Outlook
A cold front and accompanying showers will move east of the area later today. Dry high pressure then develops on Monday, before moisture returns ahead of the next vigorous system by Wednesday. Another moist front will likely arrive in the region by late week.
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
Other than a few high winds in the morning, 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
A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly before 7am. Patchy fog before 10am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy through midmorning, then gradual clearing, with highs in the low-to-mid 70s. Winds out of the northwest 3 to 5 mph. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Tonight
Patchy fog after 5am. Otherwise, mostly clear, with lows in the mid-to-upper 40s. Calm winds.
Monday
Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 75. Calm winds in the morning increasing to come out of the southeast around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 50. Calm winds.
Tuesday
A 20 percent chance of showers after 11am. Partly sunny, with highs in the lower 70s.
Tuesday Night
A 40 percent chance of showers after 10pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 55.
OTTO AREA FORECAST
Today
A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly before 7am. Patchy fog before 10am. Otherwise, partly sunny, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high in the lower 70s. Winds out of the northwest 3 to 5 mph. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Tonight
Patchy fog after 4am. Otherwise, mostly clear, with a low around 50. Calm winds.
Monday
Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, sunny, with highs in the lower 70s. Calm winds in the morning increasing to come out of the southeast around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 50. Calm winds.
Tuesday
A 20 percent chance of showers after 10am. Partly sunny, with a high near 70.
Tuesday Night
A 40 percent chance of showers after 9pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 55.
HIGHLANDS PLATEAU FORECAST
Today
A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly before 7am. Patchy fog before 7am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high in the mid-to-upper 60s. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low around 50. Winds out of the northeast 3 to 6 mph.
Monday
Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, sunny, with highs in the lower 60s. Winds out of the northeast 5 to 10 mph in the morning shifting to come out of the southeast in the afternoon.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 50. East wind around 6 mph.
Tuesday
A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly after 2pm. Partly sunny, with a high in the lower 60s.
Tuesday Night
A 50 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 55.
NANTAHALA AREA FORECAST
Today
Patchy fog before 10am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy through midmorning, then gradual clearing, with a high in the mid-to-upper 60s. Winds out of the northwest wind around 5 mph.
Tonight
Mostly clear, with lows in the mid-to-upper 40s. Calm winds.
Monday
Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 70. Calm winds in the morning increasing to come out of the southeast around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 50. Winds out of the southeast wind 3 to 5 mph.
Tuesday
A 20 percent chance of showers after noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 70.
Tuesday Night
A 40 percent chance of showers after 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 55.
TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
Tropical Weather Outlook
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL
200 AM EDT Sun Oct 27 2019
For the North Atlantic...Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico:
The National Hurricane Center is issuing advisories on Tropical Storm Pablo, located more than 300 miles northeast of the eastern Azores.
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 27, 2019
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