OUTLOOK
A high pressure ridge near the New England coast will retreat out into the western Atlantic early this week. However, this ridge is expected to extend into our area through Tuesday leading to mostly dry conditions and fairly low humidity. Our next cold front is expected to increase rain chances late Tuesday into Friday.
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National Weather Map for Today
General forecast through Wednesday Night
Franklin area
Today
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Sunny, with highs near 67. Calm winds in the morning increasing to come out of the southeast around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Tonight
Increasing clouds, with lows in the mid-40s. Light and variable winds.
Tuesday
Mostly cloudy, with highs in the lower 60s. Calm winds in the morning increasing to come out of the southeast 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon.
Tuesday Night
A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with lows around 50. Light winds out of the southeast.
Wednesday
A 40 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with highs in the mid-60s.
Wednesday Night
A 30 percent chance of showers after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with lows in the lower 50s.
Highlands area
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Today
Increasing clouds, with highs in the mid-50s. Winds out of the northeast 5 to 10 mph.
Tonight
Increasing clouds, with lows around 40. Winbds out of the east 5 to 10 mph.
Tuesday
Cloudy, with highs in the lower 50s. Winds out of the southeast 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Tuesday Night
A 40 percent chance of showers, mainly after 10pm. Mostly cloudy, with lows in the mid-40s. Winds out of the southeast 3 to 6 mph.
Wednesday
A 40 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with highs in the mid-50s.
Wednesday Night
A 40 percent chance of showers after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with lows around 50.
Otto area
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Today
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.
Tonight
Increasing clouds, with lows in the mid-40s. Winds out of the southeast 3 to 5 mph.
Tuesday
Mostly cloudy, with highs near 60. Winds out of the southeast 5 to 10 mph.
Tuesday Night
A 40 percent chance of showers, mainly after 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with lows around 50. WInds out of the southeast 3 to 6 mph.
Wednesday
A 40 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with highs in the mid-60s.
Wednesday Night
A 40 percent chance of showers after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with lows in the lower 50s.
Nantahala area
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Today
Sunny, with highs in the mid-60s. Light winds out of the northeast.
Tonight
Mostly clear, with lows in the mid-40s. Winds out of the east around 5 mph.
Tuesday
Mostly cloudy, with highs near 60. Winds out of the southeast 5 to 10 mph. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.
Tuesday Night
A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with lows around 50. Winds out of the southeast 3 to 5 mph.
Wednesday
A 40 percent chance of showers, mainly before 5pm. Mostly cloudy, with highs in the lower 60s.
Wednesday Night
A 30 percent chance of showers after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with lows in the lower 50s.
HAZARDS
Hazardous weather is not expected today.
Air Quality
Air quality is in the lower range of yellow 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 high range (10.4 out of 12) today with Maple, Juniper, and Oak being the main culprits. Tomorrow is expected to be about the same (9.9 out of 12).
Weather Extremes for Macon County on March 21st
Highest Temperature 85°F at the Coweeta Experimental Station in 2017
Lowest Temperature 10°F in Franklin in 1965
Greatest One-Day Rain 3.49 inches in Highlands in 1955
Greatest One-Day Snowfall 6.0 inches in Franklin in 1872
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 3:30am on Monday, March 22, 2021
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