Outlook
Warm and dry high pressure will be in control of our weather until Thursday. Low pressure approaches from the west on Thursday and may linger into the weekend. Rain chances will increase late Thursday and until noon or so on Friday.
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
Toay
Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 80. Calm winds rising to come out of the west 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon.
Tonight
Partly cloudy, with a low in thed low to mid-50s. Light and variable winds.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 80. Calm wind rising to come out of the west 5 to 10 mph by midmorning.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low in the low-to-mid 50s. Light winds out of the northwest.
Thursday
A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly after 3pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 80.
Thursday Night
A 50 percent chance of showers. Cloudy, with a low around 55.
OTTO AREA FORECAST
Today
Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 80. Calm winds rising out of the west 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon.
Tonight
Mostly cloudy, with a low in the mid-50s. Winds out of the northwest 3 to 5 mph.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 80. Winds out of the northwest 3 to 7 mph.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low in the low-to-mid 50s. Winds out of the west around 5 mph becoming calm before midnight.
Thursday
A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly after 3pm. Partly sunny, with a high in the upper 70s.
Thursday Night
A 50 percent chance of showers. Cloudy, with a low in the mid-50s.
HIGHLANDS PLATEAU AREA FORECAST
Today
Sunny, with a high near 70. Light winds out of the northwest shifting to come out of the west 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon.
Tonight
Partly cloudy, with a low in the lower 50s. Winds out of the northwest around 10 mph.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 70. Winds out of the northwest around 8 mph.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low in the lower 50s. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph.
Thursday
A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly after 3pm. Partly sunny, with a high in the upper 60s.
Thursday Night
A 50 percent chance of showers. Cloudy, with a low in the lower 50s.
NANTAHALA AREA FORECAST
Today
Sunny, with a high near 70. Light winds out of the west increasing to 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon.
Tonight
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 50. Winds out of the west around 7 mph.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high in the lower 70s. Winds out of the northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low in the lower 50s. Winds out of the west 3 to 5 mph.
Thursday
A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly after 2pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 70.
Thursday Night
Showers likely, mainly after 3am. Cloudy, with a low in the lower 70s. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Macon County Almanac for April 23, 2019
Highest Temperature 87°F at the Coweeta Experimental Station in 1988
Lowest Temperature 19°F in Highlands in 1903
Greatest Rainfall 5.60 inches in Highlands in 1883
Greatest Snowfall 1.0 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 2:15am on April 23, 2019
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