Highlands, NC Current Weather Conditions

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▼Current Conditions — Highlands, NC

MACON/FRANKLIN (K1A5)

Partly Cloudy

78.3 F

Humidity:	33%
Wind Speed:	0.0 mph
Barometer:	in
Dewpoint:	46.6 F
Visibility:	10.00 mi
Precip:	--
Heat Index:	77.4 F
Wind Chill:	NA

Apr 26 2026, 03:35 PM EDT

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▼Hourly Observation History — Highlands, NC

Time	Wind (mph)	Vis (mi)	Weather	Precip (in)	Temperature (F)		Relative Humidity	Wind Chill (F)	Heat Index (F)	Pressure
Time	Wind (mph)	Vis (mi)	Weather	Precip (in)	Air	Dwpt	Relative Humidity	Wind Chill (F)	Heat Index (F)	altimeter (in)	sea level (mb)
03:35 PM EDT	0.0	10.00	Partly Cloudy	--	78.3	46.6	33%	NA	77.4		M
03:15 PM EDT	0.0	10.00	Partly Cloudy	--	78.8	46.0	31%	NA	77.9		M
02:55 PM EDT	0.0	10.00	Mostly Cloudy	--	77.9	45.3	32%	NA	76.8		M
02:35 PM EDT	SW 3.4	10.00	Clear	--	77.4		%	NA	NA		M
02:15 PM EDT	3.4	10.00	Clear	--	76.3		%	NA	NA		M
01:55 PM EDT	3.4	10.00	Partly Cloudy	--	76.5	48.9	38%	NA	75.6		M
01:35 PM EDT	3.4	10.00	Partly Cloudy	--	75.4	51.1	43%	NA	74.7		M
01:15 PM EDT	3.4	10.00	Clear	--	74.3	51.8	45%	NA	73.6		M
12:55 PM EDT	NW 3.4	10.00	Clear	--	72.7	52.9	50%	NA	72.0		M
12:35 PM EDT	3.4	10.00	Clear	--	72.1	54.5	54%	NA	71.6		M
12:15 PM EDT	3.4	10.00	Clear	--	70.7	54.7	57%	NA	70.2		M
11:55 AM EDT	3.4	10.00	Clear	--	70.2	56.5	62%	NA	69.8		M
11:35 AM EDT	4.6	10.00	Clear	--	68.4	56.7	66%	NA	NA		M
11:15 AM EDT	0.0	10.00	NULL	--	66.4	56.3	70%	NA	NA		M
10:55 AM EDT	NW 4.7	10.00	Clear	--	65.5	57.0	74%	NA	NA		M
10:35 AM EDT	W 3.4	10.00	Partly Cloudy	--	64.2	56.3	75%	NA	NA		M
09:55 AM EDT	W 4.7	10.00	Mostly Cloudy	--	61.9	56.7	83%	NA	NA		M
09:35 AM EDT	3.4	10.00	Cloudy	--	61.9	56.8	84%	NA	NA		M
09:15 AM EDT	W 4.6	10.00	NULL	--	61.2	57.0	86%	NA	NA		M
08:55 AM EDT	0.0	10.00	Mostly Cloudy	--	60.4	57.4	90%	NA	NA		M
08:35 AM EDT	0.0	10.00	Mostly Cloudy	--	59.9	57.4	91%	NA	NA		M
08:15 AM EDT	0.0	10.00	Cloudy	--	59.0	57.2	94%	NA	NA		M
07:55 AM EDT	0.0	10.00	Cloudy	--	58.3	57.4	97%	NA	NA		M
07:35 AM EDT	0.0	7.00	Cloudy	--	57.9	57.2	97%	NA	NA		M
07:15 AM EDT	0.0	7.00	Cloudy	--	57.6	57.0	98%	NA	NA		M
06:55 AM EDT	0.0	10.00	Cloudy	--	58.1	57.4	97%	NA	NA		M
06:35 AM EDT	0.0	7.00	Cloudy	--	58.1	57.4	97%	NA	NA		M
06:15 AM EDT	0.0	7.00	Cloudy	--	58.1	57.4	97%	NA	NA		M
05:55 AM EDT	0.0	7.00	Cloudy	--	58.1	57.6	98%	NA	NA		M
05:35 AM EDT	0.0	10.00	Cloudy	--	58.1	57.4	97%	NA	NA		M
05:15 AM EDT	0.0	10.00	Cloudy	--	57.7	57.2	98%	NA	NA		M
04:55 AM EDT	0.0	7.00	Cloudy	--	57.9	57.2	97%	NA	NA		M
04:35 AM EDT	0.0	10.00	Cloudy	--	57.6	57.2	99%	NA	NA		M
04:15 AM EDT	0.0	7.00	Cloudy	--	57.6	57.2	99%	NA	NA		M
03:55 AM EDT	W 3.4	10.00	Cloudy	--	57.4	57.0	99%	NA	NA		M
03:35 AM EDT	0.0	10.00	Cloudy	--	57.4	57.2	99%	NA	NA		M
03:15 AM EDT	W 3.4	5.00	Fog/Mist	--	57.4	56.8	98%	NA	NA		M
02:55 AM EDT	0.0	4.00	Fog/Mist	--	57.2	56.5	97%	NA	NA		M
02:35 AM EDT	0.0	5.00	Fog/Mist	--	57.2	56.7	98%	NA	NA		M
02:15 AM EDT	0.0	2.50	Fog/Mist	--	56.7	56.3	99%	NA	NA		M
01:55 AM EDT	0.0	7.00	Partly Cloudy	--	57.2	56.5	97%	NA	NA		M
01:35 AM EDT	0.0	10.00	Mostly Cloudy	--	58.3	57.7	98%	NA	NA		M
01:15 AM EDT	3.4	10.00	Cloudy	--	58.6	58.1	98%	NA	NA		M
12:55 AM EDT	3.4	10.00	Cloudy	--	58.5	58.1	99%	NA	NA		M
12:35 AM EDT	0.0	7.00	Cloudy	--	58.5	58.1	99%	NA	NA		M
12:15 AM EDT	0.0	7.00	Cloudy	--	58.8	58.3	98%	NA	NA		M
11:55 PM EDT	0.0	5.00	Fog/Mist	--	58.5	58.1	99%	NA	NA		M
11:35 PM EDT	0.0	3.00	Fog/Mist	--	58.1	57.6	98%	NA	NA		M
11:15 PM EDT	0.0	5.00	Fog/Mist	--	58.1	57.7	99%	NA	NA		M
10:55 PM EDT	0.0	7.00	Cloudy	--	58.3	58.1	99%	NA	NA		M
10:35 PM EDT	0.0	7.00	Cloudy	--	59.0	58.5	98%	NA	NA		M
10:15 PM EDT	0.0	7.00	Cloudy	--	59.2	59.0	99%	NA	NA		M
09:55 PM EDT	0.0	0.75	Fog/Mist	--	58.3	57.7	98%	NA	NA		M
09:35 PM EDT	0.0	1.00	Fog/Mist	--	58.8	58.5	99%	NA	NA		M
09:15 PM EDT	0.0	2.50	Fog/Mist	--	59.9	59.4	98%	NA	NA		M
08:55 PM EDT	0.0	2.00	Fog/Mist	--	59.7	59.0	97%	NA	NA		M
08:35 PM EDT	W 3.4	7.00	Cloudy	--	61.0	60.4	98%	NA	NA		M
08:15 PM EDT	0.0	4.00	Fog/Mist	--	60.8	60.1	97%	NA	NA		M
07:55 PM EDT	0.0	7.00	Mostly Cloudy	--	61.3	60.4	97%	NA	NA		M
07:35 PM EDT	0.0	10.00	Mostly Cloudy	--	62.6	60.8	94%	NA	NA		M
07:15 PM EDT	0.0	10.00	Mostly Cloudy	--	63.7	59.9	88%	NA	NA		M
06:55 PM EDT	0.0	10.00	Cloudy	--	64.4	60.1	86%	NA	NA		M
06:35 PM EDT	0.0	10.00	Cloudy	--	63.9	60.3	88%	NA	NA		M
06:15 PM EDT	0.0	10.00	Cloudy	--	63.5	60.3	89%	NA	NA		M
05:55 PM EDT	0.0	10.00	Cloudy	--	63.5	60.4	90%	NA	NA		M
05:35 PM EDT	0.0	10.00	Light Drizzle	--	63.0	60.1	90%	NA	NA		M
05:15 PM EDT	0.0	10.00	Cloudy	--	63.1	61.2	93%	NA	NA		M
04:55 PM EDT	3.4	10.00	Light Rain	00.02	62.8	61.2	94%	NA	NA		M
04:35 PM EDT	0.0	7.00	Drizzle	--	62.4	61.0	95%	NA	NA		M
04:15 PM EDT	0.0	7.00	Light Rain	--	62.2	60.6	94%	NA	NA		M
03:55 PM EDT	0.0	5.00	Light Rain	00.06	62.1	60.4	94%	NA	NA		M
03:35 PM EDT	0.0	5.00	Light Rain	--	61.7	59.9	94%	NA	NA		M