Outlook
Warm high pressure will remain over the region through Saturday, but with steadily increasing clouds. Moisture will return Saturday night and Sunday ahead of our next storm system. A cold front is expected to move across the region Sunday night and Monday morning, bringing widespread rain. Dry and cooler weather returns 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 anticipated today. A heavy rain event is possible later this weekend.
A highly moist frontal system will slowly cross the far western Carolinas and Georgia mountains late Saturday through Sunday night. Rainfall amounts will likely exceed two inches over areas that received high amounts of rainfall during the past week. Localized minor flooding will be possible along smaller streams and low lying areas.
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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 cloudy, with highs near 60. Calm winds.
Tonight
Patchy fog after 5am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with lows in the mid-40s. Calm winds.
Saturday
Partly sunny, with highs in the mid-60s. Calm winds in the morning increasing to come out of the southeast around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Saturday Night
A chance of rain between 10pm and 5am, then showers likely after 5am. Mostly cloudy, with lows around 50. Winds out of the southeast 3 to 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Sunday
Showers. Highs near 65. Winds out of the southeast 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%.
Sunday Night
Showers and possibly a thunderstorm before 3am, then showers likely. Lows in the mid-40s. Chance of precipitation is 100%.
OTTO AREA FORECAST
Today
Mostly cloudy, with highs near 60. Calm winds.
Tonight
Mostly cloudy, with lows around 45. Calm winds.
Saturday
Partly sunny, with highs in the low-to-mid 60s. Calm winds increasing to come out of the southeast around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Saturday Night
Rain likely, mainly after 3am. Mostly cloudy, with lows in the lower 50s. Winds out of the southeast around 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Sunday
Showers. Highs in the mid-60s. Winds out of the southeast 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%.
Sunday Night
Showers and possibly a thunderstorm before 2am, then showers likely. Lows in the mid-40s. Chance of precipitation is 100%.
HIGHLANDS PLATEAU FORECAST
Today
Partly sunny, with highs near 55. Winds out of the west around 6 mph becoming calm by midmorning.
Tonight
Mostly cloudy, with lows around 45. Light and variable winds.
Saturday
Partly sunny, with highs in the mid-50s. Calm winds in the morning increasing to come out of the southeast 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon.
Saturday Night
Rain likely, mainly after 2am. Mostly cloudy, with lows around 50. Winds out of the southeast 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Sunday
Showers. Highs in the mid-to-upper 50s. Winds out of the southeast 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%.
Sunday Night
Showers and possibly a thunderstorm before 2am, then showers likely. Lows in the lower 40s. Chance of precipitation is 100%.
NANTAHALA AREA FORECAST
Today
Partly sunny, with highs in the upper 50s. Winds out of the southwest around 5 mph becoming calm by midmorning.
Tonight
Mostly cloudy, with lows in the mid-40s. Calm winds.
Saturday
Partly sunny, with highs near 60. Calm winds in the morning increasing to come out of the southeast around 6 mph in the afternoon.
Saturday Night
A 50 percent chance of rain, mainly after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with lows around 50. Winds out of the southeast 5 to 10 mph. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Sunday
Showers, mainly after 7am. Highs near 60. Winds out of the southeast 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Sunday Night
Showers and possibly a thunderstorm before 1am, then showers likely. Lows in the lower 40s. Chance of precipitation is 90%.
Published at 5:00am on December 27, 2019
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