Outlook
Widespread rainfall is expected to end early today as a cold front pushes through the forecast area from the west. In its wake, another cold Canadian High will spread back over the region to end the work week and linger into the weekend.
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. Snow flurries or snow showers could reach our area from a northwest flow event along the NC-TN line before midmorning, but no accumulation is expected.
WEATHER FORECAST MAPS
Forecast maps for 7 am, 1 pm, and 7 pm.
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FRANKLIN AREA FORECAST
Today
A chance of rain before 8am, then a chance of showers between 8am and 10am. Mostly cloudy through mid morning, then gradual clearing, with highs in the lower 40s in the early morning dropping to near the mid-30s by late afternoon. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Tonight
Partly cloudy, with a low around 25. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near the mid-to-upper 30s. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low in the upper teens. Winds out of the northwest around 5 mph becoming calm in before midnight.
Saturday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 40.
Saturday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 25.
OTTO AREA FORECAST
Today
A chance of rain before 8am, then a chance of showers before noon. Patchy fog in the morning. Otherwise, mostly cloudy through mid morning, then gradual clearing, with highs in the lower 40s. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Tonight
Increasing clouds, with a low around 25. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near the upper 30s. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low in the upper teens. Winds out of the northwest 3 to 6 mph.
Saturday
Mostly sunny, with a high near the lower 40s.
Saturday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 25.
HIGHLANDS PLATEAU FORECAST
Today
A chance of rain and snow showers before 10am, then a slight chance of snow showers. Patchy fog in the morning. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a temperature around 40 early falling to around freezing by 10am. Winds out of the northwest 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.
Tonight
Increasing clouds, with a low around 20. Winds out of the northwest around 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 30. Winds out of the northwest 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 20. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph becoming light around midnight.
Saturday
Mostly sunny, with a high near freezing.
Saturday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 25.
NANTAHALA AREA FORECAST
Today
A chance of rain and snow showers before 8am, then a chance of snow showers before noon. Patchy fog in the morning. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 35. WInds out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.
Tonight
Increasing clouds, with a low around 20. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph.
Friday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 30. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low in the upper teens. Winds out of the northwest around 5 to 10 mph becoming calm before midnight.
Saturday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 35.
Saturday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 25.
Macon County Almanac for January 24, 2019
Highest Temperature 73°F at the Coweeta Experimental Station in 1943
Lowest Temperature -5°F at the Coweeta Experimental Station in in 1963
Greatest Rainfall 2.92 inches at the Coweeta Experimental Station in 1999
Greatest Snowfall 5.2 inches in Franklin in 1948
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Published at 3:10 am on January 24, 2019
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