Outlook
High pressure will settle southeast of our area today and Monday, returning temperatures near normal. A very strong Arctic cold front will push across the area Tuesday, bringing some snow to the mountains, and the coldest air our area has seen since February.
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. There will be a cold snap and potential wintry precipitation on Tuesday morning. Temperatures will dip into the teens at night and only rise into the 40s during the day.
**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
Patchy fog between 9am and 10am. Patchy freezing fog in the morning. Otherwise, cloudy through midmorning, then gradual clearing, with a high near 65. Calm winds.
Tonight
Patchy fog after 2am. Otherwise, increasing clouds, with a low around 35. Calm winds.
Veterans Day
Cloudy through midmorning, then gradual clearing, with a high near 65. Calm winds in the morning increasing by noon to come out of the southwest around 5 mph.
Monday Night
Showers, mainly after 11pm. Low around 35. Calm winds increasing to come out of the northwest around 5 mph after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Tuesday
A chance of rain and snow showers before 11am, then a chance of rain showers between 11am and 3pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 40. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low in the mid-to-upper teens. Brrrrr!
OTTO AREA FORECAST
Today
Patchy fog between 8am and 9am. Patchy freezing fog in the morning. Otherwise, mostly cloudy through midmorning, then gradual clearing, with a high near 65. Light and variable winds.
Tonight
Patchy fog after 5am. Otherwise, increasing clouds, with a low in the upper 30s. Calm winds.
Veterans Day
Patchy fog in the morning. Otherwise, increasing clouds, with a high near 65. Calm winds in the morning increasing by noon to come out of the southwest around 5 mph.
Monday Night
Showers, mainly after 11pm. Lows in the upper 30s. Calm winds increasing to come out of the northwest around 6 mph after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Tuesday
A 40 percent chance of showers, mainly before noon. Partly sunny, with highs in the lower 40s. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low in the upper teens to around 20. Brrrrr!
HIGHLANDS PLATEAU FORECAST
Today
Sunny, with a high near 55. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph becoming light and variable by noon.
Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low around 40. Calm winds increasing to come out of the west around 5 mph after midnight.
Veterans Day
Increasing clouds, with a high near 55. Winds out of the southwest 5 to 10 mph.
Monday Night
Showers, mainly after 11pm. Low around 35. Winds out of the west 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Tuesday
A chance of rain and snow showers before 10am, then a chance of snow showers between 10am and 3pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 35. Wind Chill values will be in the mid-to-upper 20s. Breezy, with winds out of the northwest 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with lows near 15. Brrrrr!
NANTAHALA AREA FORECAST
Today
Sunny, with highs in the lower 60s. Calm winds in the morning increasing to come out of the southwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Tonight
Mostly clear, with lows in the upper 30s. Calm winds.
Veterans Day
Increasing clouds, with a high near 60. Winds out of the southwest 3 to 7 mph.
Monday Night
Showers, mainly after 11pm. Lows near freezing. Winds out of the southwest 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Tuesday
A chance of rain and snow showers, mainly between 10am and 3pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 35. Wind chill values in the upper 20s. Winds out of the northwest 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 15. Brrrrr!
TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
Tropical Weather Outlook
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL
100 AM EST Sun Nov 10 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 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 4:55am on November 10, 2019
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