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35.1500° N, 83.4200° W

Macon County

County weather, rivers and elevation

County seat
Franklin
Elevation range
1,800–5,499 ft
High point
Standing Indian
Forecast office
GSP
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County seat Franklin. Roughly 1,800 to 5,499 ft, topping out at Standing Indian — a spread of about 3,699 vertical feet, which is why one forecast number for this county is close to meaningless.

Forecast

Issued by GSP for the county centre

  • Tonight

    64°

    Partly cloudy, with a low around 64. West southwest wind around 1 mph.

  • Tuesday

    85°

    A slight chance of rain showers between 2pm and 3pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 85. South southeast wind 0 to 3 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

  • Tuesday Night

    60°

    Partly cloudy, with a low around 60. South southeast wind around 2 mph.

  • Wednesday

    88°

    A slight chance of rain showers after 3pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 88. East northeast wind around 2 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

  • Wednesday Night

    59°

    A slight chance of rain showers before 8pm. Mostly clear, with a low around 59. East northeast wind around 1 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

  • Thursday

    88°

    A chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 88. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

This is the forecast for a single point near the middle of the county. Use a town below for something closer to where you actually are.

Elevation bands in this county

Conditions vary far more by elevation here than by distance

  • Below 2,500 ft
  • 2,500 – 3,500 ft
  • 3,500 – 4,500 ft
  • Above 4,500 ft
See the live elevation profile

Towns

Lowest to highest

River gauges

No gauge we track sits inside Macon County. See all river levels for the nearest ones.

Nearest reporting stations

What the profile for this county is built from

  • Macon County Airport2,020 ft · 8 km · observed
  • Jackson County Airport2,857 ft · 35 km · observed
  • Andrews1,750 ft · 37 km · modeled
  • Waterrock Knob6,292 ft · 43 km · modeled
  • Waynesville2,657 ft · 54 km · modeled