Outlook
A weakening cold front will stall across the region today, bringing increasing coverage of showers and thunderstorms to the area. A humid air mass in place will maintain mainly afternoon shower and thunderstorm activity through early next week.
Daily Photo
Firefighter turnout gear awaiting the next call for help at the Franklin Fire Department. The photo was taken on July 30, 2019, at the joint meeting between the Franklin Town Council, Highlands Board of Commissioners, and the Macon County Board of Commissioners at the Franklin Fire Department.
THREE DAY GFS FORECAST
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Weather Hazards
Unless you are allergic to a preview of fall, today's weather will not be hazardous.
**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
Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly after 5pm. Patchy fog before 10am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with highs in the low-to-mid 80s. Calm winds. Chance of rain is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Tonight
A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 11pm, then a slight chance of showers between 11pm and 5am. Patchy fog after 11pm. Otherwise, partly cloudy, then becoming cloudy toward daybreak, with lows in the low-to-mid 60s. Calm winds. Chance of rain is 30%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Thursday
A slight chance of showers, mainly before noon. Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with highs in the low-to-mid 80s. Calm winds. Chance of rain is 50%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Thursday Night
A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with lows in the lower 60s. Calm winds.
Friday
Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly in the afternoon. Partly sunny, with highs in the low-to-mid 80s. Chance of rain is 60%.
Friday Night
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with lows in the lower 60s. Chance of rain is 50%.
OTTO AREA FORECAST
Today
Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly in the afternoon. Patchy fog before 10am. Otherwise, partly sunny, with highs in the lower 80s. Light and variable winds. Chance of rain is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Tonight
A chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight, then a slight chance of showers between midnight and 4am. Patchy fog after 11pm. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with lows in the low-to-mid 60s. Calm winds. Chance of rain is 30%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Thursday
A slight chance of showers, mainly in the midmorning hours. Partly sunny, with highs in the lower 80s. Light and variable winds. Chance of rain is 50%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Thursday Night
A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with lows in the low-to-mid 60s. Calm winds.
Friday
Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly in the afternoon. Partly sunny, with highs in the lower 80s. Chance of rain is 60%.
Friday Night
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with lows in the lower 60s. Chance of rain is 50%.
HIGHLANDS PLATEAU FORECAST
Today
Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly in the afternoon hours. Patchy fog before 8am. Otherwise, partly sunny, with highs in the low-to-mid 70s. Calm winds increasing to come out of the southwest 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon. Chance of rain is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Tonight
A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1am, then decreasing to a slight chance of showers between 1am and 5am. Patchy fog after 11pm. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with lows in the lower 60s. Winds out of the west around 5 mph becoming calm before midnight. Chance of rain is 30%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Thursday
A slight chance of showers, then showers and thunderstorms likely after 9am. Partly sunny, with highs in the mid-70s. Calm winds increasing to come out of the southwest around 6 mph in the morning. Chance of rain is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Thursday Night
A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 60. Winds out of the north 3 to 5 mph.
Friday
Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly after 11am. Partly sunny, with highs in the mid-70s. Chance of rain is 60%.
Friday Night
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 60. Chance of rain is 50%.
NANTAHALA AREA FORECAST
Today
Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly in the afternoon hours. Patchy fog before 10am. Otherwise, partly sunny, with highs in the upper 70s. Calm winds increasing to come out of the southwest around 5 mph in the afternoon. Chance of rain is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Tonight
A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1am, then a slight chance of showers between 1am and 4am. Patchy fog after 10pm. Otherwise, partly cloudy, with a low around 60. Calm winds. Chance of rain is 30%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with a high in the upper 70s. Light and variable winds. Chance of rain is 50%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Thursday Night
A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 60. Light winds out of the northeast.
Friday
A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with highs in the upper 70s.
Friday Night
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 60. Chance of rain is 40%.
TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
Tropical Weather Outlook
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL
200 AM EDT Wed Jul 31 2019
For the North Atlantic...Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico:
1. A tropical wave continues to produce disorganized showers and thunderstorms over Hispaniola, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands. This disturbance is forecast to move northwestward to northward at about 10 mph during the next several days, producing locally heavy rainfall over portions of the Greater Antilles, the Bahamas, and Florida. Conditions could become marginally conducive for development over the weekend when the disturbance moves near Florida and the northwestern Bahamas and then turns northeastward over the western Atlantic Ocean.
* Formation chance through 48 hours...low...near 0 percent.
* Formation chance through 5 days...low...10 percent.
2. A tropical wave located over the eastern tropical Atlantic Ocean, a few hundred miles south-southwest of the Cabo Verde Islands, continues to produce a broad area of disorganized showers and thunderstorms. No significant development of this system is expected for the next few days while it moves westward at about 15 mph. Thereafter, upper-level winds are forecast to gradually become more conducive, and a tropical depression could form over the weekend several hundred miles east of the Lesser Antilles.
* Formation chance through 48 hours...low...near 0 percent.
* Formation chance through 5 days...medium...40 percent.
Weather Extremes for Macon County for the month of August
Data available from 1872 to 2018
Highest Temperature 99°F in Franklin on 08-09-1980
Lowest Temperature 40°F at the Coweeta Experimental Station on 08-29-1968
Greatest Rainfall 9.68 inches in Highlands on 08-13-1940
Greatest Snowfall no measurable snowfall has been recorded since records started being kept in 1873
Weather Extremes for North Carolina for the month of July
Data available from 1870 to 2018
Highest Temperature 110°F Fayetteville, Cumberland County 08-21-1983
Lowest Temperature 31°F Banner Elk, Avery County 08-23-1930
Greatest One-Day Rainfall 13.08 in Adlewild, Ashe County 08-14-1930
Monthly Averages
Warmest Weather Station 79.7°F Wilmington, New Hanover County
Coldest Weather Station 59.6°F Mount Mitchell, Yancey County
Wettest Weather Station 7.74 in Lake Toxaway, Transylvania County
Driest Weather Station 3.12 in Lexington, Davidson County
Published at 4:20am on July 31, 2019
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