
6:18 pm EST Feb 25, 2026
9pm EST Feb 25, 2026-6pm EST Mar 4, 2026
 
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