Outlook
Precipitation chances are expected to increase this afternoon ahead of the next cold front which will cross the area during a the day on Tuesday. Cool and dry high pressure persists Wednesday and Thursday before precipitation chances increase again Friday ahead of another frontal system. Conditions remain wet and unsettled through the weekend as the frontal system is slow to move through the area.
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State Legislature
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NOAA Winter Outlook: "Winter Outlook: Warmer than average for many, wetter in the North" [LINK]
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
A frost advisory is in effect until 9 am this morning.
**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 11am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a high near 70. Calm winds increasing to come out of the southeast 5 to 10 mph by midmorning.
Tonight
Showers, mainly after 11pm. Patchy fog after 9pm. Low around 55. Winds out of the southeast around 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Tuesday
Showers likely, mainly before 1pm. Areas of fog before 9am. Otherwise, cloudy through midmorning, then gradual clearing, with a high in the mid-to-upper 60s. Light winds out of the west in the morning increasing and shifting to come out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low in the mid-to-upper 30s. Winds out of the northwest 3 to 6 mph.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 65.
Wednesday Night
Clear, with a low in the upper 30s.
OTTO AREA FORECAST
Today
Patchy fog before 11am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a high in the mid-to-upper 60s. Winds out of the southeast 5 to 10 mph.
Tonight
Showers, mainly after 11pm. Patchy fog after 9pm. Lows around 55. Winds out of the southeast 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New precipitation amounts between a half and three-quarters of an inch possible.
Tuesday
Showers likely, mainly before 1pm. Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, cloudy through midmorning, then gradual clearing, with highs in the mid-to-upper 60s. Light winds out of the west increasing and shifting to come out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph by midmorning. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Tuesday Night
Clear, with lows in the upper 30s. Winds out of the northwest around 6 mph.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 65.
Wednesday Night
Clear, with a low around 40.
HIGHLANDS PLATEAU FORECAST
Today
Areas of fog before 11am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a high near 60. Winds out of the southeast 5 to 10 mph.
Tonight
Showers, mainly after 10pm. Patchy fog after 9pm. Lows in the low-to-mid 50s. Winds out of the southeast 5 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New precipitation amounts between three quarters and one inch possible.
Tuesday
Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 10am, then a chance of showers between 10am and 2pm. Areas of fog before 9am. Otherwise, cloudy through midmorning, then gradual clearing, with highs in the mid-to-upper 50s. Winds out of the northwest 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Tuesday Night
Clear, with lows in the upper 30s. Winds out of the northwest 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Wednesday
Sunny, with highs in the lower 50s.
Wednesday Night
Clear, with a low in the upper 30s.
NANTAHALA AREA FORECAST
Today
Patchy fog before 11am. Otherwise, partly sunny, with highs in the upper 60s. Winds out of the south 5 to 10 mph.
Tonight
Showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 5am. Patchy fog after 9pm. Lows in the lower 50s. Winds out of the south around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three-quarters of an inch possible.
Tuesday
Showers likely, mainly before 1pm. Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy through midmorning, then gradual clearing, with highs in the lower 60s. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Tuesday Night
Clear, with lows in the mid-to-upper 30s. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 60.
Wednesday Night
Clear, with a low around 40.
TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
Tropical Weather Outlook
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL
200 AM EDT Mon Oct 21 2019
For the North Atlantic...Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico:
Tropical cyclone formation is not expected during the next 5 days.
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 4:15am on October 21, 2019
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