Outlook
Colder air and widespread precipitation will move over the area late today and linger through Saturday. Skies will clear by early Sunday, with another cold front approaching the forecast area late Sunday and moving through early Monday. Broad and dry high pressure will then build in and persist through the end of the work week.
Tree Lighting and Candlelight Service in Franklin
The annual tree lighting ceremony will take place at the gazebo on Iotla Street at 7:00 pm Saturday Night (November 24th). It will be followed by a Candlelight Service at the Nativity Scene located at Speakers Corner next to the county courthouse.
THREE DAY GFS FORECAST
Testing a new feature that shows a forecast of precipitation, air pressure and thickness level (cold-air damming) for three days in six-hour increments.
Green, Yellow, and Red indicate rain. Orange and Purple Indicate Freezing Rain or other freezing precipitation. Blue indicates snow.
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Weather Hazards
Hazardous weather is not anticipated today.
WEATHER FORECAST MAPS
Forecast maps for 7 am, 1 pm, and 7 pm.
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FRANKLIN AREA FORECAST
Today
Increasing clouds, with a high near 50. Winds out of the southeast 3 to 6 mph.
Tonight
Rain, mainly after 11pm. Patchy fog after 11pm. Low in the upper 30s. South wind 5 to 10 mph shifting to come out of the northwest in the evening. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts between a half and three-quarters of an inch possible.
Saturday
Rain likely, mainly before 1pm. Patchy fog before 8am. Otherwise, cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 55. Calm wind rising coming out of the west around 6 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 35. Winds out of the northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Sunday
A 20 percent chance of rain after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 60.
Sunday Night
Showers likely, mainly between 8pm and 3am. Mostly cloudy, with a low in the upper 30s. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
OTTO AREA FORECAST
Today
A 20 percent chance of rain after 4pm. Partly sunny, with a high in the upper 40s. Winds out of the southeast 5 to 7 mph.
Tonight
Rain, mainly after 10pm. Patchy fog after 10pm. Low in the upper 30s. Winds out of the northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light and variable after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New precipitation amounts between three-quarters and one inch possible.
Saturday
Rain likely, mainly before 1pm. Patchy fog before 8am. Otherwise, cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 55. Calm winds rising out of the west 6 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 35. Northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Sunday
A 20 percent chance of rain after 11am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 60.
Sunday Night
Showers likely, mainly between 8pm and 5am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 40. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
HIGHLANDS PLATEAU FORECAST
Friday
A 20 percent chance of rain after 3pm. Increasing clouds, with a high in the upper 30s. Winds out of the southeast around 10 mph.
Friday Night
Rain, mainly after 10pm. Patchy fog after 9pm. Low around 35. South southeast wind 8 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New precipitation amounts between 1 and 2 inches possible.
Saturday
Rain likely, mainly before 1pm. Patchy fog before 8am. Otherwise, cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 50. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph shifting to come out of the northwest in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with a low in the upper 30s. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Sunday
A 30 percent chance of rain, mainly after 5pm. Mostly sunny, with a high in the upper 50s.
Sunday Night
A chance of rain before 7pm, then showers likely, mainly after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 35. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
NANTAHALA AREA FORECAST
Today
Mostly sunny, with a high near 45. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Tonight
Rain, mainly after 11pm. Patchy fog before 10pm, then patchy fog after 11pm. Low in the upper 30s. Winds out of the southeast 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New precipitation amounts between a half and three-quarters of an inch possible.
Saturday
Rain likely, mainly before 1pm. Patchy fog before 8am. Otherwise, cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high in the lower 50s. Winds out of the southwest 5 to 10 mph shifting to come out of the northwest in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with a low in the upper 30s. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph becoming light and variable after midnight.
Sunday
A 20 percent chance of rain after noon. Mostly sunny, with a high in the upper 50s.
Sunday Night
Showers likely, mainly after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 35. Chance of precipitation is 70%
Macon County Almanac for November 23, 2018
Highest Temperature 76°F in Franklin in 1973
Lowest Temperature 12°F in Franklin in 1976
Greatest Rainfall 2.91 inches at the Coweeta Experimental Station in 1992
Greatest Snowfall 4.5 inches in Highlands on Nov 22, 1975
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Published at 2:50 am on November 23, 2018
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