Outlook
Cold high pressure will keep temperatures well below average before milder conditions materialize by mid-week in advance of the next precipitation chances Wednesday and Thursday. Expect very chilly weather 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. Heavy rainfall is expected to arrive Wednesday and last through Thursday morning.
NWS Hazardous Weather Outlook
A light, wintry mix of precipitation may develop late Tuesday night into Wednesday morning before the precipitation changes over to rain during the day on Wednesday. A light glaze of ice will be possible at locations along and north of the North Carolina line, especially across the southern mountains and the Interstate 40 corridor.
Locally heavy rainfall will then be possible Wednesday afternoon through Thursday morning. Rainfall totals of 1 to 2 inches, with spotty 3 inch amounts in the mountains, may produce isolated stream and river flooding in the region by Wednesday night.
WEATHER FORECAST MAPS
Forecast maps for 7 am, 1 pm, and 7 pm.
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FRANKLIN AREA FORECAST
Today
Sunny, with a high near 45. Winds out of the southeast around 5 mph.
Tonight
A slight chance of rain before 10pm, then a chance of rain or freezing rain between 10pm and midnight, then a chance of rain after midnight. Increasing clouds, with a low around freezing. Winds out of the southeast around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Wednesday
Rain, mainly before 2pm, then showers after 2pm. High near 50. Winds out of the south around 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Wednesday Night
Showers before 1am, then rain, mainly after 1am. Low around 35. Winds out of the south around 5 mph becoming calm. Chance of precipitation is 100%.
Thursday
A chance of rain and snow before 11am, then a slight chance of rain between 11am and noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near the low-to-mid 40s. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 25.
OTTO AREA FORECAST
Today
Sunny, with a high near the lower 40s. Winds out of the southeast wind 3 to 6 mph.
Tonight
A chance of rain or freezing rain before 1am, then rain likely. Increasing clouds, with a low around 30. Winds out of the east around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. Little or no ice accumulation expected.
Wednesday
Rain, mainly before 2pm, then showers after 2pm. Highs near the upper 40s. Winds out of the south around 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Wednesday Night
Showers before midnight, then rain, mainly after midnight. Lows around the mid-to-upper 30s. Winds out of the southeast around mph becoming calm by midmorning. Chance of precipitation is 100%.
Thursday
A chance of rain and snow before 11am, then a slight chance of rain between 11am and noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 45. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 25.
HIGHLANDS PLATEAU FORECAST
Today
Sunny, with a high near 35. Winds out of the southeast around 5 to 10 mph.
Tonight
A chance of freezing rain before midnight, then a chance of rain or freezing rain between midnight and 1am, then rain likely after 1am. Increasing clouds, with a low in the upper 20s. Winds out of the southeast 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New ice accumulation of less than a 0.1 of an inch possible.
Wednesday
Rain, mainly before 2pm, then showers after 2pm. Highs near the mid-to-upper 40s. Winds out of the south 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Wednesday Night
Showers before midnight, then rain, mainly after midnight. Low around 35. Winds out of the south 10 to 15 mph before midnight shifting to come out of the northwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%.
Thursday
A chance of rain and snow before 9am, then a chance of snow between 9am and noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 40. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around the low-to-mid 20s.
NANTAHALA AREA FORECAST
Today
Sunny, with a high near 40. Winds out of the southeast around 5 to 10 mph.
Tonight
A 50 percent chance of rain, mainly after midnight. Increasing clouds, with a low around freezing. Winds out of the southeast 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Wednesday
Rain, mainly before 2pm, then showers after 2pm. High near 50. Winds out of the south 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Wednesday Night
Rain showers before 5am, then rain and snow showers likely. Low around freezing. Winds out of the south 5 to 10 mph before midnight shifting to come out of the northwest after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 100%.
Thursday
A chance of rain and snow before 8am, then a chance of snow between 8am and noon. Partly sunny, with a high near the mid-to-upper 30s. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with lows in the lower 20s.
Macon County Almanac for January 22, 2019
Highest Temperature 70°F in Franklin in 1967
Lowest Temperature -13°F at the Coweeta Experimental Station in 1985
Greatest Rainfall 4.07 inches at the Coweeta Experimental Station in 1959
Greatest Snowfall 9.0 inches at the Coweeta Experimental Station in 1987
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Published at 12:10 am on January 22, 2019
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