wx20190614
Outlook
Dry and cool high pressure will move across the region today, and then off the coast through the weekend. Unsettled weather will return for the early to the middle of next week as a front slowly settles southward from the mid- Atlantic region.
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.
**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
Patchy fog before 8am. Otherwise, sunny, with a high in the upper 70s. Light and variable winds.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 50. Winds out of the south around 5 mph becoming calm before midnight.
Saturday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 80. Calm winds increasing to come out of the southwest around 6 mph in the afternoon.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low in the upper 50s. Light winds out of the south.
Sunday
A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 10am. Partly sunny, with a high in the mid-80s.
Sunday Night
A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 3am. Mostly cloudy, with a low in the lower 60s. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
OTTO AREA FORECAST
Today
Patchy fog before 8am. Otherwise, sunny, with a high in the mid-70s. Winds out of the north around 6 mph becoming calm.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low in the lower 50s. Winds out of the south around 5 mph becoming calm before midnight.
Saturday
Mostly sunny, with a high in the upper 70s. Calm winds increasing to come out of the southwest around 6 mph in the afternoon.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 60. Light winds out of the south.
Sunday
A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 10am. Partly sunny, with a high in the lower 80s.
Sunday Night
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low in the low-to-mid 60s.
HIGHLANDS PLATEAU FORECAST
Today
Sunny, with a high in the upper 60s. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph becoming light and variable by the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 50. Winds out of the south 3 to 7 mph.
Saturday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 70. Winds out of the southwest wind 3 to 7 mph.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low in the upper 50s. Winds out of the south 5 to 10 mph.
Sunday
A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 10am. Partly sunny, with a high in the low-to-mid 70s.
Sunday Night
A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 3am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 60. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
NANTAHALA AREA FORECAST
Today
Sunny, with a high in the lower 70s. Winds out of the north around 6 mph becoming light and variable by the afternoon.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 50. Winds out of the south around 6 mph.
Saturday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 75. Winds out of the southwest wind 3 to 7 mph.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low in the upper 50s. Winds out of the south 5 to 10 mph.
Sunday
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 11am. Partly sunny, with a high in the mid-to-upper 70s.
Sunday Night
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 60.
TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
Tropical Weather Outlook
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL
200 AM EDT Fri Jun 14 2019
For the North Atlantic…Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico:
Tropical cyclone formation is not expected during the next 5 days.
Macon Media Almanac for June 14, 2019
Highest Temperature 93°F at the Coweeta Experimental Station in 2016
Lowest Temperature 32°F in Highlands in 1903
Greatest Rainfall 2.21 inches in Highlands in 1928
Greatest Snowfall no measurable snow has been recorded on this date since records started being kept in 1872
Weather Extremes for Macon County for the month of June
Data available from 1872 to 2018
Highest Temperature 99°F at the Coweeta Experimental Station on 06-30-2012
Lowest Temperature 32°F at the Coweeta Experimental Station on 06-02-1966
Greatest Rainfall 7.63 inches in Highlands on 06-16-1949
Greatest Snowfall no measurable snowfall has been recorded since records started being kept in 1873
Weather Extremes for North Carolina for the month of June
Data available from 1870 to 2018
Highest Temperature 108°F Mount Gilead, Montgomery County 06-18-1944
Lowest Temperature 23°F Jefferson, Ashe County 06-17-1917
Greatest One-Day Rainfall 14.92 in New Holland, Hyde County 06-30-1949
Warmest Weather Station 77.4°F Goldsboro, Wayne County average
Coldest Weather Station 57.0°F Mount Mitchell, Yancey County average
Wettest Weather Station 7.12 in Highlands, Macon County average
Driest Weather Station 3.02 in Canton, Haywood County monthly average
Published at 3:27am on June 14, 2019
Source: http://thunderpigblog.blogspot.com/2019/06/wx20190614.html
