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Macon County

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.

No snow line in play

No snow level is being forecast right now, which generally means precipitation is falling as rain at every elevation.

Forecast

Issued by GSP for the county centre

  • This Afternoon

    81°

    Showers and thunderstorms likely before 5pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 81. South southeast wind around 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

  • Tonight

    68°

    A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 9pm, then showers and thunderstorms likely between 9pm and 10pm, then patchy fog and showers and thunderstorms between 10pm and 2am, then patchy fog and showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 68. South southeast wind 2 to 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

  • Sunday

    82°

    A chance of rain showers and patchy fog before 7am, then areas of fog and a chance of rain showers between 7am and 8am, then a chance of rain showers and patchy fog between 8am and 11am, then showers and thunderstorms likely between 11am and 2pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 2pm and 4pm, then showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 82. South wind 2 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

  • Sunday Night

    65°

    Showers and thunderstorms likely before 8pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 65. South wind 0 to 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.

  • Monday

    82°

    A chance of rain showers between 8am and 11am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 11am and 2pm, then showers and thunderstorms likely. Partly sunny, with a high near 82. West southwest wind 0 to 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

  • Monday Night

    64°

    Showers and thunderstorms likely before 8pm, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms between 8pm and 9pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 64. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

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