Outlook
Warm high pressure will linger near the region today before a cold front moves through the area on Wednesday. Dry high pressure then returns for the latter half of the 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
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
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2pm. Areas of fog before 10am. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with a high in the mid-80s. Light and variable winds.
Tonight
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7pm, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low in the lower 60s. Calm winds. Chance of rain is 20%.
Wednesday
A chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 80. Calm winds in the morning increasing to come out of the southeast around 5 mph in the afternoon. Chance of rain is 30%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Wednesday Night
A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly before 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low in the mid-to-upper 50s. Light winds out of the southeast.
Thursday
A 20 percent chance of showers. Mostly sunny, with a high in the mid-to-upper 70s.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low in the lower 50s.
OTTO AREA FORECAST
Today
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon. Mostly sunny, with a high in the mid-80s. Light and variable winds.
Tonight
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low in the lower 60s. Light winds out of the northeast.
Wednesday
A chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high in the mid-to-upper 70s. Winds out of the southeast 3 to 5 mph. Chance of rain is 40%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Wednesday Night
A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly before 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low in the mid-to-upper 50s. Winds out of the east 3 to 5 mph.
Thursday
A 20 percent chance of showers before 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high in the mid-70s.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low in the low-to-mid 50s.
HIGHLANDS PLATEAU FORECAST
Today
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high in the mid-to-upper 70s. Winds out of the north around 5 mph becoming light and variable by midmorning.
Tonight
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 60. Light and variable winds increasing to come out of the east around 6 mph before midnight.
Wednesday
A 40 percent chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 70. Winds out of the southeast 5 to 10 mph. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Wednesday Night
A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly before 3am. Mostly cloudy, with a low in the mid-50s. Winds out of the southeast 5 to 10 mph.
Thursday
A 20 percent chance of showers before 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high in the upper 60s.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low in the lower 50s.
NANTAHALA AREA FORECAST
Today
Mostly sunny, with a high near 80. Calm winds increasing to come out of the northwest around 6 mph in the afternoon.
Tonight
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 3am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 60. Light and variable winds.
Wednesday
A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 10am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high in the upper 70s. Winds out of the southeast 3 to 5 mph. Chance of rain is 40%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Wednesday Night
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low in the mid-50s. Winds out of the southeast 3 to 5 mph. Chance of rain is 30%.
Thursday
A 20 percent chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high in the mid-70s.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low in the low-to-mid 50s.
TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK Things are starting to heat up
(video from Levi Cowan of Tropical Tidbits and Mark Sudduth of HurricaneTrack.com have been added to this segment below the tropical outlook and will remain as long as they cover this storm)
Tropical Weather Outlook
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL
800 PM EDT Mon Sep 16 2019
For the North Atlantic...Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico:
The National Hurricane Center is issuing advisories on Hurricane Humberto, located less than 700 miles west-southwest of Bermuda.
1. A small low-pressure system located about 1200 miles east of the Lesser Antilles continues to produce disorganized showers and thunderstorms. Environmental conditions are expected to be conducive for the formation of a tropical depression during the next day or so while the system moves slowly northwestward to west-northwestward.
* Formation chance through 48 hours...high...70 percent.
* Formation chance through 5 days...high...90 percent.
2. Disorganized showers and thunderstorms over the northwestern Gulf of Mexico are associated with a broad area of low pressure. Some slow development of this system is possible before it moves inland along the northwestern Gulf coast Tuesday night. Regardless of development, this system is expected to produce locally heavy rainfall and possible flash flooding along portions of the central and upper Texas coastal areas later this week. For additional information, see products issued by your local weather forecast office and the Weather Prediction Center.
* Formation chance through 48 hours...low...20 percent.
* Formation chance through 5 days...low...20 percent.
Weather Extremes for Macon County for the month of September
Data available from 1872 to 2018
Highest Temperature 98°F in Franklin on 09-04-1975
Lowest Temperature 27°F in Franklin on 09-30-1967
Greatest Rainfall 11.87 inches in Highlands on 09-27-1964
Greatest Snowfall no measurable snowfall has been recorded since records started being kept in 1873
Weather Extremes for North Carolina for the month of September
Data available from 1870 to 2018
Highest Temperature 109°F Weldon, Halifax County 09-07-1954
Lowest Temperature 23°F Marion, McDowell County 09-28-2000
Greatest One-Day Rainfall 19.30 in Southport, Brunswick County 09-16-1999
Monthly Averages
Warmest Weather Station 75.4°F Morehead City, Carteret County
Coldest Weather Station 55.0°F Mount Mitchell, Yancey County
Wettest Weather Station 8.93 in Southport, Brunswick County
Driest Weather Station 2.94 in Marshall, Madison County
Published at 1:00am on September 17, 2019
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