Outlook
A weak area of relatively dry high pressure will build over the area today, but with a lingering front draped in and near the region. Moisture is then expected to increase across the area Sunday through the first half of next week, as a Bermuda high strengthens over the western Atlantic Ocean, threatening a return to warm and humid weather conditions.
DAILY PHOTO
A butterfly takes a break at the Macon Transit Shelter near East Main Street and Nikwasi Lane. The image was taken on August 16, 2019.
THREE DAY GFS FORECAST
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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.
**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
Scattered showers and thunderstorms, mainly between 3pm and 5pm. Areas of fog before 8am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 90. Calm winds increasing to come out of the northwest around 5 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 65. Calm winds.
Sunday
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 4pm. Mostly sunny, with a high in the upper 80s. Calm winds. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Sunday Night
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 7pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 65. Calm winds.
Monday
A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 2pm. Mostly sunny, with a high in the upper-to-mid 80s.
Monday Night
A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 65.
OTTO AREA FORECAST
Today
Scattered showers and thunderstorms, mainly between 2pm and 5pm. Areas of fog before 8am. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with a high in the upper 80s. Light and variable winds. Chance of rain is 30%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Tonight
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 9pm. Mostly clear, with a low around 65. Calm winds.
Sunday
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 3pm. Mostly sunny, with a high in the mid-to-upper 80s. Calm wind. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Sunday Night
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 8pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 65. Calm winds. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Monday
A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 2pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 85. Calm winds.
Monday Night
A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 65.
HIGHLANDS PLATEAU FORECAST
Today
Scattered showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 2pm. Sunny, with a high near 80. Calm winds increasing to come out of the west around 5 mph. Chance of rain is 30%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Tonight
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 11pm. Mostly clear, with a low in the low-to-mid 60s. Winds out of the southeast around 5 mph becoming calm after midnight.
Sunday
A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high in the upper 70s. Winds out of the northwest around 5 mph shifting to come out of the southeast in the afternoon. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Sunday Night
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 9pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 65. Light and variable winds increasing to come out of the northeast around 5 mph. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Monday
A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly in the afternoon. Mostly sunny, with a high in the upper 70s. Winds out of the north around 6 mph shifting to come out of the south in the afternoon.
Monday Night
A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low in the low-to-mid 60s.
NANTAHALA AREA FORECAST
Today
Isolated showers and thunderstorms after 2pm. Patchy fog before 8am. Otherwise, sunny, with a high in the low-to-mid 80s. Calm winds increasing to come out of the northwest around 6 mph in the afternoon. Chance of rain is 20%.
Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low in the low-to-mid 60s. Calm winds increasing to come out of the southeast around 5 mph.
Sunday
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 3pm. Mostly sunny, with a high in the lower 80s. Light and variable winds. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Sunday Night
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 8pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 65. Light winds out of the southeast. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Monday
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 2pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 80. Light winds out of the northeast.
Monday Night
A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with lows in the low-to-mid 60s.
TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
Tropical Weather Outlook
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL
200 AM EDT Sat Aug 17 2019
For the North Atlantic...Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico:
1. Disorganized cloudiness and showers over the northeastern Gulf of Mexico and northeastern Florida are associated with a weak surface trough. Any tropical development of this system is expected to be slow to occur during the next few days while it moves northeastward at 5 to 10 mph near the coasts of Georgia, South and North Carolina. Regardless of development, the disturbance is forecast to produce heavy rainfall along with a threat of flash flooding in that region. Please see products from your local National Weather Service office or the Weather Prediction Center's Excessive Rainfall Outlook for more information.
* Formation chance through 48 hours...low...10 percent.
* Formation chance through 5 days...low...20 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 Idlewild, 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 4:45am on August 17, 2019
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