• ...Rain/Snow Event Wednesday and Thursday AND Bitter cold Overnight Wednesday-Thursday-Friday...
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GENERAL OUTLOOK
A cold front is expected to bring precipitation chances back today into Thursday, with lower elevations receiving rain and higher elevations receiving snow. Significantly colder temperatures will persist from Thursday through the weekend. Dangerously cold wind chills will be possible above 3500 ft Thursday night through Friday morning and again Sunday night and Monday morning.
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GENERAL FORECAST
(since this is a quick forecast intended to cover the whole county, bear in mind that higher elevations may experience cooler temperatures than this and the lower elevations may experience higher temperatures than those in the forecast)
..TODAY....Mostly cloudy. A chance of rain showers this afternoon. Highs in the mid 40s. West winds 5 to 10 mph with gusts up to 30 mph. Chance of rain 50 percent.
..TONIGHT....Patchy fog in the evening. Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain and snow showers in the evening, then partly cloudy after midnight. Snow accumulation up to 1 inch possible. Blustery, colder with lows around 15. Northwest winds 15 to 20 mph with gusts up to 45 mph. Chance of precipitation 50 percent. Wind chill values as low as zero after midnight.
..THURSDAY....Sunny. Much cooler with highs in the mid 20s. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph. Gusts up to 45 mph, decreasing to 35 mph in the afternoon. Wind chill values as low as 3 below in the morning.
..THURSDAY NIGHT....Mostly clear. Cold with lows around 13. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph. Gusts up to 35 mph in the evening.
..FRIDAY....Mostly sunny. Not as cool with highs around 40. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph with gusts up to 30 mph.
..FRIDAY NIGHT....Mostly cloudy. A chance of snow after midnight. Lows in the mid 20s. Chance of snow 50 percent.
HAZARDOUS WEATHER
Hazardous weather is not expected today or tonight.
NEWS UPDATES
(Links aggregated to show what various news outlets are reporting)
State and Local News
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• Macon County Board of Commissioners - January 2026 Regular Meeting [Macon Media]
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• Voting starts Monday in NC, ahead of March primary elections [WRAL-TV (Raleigh, NC)]
• State board rubber-stamps Jackson early voting plan [Smoky Mountain News]
• NC elections board rejects Sunday voting, campus polling sites in handful of counties [Raleigh News and Observer]
• How cold will North Carolina get? Arctic air to turn wet roads to ice [Asheville Citizen-Times]
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Published at 6.00am on Wednesday, January 14, 2026
Author: Bobby Coggins
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