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Saturday, November 2, 2019

Daily Weather Briefing for Saturday, November 2, 2019


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Outlook

Cool high pressure over the area has brought the coldest temperatures of the season so far. A freeze is expected across the mountains the next couple of nights. Cool and dry conditions will persist until the next significant cold front late in the week.

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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 anticipated over the next couple of days. Temperatures will continue to be in the seasonal range with overnight freezing temperatures.


**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.
[click on any image in this article to enlarge]





FRANKLIN AREA FORECAST

Today

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.

Tonight

Mostly clear, with a low in the mid-to-upper 20s. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph.

Sunday

Sunny, with highs in the mid-to-upper 50s. Light winds out of the northwest.

Sunday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 30. Calm winds.

Monday

Sunny, with a high near 60.

Monday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 35.




OTTO AREA FORECAST

Today

Areas of fog before 7am. 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.

Tonight

Mostly clear, with a low around 30. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph.

Sunday

Sunny, with highs in the upper 50s. Calm winds.

Sunday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 30. Calm winds.

Monday

Mostly sunny, with highs in the upper 50s.

Monday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 35.




HIGHLANDS PLATEAU FORECAST


Today

Sunny, with highs in the upper 40s. Winds out of the west 5 to 10 mph.

Tonight

Mostly clear, with lows in the upper 20s. Winds out of the northwest 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

Sunday

Sunny, with highs in the upper 40s. Winds out of the north 5 to 10 mph in the morning shifting to come out of the southwest in the afternoon.

Sunday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 30. Winds out of the southeast 3 to 6 mph.

Monday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 50.

Monday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 35.



NANTAHALA AREA FORECAST


Today

Sunny, with a high near 50. Light and variable winds in the morning increasing to come out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon.

Tonight

Mostly clear, with lows in the mid-to-upper 20s. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph.

Sunday

Sunny, with a high near 55. Light winds out of the north.

Sunday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 30. Light winds out of the southeast.

Monday

Mostly sunny, with highs in the mid-to-upper 50s.

Monday Night

Partly cloudy, with lows in the low-to-mid 30s.




TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK





Tropical Weather Outlook
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL
200 AM EDT Sat Nov 2 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 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 Mountreat, 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 4:44am on November 2, 2019


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