Outlook
Summerlike conditions are expected again today, with near-record highs and thunderstorm chances mainly over the mountains. A backdoor front will push in early Monday, increasing shower and thunderstorm chances for the early part of the week, though temperatures will remain quite warm. Relief from the heat is not really expected until next weekend.
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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 10am. Otherwise, cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high in the upper 80s. Light and variable winds.
Tonight
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 4am, then a slight chance of showers before 6 am. Patchy fog after midnight. Otherwise, partly cloudy, with a low in the mid-60s. Calm winds. Chance of rain is 20%.
Monday
A slight chance of showers, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 10am. Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with a high in the mid-80s. Calm winds. Chance of rain is 30%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Monday Night
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 7pm. Partly cloudy, with a low in the mid-60s. Calm winds.
Tuesday
A slight chance of showers, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2pm. Mostly sunny, with a high in the mid-80s. Chance of rain is 30%.
Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low in the lower 60s.
OTTO AREA FORECAST
Today
Patchy fog before 10am. Otherwise, partly sunny, with a high in the mid-to-upper 80s. Light and variable winds.
Tonight
Patchy fog between midnight and 5am. Otherwise, partly cloudy, with a low in the lower 60s. Calm winds.
Monday
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 2pm. Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, partly sunny, with a high in the mid-80s. Calm winds. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Monday Night
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 8pm. Partly cloudy, with a low in the mid-60s. Calm winds.
Tuesday
A slight chance of showers, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high in the mid-80s. Chance of rain is 30%.
Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low in the lower 60s.
HIGHLANDS PLATEAU FORECAST
Today
Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with a high in the upper 70s. Winds out of the north 5 to 10 mph shifting to come out of the south in the afternoon.
Tonight
Patchy fog between midnight and 5am. Otherwise, partly cloudy, with a low in the mid-60s. Winds out of the northeast around 6 mph.
Monday
A slight chance of showers, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 10am. Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, partly sunny, with a high in the mid-70s. Winds out of the northeast wind around 6 mph becoming light and variable in the afternoon. Chance of rain is 40%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Monday Night
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 60. Winds out of the east 3 to 6 mph. Chance of rain is 20%.
Tuesday
A slight chance of showers, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon. Partly sunny, with a high in the mid-70s. Chance of rain is 30%.
Tuesday Night
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 60.
NANTAHALA AREA FORECAST
Today
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 4pm. Patchy fog before 10am. Otherwise, partly sunny, with a high in the mid-80s. Calm winds. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Tonight
Patchy fog after 10pm. Otherwise, partly cloudy, with a low in the low-to-mid 60s. Light winds out of the east.
Monday
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 2pm. Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with a high in the lower 80s. Light and variable winds. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Monday Night
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 7pm. Partly cloudy, with a low in the lower 60s. Light winds out of the southeast.
Tuesday
A slight chance of showers between 11am and 1pm, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high in the low-to-mid 80s. Chance of rain is 20%.
Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low in the lower 60s.
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 Sun Sep 29 2019
For the North Atlantic...Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico:
The National Hurricane Center is issuing advisories on Hurricane Lorenzo, located over the central Atlantic Ocean.
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 4:30am on September 29, 2019
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