Outlook
A weak cold front will cross the area today, producing light precipitation to some areas as it passes through. An upper-level disturbance follows the front on Tuesday but should be mostly dry. Temperatures will gradually warm Wednesday and Thursday ahead of the next cold front expected to push into the area late in the week.
NCDOT to Close Cullasaja Gorge to Remove Trees
The NCDOT will close the Highlands Road through the Cullasaja Gorge for a few hours today while they remove some hazard trees. A detour through Buck Creek Road will be established. Please account for this in your travel plans through the area. More information can be found on Macon Media. [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
Patchy fog between 7am and 9am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with highs in the mid-50s. Calm winds in the morning increasing to come out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon.
Tonight
Increasing clouds, with a low around freezing. Calm winds.
Tuesday
Patchy fog before 8am. Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 55. Calm winds in the morning increasing to come out of the northwest around 6 mph in the afternoon.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with lows around freezing. Calm winds.
Wednesday
Sunny, with highs in the lower 60s.
Wednesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low in the mid-to-upper 30s.
OTTO AREA FORECAST
Today
Patchy fog between 7am and 9am. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with a high in the mid-50s. Calm winds in the morning increasing to come out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon.
Tonight
Increasing clouds, with lows in the mid-30s. Light winds out of the northwest.
Tuesday
Patchy fog before 8am. Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 55. Winds out of the northwest 3 to 5 mph.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 35. Winds out of the northwest around 5 mph becoming calm before midnight.
Wednesday
Sunny, with highs in the lower 60s.
Wednesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 40.
HIGHLANDS PLATEAU FORECAST
Today
Patchy fog before 10am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with highs in the upper 40s. Winds out of the west 5 to 10 mph.
Tonight
Patchy fog after 5am. Otherwise, partly cloudy, with lows around freezing. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph.
Tuesday
Patchy fog before 8am. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with highs in the mid-to-upper 40s. WInds out of the northwest 5 to 15 mph.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around freezing. Winds out of the northwest around 10 mph.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 55.
Wednesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low in the mid-30s.
NANTAHALA AREA FORECAST
Today
Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with highs in the lower 50s. Winds out of the southwest 5 to 10 mph.
Tonight
Patchy fog after 4am. Otherwise, increasing clouds, with a low around freezing. Light winds out of the northwest.
Tuesday
Patchy fog before 8am. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with a high near 50. Calm winds in the morning increasing to come out of the northwest around 6 mph in the afternoon.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low in the mid-30s. Winds out of the northwest around 5 mph becoming calm before midnight.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 60.
Wednesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low in the upper 30s.
TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
Tropical Weather Outlook
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL
100 AM EST Mon Nov 18 2019
For the North Atlantic...Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico:
1. A broad area of low pressure located about 450 miles east-northeast of the northern Leeward Islands is producing disorganized showers and thunderstorms with winds of around 30 mph on its northeast side. Some gradual development of this system is expected, and a tropical or subtropical depression could form during the next couple of days while it moves northwestward and then northward over the open Atlantic. After that time, upper-level winds are expected to become less conducive and the disturbance is forecast to merge with a frontal system after midweek, so additional development is not expected. For more information, see High Seas Forecasts issued by the National Weather Service.
* Formation chance through 48 hours...medium...50 percent.
* Formation chance through 5 days...medium...50 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 4:30am on November 18, 2019
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