Outlook
A humid air mass will build in the region today, resulting in increased chances for showers and thunderstorms through the weekend.
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
Partly sunny, with a high near 80. Light and variable winds.
Tonight
A 20 percent chance of showers before 10pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around the mid-50s. Calm winds.
Friday
A slight chance of showers, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 9am. Partly sunny, with a high in the low-to-mid 80s. Light and variable winds. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Friday Night
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low in the mid-to-upper 50s. Calm winds. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Saturday
A chance of showers, then showers and thunderstorms likely after 8am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 80. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Saturday Night
Showers and thunderstorms likely before 7pm, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm between 7pm and 11pm, then showers likely after 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low in the mid-50s. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
OTTO AREA FORECAST
Today
Partly sunny, with a high near 80. Calm winds increasing to come out of the southeast around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Tonight
A 20 percent chance of showers. Partly cloudy, with a low in the mid-50s. Calm winds.
Friday
Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly after 5pm. Partly sunny, with a high in the mid-80s. Calm winds in the morning increasing to come out of the south around 5 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Friday Night
A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low in the mid-to-upper 50s. Calm winds.
Saturday
Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly after 2pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high in the lower 80s. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Saturday Night
Showers and thunderstorms likely before 8pm, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm between 8pm and midnight, then showers likely after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low in the mid-to-upper 50s. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
HIGHLANDS PLATEAU AREA FORECAST
Today
Patchy fog before 8am. Otherwise, partly sunny, with a high near 70. Winds out of the south 3 to 7 mph.
Tonight
A 20 percent chance of showers. Partly cloudy, with a low in the mid-50s. Winds out of the south around 6 mph.
Friday
Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly after 4pm. Partly sunny, with a high in the lower 70s. Winds out of the southwest 3 to 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Friday Night
A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low in the mid-to-upper 50s. Winds out of the south around 5 mph becoming calm before midnight.
Saturday
Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly after 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 70. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Saturday Night
Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm. Mostly cloudy, with a low in the mid-50s. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
NANTAHALA AREA FORECAST
Today
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 3pm. Patchy fog in the morning. Otherwise, partly sunny, with a high in the mid-70s. Light winds out of the south. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Tonight
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 3am. Partly cloudy, with a low in the mid-50s. Winds out of the south around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Friday
A chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 5pm. Mostly sunny, with a high in the mid-70s. Calm winds in the morning increasing to some out of the southwest around 5 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Friday Night
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low in the mid-to-upper 50s. Calm winds. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Saturday
Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly after 2pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high in the mid-70s. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Saturday Night
Showers and thunderstorms likely before 8pm, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm between 8pm and midnight, then showers likely after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low in the low-to-mid 50s. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Macon Media Almanac for May 02, 2019
Highest Temperature 88°F at the Coweeta Experimental Station in 2007
Lowest Temperature 23°F at the Coweeta Experimental Station in 1963
Greatest Rainfall 2.30 inches at the Coweeta Experimental Station in 1946
Greatest Snowfall No measurable snowfall has been recorded on this date since records started being kept in 1872
Weather Extremes for Macon County for the month of May
Data available from 1873 to 2018
Highest Temperature 92°F at the Coweeta Experimental Station on 05-20-1966
Lowest Temperature 23°F at the Coweeta Experimental Station on 05-02-1963
Greatest Rainfall 5.97 inches in Highlands on 05-30-2018
Greatest Snowfall 2.5 inches in Highlands on 05-07-1992
Published at 1:35am on May 02, 2019
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