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Outlook

A moist cold front is expected to move through the region on today and into Saturday, before another low-pressure system lifts over the area later on Saturday. A moist pattern is expected to dominate the local weather pattern early next week and persist through most of the work 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 or tonight.

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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

A chance of showers before 9am, then a chance of rain between 9am and noon, then showers likely after noon. Cloudy, with a high in the upper 50s. Calm winds early then increasing to around 5 mph from the southwest. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Tonight

Showers. Areas of fog between 9pm and 1am. Low in the upper 40s. Calm winds increasing out southwest around 5 mph after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New precipitation amounts between a half and three-quarters of an inch possible.

Saturday

A 40 percent chance of showers, mainly before noon. Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 60. Calm winds in the morning, then from the northwest around 5 mph in the afternoon. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Saturday Night

A 40 percent chance of showers, mainly after 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 40. Light and variable winds.

Sunday

Showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high in the lower 50s. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

Sunday Night

Showers likely, mainly before 5am. Cloudy, with a low around 40. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

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OTTO AREA FORECAST

Today

A chance of rain before noon, then showers likely, mainly after 5pm. Cloudy, with a high in the upper 50s. Winds out of the southwest 3 to 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Tonight

Showers. Areas of fog between 10pm and 1am. Lows in the upper 40s. Winds out of the southwest 3 to 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New precipitation amounts between a half and three-quarters of an inch possible.

Saturday

A 40 percent chance of showers, mainly before noon. Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 60. Winds out of the northwest around 5 mph. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Saturday Night

A 40 percent chance of showers, mainly after 10pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 40. Calm winds increasing and coming out of the southeast around 5 mph after midnight.

Sunday

Showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high in the lower 50s. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

Sunday Night

Showers likely. Cloudy, with a low in the lower 40s. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

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HIGHLANDS PLATEAU FORECAST

Today

A chance of rain before 1pm, then showers likely, mainly after 5pm. Patchy fog after 5pm. Otherwise, cloudy, with a high near 50. Winds out of the west 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Tonight

Showers. Patchy fog before 1am. Low around 45. Winds out of the southwest 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New precipitation amounts between three quarters and one inch possible.

Saturday

A 40 percent chance of showers, mainly before noon. Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high in the lower 50s. Winds out of the west 5 to 10 mph. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Saturday Night

A 50 percent chance of showers, mainly after 9pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low in the upper 30s. Calm winds increasing and shifting to come out of the south 5 to 10 mph before midnight.

Sunday

Showers. High near 50. Chance of precipitation is 80%.

Sunday Night

Showers likely. Cloudy, with a low around 40. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

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NANTAHALA AREA FORECAST

Today

Showers likely, mainly after 3pm. Patchy fog before 11am. Otherwise, cloudy, with a high near 55. Winds out of the southwest 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

Tonight

Showers. Patchy fog before 1am. Low around 45. Winds out of the southwest 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New precipitation amounts between three-quarters and one inch possible.

Saturday

A 40 percent chance of showers, mainly before noon. Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high in the lower 50s. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Saturday Night

A 40 percent chance of showers, mainly after 10pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 40. Calm winds increasing to 5 to 10 mph and coming out of the south before midnight.

Sunday

Showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high in the lower 50s. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

Sunday Night

Showers likely. Cloudy, with a low around 40. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

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Macon County Almanac for February 15, 2019

Highest Temperature 76°F in Franklin in 1989
Lowest Temperature 0°F in Highlands in 1943
Greatest Rainfall 1.96 inches in Highlands in 1893
Greatest Snowfall 6.0 inches in Highlands in 1895

Weather Extremes for Macon County for February
Data available from 1873 to 2018

Highest Temperature 79°F at the Coweeta Experimental Station on 02-28-1996 
Lowest Temperature -19°F in Highlands on 02-13-1899 
Greatest Rainfall 6.37 inches at the Coweeta Experimental Station on 02-13-1966 
Greatest Snowfall 15.0 inches in Highlands on 02-14-1912

Weather Extremes for Macon County for February
Data available from 1873 to 2018

Highest Temperature 79°F at the Coweeta Experimental Station on 02-28-1996
Lowest Temperature -19°F in Highlands on 02-13-1899
Greatest Rainfall 6.37 inches at the Coweeta Experimental Station on 02-13-1966
Greatest Snowfall 15.0 inches in Highlands on 02-14-1912

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Published at 1:30 am on February 15, 2019

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