SCHOOL ANNOUNCEMENTS FOR DECEMBER 12th
Macon County
Highlands School will be on a two-hour delay with limited bus service.
Jackson County
Blue Ridge School and BREC will be closed with an optional teacher workday.
All other schools (Smoky Mountain District) will be on a two-hour delay with no buses on icy roads.
Winter Storm Recovery
As of 2 am, Duke Energy had restored electrical service to all customers and Haywood EMC had 192 customers without service.
Outlook
Surface high pressure will allow for dry conditions to continue today, with rain chances increasing tonight as a developing low pressure is expected to bring widespread rainfall to the region through Saturday. Minor flooding is possible. Dry conditions return on Sunday and will continue into early next week.
THREE DAY GFS FORECAST
This animated image 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
Black Ice could form on area roadways. Be careful on your morning commute.
A strong low-pressure system will cross the region Friday through early Sunday. Heavy rain will be possible with this system, impacting locations with poor drainage and where soil moisture levels are already high due to the recent rainfall and snowmelt. This setup may lead to flooding along both main stem rivers and smaller rivers and streams Friday afternoon through the weekend. Driving may be hazardous on area roadways where rainwater ponds on the roads or where runoff crosses the roads.
WEATHER FORECAST MAPS
Forecast maps for 7 am, 1 pm, and 7 pm.
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FRANKLIN AREA FORECAST
Today
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 50. Calm wind becoming south southeast around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Tonight
Showers likely, mainly after 4am. Cloudy, with a low in the upper 30s. Light winds out of the southeast. Chance of rain is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Friday
Showers. High in the lower 50s. Winds out of the south 3 to 5 mph. Chance of rain is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three-quarters of an inch possible.
Friday Night
Showers. Low in the low-to-mid 40s. Winds out of the east around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening. Chance of rain is 80%.
Saturday
Showers likely, mainly between 10am and 2pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 55. Chance of rain is 60%.
Saturday Night
A 40 percent chance of showers before 4am. Mostly cloudy, with a low in the upper 30s.
OTTO AREA FORECAST
Today
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 50. Calm winds becoming southeast around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Tonight
Showers likely, mainly after 3am. Cloudy, with a low around 40. Winds out of the southeast around 5 mph. Chance of rain is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Friday
Showers. High near 50. Light winds out of the southeast. Chance of rain is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three-quarters of an inch possible.
Friday Night
Showers. Low around 45. Winds out of the east around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening. Chance of rain is 80%.
Saturday
Showers likely, mainly between 9am and 3pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high in the lower 50s. Chance of rain is 60%.
Saturday Night
A 40 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low in the upper 30s.
HIGHLANDS PLATEAU FORECAST
Today
Mostly cloudy, with a high in the low-to-mid 40s. Light and variable winds becoming southeast 5 to 10 mph in the morning.
Tonight
Showers likely, mainly after 2am. Cloudy, with a low in the mid-to-upper 30s. Winds out of the southeast 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of rain is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Friday
Showers. Highs in the upper 40s. Winds out of the southeast 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of rain is 90%. New rainfall amounts between three quarters and one inch possible.
Friday Night
Showers. Lows in the lower 40s. Winds out of the southeast 5 to 10 mph becoming light southeast after midnight. Chance of rain is 80%.
Saturday
Showers likely, mainly before 4pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 45. Chance of rain is 60%.
Saturday Night
A 40 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low in the mid-to-upper 30s.
NANTAHALA AREA FORECAST
Today
Mostly cloudy, with a high in the upper 40s. Winds out of the southeast 5 to 10 mph.
Tonight
Showers likely, mainly after 4am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 40. Winds out of the southeast 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Friday
Showers. Highs in the low-to-mid 50s. Winds out of the southeast around 10 mph. Chance of rain is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three-quarters of an inch expected.
Friday Night
Showers. Lows in the low-to-mid 40s. Winds out of the southeast 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain is 80%.
Saturday
Showers likely, mainly before 4pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 50. Chance of rain is 60%.
Saturday Night
A 40 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low in the upper 30s.
Macon County Almanac for December 13, 2018
Highest Temperature 74°F at the Coweeta Experimental Station in 2007
Lowest Temperature -11°F at the Coweeta Experimental Station in 1962
Greatest Rainfall 2.75 inches in Highlands in 1931
Greatest Snowfall 4.1 inches in Franklin in 1945
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Published at 2:05 am on December 13, 2018
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