Outlook
Isolated to scattered daytime showers and storms are expected through today as a ridge of warm high pressure builds over the Southeast. Shower and thunderstorm coverage increases slightly Monday as a weak cold front approaches the region. Following the front, a stronger summerlike ridge of high pressure builds over the Deep South next week, resulting in very warm temperatures and limited rainfall through next 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
Today
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 3pm. Areas of fog before 8am. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with a high in the lower 80s. Light winds out of the southeast becoming south 5 to 10 mph in the morning.
Sunday Night
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 60. Winds out of the south wind around 5 mph becoming calm before midnight. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Monday
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high in the lower 80s. Calm winds increasing to come out of the west around 6 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low in the mid-50s. Calm winds.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high in the mid-80s.
Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 60.
OTTO AREA FORECAST
Today
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon. Areas of fog before 8am. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with a high in the low-to-mid 80s. Light winds out of the south increasing to 5 to 10 mph by midmorning.
Sunday Night
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 60. Winds out of the south 3 to 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Monday
A chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after noon. Partly sunny, with a high in the lower 80s. Calm winds increasing to come out of the southwest around 5 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low in the upper 50s. Calm winds.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 85.
Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low in the lower 60s.
HIGHLANDS PLATEAU FORECAST
Today
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 11am. Mostly sunny, with a high in the mid-70s. Winds out of the south 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Sunday Night
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low in the mid-to-upper 50s. Winds out of the southwest 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Monday
A chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after noon. Partly sunny, with a high in the low-to-mid 70s. Winds out of the southwest 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 55. WInds out of the northwest around 5 to 10 mph.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high in the mid-to-upper 70s.
Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 60.
NANTAHALA AREA FORECAST
Today
Patchy fog before 7am. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with a high near 80. Winds out of the southwest 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Sunday Night
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 60. Winds out of the southwest 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Monday
A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly between 9am and 4pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 75. Winds out of the southwest 5 to 10 mph. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 55. Northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 80.
Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 60.
Macon Media Almanac for May 19, 2019
Highest Temperature 91°F in Franklin in 1962
Lowest Temperature 29°F in Highlands in 1894
Greatest Rainfall 2.81 inches in Highlands in 1983
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 3:15am on May 19, 2019
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