Outlook
A rainy low-pressure system will move through the region today with thunderstorms possible across the southern part of the forecast area. Dry high-pressure building in behind this system will bring much colder and breezy conditions Monday through the middle of the 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
A cold front will likely bring periods of moderate to heavy rain across the region late this morning through the evening. Ponding of water in urban areas is possible and some area streams may reach or exceed bankfull levels.
Advisory level northwest winds are possible, especially across higher elevations, late Tuesday into Wednesday behind a secondary cold front. The combination of gusty winds and unseasonably cold conditions may support dangerously cold wind chills.
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WEATHER FORECAST MAPS
Forecast maps for 7 am, 1 pm, and 7 pm.
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FRANKLIN AREA FORECAST
Sunday
A chance of rain before 11am, then showers, mainly after 11am. Patchy fog after 4pm. High near 55. Light and variable winds. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Sunday Night
Showers likely before 9pm, then a chance of rain between 9pm and 4am. Patchy fog before 7pm, then patchy fog after 5am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 35. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Monday
Patchy fog before 7am. Otherwise, partly sunny, with a highs in the upper 40s. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low in the upper 20s. Winds out of the northwest 3 to 5 mph.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 45.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a lows in the upper teens.
OTTO AREA FORECAST
Sunday
A chance of rain before 11am, then showers, mainly after 11am. Patchy fog after 4pm. High near 55. Calm winds rising to come out of the south around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New precipitation amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.
Sunday Night
Showers likely before 9pm, then a chance of rain between 9pm and 4am. Patchy fog before 7pm, then patchy fog after 5am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 35. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Monday
Patchy fog before 7am. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with a high near 50. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low in the upper 20s. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 45.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low in the upper teens.
HIGHLANDS PLATEAU FORECAST
Sunday
A slight chance of rain before 11am, then showers, mainly after 11am. Patchy fog after 1pm. High near 50. Winds out of the southwest 5 to 10 mph shifting to come out of the northwest in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New precipitation amounts between a half and three-quarters of an inch possible.
Sunday Night
Rain likely, possibly mixing with snow after 1am, then gradually ending. Patchy fog before 9pm, then patchy fog after 5am. Otherwise, cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a low around freezing. Winds out of the northwest 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.
Monday
Patchy fog before 7am. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with a high in the lower 40s. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 25. Winds out of the northwest wind around 5 to 10 mph.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high in the upper 30s.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 15.
NANTAHALA AREA FORECAST
Sunday
A chance of rain before 10am, then showers, mainly after 10am. Patchy fog after 1pm. High near 50. Winds out of the south wind around 5 mph becoming light and variable in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New precipitation amounts between a half and three-quarters of an inch possible.
Sunday Night
Rain likely before 11pm, then a chance of rain and snow between 11pm and 2am, then a slight chance of snow after 2am. Patchy fog before midnight. Patchy freezing fog after 5am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 30. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Monday
Patchy freezing fog before 7am. Partly sunny, with a high in the lower 40s. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 25. Winds out of the northwest around 5 to 10 mph.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 35.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 15.
Macon County Almanac for March 03, 2019
Highest Temperature 82°F in Franklin in 1976
Lowest Temperature -3°F in Franklin in 1980
Greatest Rainfall 3.72 inches in Highlands in 1934
Greatest Snowfall 9.0 inches in Nantahala in 1942
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 3:50 am on March 03, 2019
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