OUTLOOK
A nearly stationary frontal boundary will remain just north of the region today, with plentiful moisture across the forecast area. Modest drying is expected on Thursday and Friday, however, deeper moisture returns over the weekend and lingers through early next week.
Air Quality
Air quality should be in the upper range of Green today, with the Saharan dust particles having exited the region.
News Briefing
Smithsonian Traveling Exhibition Exploring Water’s Environmental and Cultural Impact Coming to Franklin [LINK]
SpaceX Launches GPS III Satellite for the US Air Force [LINK]
Kids in the Kitchen: A Virtual Summer Camp [LINK]
Most recent Local Government Meetings
The Macon County Board of Commissioners met on June 2nd. [LINK]
The Franklin Town Council met on June 1st. Members of the public and local media outlets were allowed in the town hall. [LINK]
General Forecast Through Saturday Night
Today
Scattered showers and thunderstorms before noon, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm between noon and 1pm, then showers and thunderstorms likely after 1pm. Areas of fog before 10am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with highs ranging from the lower 70s in the higher elevations to near 80 in the lower elevations. Light winds out of the northwest. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Wednesday Night
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Patchy fog after 1am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with lows in the 60s. Light winds out of the north. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Thursday
A chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 11am. Patchy fog before 8am. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with highs ranging from the mid-70s to the mid-80s. Calm winds. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Thursday Night
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with lows in the 60s. Calm winds. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Friday
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly between 11am and 4pm. Mostly sunny, with highs ranging from the mid-70s to the mid-80s.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with lows in the 60s.
Independence Day
A chance of showers between 10am and 11am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 11am. Mostly sunny, with highs ranging from the mid-70s to the mid-80s. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Saturday Night
Mostly cloudy, with lows in the 60s.
Hazards
Additional rounds of afternoon and evening thunderstorms are expected this afternoon. A damaging wind threat will continue with any of the stronger storms, and flash flooding may develop with any thunderstorms that train over the same locations.
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Tropical Weather
(The Atlantic hurricane season runs from June 1st through November 30th)
Tropical Weather Outlook
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL
200 AM EDT Wed Jul 1 2020
For the North Atlantic...Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico:
Tropical cyclone formation is not expected during the next 5 days.
End Daily Weather Segment
Begin COVID-19 Update
Here are some numbers from the CDC, the NCDHHS, and the Johns Hopkins Dashboard. Macon Media prefers the Johns Hopkins Dashboard because the counts include those non-residents that are left out of the CDC and NCDHHS numbers.
The CDC website [LINK] reports 63,489 people in North Carolina are infected, 1,325 have died, and infections are widespread, the NCDHHS website [LINK] reports 64,470 confirmed cases from 910,033 targeted tests, and 908 hospitalized and 1,343 deaths in the state. The Johns Hopkins Dashboard [LINK] reports 65,327 people infected and 1,380 deaths.
North Carolina Coronavirus Map and Case Count [LINK] https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/us/north-carolina-coronavirus-cases.html
Data from Macon County Public Health as of June 30th [LINK]
Detected 282 (+1 in one day) (+20 in 7 days) (+51 in 14 days)
Actives 146 (-13 in one day) (-35 in 7 days) (-65 in 14 days)
Recovered 135 (+14 in one day) (+55 in 7 days) (+116 in 14 days)
Deceased 1 (0 in one day) (0 in 7 days) (0 in 14 days)
Testing Data
MCPH Tests 2,893 (+2 in one day) (+353 in 7 days) (+732 in 14 days)
Other Tests 880 (+22 in one day) (+205 in 7 days) (+337 in 14 days)
Total Tests 3,743 (+24 in one day) (+558 in 7 days) (+1089 in 14 days)
Pending 265 (-23 in one day) (+106 in 7 days) (+108 in 14 days)
Resources for Reliable Information about the Corona Virus (COVID-19) [LINK]
Curated Links to News ABout COVID-19
Dr John Campbell: Update, UK, US, and others
Coronavirus Q&A: Update From the CDC: Anne Schuchat
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Published at 5:10am Wednesday, July 01, 2020
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