OUTLOOK
A strong low pressure system approaching from the west will lead to thunderstorm development today, with some becoming strong to severe. The associated cold front will cross the forecast area this afternoon and evening. On Friday, the low pressure system tracks offshore leading to high pressure building in across the region for the weekend. This high pressure system should remain in place past this weekend and allow for the area to stay dry through the early part of next week.
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National Weather Map for Today
General forecast through Saturday Night
Franklin area
Today
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Occasional showers and thunderstorms before 5pm, then scattered showers. Some of the storms could produce heavy rainfall. Patchy fog before 10am. Highs in the mid-to-upper 60s. Winds out of the southeast 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New precipitation amounts between a half and three-quarters of an inch possible.
Tonight
Scattered showers, mainly before 8pm. Mostly cloudy, with lows around 40. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Friday
A 20 percent chance of rain after 2pm. Partly sunny, with highs in the mid-50s. Winds out of the north 5 to 10 mph.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with lows around 30. Winds out of the northeast 3 to 6 mph.
Saturday
Sunny, with highs in the mid-to-upper 50s.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with lows around 30
Highlands area
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Today
Occasional showers and thunderstorms before 5pm, then scattered showers. Some of the storms could produce heavy rainfall. Areas of fog before noon. Highs in the upper 50s. Winds out of the south 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New rainfall amounts between 1 and 2 inches possible.
Tonight
Scattered showers, mainly before 7pm. Mostly cloudy, with lows in the mid-30s. Winds out of the northwest 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Friday
A 20 percent chance of rain after 2pm. Partly sunny, with highs in the upper 40s. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Friday Night
Mostly cloudy, with lows around 30. Winds out of the northeast 5 to 10 mph.
Saturday
Sunny, with highs in the mid-to-upper 40s.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with lows in the mid-to-upper 20s.
Otto area
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Today
Occasional showers and possibly a thunderstorm before 5pm, then scattered showers. Some of the storms could produce heavy rainfall. Patchy fog before noon. Highs in the mid-60s. Winds out of the southeast 5 to 15 mph in the morning shifting to come out of the south in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New precipitation amounts between a half and three-quarters of an inch possible.
Tonight
Scattered showers, mainly before 8pm. Mostly cloudy, with lows around 40. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Friday
A 20 percent chance of rain after 2pm. Partly sunny, with highs in the mid-50s. Winds out of the north 5 to 10 mph.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with lows around freezing. Winds out of the northeast around 5 mph.
Saturday
Sunny, with highs in the mid-50s.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with lows around 30.
Nantahala area
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Today
Occasional showers and thunderstorms before noon, then scattered showers. Some of the storms could produce heavy rainfall. Patchy fog before 10am. Highs in the mid-60s. Winds out of the south 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Tonight
Scattered showers, mainly before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with lows around 40. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Friday
Partly sunny, with highs near 50. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with lows around freezing. Winds out of the northeast 3 to 6 mph.
Saturday
Sunny, with highs in the mid-50s.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with lows around freezing.
HAZARDS
A round of locally heavy showers, embedded thunderstorms and perhaps damaging wind gusts are expected early in the morning.
Air Quality
Air quality is in the middle-to-upper range of geen for most of the county, with the ridges and other higher elevations today being in the upper range of green.
Pollen
Pollen levels are expected to be in the low range (0.6 out of 12) today with Elm, Maple, and Juniper being the main culprits. Tomorrow is expected to be in the medium-high range (8.7 out of 12).
Weather Extremes for Macon County on March 18th
Highest Temperature 81°F in Franklin in 1982
Lowest Temperature 4°F in Highlands in 1902
Greatest One-Day Rain 5.30 inches in Highlands in 1884
Greatest One-Day Snowfall 1.5 inches in Highlands in 1958
March Weather Extremes for Macon County
Highest Temperature 86°F at the Coweeta Experimental Station on March 15, 1967
Lowest Temperature -7°F in Highlands on March 7, 1899
Greatest One-Day Rain 6.43 inches in Highlands on March 29, 1898
Greatest One-Day Snowfall 25.5 inches at the Coweeta Experimental Station on March 13, 1993
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Published at 3:45am on Thursday, March 18, 2021
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