OUTLOOK
A return to unsettled weather is expected Wednesday into early Thanksgiving Day as a weakening cold front pushes through the region. A stronger system approaching from the west may support a threat for heavy rain by Sunday.
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General forecast through Tuesday night
Franklin area
Today
Mostly sunny, with highs in the upper 50s. Light winds out of the southeast.
Tonight
Increasing clouds, with lows in the mid-30s. Calm winds.
Wednesday
Showers likely, mainly after 4pm. Cloudy, with highs near 60. Winds out of the south 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Wednesday Night
Showers. Lows around 50. Winds out of the southeast around 5 mph becoming calm before midnight. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.
Thanksgiving Day
A 40 percent chance of showers, mainly before 9am. Mostly sunny, with highs near 70. Calm winds in the morning increasing to come out of the west around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with lows around 40.
Highlands area
Today
Mostly sunny, with highs near the upper 40s. Calm winds in the morning increasing to come out of the southeast around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Tonight
A 20 percent chance of rain after 2am. Increasing clouds, with lows in the mid-30s. Winds out of the southeast around 5 mph.
Wednesday Showers likely, mainly after 1pm. Cloudy, with highs near the upper 40s. Winds out of the south 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Wednesday Night
Showers. Lows in the upper 40s. Winds out of the south 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts between three quarters and one inch possible.
Thanksgiving Day
Showers likely, mainly before 10am. Mostly sunny, with highs near 60. Winds out of the southwest 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with lows around 40.
Otto area
Today
Mostly sunny, with highs near the mid-to-upper 50s. Calm winds in the morning increasing to come out of the southeast around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Tonight
Increasing clouds, with lows in the mid-to-upper 30s. Calm winds.
Wednesday
A slight chance of rain before 7am, then showers likely, mainly after 4pm. Cloudy, with highs near the mid-to-upper 50s. Winds out of the southeast 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Wednesday Night
Showers. Lows around 50. Winds out of the southeast around 5 mph becoming calm after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.
Thanksgiving Day
A 40 percent chance of showers, mainly before 10am. Mostly sunny, with highs near the upper 60s. Winds out of the west 3 to 5 mph.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with lows in the lower 40s.
Nantahala area
Today
Mostly sunny, with highs near the mid-to-upper 50s. Calm winds.
Tonight
Mostly cloudy, with lowss in the mid-to-upper 30s. Light winds out of the southeast.
Wednesday
Showers likely, mainly after 2pm. Mostly cloudy, with highs near the mid-50s. Winds out of the south 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Wednesday Night
Showers. Lows around 50. Winds out of the south 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.
Thanksgiving Day
A 40 percent chance of showers, mainly before 9am. Mostly sunny, with highs in the lower 60s. Winds out of the southwest 3 to 5 mph.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with lows in the lower 40s.
HAZARDS
Hazardous weather is not expected today.
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Air Quality
Air quality is in the upper range of green today for all elevations.
Pollen
Pollen levels are expected to be Lows (1.5 out of 12) with mixed traces being the main culprit. Tomorrow is expected to be lower (1.2 out of 12).
Weather Extremes for Macon County for November 24th
Highest Temperature 77°F in Franklin in 1973
Lowsest Temperature 3°F in Highlands in 1970
Greatest One-Day Rainfall 2.56 inches in Highlands in 1983 Greatest One-Day Snowfall 4.0 inches in Highlands in 1981
TROPICAL WEATHER
(The North Atlantic Hurricane Season runs from June 1st to Nov 30th)
Tropical Weather Outlook
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL
100 AM EST Tue Nov 24 2020
For the North Atlantic...Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico:
1. A broad area of low pressure located several hundred miles south of Bermuda continues to produce disorganized showers and thunderstorms, Strong upper-level winds are expected to inhibit development of the system for the next day or so after the low merges with a frontal system. By late Wednesday or Thursday, the system could become separated from the front, allowing it to possibly develop some subtropical characteristics while it meanders over the central Atlantic.
* Formation chance through 48 hours...low...10 percent.
* Formation chance through 5 days...low...30 percent.
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Published at 6:30am Tuesday, November 24, 2020
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