Outlook
Cool surface high pressure will steadily build over the area today and then linger well into the weekend. This will allow temperatures to gradually warm again through the weekend and into early next week.
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THREE DAY GFS FORECAST
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Weather Hazards
Hazardous weather is not expected today. Enjoy this glorious preview of fall weather!
**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
Partly sunny, with a high in the mid-70s. Winds out of the southeast 3 to 5 mph.
Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low around 50. Light winds out of the southeast.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 80. Light winds out of the east.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 50. Calm winds.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high in the low-to-mid 80s.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with a low in the low-to-mid 50s.
OTTO AREA FORECAST
Today
Partly sunny, with a high in the mid-70s. Winds out of the southeast around 6 mph.
Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low around 50. Light winds out of the southeast.
Friday
Sunny, with a high in the mid-to-upper 70s. Calm winds in the morning increasing to come out of the southeast around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low in the lower 50s. Calm winds.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 80.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with a low in the mid-50s.
HIGHLANDS PLATEAU FORECAST
Today
Partly sunny, with a high in the mid-60s. Winds out of the southeast 5 to 10 mph.
Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low in the upper 40s. Winds out of the east 5 to 10 mph.
Friday
Sunny, with a high in the mid-to-upper 60s. Winds out of the southeast around 6 mph.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 50. Winds out of the southeast around 5 mph becoming light and variable after midnight.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high in the lower 70s.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with a low in the lower 50s.
NANTAHALA AREA FORECAST
Today
Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, partly sunny, with a high in the low-to-mid 70s. Winds out of the southeast 3 to 6 mph.
Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low around 50. Winds out of the southeast 3 to 5 mph.
Friday
Sunny, with a high in the mid-70s. Light winds out of the southeast.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 50. Light winds out of the southeast.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 80.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with a low in the low-to-mid 50s.
TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
Tropical Weather Outlook
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL
200 AM EDT Thu Sep 19 2019
For the North Atlantic...Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico:
The National Hurricane Center is issuing advisories on Hurricane Humberto, located a couple hundred miles north-northeast of Bermuda, and on Tropical Storm Jerry, located several hundred miles east of the Leeward Islands.
1. A tropical wave located almost 1000 miles west of the Cabo Verde Islands is producing disorganized cloudiness and showers. Some development of this system is possible while the system approaches the Windward Islands this weekend or when it moves across the eastern Caribbean Sea early next week.
* Formation chance through 48 hours...low...near 0 percent.
* Formation chance through 5 days...low...30 percent.
2. A large area of disorganized showers and thunderstorms near and to the southeast of the Dominican Republic is associated with a tropical wave. While upper-level winds are not forecast to be conducive for significant development, locally heavy rainfall is possible over portions of the Dominican Republic and Haiti during the next couple of days. The disturbance is forecast to move slowly northwestward through the weekend.
* Formation chance through 48 hours...low...10 percent.
* Formation chance through 5 days...low...10 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 4:15am on September 19, 2019
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