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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

  • Overnight

    51°

    Mostly cloudy, with a low around 51. West wind around 1 mph.

  • Saturday

    70°

    Mostly cloudy, with a high near 70. South wind 1 to 6 mph.

  • Saturday Night

    46°

    Cloudy, with a low around 46. South southeast wind around 3 mph.

  • Sunday

    65°

    Cloudy, with a high near 65. Southeast wind 1 to 5 mph.

  • Sunday Night

    45°

    A slight chance of rain showers between 2am and 5am. Cloudy, with a low around 45. East southeast wind around 2 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

  • Monday

    66°

    Mostly cloudy, with a high near 66.

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