Outlook
Cool high-pressure filtering in today will bring the coldest temperatures of the season so far. A freeze is expected across the entire county. Cool and dry conditions will persist through the weekend and into early next 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
A freeze warning is in effect until 8 am this morning and will likely be issued for tonight and tomorrow morning.
Also, be careful on the roads this morning because there may be slick spots if water has frozen onto road surfaces.
**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
Areas of frost between 8am and 10am. Otherwise, sunny, with highs in the upper 50s. Winds out of the northwest around 6 mph becoming calm by midmorning.
Tonight
Areas of frost after 11pm. Otherwise, clear, with a low around 30. Calm winds.
Saturday
Patchy frost before 10am. Otherwise, sunny, with highs in the upper 50s. Calm winds in the morning increasing to come out of the northwest around 6 mph in the afternoon.
Saturday Night
Patchy frost after 11pm. Otherwise, mostly clear, with lows in the upper 20s. Winds out of the northwest around 6 mph.
Sunday
Patchy frost before 9am. Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 55.
Sunday Night
Patchy frost after 1am. Otherwise, mostly clear, with a low around 30.
OTTO AREA FORECAST
Today
Sunny, with highs in the mid-to-upper 50s. Winds out of the north 5 to 10 mph in the morning, then becoming calm in the afternoon.
Tonight
Areas of frost after 11pm. Otherwise, clear, with a low around freezing. Calm winds.
Saturday
Patchy frost before 9am. Otherwise, sunny, with highs in the upper 50s. Calm winds in the morning increasing to come out of the northwest around 6 mph in the afternoon.
Saturday Night
Patchy frost after 3am. Otherwise, mostly clear, with a low around 30. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph.
Sunday
Patchy frost before 8am. Otherwise, sunny, with highs in the mid-50s.
Sunday Night
Patchy frost after 2am. Otherwise, mostly clear, with a low around freezing.
HIGHLANDS PLATEAU FORECAST
Today
Sunny, with a high near 50. Winds out of the north 10 to 15 mph in the morning becoming light and variable in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph.
Tonight
Clear, with a low around freezing. Light winds out of the southeast.
Saturday
Patchy frost before 9am. Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 50. Light winds out of the northwest increasing and shifting to come out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph by midmorning.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with lows in the upper 20s. Winds out of the north 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 45.
Sunday Night
Patchy frost after 3am. Otherwise, mostly clear, with a low around 30.
NANTAHALA AREA FORECAST
Today
Sunny, with highs in the low-to-mid 50s. Winds out of the north 5 to 10 mph.
Tonight
Areas of frost between 11pm and 5am. Otherwise, clear, with a low around 30. Light and variable winds.
Saturday
Patchy frost before 9am. Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 55. Calm winds in the morning increasing to come out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon.
Saturday Night
Patchy frost after 11pm. Otherwise, mostly clear, with lows in the mid-to-upper 20s. Winds out of the north 5 to 10 mph.
Sunday
Sunny, with highs in the lower 50s.
Sunday Night
Patchy frost after 2am. Otherwise, mostly clear, with a low around 30.
TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
Tropical Weather Outlook
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL
200 AM EDT Fri Nov 1 2019
For the North Atlantic...Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico:
The National Hurricane Center is issuing advisories on Subtropical Storm Rebekah located over the north Atlantic, a few hundred miles northwest of the Azores.
1. Disorganized showers and thunderstorms are persisting nearly 1000 miles southwest of the Cabo Verde Islands. Development of this disturbance, if any, will occur during the next day or two while it moves generally westward across the central Atlantic. Thereafter, upper-level winds are forecast to become unfavorable for further development.
* Formation chance through 48 hours...low...10 percent.
* Formation chance through 5 days...low...10 percent.
Weather Extremes for Macon County for the month of November
Data available from 1872 to 2018
Highest Temperature 83°F at the Coweeta Experimental Station on 11-04-2003
Lowest Temperature -3°F in Highlands on 11-25-1950
Greatest Rainfall 4.69 inches in Highlands on 11-29-1914
Greatest Snowfall 6.0 inches in Highlands on 11-28-1922
Weather Extremes for North Carolina for the month of October
Data available from 1870 to 2018
Highest Temperature 90°F in Goldsboro, Wayne County 11-09-1900
Lowest Temperature -19°F in Montreat, Yancey County 11-25-1950
Greatest One-Day Rainfall 9.70 in Lake Toxaway, Transylvania County 11-19-2003
Greatest One-Day Snowfall 18.0 inches in Montreat, Yancey County on 11-04-1930
Monthly Averages
Warmest Weather Station 58.0°F Hatteras, Dare County
Coldest Weather Station 37.7°F Grandfather Mountain, Avery County
Wettest Weather Station 8.63 in Lake Toxaway, Transylvania County
Driest Weather Station 2.55 in Tarboro, Edgecombe County
Published at 4:46am on November 1, 2019
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