Outlook
A broad area of dry Canadian high pressure over the Eastern States today will move out over the Atlantic tonight and Friday. A weak disturbance will bring showers on Friday before a cold front approaches the forecast area from the west early Sunday. Expect showers and a few storms on Sunday, then the front moves off to the east Sunday night. High pressure moving in Monday will moderate temperatures through the middle of the 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
Hazardous weather is not anticipated today. Periods of heavy rain and potentially strong thunderstorms are expected this Friday into the weekend.
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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 50. Light and variable winds.
Tonight
Increasing clouds, with a low around 35. Light and variable winds.
Friday
Rain, mainly after 9am. Highs in the upper 50s. Winds out of the southeast around 5 mph becoming light and variable in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts between a half and three-quarters of an inch possible.
Friday Night
Rain, mainly before 10pm. Lows in the lower 40s. Calm winds. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Saturday
Showers likely, mainly after 3pm. Cloudy, with a high near 55. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Saturday Night
Showers. Lows in the lower 50s. Chance of precipitation is 90%.
OTTO AREA FORECAST
Today
Sunny, with a high in the lower 50s. Calm winds in the morning shifting to come out of the southwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Tonight
A 20 percent chance of rain after 4am. Increasing clouds, with a low around 35. Light and variable winds.
Friday
Rain, mainly after 9am. Highs near the upper 40s. Light and variable winds shifting to come out of the southeast around 5 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts between a half and three-quarters of an inch possible.
Friday Night
Rain likely, mainly before 10pm. Cloudy, with a low in the lower 40s. Calm winds. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Saturday
Showers likely, mainly after 1pm. Cloudy, with a high near 55. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Saturday Night
Showers before 1am, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm between 1am and 3am, then showers after 3am. Some of the storms could produce heavy rainfall. Lows in the lower 50s. Chance of precipitation is 90%.
HIGHLANDS PLATEAU FORECAST
Today
Sunny, with a high in the low-to-mid 40s. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph shifting to come out of the southwest in the afternoon.
Tonight
A 20 percent chance of rain after 4am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around freezing. Winds out of the southwest 5 to 10 mph.
Friday
Rain, mainly after 9am. High near 45. Winds out of the southwest 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts between a half and three-quarters of an inch possible.
Friday Night
Rain, mainly before 10pm. Low around 40. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Saturday
Showers likely, mainly after 1pm. Cloudy, with a high near 50. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Saturday Night
Showers. The rain could be heavy at times. Low around 50. Chance of precipitation is 90%.
NANTAHALA AREA FORECAST
Today
Sunny, with a high near 45. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph shifting to come out of the southwest in the afternoon.
Tonight
A 20 percent chance of rain after 4am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 35. Winds out of the southwest 5 to 10 mph.
Friday
Rain, mainly after 9am. High near 45. Winds out of the southwest around 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts between three quarters and one inch possible.
Friday Night
Rain, mainly before 11pm. Low around 42. Winds out of the southwest 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Saturday
Showers likely, mainly after 4pm. Cloudy, with a high in the lower 50s. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Saturday Night
Showers before midnight, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm between midnight and 4am, then showers after 4am. Some of the storms could produce heavy rainfall. Lows around 50. Chance of precipitation is 90%.
Macon County Almanac for March 07, 2019
Highest Temperature 81°F in Franklin in 1974
Lowest Temperature -7°F in Highlands in 1899
Greatest Rainfall 3.13 inches at the Coweeta Experimental Station in 1967
Greatest Snowfall 2.0 inches in Highlands in 1914
Weather Extremes for Macon County for the month of March
Data available from 1873 to 2018
Highest Temperature 86°F at the Coweeta Experimental Station on 03-15-1967
Lowest Temperature -7°F in Highlands on 03-07-1899
Greatest Rainfall 6.43 inches in Highlands on 03-29-1898
Greatest Snowfall 25.5 inches at the Coweeta Experimental Station on 03-13-1993
Published at 4:10 am on March 07, 2019
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