Cold for a Cause Final Year
10th and FINAL year for Cold For A Cause coming up next weekend (January 11th - 13th)! Come support your community. You may begin dropping off donations (canned goods, clothing, blankets, etc) to Macon County Farm Bureau, located at 1866 Highlands Rd in Franklin NC this morning. [LINK]
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Outlook
Mild and mainly dry high pressure will remain across the region through Tuesday. A weak cold front will cross the area from the west Tuesday night, ushering in another large area of dry, and much cooler, high pressure that will linger through the end of the week. A possible wintry event may occur over the weekend.
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
Hazardous weather is not expected today.
**Hazardous Weather Outlook**
National Weather Service Greenville-Spartanburg SC
455 AM EST Mon Jan 7 2019
This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for western North Carolina.
.DAY ONE...Today and tonight.
Hazardous weather is not expected at this time.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Tuesday through Sunday.
Very gusty northwest winds with gusts up to 55 mph, mainly across the higher elevations, will be possible behind a departing cold front Tuesday night into Wednesday. In addition, cold temperatures combined with the winds could lead to wind chill values as low as 10 below zero, mainly across the higher elevations. Light snow showers will also be possible across the higher elevations along and near the Tennessee border.
A low-pressure system will bring precipitation to the area Friday night through Sunday. Temperatures may be cold enough for the precipitation to fall as snow or a wintry mix. However, there is quite a bit of uncertainty with this system regarding timing, the location of wintry precipitation, and precipitation amounts.
WEATHER FORECAST MAPS
Forecast maps for 7 am, 1 pm, and 7 pm.
[click on any image in this article to enlarge]
FRANKLIN AREA FORECAST
Today
Areas of fog before 10am. Otherwise, partly sunny, with highs in the upper 50s. Calm winds early rising to come out of the south 5 to 10 mph before midmorning.
Tonight
Mostly cloudy, with lows in the lower 40s. Winds out of the southeast 3 to 6 mph.
Tuesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 60. Light winds out of the southwest shifting to come out of the west 5 to 10 mph in the morning.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around freezing. Winds out of the northwest around 10 mph.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 45.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low in the lower 20s.
OTTO AREA FORECAST
Today
Areas of fog before 10am. Otherwise, partly sunny, with a high near 55. Winds out of the southeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Tonight
A slight chance of rain between 1am and 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 45. Winds out of the southwest 3 to 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Tuesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 60. Light winds out of the west early increasing to 5 to 10 mph by midmorning.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around freezing. Winds out of the northwest around 10 mph.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 45.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low in the lower 20s.
HIGHLANDS PLATEAU FORECAST
Today
Mostly sunny, with a high near the upper 40s. Winds out of the south 5 to 10 mph.
Tonight
Patchy fog between 9pm and 1am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 40. Winds out of the south 5 to 10 mph before midnight shifting to come out of the southwest after midnight.
Tuesday
Partly sunny, with highs in the lower 50s. Winds out of the west 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 30. Winds out of the northwest 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Wednesday
Sunny, with highs in the upper 30s.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 20.
NANTAHALA AREA FORECAST
Today
Mostly sunny, with highs in the lower 50s. Winds out of the southeast 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Tonight
A 20 percent chance of rain after 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with lows in the lower 40s. Winds out of the south 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Tuesday
A 20 percent chance of rain before noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 55. Winds out of the w 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 30. Winds out of the northwest 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 35.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 20.
Macon County Almanac for January 7, 2019
Highest Temperature 70°F in Franklin in 1890
Lowest Temperature -9°F in Highlands in 2014
Greatest Rainfall 3.11 inches in Highlands in 1946
Greatest Snowfall 8.0 inches in Highlands in 1988
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Published at 3:00 am on January 7, 2019
Edited Hazardous Weather Outlook at 4:56 am
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