Street Closings
Main Street and the block of Iotla Street and Phillips Street nearest Main Street will be closed today due to a festival. If you're in the area, please keep an eye out of excessive foot traffic today.
Outlook
High pressure will move off the southeast coast today, allowing temperatures and humidity to return to normal on Sunday. Unsettled
weather will return for the early to the middle of next week as a front slowly settles southward from the mid-Atlantic region.
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 anticipated today.
**Note** A Tropical Weather Outlook section has been added to the daily weather briefing for the Atlantic Hurricane Season, and since those tend to run long when there is activity, that section has been added between the daily forecasts for the four regions of the county and the almanac section so people can get to their daily forecasts with minimal interference.
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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
Mostly sunny, with a high in the lower 80s. Calm winds increasing to come out of the south 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low in the upper 50s. Calm winds.
Sunday
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 3pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 85. Calm winds increasing to come out of the west around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Sunday Night
A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 2am, then a slight chance of showers. Partly cloudy, with a low in the low-to-mid 60s. Light winds out of the southwest. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Monday
A slight chance of showers, then showers and thunderstorms likely after 9am. Partly sunny, with a high in the low-to-mid 80s. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Monday Night
Showers and thunderstorms likely before 5am, then a chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low in the lower 60s. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
OTTO AREA FORECAST
Today
Mostly sunny, with a high near 80. Calm winds increasing to come out of the south 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 60. Calm winds.
Sunday
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 2pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 85. Calm wind s increasing to come out of the west around 5 mph by midmorning. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Sunday Night
A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 2am, then a slight chance of showers. Partly cloudy, with a low in the mid-60s. Light winds out of the southwest. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Monday
Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high in the low-to-mid 80s. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Monday Night
Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly before 7pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low in the low-to-mid 60s. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
HIGHLANDS PLATEAU FORECAST
Today
Mostly sunny, with a high near 70. Winds out of the south 5 to 10 mph.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 55. Winds out of the south 5 to 10 mph.
Sunday
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 2pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 75. Winds out of the west 5 to 10 mph. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Sunday Night
A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 2am, then a slight chance of showers. Partly cloudy, with a low in the lower 60s. Winds out of the southwest 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Monday
Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 75. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Monday Night
Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly before 7pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low in the lower 60s. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
NANTAHALA AREA FORECAST
Today
Mostly sunny, with a high near 75. Winds out of the southwest 5 to 10 mph.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low in the upper 50s. Winds out of the south 5 to 10 mph.
Sunday
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 3pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 80. Winds out of the southwest 5 to 10 mph. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Sunday Night
A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 2am, then a slight chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low in the lower 60s. Winds out of the southwest wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Monday
Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly after 2pm. Partly sunny, with a high in the upper 70s. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Monday Night
Showers and thunderstorms likely before 4am, then a chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low in the lower 60s. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
Tropical Weather Outlook
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL
200 AM EDT Sat Jun 15 2019
For the North Atlantic...Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico:
Tropical cyclone formation is not expected during the next 5 days.
Macon Media Almanac for June 15, 2019
Highest Temperature 93°F at the Coweeta Experimental Station in 2016
Lowest Temperature 38°F in Highlands in 1933
Greatest Rainfall 5.44 inches in Highlands in 1969
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 June
Data available from 1872 to 2018
Highest Temperature 99°F at the Coweeta Experimental Station on 06-30-2012
Lowest Temperature 32°F at the Coweeta Experimental Station on 06-02-1966
Greatest Rainfall 7.63 inches in Highlands on 06-16-1949
Greatest Snowfall no measurable snowfall has been recorded since records started being kept in 1873
Weather Extremes for North Carolina for the month of June
Data available from 1870 to 2018
Highest Temperature 108°F Mount Gilead, Montgomery County 06-18-1944
Lowest Temperature 23°F Jefferson, Ashe County 06-17-1917
Greatest One-Day Rainfall 14.92 in New Holland, Hyde County 06-30-1949
Warmest Weather Station 77.4°F Goldsboro, Wayne County average
Coldest Weather Station 57.0°F Mount Mitchell, Yancey County average
Wettest Weather Station 7.12 in Highlands, Macon County average
Driest Weather Station 3.02 in Canton, Haywood County monthly average
Published at 4:20am on June 15, 2019
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