Outlook (Excessive Rainfall Possible Tonight Through Friday)
A warm and humid airmass will persist across the region today as a cold front sets up to our west stretching from the Ohio Valley to the Mid-Atlantic. The front will approach our region Friday, bringing periods of extended and heavy rainfall with it as it slowly moves south through the area. A cool and moist wedge of high pressure will set up behind the front on Sunday and linger through Monday. Another cold front will approach from the west during the middle of next week.
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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.
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Weather Hazards
Abundant moisture will set up over the region just ahead of a cold front approaching from the north on Friday. Instability in the warm and moist air ahead of the front may contribute to locally excessive rainfall, mainly in the period between tonight and Friday afternoon. Flooding of low-lying and poor drainage areas will be possible at any location affected by repeating showers and thunderstorms, and small streams could approach bankfull where heavy rain falls.
These conditions will linger into Saturday as the front only slowly moves south across the area.
**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
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 11am. Areas of fog before 10am. Otherwise, partly sunny, with a high near 85. Light and variable winds. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Tonight
A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Patchy fog after 10pm. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low in the mid-60s. Light and variable winds. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Friday
Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly in the after noon. Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, partly sunny, with a high in the lower 80s. Calm winds increasing to come out of the southwest 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon. Chance of rain is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Friday Night
Showers and thunderstorms likely before 10pm, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm between 10pm and 1am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low in the mid-60s. Calm winds. Chance of rain is 60%.
Saturday
Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 10am, then showers and thunderstorms likely after 10am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 80. Chance of rain is 70%.
Saturday Night
Showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low in the mid-60s. Chance of rain is 60%.
OTTO AREA FORECAST
Today
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 1pm. Areas of fog before 10am. Otherwise, partly sunny, with a high near 85. Calm winds increasing to come out of the northwest around 5 mph in the afternoon. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Tonight
A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Patchy fog after 10pm. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low in the mid-60s. Light and variable winds. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Friday
Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly in the after noon. Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a high in the lower 80s. Calm winds increasing to come out of the west around 5 to 10 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.
Friday Night
Showers and thunderstorms likely before 10pm, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm between 10pm and midnight, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low in the mid-60s. Calm winds. Chance of rain is 60%.
Saturday
Showers and thunderstorms. High near 80. Chance of rain is 80%.
Saturday Night
Showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low in the mid-60s. Chance of rain is 60%.
HIGHLANDS PLATEAU FORECAST
Today
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 1pm. Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with a high near 76. Northwest wind around 7 mph. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Tonight
A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Patchy fog after 10pm. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low in the low-to-mid 60s. Winds out of the southwest 5 to 10 7 mph. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Friday
Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly in the after noon. Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a high in the mid-70s. Winds out of the southwest 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of rain is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Friday Night
Showers and thunderstorms likely before 2am, then a chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low in the lower 60s. Winds out of the northwest around 6 mph. Chance of rain is 60%.
Saturday
Showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 4pm, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 4pm. High near 70. Chance of rain is 80%.
Saturday Night
Showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 60. Chance of rain is 70%.
NANTAHALA AREA FORECAST
Today
A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 9am. Patchy fog before 10am. Otherwise, partly sunny, with a high near 80. Winds out of the southwest around 5 mph. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Tonight
A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Patchy fog after 10pm. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 65. Light winds out of the southwest. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Friday
Showers and thunderstorms, mainly in the after noon. Patchy fog before 9am. Highs in the upper 70s. Winds out of the southwest 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Friday Night
Showers and thunderstorms likely before 10pm, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm between 10pm and 2am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low in the mid-60s. Light and variable winds. Chance of rain is 70%.
Saturday
Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 10am, then showers and thunderstorms likely after 10am. Mostly cloudy, with a high in the mid-to-upper 70s. Chance of rain is 70%.
Saturday Night
Showers and thunderstorms likely before 11pm, then a chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low in the lower 60s. Chance of rain is 60%.
TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
Tropical Weather Outlook
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL
200 AM EDT Thu Aug 22 2019
For the North Atlantic...Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico:
The National Hurricane Center is issuing advisories on recently downgraded Tropical Depression Chantal, located several hundred miles south-southeast of Cape Race, Newfoundland.
1. A trough of low pressure located over the central Bahamas is producing disorganized showers and thunderstorms. Some slow development is possible by this weekend or early next week while the system moves slowly northwestward toward the Florida peninsula at 5 to 10 mph and then turns northeastward off the southeastern coast of the United States.
* Formation chance through 48 hours...low...near 0 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 22, 2019
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