Christmas Parade
The annual Christmas Parade will take place this afternoon in Franklin. It is scheduled to start at 3pm from the town hall, where it will travel down Main Street, turning left onto Porter Street at The Lazy Hiker, then turning left again onto Palmer Street, aka Back Street. The parade will then continue to the Highlands Road, where it will disband.
Outlook
Abundant moisture will cross the region from the west this morning in advance of an approaching cold front. The cold front will pass through the area late today through this evening, with much colder air arriving behind the front. Northwest flow moisture and gusty winds will set up behind the front tonight through Monday and linger into Tuesday. After a brief mid-week dry high pressure, another low-pressure system will arrive from the west late in the week.
Christmas Tree Lighting, Candlelight Service and Lightning
(preview video-- no sound due to technical issues with laptop)
The annual Winter Wonderland began last night with rain moving through late in the afternoon as Winter Wonderland got off to a slow start last night. After the initial rain showers passed, people came out to enjoy the festivities. The event culminated in the lightning of the Christmas Tree at the Gazebo, where children and grandchildren of town employees and town council members joined hands and turned on the lights to the tree. The 32nd annual Candlelight Service and blessing of the Nativity Scene took place immediately thereafter as lightning flashed and thunder rolled. A full video of the tree lighting and candlelight service will be published sometime Monday.
THREE DAY GFS FORECAST
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Weather Hazards
Isolated thunderstorms will continue to be possible early this morning before the cold front moves east of the area by noon.
A strong low-pressure system will pass to our north and move a robust cold front through the area today. In the front`s wake, colder air will return late Sunday into Monday setting up favorable conditions for accumulating northwest flow snow and slippery road conditions across the higher terrain. In addition, gusty winds are also likely from this morning through early Tuesday.
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WEATHER FORECAST MAPS
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FRANKLIN AREA FORECAST Wind Advisory in effect from Dec 1st at 7PM until Dec 3rd at 7AM
Today
Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 10am, then a slight chance of showers between 10am and noon. Patchy fog before 8am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 60. Light winds out of the southwest increasing and shifting to come out of the west 10 to 15 mph by midmorning. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Tonight
A slight chance of rain showers before midnight, then a chance of rain and snow showers between midnight and 3am, then a chance of snow showers after 3am. Increasing clouds, with lows around 30. Winds out of the northwest around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.
Monday
A chance of snow showers before 10am, then a chance of rain and snow showers between 10am and noon, then a slight chance of rain showers after noon. Partly sunny, with highs in the lower 40s. Winds out of the northwest 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with lows in the mid-20s. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with highs in the lower 50s.
Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy, with lows in the upper 20s.
OTTO AREA FORECAST Wind Advisory in effect from Dec 1st at 7PM until Dec 3rd at 7AM
Today
Showers and possibly a thunderstorm before 11am, then a slight chance of showers. Patchy fog in the morning. Highs in the upper 50s. Winds out of the west 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Tonight
A slight chance of rain showers before midnight, then a chance of rain and snow showers between midnight and 3am, then a chance of snow showers after 3am. Mostly cloudy, with lows around freezing. Winds out of the northwest around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.
Monday
A chance of rain and snow showers before noon, then a slight chance of rain showers between noon and 2pm. Mostly sunny, with highs in the lower 40s. Winds out of the northwest 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with lows in the mid-20s. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with highs in the lower 50s.
Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy, with lows around freezing.
HIGHLANDS PLATEAU FORECAST Wind Advisory in effect from Dec 1st at 7PM until Dec 3rd at 7AM
Today
Showers and possibly a thunderstorm before 11am, then a slight chance of showers. Some of the storms could produce heavy rainfall. Patchy fog in the morning. Temperatures falling from the mid-to-upper 40s at 6am to the lower 40s by 5pm. Winds out of the west15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Tonight
A slight chance of rain and snow showers between 10pm and 11pm, then a chance of snow showers. Increasing clouds, with lows in the mid-20s. Winds out of the northwest 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.
Monday
A 30 percent chance of snow showers, mainly before 9am. Mostly sunny, with highs near freezing. Winds out of the northwest 20 to 30 mph, with gusts as high as 50 mph. Little or no snow accumulation expected.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with lows in the mid-20s. Winds out of the northwest 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 40.
Tuesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 30.
NANTAHALA AREA FORECAST Wind Advisory in effect from Dec 1st at 7PM until Dec 3rd at 7AM
Today
Showers and possibly a thunderstorm before 10am, then a slight chance of showers. Some of the storms could produce heavy rainfall. Patchy fog in the morning. Temperatures falling to around 45 by 5pm. Winds out of the southwest 15 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Tonight
A chance of rain showers before 10pm, then a chance of rain and snow showers between 10pm and midnight, then snow showers likely after midnight. Increasing clouds, with lows in the upper 20s. Winds out of the northwest 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Monday
Snow showers likely, mainly before 9am. Mostly cloudy, with highs in the mid-30s. Winds out of the northwest 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New snow accumulation of less than a half-inch possible.
Monday Night
A 20 percent chance of snow showers before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with lows in the mid-20s. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Tuesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 45.
Tuesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with lows in the upper 20s.
Published at 5:10am on December 1, 2019
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