OUTLOOK
An area of cool and dry high pressure will settle across the southeastern U.S. to start the week. A reinforcing cold front will cross the region on Tuesday, with stronger high pressure arriving over the area mid week. Expect gradually warmer, but continued dry weather, through the end of the week.
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General forecast through Tuesday night
Franklin area
Today
Sunny, with highs in the upper 50s. Calm winds early increasing to come out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph by midmorning.
Tonight
Clear, with lows in the mid-30s. Light and variable winds.
Tuesday
Sunny, with highs in the mid-50s. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with lows in the upper 20s. Winds out of the northwest around 5 mph becoming calm before midnight.
Wednesday
Sunny, with highs in the upper 50s. Calm winds in the morning increasing to come out of the north around 5 mph by noon.
Wednesday Night
Clear, with lows around 30.
Highlands area
Today
Sunny, with highs near 50. Winds out of the northwest 10 to 15 mph.
Tonight
Clear, with lows around freezing. Winds out of the northwest 10 to 15 mph.
Tuesday
Sunny, with highs in the mid-to-upper 40s. Winds out of the northwest 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with lows in the mid-20s. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Wednesday
Sunny, with highs near 50. Winds out of the north 5 to 10 mph.
Wednesday Night
Clear, with lows around 30.
Otto area
Today
Sunny, with highs in the upper 50s. Winds out of the north 5 to 10 mph. Tonight
Clear, with lows in the mid-30s. Calm winds increasing to come out of the northwest around 5 mph before midnight.
Tuesday
Sunny, with highs in the mid-50s. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Tuesday Night
Clear, with lows around 30. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph.
Wednesday
Sunny, with highs in the upper 50s. Light winds out of the north.
Wednesday Night
Clear, with lows around 30.
Nantahala area
Today
Sunny, with highs in the low-to-mid 50s. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph.
Tonight
Clear, with lows around freezing. Winds out of the west around 5 mph.
Tuesday
Sunny, with highs near 50. Winds out of the northwest 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Tuesday Night
Clear, with lows in the mid-to-upper 20s. Winds out of the north 5 to 10 mph.
Wednesday
Sunny, with highs in the low-to-mid 50s. Winds out of the north around 5 mph.
Wednesday Night
Clear, with lows around 30. Calm winds in the early evening increasing to come out of the southeast around 5 mph before midnight.
HAZARDS
Dry conditions will continue on Tuesday, and breezy to windy conditions will further raise fire danger. The increased fire danger may last through the work week as relatively dry conditions persist.
News Brief
SpaceX Launches Astronauts to Space Station for NASA
The first operational manned launch of the SpaceX Crew Dragon took place last night. The capsule is expected to dock at the International Space Station later tonight, and the four astronauts will join the crew already there for the next several months. Another mission is scheduled to launch on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket in March 2021. [HIGHLIGHTS]
Links to youtube videos covering the mission are posted below for those who want to see more.
[LAUNCH SHOW]
[POST LAUNCH BRIEFING]
[COAST PHASE]
[SLEEP]
[SPACE X CHANNEL]
[NASA TV CHANNEL]
Last Week
In the last week, 5 people have tested positive for COVID-19 in area schools (2 at South Macon Elementary, 1 each at Franklin High School, Highlands School, and Macon Middle School) and there were outbreaks detected at Macon Valley Nursing Home and Eckerd Living Center. [LINK]
The number of known active COVID-19 Cases in the county increased from 38 on Monday to 66 on Friday. The current wave of infections started after Labor Day, when the number of known active cases stood at 7 people, as reflected in the above graphic.
Lowering of the US and NC Flags to Half-Staff Until Sunset November 16, 2020 in Honor of Fort Bragg Sgt. 1st Class Nikyisha T. Boyd [LINK]
District Attorney Ashley Hornsby Welch has appointed a second chief assistant, Jason Arnold, to help oversee the 43rd Prosecutorial District [LINK]
The Macon County Board of Commissioners met Tuesday night for their regular meeting for the month of November. [LINK]
COVID-19 Briefing
Biden's COVID panel, Pfizer's vaccine, on Q and A with Amy and Victor
Dr John Campbell: Second Wave Update
Dr John Campbell: US hospitalisations and mask wearing
TWiV 681: Crowley, coats, and cross-reactive antibodies
Here are the latest COVID-19 Numbers and Demographics Report from Macon Public Health, along with a couple of charts by Macon Media to show you the long-term trends since May 30, 2020, when the health department started releasing numbers to Macon Media.
Cases
8467 Detected
(+9 from Thursday and +50 from last Friday and +142 in four weeks)
66 Active
(+4 from Thursday and +24 from last Friday and +40 in four weeks)
772 Recovered
(+5 from Thursday and +25 from last Friday and +96 in four weeks)
8 Deaths
(unchanged from Thursday and +1 from last Friday and +1 in four weeks)
Testing
6743 by MCPH
(+76 from Thursday and +155 from last Friday and +649 in four weeks)
3400 by Others
(unchanged from Thursday and +220 from last Friday and +952 in four weeks)
10143 total
(+76 from Thursday and -9 from last Friday and -38 in four weeks)
130 tests pending results
(-17 from Thursday and +1 from last Friday and +6 in four weeks)
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Air Quality
Air quality is in the mid-to-upper range of green today for all elevations.
Pollen
Pollen levels are expected to be low (2.2 out of 12) with ragweed being the main culprit. Tomorrow is expected to be a little lower (2.09 out of 12).
Weather Extremes for Macon County for November 16th
Highest Temperature 76°F at the Coweeta Experimental Station in 2009
Lowest Temperature 13°F in Franklin in 1969
Greatest One-Day Rainfall 2.53 inches in Franklin in 2006 Greatest One-Day Snowfall (there has been snowfall recorded on this date since record-keeping began in 1872)
TROPICAL WEATHER
(The North Atlantic Hurricane Season runs from June 1st to Nov 30th)
Tropical Weather Outlook
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL
100 AM EST Mon Nov 16 2020
For the North Atlantic...Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico:
The National Hurricane Center is issuing advisories on Hurricane Iota, located over the southwestern Caribbean Sea near Isla de Providencia.
1. An area of low pressure could form in a few days over the central or southwestern Caribbean Sea. Some slow development could subsequently occur late this week while the system moves slowly westward across the southwestern Caribbean Sea.
* Formation chance through 48 hours...low...near 0 percent.
* Formation chance through 5 days...low...20 percent.
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Published at 5:10am Monday, November 16, 2020
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