Weather Briefing for Friday, February 26, 2021

OUTLOOK

A relatively dry cold front crosses our region from the northwest late tonight and Thursday, then stall to our south setting up an active weather pattern through the weekend. Waves of low pressure will cross from west to east into the start of next week. Expect dry high pressure to build over our area later next week.

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News Highlights

National Weather Map for Today

General forecast through Sunday Night

Franklin area

Today

Rain, mainly after 7am. Patchy fog between 7am and noon. Highs in the mid-40s. Calm winds in the morning increasing to come out of the southeast around 5 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New precipitation amounts between three-quarters and one inch possible. Tonight Rain likely, mainly before 2am. Patchy fog in the morning. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with lows in the low-to-mid 40s. Light winds out of the southeast. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible. Saturday A 30 percent chance of rain, mainly before 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with highs in the mid-60s. Calm winds in the morning out of the increasing to come out of the southwest 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible. Saturday Night A 30 percent chance of rain, mainly after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with lows in the mid-50s. Calm winds. Sunday Rain likely, mainly after 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with highs near 70. Chance of precipitation is 60%. Sunday Night Showers. Lows in the lower 50s. Chance of precipitation is 80%.

Highlands area

Today

Rain, mainly after 7am. Patchy fog between 8am and 11am. Highs in the lower 40s. Light and variable winds early increasing to come out of the southeast 5 to 10 mph iby midmorning. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New precipitation amounts between 1 and 2 inches possible. Tonight Rain likely. Patchy fog after 8pm. Otherwise, cloudy, with lows in the mid-to-upper 30s. Winds out of the southeast around 5 mph shifting to come out of the southwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible. Saturday A 20 percent chance of rain. Patchy fog before 7am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with highs in the low-to-mid 50s. Winds out of the southwest 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Saturday Night A 30 percent chance of rain, mainly after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with lows around 50. Winds out of the southwest 5 to 10 mph. Sunday A 50 percent chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with highs in the upper 50s. Sunday Night Showers. Lows in the upper 40s. Chance of precipitation is 80%.

Otto area

Today

Rain, mainly after 7am. Patchy fog between 7am and noon. Highs in the mid-40s. Calm winds in the morning increasing to come out of the southeast around 5 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New precipitation amounts between three-quarters and one inch possible. Tonight Rain likely, mainly before 2am. Patchy fog. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with lows in the lower 40s. Winds out of the southeast around 5 mph becoming calm by midnight. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible. Saturday A 20 percent chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with highs in the lower 60s. Winds out of the southwest 5 to 10 mph. Saturday Night A 30 percent chance of rain, mainly after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with lows in the mid-50s. Light winds out of the south. Sunday A 50 percent chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with highs in the upper 60s. Sunday Night Showers. Lows in the low-to-mid 50s. Chance of precipitation is 80%.

Nantahala area

Today

Rain, mainly after 7am. Patchy fog between 11am and 1pm. Highs in the mid-40s. Calm winds early increasing to come out of the southeast around 5 mph in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New precipitation amounts between three-quarters and one inch possible. Tonight Rain likely. Patchy fog before 7pm, then patchy fog after 9pm. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with lows in the low-to-mid 40s. Winds out of the southeast around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible. Saturday A 30 percent chance of rain, mainly before 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with highs near 60. Winds out of the southwest 3 to 5 mph. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible. Saturday Night A 30 percent chance of rain, mainly after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with lows in the mid-50s. Light winds out of the south. Sunday Rain likely, mainly after 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with highs in the mid-60s. Chance of precipitation is 70%. Sunday Night Showers. Lows around 50. Chance of precipitation is 90%.

HAZARDS

Hazardous weather is not excpected today.

Air Quality

Air quality is in the upper range of green for most of the county, including the ridges and other higher elevations today.

Pollen

Pollen levels are expected to be in the low range (1.8 out of 12) today with Alder and Maple being the main culprits. Tomorrow is expected to be higher, in the low-medium range (3.8 out of 12).

Weather Extremes for Macon County on February 26th

Highest Temperature 77°F in Franklin in 1977
Lowest Temperature 3°F at the Coweeta Experimental Station in 1967
Greatest One-Day Rain 4.25 inches in Highlands in 1899
Greatest One-Day Snowfall 6.5 inches in Franklin in 2015