Outlook
Dry and warm high pressure will persist over the region today. A weak cold front will cross the area from the northwest Monday night, but with limited shower chances. Dry and warm high pressure will return for the rest of the week and into 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.
**Note** A Tropical Weather Outlook section has been added to the daily weather briefing for the Atlantic Hurricane Season, and since those tend to run long when there is activity, that section has been added between the daily forecasts for the four regions of the county and the almanac section so people can get to their daily forecasts with minimal interference.
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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
Areas of fog before 8am. Otherwise, cloudy through midmorning, then gradual clearing, with a high in the low-to-mid 80s. Calm winds in the morning increasing to come out of the south around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Tonight
Patchy fog after 3am. Otherwise, increasing clouds, with a low in the mid-50s. Calm winds.
Monday
Areas of fog before 8am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy through midmorning, then becoming sunny, with a high in the mid-80s. Calm winds in the morning increasing to come out of the northwest around 6 mph in the afternoon.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 60. Light winds out of the northwest.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high in the low-to-mid 80s.
Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low in the mid-50s.
OTTO AREA FORECAST
Today
Areas of fog before 8am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy through midmorning, then gradual clearing, with a high in the lower 80s. Calm winds in the morning increasing to come out of the south around 6 mph in the afternoon.
Tonight
Patchy fog after 3am. Otherwise, mostly clear, with a low in the mid-50s. Light winds out of the south.
Monday
Areas of fog before 8am. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with a high in the low-to-mid 80s. Calm winds in the morning increasing to come out of the northwest around 6 mph in the afternoon.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 60. Light winds out of the northwest.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high in the lower 80s.
Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low in the mid-50s.
HIGHLANDS PLATEAU FORECAST
Today
Sunny, with a high near 70. Light and variable winds increasing and shifting to come out of the south 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon.
Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low in the mid-50s. Winds out of the south wind around 6 mph shifting to come out of the west after midnight.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high in the low-to-mid 70s. Winds out of the west 5 to 10 mph.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low in the upper 50s. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high in the lower 70s.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low in the mid-50s.
NANTAHALA AREA FORECAST
Today
Patchy fog before 8am. Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 80. Calm winds in the morning increasing to come out of the southwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low in the mid-50s. Light winds out of the south.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 80. Calm winds increasing to come out of the west 5 to 10 mph by midmorning.
Monday Night
A slight chance of showers after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low in the upper 50s. Light winds out of the northwest. Chance of rain is 20%.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high in the mid-to-upper 70s.
Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low in the mid-50s.
TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK Things are starting to heat up
(video from Levi Cowan of Tropical Tidbits and Mark Sudduth of HurricaneTrack.com have been added to this segment below the tropical outlook and will remain as long as they cover this storm)
Tropical Weather Outlook
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL
200 AM EDT Sun Sep 22 2019
For the North Atlantic...Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico:
The National Hurricane Center is issuing advisories on Tropical Storm Jerry, located several hundred miles south of Bermuda.
1. Satellite, radar and surface data indicate that the area of low pressure located just north of Tobago in the Windward Islands is becoming better organized and is producing winds to near tropical storm force in the eastern portion of the system. Further development of this disturbance is expected over the next couple of days, and a tropical depression or tropical storm will likely form while it moves west-northwestward and then northwestward at 10 to 15 mph across the Windward Islands and over the eastern Caribbean Sea. The system is then expected to turn northward, moving near Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands on Tuesday. Heavy rainfall and strong gusty winds are likely over much of the Leeward and Windward Islands during the next couple of days and will spread across Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands by Monday night or Tuesday. Interests across the eastern Caribbean should monitor the progress of this low, and tropical storm watches and warnings will likely be required for portions of the Leeward Islands and Puerto Rico later today. An Air Force Hurricane Hunter is scheduled to investigate the system this afternoon.
* Formation chance through 48 hours...high...80 percent.
* Formation chance through 5 days...high...80 percent.
2. A strong tropical wave along the west coast of Africa is already producing thunderstorm activity that is showing some signs of organization. Environmental conditions are conducive for further development, and a tropical depression or tropical storm is expected to form on Monday or Tuesday while it moves westward to west-northwestward across the eastern tropical Atlantic at 15 to 20 mph.
* Formation chance through 48 hours...high...70 percent.
* Formation chance through 5 days...high...90 percent.
Weather Extremes for Macon County for the month of September
Data available from 1872 to 2018
Highest Temperature 98°F in Franklin on 09-04-1975
Lowest Temperature 27°F in Franklin on 09-30-1967
Greatest Rainfall 11.87 inches in Highlands on 09-27-1964
Greatest Snowfall no measurable snowfall has been recorded since records started being kept in 1873
Weather Extremes for North Carolina for the month of September
Data available from 1870 to 2018
Highest Temperature 109°F Weldon, Halifax County 09-07-1954
Lowest Temperature 23°F Marion, McDowell County 09-28-2000
Greatest One-Day Rainfall 19.30 in Southport, Brunswick County 09-16-1999
Monthly Averages
Warmest Weather Station 75.4°F Morehead City, Carteret County
Coldest Weather Station 55.0°F Mount Mitchell, Yancey County
Wettest Weather Station 8.93 in Southport, Brunswick County
Driest Weather Station 2.94 in Marshall, Madison County
Published at 3:33am on September 22, 2019
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