Outlook
The upper-level low pressure that brought our region the cool weather over the weekend will move off the East Coast today. Expect warmer high pressure to bring above normal temperatures through mid-week. Low pressure will arrive Thursday night and Friday increasing the chances of rain.
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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 near 80. Calm winds.
Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low in the upper 40s Calm winds.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 80. Calm winds rising to come out of the southwest around 6 mph in the afternoon.
Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low in the lower 50s. Light and variable winds.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 80.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low in the lower 50s.
OTTO AREA FORECAST
Today
Sunny, with a high near 80. Light winds out of the north.
Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low around 50. Calm winds.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 80. Calm winds rising to come out of the southwest 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon.
Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low in the low-to-mid 50s. Winds out of the southwest 3 to 5 mph.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 80.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low near the mid-50s.
HIGHLANDS PLATEAU AREA FORECAST
Today
Sunny, with a high near the mid-to-upper 60s. Winds out of the north around 6 mph becoming calm by midmorning.
Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low around 50. Winds out of the southwest around 5 mph becoming calm before midnight.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 70. Light and variable winds rising to come out of the southwest 5 to 10 mph by midmorning.
Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low ib the lower 50s. Winds out of the west 5 to 10 mph.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 70.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 50.
NANTAHALA AREA FORECAST
Today
Sunny, with a high near 70. Calm winds in the morning rising to come out of the northwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low around 50. Calm winds.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 75. Calm winds rising to come out of the west 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon.
Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low in the lower 50s. Winds out of the northwest 3 to 6 mph.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 70.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low in the lower 50s.
Macon County Almanac for April 22, 2019
Highest Temperature 87°F at the Coweeta Experimental Station in 1963
Lowest Temperature 21°F in Highlands in 1901
Greatest Rainfall 2.13 inches in Highlands in 1931
Greatest Snowfall 1.5 inches in Highlands in 1901
Weather Extremes for Macon County for the month of April
Data available from 1873 to 2018
Highest Temperature 91°F in Franklin on 04-26-1986
Lowest Temperature 13°F in Highlands on 04-01-1987
Greatest Rainfall 7.00 inches in Highlands on 04-07-1895
Greatest Snowfall 9.5 inches in Franklin on 04-04-1987
Published at 1:11am on April 22, 2019
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