Outlook
A weak cold front will cross the area from the northwest this evening through tonight, but with limited shower chances in the mountains. Dry and warm high pressure will return quickly behind the front for the rest of the week and into next weekend.
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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.
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
Widespread fog before 8am. Otherwise, cloudy through midmorning, then gradual clearing, with a high in the mid-80s. Calm winds in the morning increasing to come out of the northwest around 6 mph in the afternoon.
Tonight
Partly cloudy, with a low around 60. Calm winds.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high in the mid-80s. Light winds out of the northwest.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low in the mid-50s. Light and variable winds.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high in the mid-80s.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low in the upper 50s.
OTTO AREA FORECAST
Today
Widespread fog before 8am. Otherwise, cloudy through midmorning, then gradual clearing, with a high in the mid-80s. Calm winds increasing to come out of the northwest around 6 mph in the afternoon.
Tonight
Partly cloudy, with a low around 60. Light winds out of the northwest.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high in the low-to-mid 80s. Winds out of the northwest 3 to 5 mph.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low in the mid-50s. Light winds out of the northeast.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high in the low-to-mid 80s.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 60.
HIGHLANDS PLATEAU FORECAST
Today
Sunny, with a high in the mid-70s. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph.
Tonight
Partly cloudy, with a low in the upper 50s. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high in the low-to-mid 70s. Winds out of the northwest around 6 mph becoming calm in the afternoon.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low in the mid-50s. Winds out of the north around 5 mph becoming light and variable after midnight.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high in the mid-70s.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 60.
NANTAHALA AREA FORECAST
Today
Sunny, with a high near 80. Light and variable winds increasing to come out of the west 5 to 10 mph by midmorning.
Tonight
A 20 percent chance of showers. Patchy fog after midnight. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 60. Light winds out of the northwest wind.
Tuesday
Patchy fog before 8am. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with a high in the upper 70s. Calm winds in the morning increasing to come out of the north around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low in the mid-50s. Light and variable winds.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 80.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 60.
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
200 AM EDT Mon Sep 23 2019
For the North Atlantic...Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico:
The National Hurricane Center is issuing advisories on Tropical Storm Jerry, located several hundred miles south-southwest of Bermuda, on Tropical Storm Karen, located over the eastern Caribbean Sea, and on newly formed Tropical Depression Thirteen, located several hundred miles southeast of the southernmost Cabo Verde Islands.
Tropical cyclone formation is not expected during the next 5 days.
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 3:45am on September 23, 2019
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