Outlook
Broad high pressure will persist over the region through at least the early part of next week. This will limit daily shower and thunderstorm activity and aid in promoting near-record heat.
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
Patchy fog before 8am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 90. Calm winds increasing to come out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon.
Sunday Night
Clear, with a low in the l;ower 60s. Winds out of the northwest around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Memorial Day
Mostly sunny, with a high near 90. Calm winds early increasing to come out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph by midmorning.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low in the low-to-mid 60s. Light winds out of the northwest.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 90.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low in the lower 60s.
OTTO AREA FORECAST
Today
Patchy fog before 8am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 90. Calm winds increasing to come out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon.
Sunday Night
Clear, with a low in the low-to-mid 60s. Winds out of the northwest around 6 mph becoming calm before midnight.
Memorial Day
Mostly sunny, with a high near 90. Winds out of the northwest 3 to 7 mph.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low in the mid-60s. Light winds out of the northwest.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 90.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low in the mid-60s.
HIGHLANDS PLATEAU FORECAST
Today
Sunny, with a high near 80. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Sunday Night
Clear, with a low in the lower 60s. Winds out of the northwest around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Memorial Day
Sunny, with a high near 80. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low in the mid-60s. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 80.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low in the mid-60s.
NANTAHALA AREA FORECAST
Today
Patchy fog before 8am. Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 85. Calm winds increasing to come out of the west 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low in the lower 60s. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph becoming calm after midnight.
Memorial Day
Mostly sunny, with a high near 85. Winds out of the northwest 3 to 8 mph.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low in the low-to-mid 60s. Winds out of the northwestaround 5 mph becoming calm before midnight.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 85.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low in the low-to-mid 60s.
Macon Media Almanac for May 26, 2019
Highest Temperature 89°F in Highlands in 1926
Lowest Temperature 30°F in Highlands in 1928
Greatest Rainfall 2.28 inches in Highlands in 1986
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 26, 2019
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