Outlook
Weak and dry high pressure will move over the area for the early part of the weekend, but with weak upper-level disturbances crossing the region from the west for the latter half of the weekend into early next week. A stronger cold front, with more moisture, will cross the area from the northwest on Tuesday.
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.
WEATHER FORECAST MAPS
Forecast maps for 7 am, 1 pm, and 7 pm.
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FRANKLIN AREA FORECAST
Today
Sunny, with a high near 40. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph.
Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low in the upper teens. Winds out of the northwest around 5 mph becoming calm before midnight.
Saturday
Mostly sunny, with highs in the low-to-mid 40s. Calm winds rising to come out of the west 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 25. Winds out of the west around 5 mph becoming calm before midnight.
Sunday
A slight chance of snow between 9am and 11am, then a slight chance of rain showers after 11am. Partly sunny, with a high in the mid-to-upper 40s. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 30.
OTTO AREA FORECAST
Today
Sunny, with a high near 40. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph.
Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low around 20. Winds out of the northwest around 5 mph becoming calm before midnight.
Saturday
Mostly sunny, with a high near the low-to-mid 40s. Winds out of the west 3 to 8 mph.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 25. Winds out of the west around 6 mph becoming calm before midnight.
Sunday
A slight chance of snow between 9am and 11am, then a slight chance of rain showers after 11am. Partly sunny, with a high in the upper 40s. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 30.
HIGHLANDS PLATEAU FORECAST
Today
Sunny, with a high near freezing. Winds out of the northwest 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low near the upper teens and wind chill values in the single digits at times. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph.
Saturday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 35 and wind chills in the 20s. Winds out of the west 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with lows in the low-to-mid 20s. Winds out of the west 5 to 10 mph.
Sunday
A slight chance of snow before noon, then a slight chance of rain and snow showers between noon and 2pm, then a slight chance of rain showers after 2pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 40. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with lows in the upper 20s.
NANTAHALA AREA FORECAST
Today
Partly sunny, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near freezing. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph.
Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low near the mid-to-upper teens. Winds out of the northwest around 5 mph becoming calm before midnight.
Saturday
Mostly sunny, with a high in the upper 30s. Light winds out of the southwest shifting to come out of the west 5 to 10 mph in the before noon.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 25. Winds out of the west 5 to 10 mph.
Sunday
A slight chance of snow before 11am, then a chance of rain and snow showers between 11am and noon, then a chance of rain showers after noon. Partly sunny, with a high in the lower 40s. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Sunday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around the upper 20s.
Macon County Almanac for January 25, 2019
Highest Temperature 70°F in Franklin in 1967
Lowest Temperature -2°F in Franklin in in 1963
Greatest Rainfall 3.66 inches at the Coweeta Experimental Station in 1964
Greatest Snowfall 4.0 inches in Nantahala in 1938
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Published at 1:45 am on January 25, 2019
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