Outlook
High pressure builds into the region today and lingers through Friday. A low-pressure system will develop over the Gulf of Mexico over the weekend and could bring precipitation to the forecast area on Saturday and Sunday. Dry and very warm conditions develop for the middle of next week.
Visitor Limitations Are Now In Place at Mission Health Hospitals
•Due to increased flu activity in North Carolina, Mission Health has implemented visitor limitations for all Mission Health hospitals, effective December 16, 2019.
•We encourage visitors younger than 12 and anyone who does not feel well to call patients rather than visit them in the hospital. Visitors can call the main number (828) 213-1111 and be directed to the patient.
•You can help prevent the spread of influenza by practicing frequent hand hygiene, wearing a face mask, staying home if you are sick and by getting an annual influenza vaccine. Wash your hands before and after visiting the hospital and use the hand sanitizing stations that are placed at hospital entrances and throughout the buildings.
This precaution is being implemented at Mission Hospital in Asheville and its sister hospitals in Western North Carolina, including CarePartners in Asheville, Mission Hospital McDowell in Marion, Transylvania Regional Hospital in Brevard, Blue Ridge Regional Hospital in Spruce Pine, Angel Medical Center in Franklin and Highlands-Cashiers Hospital in Highlands.
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
A wind advisory for the county will expire at 7am and rain will be moving out this morning and early afternoon. After that, no hazardous weather is expected today.
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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
Sunny, with highs in the low-to-mid 40s. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph.
Tonight
Clear, with a lows in the lower 20s. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph becoming calm after midnight.
Thursday
Sunny, with highs near 50. Calm winds.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with lows around 25. Calm winds.
Friday
Mostly sunny, with highs in the low-to-mid 50s. Light and variable winds.
Friday Night
Mostly cloudy, with lows around freezing.
OTTO AREA FORECAST
Today
Sunny, with highs in the low-to-mid 40s. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph.
Tonight
Clear, with lows in the low-to-mid 20s. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph.
Thursday
Sunny, with highs near 50. Light and variable winds.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with lows in the mid-to-upper 20s. Calm winds.
Friday
Mostly sunny, with highs in the low-to-mid 50s. Light and variable winds.
Friday Night
Mostly cloudy, with lows in the mid-30s.
HIGHLANDS PLATEAU FORECAST
Today
Sunny, with highs near 35. Winds out of the northwest 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.
Tonight
Clear, with lows in the lower 20s. Winds out of the north 15 to 20 mph decreasing to 10 to 15 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 35 mph.
Thursday
Sunny, with highs in the lower 40s. Winds out of the north 5 to 10 mph shifting to come out of the south in the afternoon.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with lows in the mid-20s. Winds out of the northwest around 5 mph becoming light and variable after midnight.
Friday
Mostly sunny, with highs in the mid-40s. Light and variable winds increasing to come out of the southeast 5 to 10 mph by midmorning.
Friday Night
Mostly cloudy, with lows around 30.
NANTAHALA AREA FORECAST
Today
Sunny, with highs in the upper 30s. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph.
Tonight
Clear, with lows in the lower 20s. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph.
Thursday
Sunny, with highs in the mid-to-upper 40s. Light and variable winds.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with lows in the mid-20s. Calm winds.
Friday
Mostly sunny, with highs near 50. Light and variable winds.
Friday Night
Mostly cloudy, with lows around freezing.
Published at 5:00am on December 18, 2019
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