GENERAL OUTLOOK
Dry high pressure will prevail through the weekend. A cold front is expected to move through our area on Monday and could produce some strong and possibly even severe thunderstorms. Another front will lift over our forecast area on Thursday and bring widespread precipitation to the region. Temperatures will remain above normal through Monday and then cool to below normal by late week.
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Franklin Area
Today
Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, sunny, with highs in the low-to-mid 70s. Calm winds in the morning increasing to come out of the south 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon.
Tonight
Partly cloudy, with lows in the lower 50s. Light winds out of the southeast.
Monday
A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 2pm, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm between 2pm and 4pm, then showers and thunderstorms likely after 4pm. Partly sunny, with highs near 70. Winds out of the southwest 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain is 70%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Monday Night
Showers and thunderstorms likely before 10pm, then a slight chance of showers between 10pm and 2am. Mostly cloudy, with lows in the mid-40s. Winds out of the northwest around 5 mph. Chance of rain is 60%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with highs in the low-to-mid 60s. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with lows around 40.
Highlands Plateau
Today
Sunny, with highs in the mid-60s. Calm winds in the morning increasing to come out of the south 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon.
Tonight
Partly cloudy, with lows around 50. Winds out of the southeast 3 to 5 mph.
Monday
A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 2pm, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm between 2pm and 4pm, then showers and thunderstorms likely after 4pm. Partly sunny, with highs in the low-to-mid 60s. Winds out of the southwest 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Monday Night
Showers and thunderstorms likely before 9pm, then a slight chance of showers between 9pm and 2am. Partly cloudy, with lows in the mid-40s. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of rain is 60%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Tuesday
Sunny, with highs in the mid-to-upper 50s. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 15mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with lows around 40.
Otto Area
Today
Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, sunny, with highs in the lower 70s. Calm winds in the morning increasing to come out of the south 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon.
Tonight
Partly cloudy, with lows in the lower 50s. Winds out of the southeast 3 to 5 mph.
Monday
A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 2pm, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm between 2pm and 4pm, then showers and thunderstorms likely after 4pm. Partly sunny, with highs near 70. Winds out of the southwest 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Monday Night
Showers and thunderstorms likely before 9pm, then a slight chance of showers between 9pm and 1am. Partly cloudy, with lows in the mid-40s. WInds out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain is 60%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with highs in the low-to-mid 60s. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with lows around 40.
Nantahala Area
Today
Sunny, with highs near 70. Calm winds in the morning increasing to mcome out of the south around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Tonight
Partly cloudy, with lows in the low-to-mid 50s. Winds out of the southeast around 5 mph.
Monday
Showers and thunderstorms likely before 2pm, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm between 2pm and 3pm, then showers and thunderstorms likely after 3pm. Highs in the mid-to-upper 60s. Winds out of the southwest 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Monday Night
Showers and thunderstorms likely before 11pm, then a slight chance of showers between 11pm and 3am. Mostly cloudy, with lows in the moid-to-upper 40s. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain is 60%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with highs in the mid-to-upper 50s. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with lows around 40.
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Hazardous weather is not expected today. Tomorow is a different story. A cold front will move through the area Monday afternoon and evening generating scattered to numerous showers and thunderstorms. Some of these thunderstorms may become severe and produce damaging wind gusts and small hail.
TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
Tropical Weather Outlook
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL
200 AM EDT Sun Oct 24 2021
For the North Atlantic...Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico:
1. A non-tropical area of low pressure is expected to form off the east coast of the United States in a couple of days. The frontal low will likely move generally northward through the middle of the week and could bring rain and wind impacts to portions of the mid-Atlantic and northeast U.S. coast. Late in the week, the low is forecast to move eastward, and it could begin to acquire tropical or subtropical characteristics while it moves away from the coast of the U.S. * Formation chance through 48 hours...low...near 0 percent. * Formation chance through 5 days...low...20 percent.
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Published at 6:00am on Sunday, October 24, 2021
Author: Bobby Coggins
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