Outlook
High pressure will continue dry and mild weather into Thursday. A weak frontal system will cross the forecast area Thursday night and Friday, with a highly moist system expected Saturday night into Sunday. Very cold high pressure will build across the region early next week.
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
Hazardous weather is not expected today.
NWS Hazardous Weather Outlook
A strong cold front is expected to push through the region this weekend with gusty winds supporting rapidly falling temperatures with northwest flow snow by late in the weekend. Several inches of snow focused near the Tennessee border is possible during this time. Low temperatures in the single digits and teens are possible Sunday night with dangerously cold wind chills falling into the single digits to below zero.
WEATHER FORECAST MAPS
Forecast maps for 7 am, 1 pm, and 7 pm.
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FRANKLIN AREA FORECAST
Today
Sunny, with highs in the lower 50s. Calm winds rising to come out of the northwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Tonight
Partly cloudy, with a low around 30. Calm winds.
Thursday
A 50 percent chance of rain, mainly after 11am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 50. Calm winds rising to come out of the south around 5 mph in the afternoon. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Thursday Night
Rain likely before 7pm, then showers likely, mainly between 7pm and 5am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 40. Light and variable winds before midnight shifting to come out of the southwest around 5 mph after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Friday
Partly sunny, with a high near the upper 50s.
Friday Night
A 30 percent chance of rain after 3am. Partly cloudy, with lows in the upper 30s.
OTTO AREA FORECAST
Today
Sunny, with highs in the lower 50s. Winds out of the northwest wind 3 to 6 mph.
Tonight
Partly cloudy, with a low around 32. Light winds out of the north.
Thursday
A 50 percent chance of rain, mainly after 11am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 50. Calm winds rising to come out of the south around 5 mph in the afternoon. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Thursday Night
Rain likely before 7pm, then showers likely, mainly between 7pm and 5am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 40. Winds out of the southwest around 5 mph becoming west after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Friday
Partly sunny, with a high near the mid-to-upper 50s.
Friday Night
A 30 percent chance of rain after 3am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 40.
HIGHLANDS PLATEAU FORECAST
Today
Sunny, with a high near 45. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low around 30. Winds out of the northwest around 6 mph becoming calm after midnight.
Thursday
A slight chance of rain or freezing rain between 9am and 10am, then a chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 45. Calm winds early rising to come out of the southwest 5 to 10 mph by midmorning. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Thursday Night
Rain likely before 7pm. Winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Friday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 50.
Friday Night
A 30 percent chance of rain after 2am. Partly cloudy, with a low around the upper 30s.
NANTAHALA AREA FORECAST
Today
Sunny, with a high near 45. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 7 mph.
Tonight
Partly cloudy, with a low around 30. Winds out of the wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Thursday
A slight chance of rain or freezing rain before 10am, then rain likely. Mostly cloudy, with highs in the upper 40s. Winds out of the southwest 3 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. Little or no ice accumulation expected.
Thursday Night
Rain likely before 7pm, then showers likely, mainly between 7pm and 1am. Cloudy, with lows in the upper 30s. South southwest wind around 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Friday
A 20 percent chance of showers before 8am. Partly sunny, with a high near the lower 50s.
Friday Night
A 30 percent chance of rain after 2am. Partly cloudy, with a low in the upper 30s.
Macon County Almanac for January 16, 2019
Highest Temperature 71°F at the Coweeta Experimental Station in 2017
Lowest Temperature -8°F in Franklin in 1994
Greatest Rainfall 4.15 inches in Nantahala in 1954
Greatest Snowfall 5.0 inches in Highlands in 1896
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Published at 2:41 am on January 16, 2019
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