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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Macon County Airport (K1A5)

Lat: 35.22°NLon: 83.41°WElev: 2001ft.

Fair

11°F

-12°C

Humidity	88%
Wind Speed	Calm
Barometer	30.02 in
Dewpoint	8°F (-13°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Last update	16 Jan 3:15 am EST

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Extended Forecast for

Nantahala Lake NC

Cold Weather Advisory January 16, 03:38am until January 16, 07:00am

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Cold Weather Advisory

Cold Weather Advisory January 16, 03:38am until January 16, 07:00am
NOW until 7:00am Fri
Cold Weather Advisory
Overnight
Low: 12 °F
Partly Cloudy
Friday
High: 40 °F
Sunny
Friday Night
Low: 29 °F
Chance Wintry
Mix then
Wintry Mix
and Patchy
Fog
Saturday
High: 39 °F
Chance Wintry
Mix and
Patchy Fog
then Mostly
Sunny
Saturday Night
Low: 18 °F
Mostly Cloudy
Sunday
High: 29 °F
Mostly Sunny
Sunday Night
Low: 17 °F
Mostly Clear
M.L.King Day
High: 34 °F
Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Overnight

Partly cloudy, with a low around 12. Calm wind.

Friday

Sunny, with a high near 40. Light south southwest wind increasing to 5 to 10 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph.

Friday Night

A chance of snow showers, freezing rain, and sleet before midnight, then snow showers between midnight and 3am, then snow showers, freezing rain, and sleet likely after 3am. The snow could be heavy at times. Patchy fog before 2am, then patchy fog after 3am. Low around 29. South wind 8 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. Little or no ice accumulation expected. Little or no snow and sleet accumulation expected.

Saturday

A chance of rain showers, snow showers, freezing rain, and sleet before 9am, then a slight chance of snow showers, freezing rain, and sleet between 9am and 10am. Patchy fog before 8am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 39. West wind 5 to 9 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. Little or no snow and sleet accumulation expected.

Saturday Night

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 18. Calm wind becoming northwest around 5 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.

Sunday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 29.

Sunday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 17.

M.L.King Day

Sunny, with a high near 34.

Monday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 10.

Tuesday

Sunny, with a high near 32.