Outlook
Dry conditions will continue through the end of the work week, as surface high pressure shifts offshore and allows for a gradual warming trend. Rain chances return late Saturday into Sunday with an approaching cold front, followed by a drying trend 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.
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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 in the mid-60s. Light winds out of the south.
Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low in the upper 30s. Light and variable winds.
Friday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 70. Light and variable winds.
Friday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low in the mid-to-upper 40s. Calm winds.
Saturday
Partly sunny, with a high near 70.
Saturday Night
A chance of rain between 10pm and 1am, then a chance of showers after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low in the mid-to-upper 40s. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
OTTO AREA FORECAST
Today
Sunny, with a high near 65. Calm winds in the morning rising to come out of the south around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low around 40. Light and variable winds.
Friday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 70. Calm winds in the morning rising to come out of the south around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Friday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low in the mid-to-upper 40s. Calm winds.
Saturday
Partly sunny, with a high near 70.
Saturday Night
A chance of rain between 11pm and 2am, then a chance of showers after 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low in the upper 40s. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
HIGHLANDS PLATEAU FORECAST
Today
Sunny, with a high near 55. Calm winds in the morning rising to come out of the south 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon.
Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low around 40. Winds out of the southwest around 6 mph.
Friday
Mostly sunny, with a high in the upper 50s. Light and variable winds in the morning then winds out of the southwest 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon.
Friday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low in the mid-40s. Winds out of the southwest around 6 mph.
Saturday
Partly sunny, with a high near 60.
Saturday Night
A chance of rain between 11pm and 3am, then a chance of showers after 3am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 45. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
NANTAHALA AREA FORECAST
Today
Sunny, with a high near 60. Light winds out of the south.
Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low around 40. Winds out of the southwest around 5 mph becoming calm before midnight.
Friday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 60. Calm winds in the morning then winds out of the southwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Friday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low in the mid-40s. Light winds out of the southwest.
Saturday
A 20 percent chance of rain after 2pm. Partly sunny, with a high in the mid-60s.
Saturday Night
A chance of rain between 9pm and 10pm, then showers likely after 10pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low in the lower 40s. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Macon County Almanac for March 28, 2019
Highest Temperature 81°F at the Coweeta Experimental Station in 2007
Lowest Temperature 14°F in Franklin in 1982
Greatest Rainfall 2.64 inches in Highlands in 1898
Greatest Snowfall 2.3 inches in Highlands in 1893
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 1:52am on March 28, 2019
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