Outlook
A cold front will bring some moisture and rain chances through the morning. The front will quickly cross the area by the afternoon, ushering in cooler and drier air. A cool, autumn air mass will settle over the region Thursday through 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. Windy conditions are expected to develop tonight. Gusts over 45 mph may develop across the higher elevations.
Areas of frost may develop tonight in the more sheltered valleys of the southwestern mountains. Areas of frost may be more widespread across the mountain valleys Thursday night as winds diminish.
**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
Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 1pm, then a slight chance of showers. Patchy fog before noon. Otherwise, cloudy through midmorning, then gradual clearing, with a high in the mid-60s. Light and variable winds 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. Chance of rain is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low in the mid-to-upper 30s. Scattered frost may be possible in isolated valleys that are sheltered from the wind. 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 5 to 10 mph.
Thursday Night
Patchy frost after 1am. Otherwise, clear, with a low in the mid-30s. Winds out of the northwest around 5 mph becoming calm after midnight.
Friday
Patchy frost before 10am. Otherwise, sunny, with a high in the upper 60s.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 40.
OTTO AREA FORECAST
Today
Showers and thunderstorms likely before 1pm, then a slight chance of showers. Patchy fog around noon. Otherwise, cloudy through midmorning, then gradual clearing, with a high in the mid-to-upper 60s. Light and variable winds 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. Chance of rain is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low in the mid-30s. Scattered frost may be possible in isolated valleys that are sheltered from the wind. Winds out of the northwest 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high in the lower 60s. Winds out of the northwest around 5 to 10 mph.
Thursday Night
Patchy frost after 4am. Otherwise, clear, with a low around 35. Winds out of the northwest around 6 mph.
Friday
Patchy frost before 9am. Otherwise, sunny, with a high in the mid-to-upper 60s.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low in the lower 40s.
HIGHLANDS PLATEAU FORECAST
Today
Showers and thunderstorms likely before 1pm, then a slight chance of showers. Patchy fog before 1pm. Otherwise, cloudy through mi morning, then gradual clearing, with a high near 55. Breezy, with winds out of the northwest 5 to 15 mph in the morning increasing to 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 40 mph. Chance of rain is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low around 35. Breezy, with winds out of the northwest 15 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high in the low-to-mid 50s. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Thursday Night
Clear, with a low around 35. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph.
Friday
Areas of frost before 8am. Otherwise, sunny, with a high in the mid-to-upper 50s.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 40.
NANTAHALA AREA FORECAST
Today
Showers and possibly a thunderstorm before 1pm, then a slight chance of showers. Patchy fog before noon. High near 60. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of rain is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low around 35. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Thursday
Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, sunny, with a high in the upper 50s. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph.
Thursday Night
Areas of frost after 1am. Otherwise, clear, with a low around 35. Winds out of the northwest 3 to 5 mph.
Friday
Areas of frost before 9am. Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 65.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low in the lower 40s0.
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 Wed Oct 16 2019
For the North Atlantic...Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico:
The National Hurricane Center is issuing advisories on Tropical Depression Fifteen, located near the northern Cabo Verde Islands.
1. A trough of low pressure located over southern Mexico and the Bay of Campeche is producing disorganized showers and thunderstorms. The system is forecast to emerge over the Bay of Campeche later today and move slowly northward. Gradual development is possible, and a tropical or subtropical cyclone could form late this week over the western or central Gulf of Mexico while the system is moving generally northeastward.
* Formation chance through 48 hours...low...20 percent.
* Formation chance through 5 days...medium...40 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 3:20am on October 16, 2019
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