Outlook
Warm and dry high pressure will remain over the southeast today. A cold front will bring rain and possibly thunderstorms to the region late Thursday into Friday. Active weather may return Sunday with another frontal passage.
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 rising to come out of the west 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon.
Tonight
Partly cloudy, with a low in the mid-50s. Calm winds.
Thursday
A 20 percent chance of showers after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high in the upper 70s. Calm winds rising to come out of the southwest 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon.
Thursday Night
A chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers likely after 1am. Cloudy, with a low around 55. Light winds out of the southwest. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Friday
Showers likely before noon, then a chance of showers after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 70. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 45.
OTTO AREA FORECAST
Today
Mostly sunny, with a high in the lower 70s. Calm winds increasing to come out of the west 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon.
Tonight
Partly cloudy, with a low in the mid-50s. Light and variable winds.
Thursday
A 20 percent chance of showers after 2pm. Partly sunny, with a high in the mid-to-upper 70s. Calm winds increasing to come out of the southwest 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon.
Thursday Night
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Cloudy, with a low around 55. Light winds out of the southwest. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Friday
Showers and thunderstorms likely before 2pm, then a chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high in the lower 70s. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around the mid-40s.
HIGHLANDS PLATEAU AREA FORECAST
Today
Mostly sunny, with a high in the lower 70s. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph.
Tonight
Partly cloudy, with a low in the lower 50s. Winds out of the west 5 to 10 mph.
Thursday
A 20 percent chance of showers after 2pm. Partly sunny, with a high in the upper 60s. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph shifting to come out of the southwest in the afternoon.
Thursday Night
A chance of showers before 9pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 9pm and 2am, then a chance of showers after 2am. Cloudy, with a low in the lower 50s. Winds out of the southwest 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Friday
Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 1pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 1pm and 2pm, then a chance of showers after 2pm. Partly sunny, with a high in the lower 60s. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low in the mid-40s.
NANTAHALA AREA FORECAST
Today
Mostly sunny, with a high near the mid-70s. Calm winds 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 west 3 to 6 mph.
Thursday
A 20 percent chance of showers after noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 71. Calm winds rising to come out of the southwest 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon.
Thursday Night
A chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers likely after midnight. Cloudy, with a low in the lower 50s. Winds out of the southwest 3 to 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Friday
Showers and thunderstorms before 3pm, then a chance of showers. High near 65. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 45.
Macon County Almanac for April 24, 2019
Highest Temperature 87°F at the Coweeta Experimental Station in 1965
Lowest Temperature 22°F in Highlands in 2005
Greatest Rainfall 4.09 inches in Highlands in 2018
Greatest Snowfall No snowfall has been recorded on this date since record-keeping began
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 3:35am on April 24, 2019
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