Outlook
Rain will be widespread and perhaps heavy at times ahead of a cold front which will cross the county today. Cool and dry high pressure will settle in for Wednesday and Thursday as an unsettled weather pattern returns for the weekend and to start next week.
State Legislature
Both chambers of the state legislature and several committees are meeting today. [LINK]
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
Isolated thunderstorms will be possible today. The main threats will be cloud-to-ground lightning and brief heavy downpours, with gusty winds possible in stronger storms.
**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, mainly before 9am. Patchy fog before 11am. Highs in the upper 60s. Light winds out of the west increasing and shifting to come out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Tonight
Clear, with a low around 35. Winds out of the northwest around 6 mph.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 65. Winds out of the northwest 3 to 5 mph.
Wednesday Night
Patchy frost after 2am. Otherwise, clear, with a low around freezing. Calm winds.
Thursday
Areas of frost before 8am. Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 65.
Thursday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 45.
OTTO AREA FORECAST
Today
Showers, mainly before 9am. Patchy fog before 11am. Highs in the upper 60s. Winds out of the southwest 5 to 10 mph shifting to come out of the northwest by midmorning. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Tonight
Clear, with a low in the mid-to-upper 30s. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high in the low-to-mid 60s. Winds out of the northwest 3 to 6 mph.
Wednesday Night
Patchy frost after 2am. Otherwise, clear, with a low around 35. Calm winds.
Thursday
Patchy frost before 8am. Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 65.
Thursday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 45.
HIGHLANDS PLATEAU FORECAST
Today
Showers and possibly a thunderstorm before 1pm, then isolated showers into the midafternoon is possible. Areas of fog before 11am. High near 60. Winds out of the southwest 10 to 15 mph shifting to come out of the northwest by midmorning. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Tonight
Clear, with a low around 35. WInds out of the northwest 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 55. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Wednesday Night
Clear, with a low in the upper 30s. Winds out of the northeast 5 to 10 mph.
Thursday
Areas of frost before 8am. Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 55.
Thursday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low in the lower 40s.
NANTAHALA AREA FORECAST
Today
Showers, mainly before 9am. Patchy fog before 10am. High near 65. West wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Tonight
Clear, with a low around 35. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 60. Winds out of the northwest around 5 mph.
Wednesday Night
Areas of frost after 2am. Otherwise, clear, with a low around 35. Calm winds.
Thursday
Areas of frost before 8am. Otherwise, sunny, with a high in the low-to-mid 60s.
Thursday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 45.
TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
Tropical Weather Outlook
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL
200 AM EDT Tue Oct 22 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 3:45am on October 22, 2019
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