Outlook
Dry Canadian high pressure will bring cooler and drier air over the region today. Below normal temperatures and low precipitation chances are expected through the end of the week. Chances for afternoon thunderstorms will return early 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
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
Mostly cloudy through mid-morning, then gradual clearing, with a high near 80. Calm winds increasing to come out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon.
Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low around 55. Light winds out of the northwest.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 80. Calm winds increasing to come out of the east around 5 mph by noon.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 60. Calm winds.
Friday
Mostly sunny, with a high in the lower 80s.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 60.
OTTO AREA FORECAST
Today
Mostly cloudy through mid-morning, then gradual clearing, with a high near 80. Winds out of the north around 6 mph.
Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low in the mid-50s. Light winds out of the north.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 80. Calm winds increasing to come out of the east around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 60. Calm winds.
Friday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 80.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 60.
HIGHLANDS PLATEAU FORECAST
Today
Sunny, with a high near 70. Winds out of the north 5 to 10 mph.
Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low in the mid-50s. Winds out of the northeast 5 to 10 mph.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 70. Winds out of the northeast around 6 mph.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low in the upper 50s. Winds out of the east 3 to 6 mph.
Friday
Sunny, with a high in the lower 70s.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 60.
NANTAHALA AREA FORECAST
Today
Sunny, with a high in the low-to-mid 70s. Winds out of the northeast 5 to 10 mph.
Tonight
Clear, with a low in the mid-50s. Winds out of the northeast around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high in the mid-70s. Light winds out of the east.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low in the mid-to-upper 50s. Calm winds increasing to come out of the southeast around 5 mph.
Friday
Mostly sunny, with a high in the upper 70s.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 60.
TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
Tropical Weather Outlook
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL
200 AM EDT Wed Jul 24 2019
For the North Atlantic...Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico:
1. Disorganized cloudiness and showers located over the northwestern Gulf of Mexico are associated with a frontal boundary. A non-tropical low is expected to form along this boundary tonight or Thursday, and environmental conditions could support some subtropical or tropical development late this week while the disturbance meanders near the northwestern Gulf Coast.
* Formation chance through 48 hours...low...20 percent.
* Formation chance through 5 days...low...20 percent.
Macon Media Almanac for July 24, 2019
Highest Temperature 95°F in Franklin in 1983
Lowest Temperature 44°F in Highlands in 1904
Greatest Rainfall 2.93 inches in Franklin in 1997
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 24, 2019
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