Outlook
A ridge of high pressure will strengthen through mid-week, bringing hot and humid conditions to the area. The ridge will gradually weaken later in the week, bringing slightly cooler weather along with increasing chances for afternoon and evening showers and thunderstorms.
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
Scattered showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 4pm. Areas of fog before 9am. Otherwise, cloudy through mid morning, then clearing, with a high near 90. Light winds out of the northwest. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Tuesday Night
Patchy fog after 3am. Otherwise, partly cloudy, with a low around 65. Calm winds.
Wednesday
A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after noon. Patchy fog before 8am. Otherwise, cloudy through mid morning, then becoming mostly sunny, with a high in the upper 80s. Light and variable winds. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Wednesday Night
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low in the mid-60s. Calm winds.
Independence Day
A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 9am. Partly sunny, with a high in the upper 80s.
Thursday Night
A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low in the mid-60s.
OTTO AREA FORECAST
Today
Scattered showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 3pm. Areas of fog before 9am. Otherwise, cloudy through mid morning, then clearing, with a high in the upper 80s. Light winds out of the northwest. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Tuesday Night
Patchy fog after 3am. Otherwise, partly cloudy, with a low in the mid-60s. Light winds out of the northwest.
Wednesday
A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 11am. Patchy fog before 8am. Otherwise, cloudy through mid morning, then becoming mostly sunny, with a high near the mid-80s. Calm winds. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Wednesday Night
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low in the mid-60s. Calm winds.
Independence Day
A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 9am. Partly sunny, with a high in the mid-80s.
Thursday Night
A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 2am, then a chance of showers between 2am and 4am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 4am. Mostly cloudy, with a low in the mid-60s. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
HIGHLANDS PLATEAU FORECAST
Today
Scattered showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 2pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 80. Winds out of the north around 5 mph becoming calm in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Tuesday Night
Scattered showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 7pm. Patchy fog after 3am. Otherwise, partly cloudy, with a low in the mid-60s. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Wednesday
A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 11am. Patchy fog before 8am. Otherwise, partly sunny, with a high in the upper 70s. Winds out of the north around 6 mph becoming light and variable by noon. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Wednesday Night
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low in the mid-60s. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph.
Independence Day
Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly after 2pm. Partly sunny, with a high in the upper 70s. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Thursday Night
A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low in the low-to-mid 60s.
NANTAHALA AREA FORECAST
Today
Scattered showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 4pm. Patchy fog before 8am. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with a high in the mid-80s. Calm winds increasing to come out of the northwest around 5 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.
Tuesday Night
Patchy fog after 2am. Otherwise, partly cloudy, with a low in the mid-60s. Light winds out of the north.
Wednesday
A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after noon. Patchy fog before 8am. Otherwise, partly sunny, with a high near 80. Light winds out of the northwest. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Wednesday Night
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low in the mid-60s. Winds out of the northwest around 5 mph becoming calm after midnight.
Independence Day
A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 10am. Partly sunny, with a high in the low-to-mid 80s.
Thursday Night
A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low in the mid-60s.
TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
Tropical Weather Outlook
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL
200 AM EDT Tue Jul 2 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 July 02, 2019
Highest Temperature 99°F at the Coweeta Experimental Station in 2012
Lowest Temperature 40°F at the Coweeta Experimental Station in 2008
Greatest Rainfall 3.00 inches in Franklin in 2003
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 July
Data available from 1872 to 2018
Highest Temperature 101°F in Franklin on 07-29-1952
Lowest Temperature 34°F in Highlands on 07-27-1911
Greatest Rainfall 21.15 inches in Highlands on 07-29-1879
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 109°F Albemarle, Stanly County 07-28-1940
Lowest Temperature 32°F Celo, Yancey County 07-10-1961
Greatest One-Day Rainfall 21.15 in Highlands, Macon County 07-29-1879
Monthly Averages
Warmest Weather Station 81.3°F Fayetteville, Cumberland County
Coldest Weather Station 60.4°F Mount Mitchell, Yancey County
Wettest Weather Station 7.97 in Wilmington, New Hanover County
Driest Weather Station 2.97 in Asheville, Buncombe County
Published at 3:15am on July 02, 2019
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