Outlook
Behind weak front that crossed the area today, warm and dry high pressure will build back in through the weekend. A backdoor front will push in early Monday and may usher in slightly cooler temperatures for early next week.
State Legislative Calendar
The NC House is scheduled to convene at 9:30am this morning. [LINK]
Fatal Fire in Otto Community
A structure fire claimed the life of a Maconian yesterday morning. The local fire marshal's office published a press release about the incident:
Press Release
Macon County Fire Marshal's Office
September 26, 2019
Jimmy Teem, Fire Marshal
Otto Fire and Rescue responded to a possible structure fire at 1364 South Tryphosa Road in Otto around 1:00 AM Thursday morning. The first firefighters on scene reported a singlewide mobile home fully involved in fire. One occupant was located deceased inside the structure. The name of the deceased has not been released. The investigation into the cause and origin of the fire is currently underway with assistance from the Macon County Fire Marshal's Office, the Macon County Sheriff's Department and the N.C. State Bureau of Investigation. Otto Fire and Rescue was assisted by departments from Clarks Chapel and Franklin along with Valley Fire Department from Rabun County. he N.C. State Bureau of Investigation. Otto Fire and Rescue was assisted by departments from Clarks Chapel and Franklin along with Valley Fire Department from Rabun County.
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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
Patchy dense fog before 11am. Otherwise, partly sunny, with a high near 86. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Tonight
Patchy fog after 11pm. Otherwise, partly cloudy, with a low around 63. Calm wind.
Saturday
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with a high near 86. Light south wind.
Saturday Night
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 10pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 62. Calm wind.
Sunday
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 2pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 87.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 63.
OTTO AREA FORECAST
Today
Patchy fog before 10am. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with a high near 85. Calm wind becoming southeast around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Tonight
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 9pm, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 5am. Patchy fog after 1am. Otherwise, partly cloudy, with a low around 64. Calm wind. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Saturday
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 11am. Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, partly sunny, with a high near 85. Light south wind.
Saturday Night
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 10pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 62. Calm wind.
Sunday
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 3pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 86.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 64.
HIGHLANDS PLATEAU FORECAST
Today
Mostly sunny, with a high near 75. Calm wind becoming south 5 to 7 mph in the afternoon.
Tonight
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 3am. Patchy fog after 11pm. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 62. Light southeast wind. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Saturday
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly in the after noon. Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, partly sunny, with a high near 76. Calm wind becoming west northwest around 5 mph in the afternoon. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Saturday Night
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 61. Calm wind becoming northeast around 5 mph.
Sunday
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 3pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 79.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 62.
NANTAHALA AREA FORECAST
Today
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 5pm. Patchy fog between 9am and 10am. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with a high near 82. Calm wind becoming southwest around 6 mph in the afternoon. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Tonight
Patchy fog before 1am, then patchy fog after 3am. Otherwise, partly cloudy, with a low around 63. Calm wind becoming south southeast around 5 mph after midnight.
Saturday
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 11am. Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, partly sunny, with a high near 83. Calm wind.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 61. Calm wind.
Sunday
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 5pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 84.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 63.
TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
(video from Levi Cowan of Tropical Tidbits and Mark Sudduth of HurricaneTrack.com will be added to this segment below the tropical outlook if tropical activity threatens the Florida or Gulf coast or could potentially impact us in the mountains)
Tropical Weather Outlook
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL
200 AM EDT Fri Sep 27 2019
For the North Atlantic...Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico:
The National Hurricane Center is issuing advisories on Tropical Storm Karen, located several hundred miles south-southeast of Bermuda, and on Hurricane Lorenzo, located over the central tropical Atlantic.
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 4:00am on September 27, 2019
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