Outlook
A couple of weak cold fronts will move through the area Monday and Tuesday but temperatures will gradually warm Wednesday and Thursday ahead of the next cold front expected late in the 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
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
Mostly sunny, with a high near 60. Calm winds.
Tonight
Mostly cloudy, with a low around freezing. Calm winds.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with highs in the mid-to-upper 50s. Calm winds in the morning increasing to come out of the northwest around 6 mph in the afternoon.
Monday Night
Mostly cloudy, with lows around freezing. Calm winds.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 55.
Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around freezing.
OTTO AREA FORECAST
Today
Sunny, with a high near 60. Light and variable winds.
Tonight
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 35. Calm winds.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 55. Calm winds in the morning increasing to come out of the northwest around 6 mph in the afternoon.
Monday Night
Mostly cloudy, with lows in the mid-30s. Winds out of the northwest 3 to 5 mph.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 55.
Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 35.
HIGHLANDS PLATEAU FORECAST
Today
Sunny, with a high near 50. Winds out of the north around 5 mph becoming calm before noon.
Tonight
Mostly cloudy, with a low around freezing. Light and variable winds increasing and shifting to come out of the west around 5 mph after midnight.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 45. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph.
Monday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around freezing. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with highs in the low-to-mid 40s.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with lows around freezing.
NANTAHALA AREA FORECAST
Today
Sunny, with highs in the mid-50s. Calm winds in the morning increasing to come out of the southwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Tonight
Mostly cloudy, with lows around freezing. Calm winds.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with highs in the lower 50s. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph.
Monday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around freezing. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph.
Tuesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 50.
Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around freezing.
TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
Tropical Weather Outlook
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL
100 AM EST Sun Nov 17 2019
For the North Atlantic...Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico:
1. A large area of disorganized cloudiness and thunderstorms located over the central Atlantic Ocean several hundred miles east of the northern Leeward Islands is associated with an upper-level low and surface trough. Some slow development of this system is possible during the next few days while it moves northwestward and then northward over the open Atlantic. The disturbance is forecast to merge with a frontal system after midweek and further development is not expected after that time.
* Formation chance through 48 hours...low...20 percent.
* Formation chance through 5 days...low...30 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 3:50am on November 17, 2019
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