Benefit for Gage
Coming up Saturday, May 18th! Gage’s Benefit there will be Pony Rides, Bouncy House, Face Painting/Tattoo. Some of the auction items included Gravel, New Recliners, Gift Baskets, Thirty-One Bags, Televisions, and so much more! We hope to see you there!
Learn more at https://www.facebook.com/events/2340688245963311/permalink/2395307623834706/
Outlook
A ridge of high pressure is expected to build across the region into the weekend. This will lead to warm early summer-like conditions with a chance of mainly afternoon and evening showers and thunderstorms each day. The next front is expected on Monday, but won`t bring much relief from warm temperatures.
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
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 3pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 85. Calm wind increasing and shifting to come out of the northwest around 5 mph in the afternoon. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Tonight
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 10pm. Patchy fog after 5am. Otherwise, partly cloudy, with a low in the upper 50s. Calm winds. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Saturday
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near the mid-80s. Calm winds in the morning, then winds out of the southwest around 5 mph in the afternoon. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Saturday Night
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 10pm, then a slight chance of showers between 10pm and 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 60. Calm winds. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Sunday
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 11am. Sunny, with a high in the lower 80s.
Sunday Night
A 30 percent chance of showers after 11pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 60.
OTTO AREA FORECAST
Today
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near the mid-80s. Winds out of the northwest 3 to 5 mph. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Tonight
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 10pm. Patchy fog after 5am. Otherwise, partly cloudy, with a low around 60. Calm winds. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Saturday
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 11am. Mostly sunny, with a high near the mid-80s. Calm winds in the morning, then winds out of the southwest around 5 mph in the afternoon. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Saturday Night
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 60. Calm winds. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Sunday
A slight chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 10am. Mostly sunny, with a high near the lower 80s. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Sunday Night
A 30 percent chance of showers after 9pm. Partly cloudy, with a low in the lower 60s.
HIGHLANDS PLATEAU FORECAST
Today
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 11am. Mostly sunny, with a high near the mid-70s. Winds out of the northwest 6 to 9 mph. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Tonight
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 11pm. Patchy fog after 5am. Otherwise, partly cloudy, with a low in the upper 50s. Winds out of the northwest around 6 mph. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Saturday
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 10am. Sunny, with a high near 75. Light and variable winds early increasing and shifting to come out of the southwest around 6 mph in the morning. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Saturday Night
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 60. Winds out of the south 3 to 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Sunday
A slight chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 10am. Sunny, with a high near the lower 70s. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Sunday Night
A 30 percent chance of showers after 9pm. Partly cloudy, with a low in the upper 50s.
NANTAHALA AREA FORECAST
Today
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 3pm. Mostly sunny, with a high in the upper 70s. Winds out of the northwest around 6 mph. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Tonight
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 9pm. Patchy fog after 5am. Otherwise, partly cloudy, with a low in the upper 50s. Winds out of the west around 5 mph becoming calm before midnight. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Saturday
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after noon. Mostly sunny, with a high in the upper 70s. Calm winds increasing to come out of the southwest around 5 mph in the afternoon. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Saturday Night
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 10pm, then a slight chance of showers between 10pm and 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 60. Calm winds increasing to and shifting to come out of the south around 5 mph before midnight. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Sunday
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 3pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near the mid-70s.
Sunday Night
A 40 percent chance of showers after 9pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 60.
Macon Media Almanac for May 17, 2019
Highest Temperature 89°F in Franklin in 1960
Lowest Temperature 29°F in Highlands in 1984
Greatest Rainfall 1.25 inches in Highlands in 2003
Greatest Snowfall no measurable snow 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 05-20-1996
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 2:45am on May 17, 2019
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