Outlook
Moist flow over a cool wedge of high pressure will make for a chilly, rainy day today. A cold front will cross the area tonight bringing in drier air. Seasonally cool and dry conditions will persist over the weekend. A wintry mix may be possible, but no accumulations are expected.
Public Safety Log
Today's log is available and will be updated as needed. [LINK]
Yesterday's log is also online. [LINK]
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
Heavy rainfall will continue today, with isolated flooding possible in locations with poor drainage. Please be careful on the roadways as hydroplaning will be possible for those who insist on driving too fast for conditions where water has ponded on the road or where water and mud runoff crosses the road. Also, due to the wildfires in 2016, mudslides will be possible that may block roads in mountainous terrain.
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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
Showers before 3pm, then rain likely, mainly between 3pm and 5pm. Patchy fog before 3pm. Highs in the upper 40s. WInds out of the south 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Tonight
Patchy fog expected after midnight. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with lows around freezing. Calm winds increasing to come out of the northwest around 5 mph before midnight.
Saturday
Mostly sunny, with highs in the mid-40s. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with lows in the mid-to-upper 20s. WInds out of the northwest 3 to 6 mph.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with highs in the upper 40s.
Sunday Night
Mostly cloudy, with lows around 30.
OTTO AREA FORECAST
Today
Showers before 3pm, then rain likely, mainly between 3pm and 5pm. Patchy fog before 4pm, then patchy fog after 5pm. Highs in the mid-to-upper 40s. Winds out of the southeast 5 to 10 mph in the morning shifting to come out of the southwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New precipitation amounts between a half and three-quarters of an inch possible.
Tonight
Patchy fog before 7pm. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with low around freezing. Calm winds increasing to come out of the northwest 5 to 7 mph after midnight.
Saturday
Mostly sunny, with highs in the mid-40s. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with lows in the upper 20s. WInds out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with highs in the upper 40s.
Sunday Night
Mostly cloudy, with lows around freezing.
HIGHLANDS PLATEAU FORECAST
Today
Showers before 2pm, then rain, mainly between 2pm and 5pm. Patchy fog. Highs in the low-to-mid 40s. Winds out of the southeast 5 to 15 mph shifting to come out of the southwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New precipitation amounts between 1 and 2 inches possible.
Tonight
Patchy fog overnight. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with lows in the mid-to-upper 20s. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 15 mph.
Saturday
Mostly sunny, with highs in the mid-to-upper 30s. Winds out of the northwest 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with lows in the mid-20s. Winds out of the northwest 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with highs near 40.
Sunday Night
Mostly cloudy, with lows around 30.
NANTAHALA AREA FORECAST
Today
Showers before 2pm, then rain, mainly between 2pm and 4pm. Patchy fog. Highs in the mid-40s. Winds out of the southeast 10 to 15 mph in the morning shifting to come out of the southwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 35 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Tonight
A slight chance of rain before midnight, then a slight chance of rain and snow between midnight and 4am, then a slight chance of snow after 4am. Patchy fog is expected to develop after midnight. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with lows around freezing. Winds out of the southwest 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Saturday
Partly sunny, with highs in the mid-to-upper 30s. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph.
Saturday Night
Mostly cloudy, with lows in the mid-20s. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with highs in the lower 40s.
Sunday Night
Mostly cloudy, with lows around 30.
Published at 5:00am on Friday, January 24, 2020
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