OUTLOOK
A return to unsettled weather is expected through 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 into Monday.
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General forecast through Tuesday night
Franklin area
Today
A 40 percent chance of rain, mainly after 1pm. Cloudy, with highs in the upper 50s. Calm winds in the morning increasing to come out of the southeast around 5 mph in the afternoon. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Wednesday Night
Showers and possibly a thunderstorm before 2am, then showers likely. Patchy fog. Lows around 50. Calm winds. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.
Thanksgiving Day
A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly before 9am. Mostly sunny, with highs near 70. Winds out of the west 5 to 10 mph. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with lows around 40. Calm winds.
Friday
Mostly sunny, with highs in the upper 60s.
Friday Night
Mostly cloudy, with lows in the mid-40s.
Highlands area
Today
A chance of rain before 9am, then a chance of showers between 9am and 2pm, then rain likely after 2pm. Patchy fog. Otherwise, cloudy, with highs near 50. Winds out of the south 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Wednesday Night
Showers and possibly a thunderstorm before 3am, then showers likely. Patchy fog. Lows in the mid-to-upper 40s. Winds out of the south 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between three quarters and one inch possible.
Thanksgiving Day
A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly before 9am. Mostly sunny, with highs near 602. Winds out of the west 5 to 10 mph. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with lows around 40. Winds out of the west 5 to 10 mph.
Friday
Mostly sunny, with highs in the upper 50s.
Friday Night
Mostly cloudy, with lows in the lower 40s.
Otto area
Today
A 50 percent chance of rain, mainly after 7am. Cloudy, with highs in the mid-50s. Calm winds in the morning increasing to come out of the southeast around 5 mph in the afternoon. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Wednesday Night
Showers and possibly a thunderstorm before 3am, then showers likely. Patchy fog. Lows around 50. Light winds out of the southeast wind. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible. Thanksgiving Day
A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly before 9am. Mostly sunny, with highs in the mid-60s. Calm winds early increasing to come out of the west around 5 mph in the morning. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with lows around 40. Light winds out of the northwest.
Friday
Mostly sunny, with highs in the mid-to-upper 60s.
Friday Night
Mostly cloudy, with lows in the mid-40s.
Nantahala area
Today
A slight chance of rain before noon, then a chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with highs in the mid-to-upper 50s. Winds out of the south 5 to10 mph. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Tonight
Showers and possibly a thunderstorm before 2am, then showers likely. Patchy fog. Lows in the lower 50s. Light winds out of the south. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Thanksgiving Day
A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly before 7am. Mostly sunny, with highs in the lower 60s. Calm winds in the morning increasing to come out of the west around 5 mph in the afternoon. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with lows around 40. Light and variable winds.
Friday
Mostly sunny, with highs near 60. Light winds out of the northwest.
Friday Night
A 20 percent chance of showers after 9pm. Mostly cloudy, with lows in the mid-40s.
HAZARDS
Hazardous weather is not expected today.
News Brief
Air quality is in the upper range of green today for all elevations.
Pollen
Pollen levels are expected to be Lows (1.2 out of 12) with mixed traces being the main culprit. Tomorrow is expected to be lower (0 o3ut of 12).
Weather Extremes for Macon County for November 25th
Highest Temperature 76°F at the Coweeta Experimental Station in 1973
Lowsest Temperature -3°F in Highlands in 1950
Greatest One-Day Rainfall 2.64 inches at the Coweeta Experimental Station in 1964 Greatest One-Day Snowfall 3.0 inches in Nantahala in 1939
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 Wed Nov 25 2020
For the North Atlantic...Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico:
1. A low pressure area located along a frontal system more than 400 miles southeast of Bermuda is producing disorganized showers and thunderstorms, mainly east of its center. The low is expected to interact with an upper-level trough later today, detach from the front by Thursday, and then possibly acquire subtropical characteristics on Friday while it moves southward over warmer waters. For more information on this system, see High Seas Forecasts issued by the National Weather Service.
* Formation chance through 48 hours...low...10 percent.
* Formation chance through 5 days...low...30 percent.
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Published at 4:50am Wednesday, November 25, 2020
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