Outlook
Clear, cool conditions will prevail for the next week. YAAY!!!
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. Cool and dry weather should dominate the local weather pattern for the next several days.
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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
Sunny, with a high near the mid-50s. Calm winds in the morning rising to come 5 to 10 mph out of the northwest in the afternoon.
Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low around 30. Winds out of the northwest 3 to 5 mph.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 50. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low in the mid-to-upper 20s. Winds out of the north 3 to 7 mph.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high in the lower 50s.
Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 30.
OTTO AREA FORECAST
Today
Partly sunny, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high in the mid-50s. Calm winds in the morning rising to come out of the northwest around 6 mph in the afternoon.
Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low around 30. Winds out of the northwest around 6 mph.
Monday
Sunny, with a high in the lower 50s. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low in the upper 20s. Winds out of the north 5 to 10 mph.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high in the lower 50s.
Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around freezing.
HIGHLANDS PLATEAU FORECAST
Today
Partly sunny, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high in the upper 40s. Calm winds in the morning then winds out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon.
Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low in the upper 20s. Winds out of the northwest around 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 45. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 25. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 45.
Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low in the upper 20s.
NANTAHALA AREA FORECAST
Today
Sunny, with a high near 50. Calm winds in the morning then out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon.
Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low in the upper 20s. Winds out of the northwest around 5 to 10 mph.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 45. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 25. Winds out of the north 5 to 10 mph.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high in the upper 40s.
Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 30.
Macon County Almanac for March 17, 2019
Highest Temperature 83°F at the Coweeta Experimental Station in 1945
Lowest Temperature 11°F in Highlands in 1895
Greatest Rainfall 3.32 inches in Nantahala in 1973
Greatest Snowfall 10.0 inches in Nantahala in 1936
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 3:55 am on March 17, 2019
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