Outlook
Record-level temperatures are expected again today as a deep ridge of high pressure dominates our weather pattern. A backdoor cold front will push through the area tonight, and usher in much cooler temperatures for the weekend. Another cold front will cross the region on Monday, which may bring a little rain to some of the county while reinforcing a cool and dry pattern for much of next week.
State Legislature
The Senate nor the House will be convening sessions today. However, the General Statutes Commission will be meeting at 10:00 am.
Links to where you can listen live and follow along with what the legislators are discussing are online. [LINK]
Due to technical difficulties, Macon Media will not be able to record or archive audio of these meetings or write summaries of actions taken by the legislature.
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
Mostly sunny, with a high near 90. Calm winds in the morning increasing to come out of the northwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Tonight
Partly cloudy, with a low in the upper 50s. Calm winds.
Saturday
A 20 percent chance of showers after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 70. Light winds out of the southeast.
Saturday Night
A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly after 9pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low in the mid-50s. Calm winds. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Sunday
A 30 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high in the mid-70s. Calm winds.
Sunday Night
A 30 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 60.
OTTO AREA FORECAST
Today
Mostly sunny, with a high near 90. Calm winds in the morning increasing to come out of the north around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Tonight
Partly cloudy, with a low in the upper 50s. Light and variable winds.
Saturday
A 20 percent chance of showers after 9am. Partly sunny, with a high near 70. Winds out of the southeast 3 to 6 mph.
Saturday Night
A 40 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low in the mid-50s. Calm winds. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Sunday
A 30 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high in the mid-70s. Calm winds.
Sunday Night
A 40 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 60.
HIGHLANDS PLATEAU FORECAST
Today
Sunny, with a high near 80. Winds out of the north around 6 mph in the morning becoming calm in the afternoon.
Tonight
Partly cloudy, with a low in the mid-50s. Winds out of the northeast 5 to 10 mph.
Saturday
A chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 4pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 60. Winds out of the east 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain is 30%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Saturday Night
A 40 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low in the low-to-mid 50s. Winds out of the east 3 to 5 mph. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Sunday
A 40 percent chance of showers. Cloudy, with a high in the mid-60s. Light winds out of the southeast.
Sunday Night
A 40 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low in the mid-to-upper 50s.
NANTAHALA AREA FORECAST
Today
Sunny, with a high in the mid-80s. Calm winds in the morning increasing to come out of the north around 6 mph in the afternoon.
Tonight
Partly cloudy, with a low in the upper 50s. Light and variable winds increasing to come out of the east around 5 mph after midnight.
Saturday
Mostly sunny, with a high in the low-to-mid 70s. Winds out of the southeast around 5 mph becoming calm by midmorning.
Saturday Night
A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low in the mid-50s. Calm winds. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Sunday
A chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 5pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high in the low-to-mid 70s. Calm winds. Chance of rain is 30%.
Sunday Night
A 30 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low in the upper 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 Fri Oct 4 2019
For the North Atlantic...Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico:
1. Disorganized showers and thunderstorms that stretch across the northwestern Caribbean Sea from Cuba to the Yucatan peninsula are associated with a broad area of low pressure. Significant development of this system is not expected while it moves slowly westward across the northern portion of the Yucatan peninsula and over the Bay of Campeche during the next few days.
* Formation chance through 48 hours...low...near 0 percent.
* Formation chance through 5 days...low...10 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 5:15am on October 04, 2019
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