Outlook
Dry high pressure builds into the region today and lingers through Thursday. A cold front with rain showers will approach the area from the west on Friday and pass through on Saturday. Cool high pressure returns Sunday and continues through 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
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
Partly sunny, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 60. Light winds out of the northwest.
Tonight
Patchy fog after 3am. Otherwise, increasing clouds, with a low around 35. Calm winds.
Thursday
Patchy fog before 8am. Otherwise, cloudy through midmorning, then clearing, with a high near 65. Calm winds in the morning increasing to come out of the south around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 40. Calm winds.
Friday
Showers likely, mainly after noon. Mostly cloudy, with highs in the low-to-mid 60s. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Friday Night
Showers. Lows in the upper 40s. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
OTTO AREA FORECAST
Today
Partly sunny, then gradually becoming sunny, with highs near 60. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph becoming calm in the afternoon.
Tonight
Patchy fog after 3am. Otherwise, increasing clouds, with a low in the mid-to-upper 30s. Calm winds.
Thursday
Patchy fog before 8am. Otherwise, cloudy through midmorning, then clearing, with a high in the low-to-mid 60s. Calm winds in the morning increasing to come out of the south around 6 mph in the afternoon.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with lows in the lower 40s. Light and variable winds.
Friday
Showers likely, mainly after noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high in the lower 60s. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Friday Night
Showers. Low around 50. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
HIGHLANDS PLATEAU FORECAST
Today
Sunny, with a high in the low-to-mid 50s. Winds out of the north wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low around 35. Light winds out of the west.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 55. Calm wind becoming southwest 5 to 8 mph in the morning.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 40. Winds out of the west around 8 mph.
Friday
Showers likely, mainly after 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 55. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Friday Night
Showers. Lows in the mid-to-upper 40s. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
NANTAHALA AREA FORECAST
Today
Mostly sunny, with a high near 55. Winds out of the north 5 to 10 mph.
Tonight
Partly cloudy, with lows in the mid-30s. Calm winds.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 60. Calm winds in the morning increasing to come out of the southwest 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon.
Thursday Night
A 20 percent chance of showers after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low in the lower 40s. Winds out of the southwest 5 to 10 mph.
Friday
Showers likely, mainly after 11am. Mostly cloudy, with highs in the upper 50s. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Friday Night
Showers. Lows in the upper 40s. Chance of precipitation is 90%.
TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
Tropical Weather Outlook
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL
100 AM EST Wed Nov 20 2019
For the North Atlantic...Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico:
The National Hurricane Center is issuing advisories on Tropical Storm Sebastien, located a few hundred miles northeast of the northern Leeward Islands.
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 4:35am on November 20, 2019
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