Outlook
Broad high pressure will continue over the region through Thursday, with near-record heat continuing, and with limited afternoon shower and thunderstorm chances. Thunderstorm chances will return from the west through the weekend into next week.
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 9am. Otherwise, partly sunny, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 90. Calm winds early increasing to come out of the west 5 to 10 mph by midmorning.
Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low in the lower 60s. Light winds out of the southwest.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with a high in the upper 80s. Light winds out of the southwest early in the morning increasing and shifting to come out of the southwest 10 to 15 mph by midmorning. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph.
Thursday Night
A slight chance of showers before 8pm, then a slight chance of showers after 9pm. Partly cloudy, with a low in the lower 60s. Winds out of the west 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Friday
A 20 percent chance of showers after 11am. Mostly sunny, with a high near the mid-80s.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 60.
OTTO AREA FORECAST
Today
Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, partly sunny, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 90. Calm winds early in the morning increasing out of the west 5 to 10 mph in the morning.
Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low in the mid-60s. Winds out of the southwest around 5 mph becoming calm before midnight.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with a high in the upper 80s. Light winds out of the west increasing and shifting to come out of the southwest 10 to 15 mph by midmorning. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph.
Thursday Night
A 20 percent chance of showers after 11pm. Partly cloudy, with a low in the low-to-mid 60s. Winds out of the west around 5 to 10 mph.
Friday
A 20 percent chance of showers after 11am. Mostly sunny, with a high near the mid-80s.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 60.
HIGHLANDS PLATEAU FORECAST
Today
Sunny, with a high near 80. Winds out of the west 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low in the low-to-mid 60s. Winds out of the west around 10 mph.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with a high near the upper 70s. Winds out of the southwest 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Thursday Night
A 20 percent chance of showers after 2am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 60. Winds out of the northwest 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Friday
A 20 percent chance of showers after 11am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 75.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low in the upper 50s.
NANTAHALA AREA FORECAST
Today
Sunny, with a high near the mid-80s. Winds out of the west 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low in the lower 60s. Winds out of the southwest 5 to 10 mph.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 80. Winds out of the southwest 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Thursday Night
A 20 percent chance of showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 60. Winds out of the west 5 to 10 mph.
Friday
A 20 percent chance of showers after 9am. Mostly sunny, with a high in the upper 70s.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low in the upper 50s.
Macon Media Almanac for May 29, 2019
Highest Temperature 91°F in Highlands in 1941
Lowest Temperature 36°F in Highlands in 1894
Greatest Rainfall 2.21 inches in Nantahala in 1976
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 4:10am on May 29, 2019
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