Highlands, NC Weather Forecast and Current Conditions

Current Conditions From Nearby Local Station

Cloudy with Heavy Rain 54°F
Feels Like 54°F  
Humidity 100% Dew Point 54°F Wind SSW 6 MPH Gusts 12 Barometer N/A
Report from a MADIS/MESONET weather station 3.4 mi. NNW of central Highlands
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Point Forecast at a Glance

TueNov 25
Tue Nov 25: Thunderstorms, Low 47F
90%
 
47
WedNov 26
Wed Nov 26: Sunny, High 54F, Low 26F
54
26
ThuNov 27
Thu Nov 27: Sunny, High 37F, Low 20F
37
20
FriNov 28
Fri Nov 28: Sunny, High 35F, Low 22F
35
22
SatNov 29
Sat Nov 29: Partly Sunny, High 36F, Low 26F
36
26
SunNov 30
Sun Nov 30: Rain, High 41F, Low 35F
50%
41
35
MonDec 1
Mon Dec 1: Rain, High 46F, Low 37F
30%
46
37

7-Day Temperature Trend

Week Ahead Summary

Sharp cooling trend with high temperatures dropping from 54°F to 46°F, falling as low as 35°F. Some rain possible with at least 3 days showing precipitation chances of 20% or higher.

Climate Context

This week's forecast shows temperatures running 14°F below the historical average for November-December. Normal highs for this period are around 56°F with lows around 33°F.

This Date in Weather History

1970 - The temperature at Tallahassee, FL, dipped to 13 degrees, following a high of 40 degrees the previous day. The mercury then reached 67 degrees on the 26th, and highs were in the 70s the rest of the month.

More on this and other weather history

Highlands, NC 7 Day Weather Forecast Details

Tuesday Nov 25

Thunderstorms

Night: Showers and thunderstorms before 2am, then a slight chance of showers between 2am and 3am. Areas of fog. Low around 47. South southwest wind around 7 mph becoming west northwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Wednesday Nov 26

Sunny

Day: Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with a high near 54. Northwest wind 9 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

Mostly Clear

Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 26. Northwest wind 11 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 37 mph.

Thursday Nov 27

Sunny

Day: Sunny, with a high near 37. Northwest wind 8 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph.

Clear

Night: Clear, with a low around 20. Northwest wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

Friday Nov 28

Sunny

Day: Sunny, with a high near 35.

Partly Cloudy

Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 22.

Saturday Nov 29

Partly Sunny

Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 36.

Mostly Cloudy

Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 26.

Sunday Nov 30

Rain

Day: A 50 percent chance of rain after 7am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 41.

Rain

Night: A 50 percent chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 35.

Monday Dec 1

Rain

Day: A 30 percent chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 46.

Rain Likely

Night: Rain likely. Cloudy, with a low around 37. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Tuesday Dec 2

Rain

Day: A 50 percent chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 44.


About Highlands, NC

Highlands is an incorporated town in Macon County in the U.S. state of North Carolina. Located on a plateau in the southern Appalachian Mountains, within the Nantahala National Forest, it lies mostly in southeastern Macon County and slightly in southwestern Jackson County, in the Highlands and Cashiers Townships, respectively. The permanent population was 1,014 at the 2020 census.

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