Outlook
Dry high pressure will remain across the area over the next couple of days, before high amounts of moisture moves north from the Gulf of Mexico on Wednesday. A strong cold front will approach the area Thursday and cross east by midday Friday. Cool and dry Canadian high pressure builds in Friday afternoon and will likely linger through the weekend.
Macon County News Closes
The Macon County News closed on Friday after 37 years of service to Macon County and surrounding areas. This is a developing story, but the main contributing factor to the closure is declining ad revenue. There may be an attempt to save the paper and more will be posted later if the effort moves forward.
Depositions Underway in Knibbs Lawsuit
Trappalachia reports the Sheriff and former deputy Momphard have been deposed as part of the discovery process in an anticipated lawsuit over the death of Scott Knibbs in 2017. [LINK]
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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
Sunny, with a high near 75. Calm wind becoming south southeast around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Tonight
Partly cloudy, with a low around 50. Calm wind.
Tuesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 74. Calm wind.
Tuesday Night
A 40 percent chance of showers, mainly after 9pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 57. Calm wind.
Wednesday
Showers likely, mainly after 10am. Cloudy, with a high near 67. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Wednesday Night
Showers likely. Cloudy, with a low around 59. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
OTTO AREA FORECAST
Today
Sunny, with a high near 71. Calm wind becoming southeast around 6 mph in the afternoon.
Tonight
Partly cloudy, with a low around 52. Light southeast wind.
Tuesday
A 20 percent chance of showers after 3pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 72. Light east southeast wind.
Tuesday Night
A 40 percent chance of showers, mainly after 7pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 57. Light east wind.
Wednesday
Showers likely, mainly after 9am. Cloudy, with a high near 66. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Wednesday Night
Showers. Low around 60. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
HIGHLANDS PLATEAU FORECAST
Today
Sunny, with a high near 60. East northeast wind 6 to 8 mph becoming southeast in the afternoon.
Tonight
Patchy fog before 3am. Otherwise, partly cloudy, with a low around 51. East southeast wind 3 to 7 mph.
Tuesday
A 20 percent chance of showers after 2pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 59. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Tuesday Night
A 50 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 56. East southeast wind 3 to 5 mph.
Wednesday
Showers. High near 60. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Wednesday Night
Showers. Low around 57. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
NANTAHALA AREA FORECAST
Today
Sunny, with a high near 70. Calm wind becoming south southeast around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low around 50. Southeast wind around 5 mph.
Tuesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 71. Light and variable wind.
Tuesday Night
A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly after 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 56. East southeast wind 3 to 5 mph.
Wednesday
Showers likely, mainly after 11am. Cloudy, with a high near 65. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Wednesday Night
Showers. Low around 58. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
Tropical Weather Outlook
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL
200 AM EDT Mon Oct 28 2019
For the North Atlantic...Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico:
The National Hurricane Center is issuing advisories on recently downgraded Tropical Storm Pablo, located several hundred miles northeast of the Azores.
1. A large non-tropical low pressure system located more than 400 miles west of the Azores is producing a broad area of gale-force to hurricane-force winds. The low could gradually acquire subtropical characteristics over the next few days while the system moves slowly southward to southeastward over warmer water. Environmental conditions are expected to become unfavorable for development by Friday when the low is forecast to move back over colder water. For more information, see High Seas Forecasts issued by the NOAA National Weather Service.
* Formation chance through 48 hours...low...10 percent.
* Formation chance through 5 days...low...20 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 2:30am on October 28, 2019
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