Outlook
Temperatures will remain well above normal through Friday as a deep ridge of high pressure dominates our weather pattern. However, a backdoor cold front will settle south of the area Friday night, and pleasantly cooler temperatures are expected for the weekend, with rain possibly returning to parts of the county.
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State Legislature
The NC House convenes at 9:30 am and the NC Senate convenes at 10:00 am. There are no committee meetings scheduled for today.
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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
Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, sunny, with a high in the low-to-mid 90s (Eek!). Calm winds.
Tonight
Clear, with a low around 60. Calm winds.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 90. Winds out of the northwest 3 to 5 mph.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low in the upper 50s. Light and variable winds.
Saturday
Partly sunny, with a high in the mid-70s.
Saturday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low in the mid-50s.
OTTO AREA FORECAST
Today
Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, sunny, with a high in the low-to-mid 90s (Eek!). Light and variable winds.
Tonight
Clear, with a low in the low-to-mid 60s. Light winds out of the north.
Friday
Sunny, with a high in the upper 80s. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 60. Light and variable winds.
Saturday
A 20 percent chance of showers after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high in the lower 70s.
Saturday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low in the mid-to-upper 50s.
HIGHLANDS PLATEAU FORECAST
Today
Sunny, with a high near 80. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph.
Tonight
Clear, with a low in the mid-60s. Winds out of the north 5 to 10 mph.
Friday
Sunny, with a high in the mid-to-upper 70s. Winds out of the north 5 to 10 mph.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low in the mid-50s. Winds out of the northeast 5 to 10 mph shifting to come out of the east after midnight.
Saturday
A 20 percent chance of rain. Partly sunny, with a high near 60.
Saturday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low in the mid-50s.
NANTAHALA AREA FORECAST
Today
Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, sunny, with a high in the mid-to-upper 80s. Winds out of the northwest around 5 mph becoming calm by noon.
Tonight
Clear, with a low around 60. Calm winds.
Friday
Sunny, with a high in the mid-80s. Calm winds in the morning increasing to come out of the north around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low in the upper 50s. WInds out of the north around 5 mph becoming light and variable after midnight.
Saturday
Mostly sunny, with a high in the low-to-mid 70s.
Saturday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low in the mid-50s.
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 Thu Oct 3 2019
For the North Atlantic...Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico:
1. A broad area of low pressure located over the northwestern Caribbean Sea continues to produce disorganized showers and thunderstorms. Although surface pressures are low across the area, upper-level winds are forecast to be unfavorable for development during the next few days. By the weekend and early next week, however, environmental conditions could become a little more conducive for some slow development to occur while the system moves slowly westward to west-northwestward, passing near or over the Yucatan peninsula and into the the southern Gulf of Mexico.
* Formation chance through 48 hours...low...near 0 percent.
* Formation chance through 5 days...low...20 percent.
Weather Extremes for Macon County for the month of October
Data available from 1872 to 2018
Highest Temperature 91°F in Franklin on 10-05-1954
Lowest Temperature 12°F in Highlands on 10-30-1910
Greatest Rainfall 9.91 inches in Highlands on 10-04-1964
Greatest Snowfall 1.0 inches in Highlands on 10-20-1913
Weather Extremes for North Carolina for the month of October
Data available from 1870 to 2018
Highest Temperature 102°F Albemarle, Stanly County 10-06-1954
Lowest Temperature 8°F Banner Elk, Avery County 10-21-1952
Greatest One-Day Rainfall 14.00 in Aberdeen, Moore County 10-16-1913
Greatest One-Day Snowfall 11.0 inches on Mount Mitchell, Yancey County on 10-25-1990
Monthly Averages
Warmest Weather Station 66.5°F Hatteras, Dare County
Coldest Weather Station 46.5°F Grandfather Mountain, Avery County
Wettest Weather Station 6.29 in Lake Toxaway, Transylvania County
Driest Weather Station 2.15 in Hot Springs, Madison County
Published at 4:20am on October 03, 2019
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