Outlook
Drier air will gradually work its way into the forecast area tonight and tomorrow with a return to southerly flow and warmer temperatures expected. Afternoon and evening shower and thunderstorm chances will increase again by Sunday. More organized showers and thunderstorms are likely on Monday and Tuesday ahead of a cold front with drier high pressure returning by mid 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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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
Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 75. Calm winds rising to come out of the southwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Tonight
A 20 percent chance of rain after 2am. Patchy fog after 3am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low in the mid-50s. Winds out of the south around 5 mph becoming calm before midnight.
Sunday
A chance of rain before 10am, then a chance of showers between 10am and 1pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Patchy fog before 8am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a high near the mid-70s. Calm winds rising to come out of the south around 5 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Sunday Night
A chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 3am. Cloudy, with a low in the mid-to-upper 50s. Calm winds. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Monday
Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. Highs near 70. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Monday Night
Showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 11pm. Lows around 55. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
OTTO AREA FORECAST
Today
Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high in the mid-70s. Calm winds rising to come out of the southwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Tonight
A 20 percent chance of rain after 2am. Patchy fog after 3am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 55. Winds out of the south around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Sunday
A chance of rain before 8am, then a chance of showers between 8am and 1pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Patchy fog before 8am. Otherwise, cloudy, with a high in the lower 70s. Calm winds in the morning then winds out of the southeast around 5 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Sunday Night
Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly between midnight and 3 am, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 3am. Cloudy, with a low in the mid-to-upper 50s. Calm winds. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Monday
Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. Highs near 70. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Monday Night
Showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 10pm. Low around 55. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
HIGHLANDS PLATEAU FORECAST
Today
Patchy fog before 10am. Otherwise, cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 65. Winds out of the southwest 5 to 8 mph.
Tonight
A slight chance of showers between 2am and 4am, then a chance of rain after 4am. Patchy fog after 3am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low in the lower 50s. Winds out of the south 6 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Sunday
A chance of rain before 8am, then a chance of showers between 8am and 1pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Patchy fog before 8am. Otherwise, cloudy, with a high near 65. Light winds out of the south. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Sunday Night
A chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 11pm. Cloudy, with a low in the mid-50s. Light winds out of the southwest wind. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Monday
Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. Highs in the lower 60s. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Monday Night
Showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 11pm. Lows in the lower 60s. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
NANTAHALA AREA FORECAST
Today
Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 70. Southwest wind around 6 mph.
Tonight
Patchy fog after 3am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low in the low-to-mid 50s. Winds out of the southwest around 5 mph.
Sunday
A slight chance of rain before 9am, then a chance of showers between 9am and noon, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon. Patchy fog before 8am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a high in the upper 60s. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Sunday Night
A chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 3am. Mostly cloudy, with a low in the mid-50s. Light winds out of the south. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Monday
Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. High near 65. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Monday Night
Showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 10pm. Lows in the lower 50s. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Macon County Almanac for April 6, 2019
Highest Temperature 85°F in Franklin in 1967
Lowest Temperature 14°F in Highlands in 1920
Greatest Rainfall 3.05 inches in Highlands in 1936
Greatest Snowfall 1.0 inches in Highlands in 1931
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 2:20am on April 6, 2019
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