Cold for a Cause Final Year Begins TODAY at Noon
10th and FINAL year for Cold For A Cause coming up this weekend (January 11th - 13th)! Come support your community. You may drop off donations (canned goods, clothing, blankets, etc) to Macon County Farm Bureau, located at 1866 Highlands Rd in Franklin NC. [LINK]
Outlook
Cold high-pressure ridging down from Canada will be in control of our weather through Friday evening. Low pressure tracking from Oklahoma early Saturday to North Carolina on Sunday will bring wintry weather across portions of the forecast area this weekend. Drying high pressure will spread back over the region early next week and keep us dry until next 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. A storm system will arrive this weekend and there will be a period of snow and sleet mixed with rain and some snow is expected with little or no accumulation. The Highlands Plateau may receive an inch or so of snow and a little freezing rain that will make driving briefly hazardous. The National Weather Service has issued a Hazardous Weather Outlook and it has been posted below for your convenience.
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Greenville-Spartanburg SC
328 PM EST Thu Jan 10 2019
A low-pressure system will bring precipitation to the area early Saturday morning through at least Sunday. Temperatures should be cold enough for the precipitation to begin as a wintry mix across the mountains and foothills. Across parts of western North Carolina, mainly the northwest Piedmont, foothills, northern mountains, and French Broad River valley, a wintry mix with a trend toward sleet Saturday evening and then freezing rain Sunday morning appears to be the most likely outcome at this time, with some sleet and ice accumulation possible. Outside of those areas, the precipitation will most likely change to rain by Saturday evening. However, there is quite a bit of uncertainty with this system regarding timing, location of wintry precipitation, and precipitation amounts. Further developments will determine where and when a Winter Storm Watch might be issued.
WEATHER FORECAST MAPS
Forecast maps for 7 am, 1 pm, and 7 pm.
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FRANKLIN AREA FORECAST
Today
Sunny, with highs in the upper 40s. Calm winds rising to come out of the south around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Tonight
Increasing clouds, with a low around 30. Light winds out of the southeast.
Saturday
A chance of snow and sleet before 4pm, then sleet likely. Cloudy, with a high near 40. Winds out of the southeast around 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. Little or no snow and sleet accumulation expected.
Saturday Night
Rain. Low around freezing. Winds out of the southeast 3 to 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%.
Sunday
Rain likely, mainly before 1pm. Cloudy, with a high near 45. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Sunday Night
A 40 percent chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 35.
OTTO AREA FORECAST
Today
Sunny, with a high near 50. Calm winds in the morning rising to come out of the south 5 to 7 mph in the afternoon.
Tonight
Increasing clouds, with a low around 30. Winds out of the southeast 3 to 6 mph.
Saturday
A chance of snow, freezing rain, and sleet before 2pm, then a chance of snow and sleet between 2pm and 3pm, then sleet likely after 3pm. Cloudy, with highs in the upper 30s. Winds out of the southeast around 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. Little or no ice accumulation expected. New snow and sleet accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Saturday Night
Rain and sleet likely before 7pm, then rain. Low around freezing. Winds out of the southeast 3 to 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%.
Sunday
Rain likely, mainly before 1pm. Cloudy, with a high near 45. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Sunday Night
A 40 percent chance of rain. Cloudy, with a low around 35.
HIGHLANDS PLATEAU FORECAST
Today
Sunny, with a high near 40. Light and variable wind becoming south southwest around 5 mph.
Tonight
Increasing clouds, with lows in the upper 20s. Calm winds rising to come out of the southeast around 6 mph before midnight.
Saturday
Snow and sleet likely, becoming all sleet after 4pm. Cloudy, with a high near freezing. Winds out fo the southeast around 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New snow and sleet accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Saturday Night
Sleet likely before 8pm, then rain. Low around freezing. Winds out of the southeast 6 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%.
Sunday
Rain likely, mainly before 1pm. Cloudy, with highs in the upper 30s. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Sunday Night
A 40 percent chance of rain. Cloudy, with a low around freezing.
NANTAHALA AREA FORECAST
Today
Sunny, with a high near 45. Calm winds.
Tonight
A slight chance of sleet after 2am. Increasing clouds, with a low around 30. Winds out of the southeast wind 3 to 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Saturday
A chance of snow, freezing rain, and sleet before 2pm, then sleet likely between 2pm and 4pm, then rain likely after 4pm. Cloudy, with a high near 35. Winds out of the southeast around 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. Little or no ice accumulation expected. New snow and sleet accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Saturday Night
Rain. Low around freezing. WInds out of the southeast wind around 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%.
Sunday
Rain likely, mainly before 1pm. Cloudy, with a high near 40. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Sunday Night
A 50 percent chance of rain. Cloudy, with a low around freezing.
Macon County Almanac for January 11, 2019
Highest Temperature 74°F at the Coweeta Experimental Station in 1949
Lowest Temperature -14°F in Highlands in 1982
Greatest Rainfall 2.90 inches in Highlands in 1879
Greatest Snowfall 7.0 inches at the Coweeta Experimental Station in 2011
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Published at 2:40 am on January 11, 2019
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