Outlook
Moisture and rain chances return to the region later today ahead of a complex frontal system. In the wake of this system, dry air punches back into area Wednesday afternoon with a cooler northwest flow of air expected for Thursday and Friday. Dry and warmer Saturday before moisture and rain chances return for Sunday and Monday.
State Legislature
The state legislature will not be meeting today. Nor are there any committee meetings scheduled.
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
Increasing clouds, with a high near 70. Calm winds in the morning increasing to come out of the south around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Tonight
Showers likely, mainly after 1am. Patchy fog before 1am, then patchy fog after 3am. Otherwise, cloudy, with a low around 55. Calm winds. Chance of rain is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Wednesday
A 50 percent chance of showers, mainly before 1pm. Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, cloudy through midmorning, then gradual clearing, with a high in the mid-to-upper 60s. Light winds out of the northwest in the morning increasing to come out of the northwest 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low in the upper 30s. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high in the low-to-mid 60s. Calm winds in the morning increasing to come out of the northwest around 6 mph in the afternoon.
Thursday Night
Clear, with a low in the mid-to-upper 30s.
OTTO AREA FORECAST
Today
Increasing clouds, with a high in the upper 60s. Calm winds in the morning increasing to come out of the southeast around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Tonight
Showers. Patchy fog after midnight. Low around 55. Calm winds. Chance of rain is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Wednesday
A 50 percent chance of showers, mainly before 1pm. Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, cloudy through midmorning, then gradual clearing, with a high in the mid-to-upper 60s. Light winds out of the northwest in the morning increasing to come out of the northwest 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low in the upper 30s. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high in the low-to-mid 60s. Winds out of the northwest 3 to 7 mph.
Thursday Night
Clear, with a low in the upper 30s.
HIGHLANDS PLATEAU FORECAST
Today
Increasing clouds, with a high near 60. South wind 3 to 7 mph.
Tonight
Showers. Patchy fog after midnight. Lows in the low-to-mid 50s. Winds out of the south 5 mph becoming calm after midnight. Chance of rain is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Wednesday
Showers likely, mainly before 1pm. Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, cloudy through midmorning, then gradual clearing, with a high near 60. Winds out of the southwest 5 to 10 mph in the morning shifting to come out of the northwest 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph. Chance of rain is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 35. Winds out of the northwest 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 55. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph.
Thursday Night
Clear, with a low in the mid-to-upper 30s.
NANTAHALA AREA FORECAST
Today
Increasing clouds, with a high in the mid-to-upper 60s. Calm winds in the morning increasing to come out of the southwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Tonight
Showers likely, mainly after midnight. Patchy fog after midnight. Otherwise, cloudy, with a low around 55. Winds out of the south around 5 mph becoming calm before midnight. Chance of rain is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Wednesday
Showers likely, mainly before 11am. Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, cloudy through midmorning, then gradual clearing, with a high in the low-to-mid 60s. Light and variable winds increasing to come out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph by midmorning. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph. Chance of rain is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Wednesday Night
Patchy frost after 5am. Otherwise, partly cloudy, with a low around 35. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph decreasing to light winds out of the north after midnight.
Thursday
Patchy frost before 9am. Otherwise, sunny, with a high in the upper 50s. Calm winds in the morning increasing to come out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon.
Thursday Night
Patchy frost after 5am. Otherwise, clear, with a low around 35.
TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
Tropical Weather Outlook
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL
200 AM EDT Mon Oct 14 2019
Tropical Weather Outlook
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL
200 AM EDT Tue Oct 15 2019
For the North Atlantic...Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico:
The National Hurricane Center is issuing advisories on newly formed Tropical Depression Fifteen, located a couple hundred miles east-southeast of the Cabo Verde Islands.
1. A trough of low pressure located over portions of Central America and the northwestern Caribbean Sea is producing disorganized showers and thunderstorms. This system and another disturbance over the eastern Pacific are expected to produce heavy rains over a large portion of Central America during the next couple of days, which could cause flooding and mudslides, especially in mountainous areas. By late Wednesday, the system is forecast to emerge over the Bay of Campeche and then turn northward, and environmental conditions could become a little more conducive for some development towards the end of the week when the system is over the western Gulf of Mexico.
* Formation chance through 48 hours...low...near 0 percent.
* Formation chance through 5 days...low...30 percent.
2. A tropical wave located about 650 miles east of the southern Windward Islands continues to produce disorganized showers and thunderstorms. Upper-level winds are expected to become increasingly hostile over the system, and significant development of this system appears unlikely while it moves westward at 15 to 20 mph.
* Formation chance through 48 hours...low...10 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 5:00am on October 15, 2019
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