Outlook
The wet pattern continues as a stationary front will remain from the Gulf coast to our region into the weekend. Low pressure and a strong cold front will arrive Sunday night. Dry high pressure and much colder temperatures will eventually spread back over the area 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. Colder temperature are expected to impact the region next week.
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WEATHER FORECAST MAPS
Forecast maps for 7 am, 1 pm, and 7 pm.
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FRANKLIN AREA FORECAST
Today
Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm. Patchy fog before 10am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a high in the lower 60s. Calm winds. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Tonight
A chance of showers before 10pm, then a slight chance of rain after 10pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low in the lower 40s. Winds out of the northwest around 5 mph becoming calm before midnight. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Saturday
A 20 percent chance of rain before 9am. Partly sunny, with a high in the low-to-mid 60s. Calm winds in the morning then from the west around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Saturday Night
A slight chance of rain between 8pm and 2am, then a slight chance of showers after 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 45. Calm winds. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Sunday
Showers, mainly after 11am. The rain could be heavy at times. High near 55. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Sunday Night
Showers, mainly before 11pm. The rain could be heavy at times. Low around 35. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
OTTO AREA FORECAST
Today
Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm. Patchy fog before 10am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a high in the lower 60s. Calm winds. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Tonight
A chance of showers before 10pm, then a chance of rain, mainly between 10pm and 11pm. Patchy fog between 11pm and 1am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low in the mid-to-low 40s. Winds out of the northwest around 5 mph becoming calm before midnight. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Saturday
A 20 percent chance of rain before 10am. Partly sunny, with a high n the low-to-mid 60s. Winds out of the northwest 3 to 5 mph.
Saturday Night
A slight chance of rain between 9pm and 2am, then a chance of showers after 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 45. Calm winds. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Sunday
Showers, mainly after 11am. The rain could be heavy at times. High near 55. Chance of precipitation is 90%.
Sunday Night
Showers, mainly before 11pm. Low around 35. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
HIGHLANDS PLATEAU FORECAST
Today
Showers likely before 11am, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm, then showers likely after noon. Patchy fog before noon. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a high near 55. Calm winds in the morning then from the southwest around 6 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Tonight
A chance of showers before 10pm, then a chance of rain, mainly between 10pm and 2am. Patchy fog between 8pm and 1am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low in the lower 40s. Winds out of the west 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Saturday
A 20 percent chance of rain before 11am. Partly sunny, with a high near 55. Winds out of the west 5 to 10 mph.
Saturday Night
A slight chance of rain between 8pm and 3am, then a chance of showers after 3am. Mostly cloudy, with a low in the low-to-mid 40s. Light and variable winds rising to come out of the south around 6 mph in the evening. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Sunday
Showers, mainly after 11am. The rain could be heavy at times. Highs in the 50s. Chance of precipitation is 90%.
Sunday Night
Showers, mainly before 11pm. Low around freezing. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
NANTAHALA AREA FORECAST
Today
Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm. Patchy fog before 11am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a high near 55. Winds out of the southwest 3 to 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Tonight
A chance of showers before 11pm, then a chance of rain, mainly between 11pm and 4am. Patchy fog before 1am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 40. Winds out of the west 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Saturday
A 20 percent chance of rain before 10am. Partly sunny, with a high near 55. Winds out of the northwest around 7 mph.
Saturday Night
A slight chance of rain before 3am, then a chance of showers, mainly after 4am. Mostly cloudy, with a low in the low-to-mid 40s. Light and variable winds shifting to come out of the south 5 to 10 mph in the evening. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Sunday
Showers, mainly after 11am. The rain could be heavy at times. Highs in the low-to-mid 50s. Chance of precipitation is 90%.
Sunday Night
Showers, mainly before 11pm. Low around 30. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Macon County Almanac for March 01, 2019
Highest Temperature 75°F at the Coweeta Experimental Station in 1972
Lowest Temperature 6°F in Highlands in 1920
Greatest Rainfall 2.50 inches in Franklin in 1875
Greatest Snowfall 8.0 inches in Nantahala in 1968
Weather Extremes for Macon County for the month of March
Data available from 1873 to 2018
Highest Temperature 86°F at the Coweeta Experimental Station on 03-15-1967
Lowest Temperature -7°F in Highlands on 03-07-1899
Greatest Rainfall 6.43 inches in Highlands on 03-29-1898
Greatest Snowfall 25.5 inches at the Coweeta Experimental Station on 03-13-1993
Published at 1:02 am on March 01, 2019
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