Outlook
A cold front will move through the region today, bringing widespread showers to the area. Cool high pressure then returns on Sunday and lingers through early next week. Another cold front is expected to cross the area towards the middle of 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
A front will bring rainfall to the county today with heavy rainfall expected and the potential for flooding in locations with poor drainage. The locations expected to receive over 2 inches are the western section (Wayah Mountains and west), the southern section of the county and the Highlands Plateau. Other hazards include excessive water in the roadways like standing water and water running across the roadway where drainage is poor. Please increase the following distance between your vehicle and the vehicle in front of you so that your reaction time can be increased if they hydroplane for going too fast for conditions. You should decrease your travel speed to lessen the chance of hydroplaning yourself. The best option would be to stay off the roads during and immediately after a heavy rain shower.
Below is information from the National Weather Service regarding this potentially hazardous weather event.
NWS Hazardous Weather Outlook
Widespread rainfall is expected today in association with a passing cold front and a low-pressure system. Localized heavy rainfall in excess of 2 inches is possible and isolated nuisance flooding may result, especially for common, flood-prone areas of the southern mountains of North Carolina and northeast Georgia.
**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
Rain before 7am, then showers, mainly after 7am. Patchy fog. High near 55. Winds out of the southeast 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New precipitation amounts between three quarters and one inch possible.
Tonight
Showers likely, mainly before 8pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 35. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 55. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around freezing. Calm winds.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 60.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around freezing.
OTTO AREA FORECAST
Today
Rain before 7am, then showers, mainly after 7am. The rain could be heavy at times. Patchy fog. Highs in the mid-50s. Winds out of the southeast 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New precipitation amounts between 1 and 2 inches possible.
Tonight
Showers likely, mainly before 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 35. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with highs in the mid-50s. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around freezing. Light winds out of the northwest.
Monday
Sunny, with a high in the upper 50s.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 35.
HIGHLANDS PLATEAU FORECAST
Today
Rain before 7am, then showers, mainly after 7am. The rain could be heavy at times. Patchy fog. Highs near 50. Winds out of the southeast 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New precipitation amounts between 1 and 2 inches possible.
Tonight
Rain showers likely, possibly mixing with snow after 2am, then gradually ending. The rain could be heavy at times. Patchy fog before 7pm. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around freezing. Winds out of the northwest 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.
Sunday
Sunny, with highs in the mid-to-upper 40s. Winds out of the northwest 15 to 20 mph in the morning, then decreasing to 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph before noon.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low in the mid-30s. Winds out of the north 5 to 10 mph.
Monday
Sunny, with highs in the lower 50s.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low in the mid-30s.
NANTAHALA AREA FORECAST
Today
Rain before 7am, then showers after 7am. The rain could be heavy at times. Patchy fog. Highs in the mid-50s. Winds out of the south 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New precipitation amounts between 1 and 2 inches possible.
Tonight
Rain showers likely before 4am, then a chance of rain and snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around freezing. Winds out of the west 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.
Sunday
Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 50. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with lows around freezing. Calm winds.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near the mid-50s.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with lows in the mid-30s.
TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
Tropical Weather Outlook
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL
100 AM EST Sat Nov 23 2019
For the North Atlantic...Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico:
The National Hurricane Center is issuing advisories on Tropical Storm Sebastien, located about 1000 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 4:30am on November 23, 2019
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