Outlook
Dry high pressure will continue seasonal weather today. A weak cold front will cross the area tonight...before a stronger and wetter system affects the region over the weekend. Very cold high pressure will build across the southeast early next week.
THREE DAY GFS FORECAST
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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.
High winds are expected over the weekend and dangerously cold weather is expected next week.
NWS Hazardous Weather Outlook
A strong cold front is expected to push through the region on Sunday with strong and gusty northwest winds supporting rapidly falling temperatures with a flash freeze and accumulating northwest flow snow showers possible. The gusty winds will continue through at least Sunday night with downed trees and powerlines possible. This will likely be the coldest airmass of the season with low temperatures in the single digits and teens Sunday night into Monday morning. These temperatures along with gusty winds could support dangerously cold wind chills in the single digits to below zero.
WEATHER FORECAST MAPS
Forecast maps for 7 am, 1 pm, and 7 pm.
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FRANKLIN AREA FORECAST
Today
Rain, mainly after 3pm. Highs near 45. Winds out of the south 3 to 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Tonight
Rain, mainly before 11pm. Patchy fog between 8pm and 2am. Lows around 40. Winds around 5 mph out of the west before midnight, then becoming light and variable after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Friday
Partly sunny, with a high near 55. Winds around 5 mph out of the northwest becoming calm by midmorning.
Friday Night
A 20 percent chance of rain after 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 40. Light and variable winds.
Saturday
Rain likely before 2pm, then showers, mainly after 2pm. Highs in the lower 50s. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Saturday Night
Rain before 9pm, then showers between 9pm and 4am, then rain likely after 4am. The rain could be heavy at times. Lows near the upper 30s. Chance of precipitation is 100%.
OTTO AREA FORECAST
Today
Rain, mainly after 2pm. Patchy fog between 4pm and 5pm. Highs near 45. Calm winds ealy rising to come out of the southeast around 6 mph by midmorning. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Tonight
Rain, mainly before 11pm. Patchy fog between 8pm and 2am. Lows in the upper 30s. Winds out of the south around 6 mph shifting through the west, then coming out of the northwest after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Friday
Partly sunny, with a high near 55. Winds out of the northwest 3 to 5 mph.
Friday Night
A 20 percent chance of rain after 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 40. Light and variable winds.
Saturday
Rain likely before 2pm, then showers, mainly after 2pm. Highs near the lower 50s. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Saturday Night
Rain before 10pm, then showers between 10pm and 4am, then rain likely after 4am. The rain could be heavy at times. Lows around 40. Chance of precipitation is 100%.
HIGHLANDS PLATEAU FORECAST
Today
Rain likely, mainly after 3pm. Patchy fog after 2pm. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a high near 38. South southwest wind 3 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Tonight
Rain, mainly before 10pm. Patchy fog before 2am. Lows in the mid-to-upper 30s. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Friday
Partly sunny, with a high near 50. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph.
Friday Night
A 20 percent chance of rain after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 40. Light and variable winds before midnight rising to come out of the south around 6 mph after midnight.
Saturday
Rain likely before 2pm, then showers, mainly after 2pm. Highs in the upper 40s. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Saturday Night
Rain before 10pm, then showers between 10pm and 4am, then rain likely after 4am. The rain could be heavy at times. Lows in the upper 30s. Chance of precipitation is 100%.
NANTAHALA AREA FORECAST
Today
A chance of showers before 1pm, then rain and patchy fog after 1pm. Highs in the lower 40s. Winds out of the southwest 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Tonight
Showers, mainly before 1am. Patchy fog. Lows in the upper 30s. Winds out of the southwest around 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Friday
A 20 percent chance of rain before 8am. Partly sunny, with a high near 50. Winds out of the west early, then around 5 mph by midmorning.
Friday Night
A 20 percent chance of showers after 4am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 40. Calm winds before midnight then coming out of the south 5 to 10 mph after midnight.
Saturday
Showers likely, mainly after 1pm. Cloudy, with a high near the lower 50s. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Saturday Night
Showers. Low around freezing. Chance of precipitation is 90%.
Macon County Almanac for January 17, 2019
Highest Temperature 72°F at the Coweeta Experimental Station in 1943
Lowest Temperature -5°F in Franklin in 1982
Greatest Rainfall 3.00 inches in Highlands in 2006
Greatest Snowfall 4.0 inches in Franklin in 1985
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Published at 4:00 am on January 17, 2019
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