OUTLOOK
A dry cold front will cross the region from the northwest today. Strong high pressure will arrive behind the front and permit dry conditions to continue through late week. Temperatures will gradually warm, with above normal values from Friday through the weekend. Another cold front will arrive from the west on Monday.
News Flash
Conditions are becoming drier and winds will be picking up, so please put off outdoor burning until after it rains.
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General forecast through Thursday night
Franklin area
Today
Sunny, with highs in the low-to-mid 50s. Light and variable winds early increasing to come out of the northwest 10 to 15 mph by midmorning. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph.
Tonight
Mostly clear, with lows in the mid-to-upper 20s. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph becoming calm after midnight.
Wednesday
Sunny, with highs in the upper 50s. Light winds out of the northwest.
Wednesday Night
Clear, with lows near 30. Calm winds.
Thursday
Sunny, with highs in the lower 60s. Calm winds in the morning increasing to come out of the south around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Thursday Night
Clear, with lows near freezing.
Highlands area
Today
Sunny, with highs in the mid-40s. Winds out of the northwest 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Tonight
Clear, with lows in the mid-20s. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph.
Wednesday
Sunny, with highs near 50. Winds out of the north 5 to 10 mph in the morning becoming light in the afternoon.
Wednesday Night
Clear, with lows in the upper 20s. Calm winds.
Thursday
Sunny, with highs near 50. Calm winds in the morning increasing to come out of the south around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Thursday Night
Clear, with lows near freezing.
Otto area
Today
Sunny, with highs in the lower 50s. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Tonight
Clear, with lows in the upper 20s. WInds out of the northwest 5 to 15 mph.
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 freezing. Calm winds.
Thursday
Sunny, with highs near 60. Calm winds in the morning increasing to come out of the south around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Thursday Night
Clear, with lows in the mid-30s.
Nantahala area
Today
Sunny, with highs in the upper 40s. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Tonight
Mostly clear, with lows near 30. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph.
Wednesday
Sunny, with highs in the lower 50s. Calm winds.
Wednesday Night
Clear, with lows around freezing. Calm winds.
Thursday
Sunny, with highs in the mid-to-upper 50s. Light winds out of the south.
Thursday Night
Clear, with lows in the mid-30s.
HAZARDS
Dry conditions will continue on Wednesday. As leaves and brush continue to dry out, the potential will exist for increased fire danger on Wednesday and possibly into Thursday.
News Brief
Veterans Day 2020 Observed at Special Liberty Project [LINK]
Lowering of the US and NC Flags to Half-Staff Until Sunset November 20, 2020 in Honor of North Carolina Native, US Army Chief Warrant Officer 3 Dallas Gearld Garza [LINK]
COVID-19 Briefing
Dr John Campbell: Hands, face, space AND Ventilate
Dr John Campbell: Update
MedCram Coronavirus Update 116: Pfizer COVID 19 Vaccine Explained (Biontech)
ABC News Special Report: President-elect Joe Biden speaks on COVID-19, the economy
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
865 Detected
(+10 from Monday and +60 from last Tuesday and +151 in four weeks)
65 Active
(-1 from Monday and +27 from last Tuesday and +42 in four weeks)
792 Recovered
(+20 from Monday and +33 from last Tuesday and +108 in four weeks)
8 Deaths
(unchanged from Monday and unchanged from last Tuesday and +1 in four weeks)
Testing
6821 by MCPH
(+78 from Monday and +174 from last Tuesday and +690 in four weeks)
3467 by Others
(+67 from Monday and +160 from last Tuesday and +840 in four weeks)
10288 total
(+145 from Monday and +334 from last Tuesday and +1530 in four weeks)
133 tests pending results
(+3 from Monday and +46 from last Tuesday and -72 in four weeks)
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 (1.8 out of 12) with ragweed being the main culprit. Tomorrow is expected to be a lower (0.5 out of 12).
Weather Extremes for Macon County for November 17th
Highest Temperature 78°F in Franklin in 1952
Lowest Temperature 11°F in Highlands in 1997
Greatest One-Day Rainfall 3.32 inches in Highlands in 1927 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 Tue Nov 17 2020
For the North Atlantic...Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico:
The National Hurricane Center is issuing advisories on Hurricane Iota, located inland over extreme northeastern Nicaragua.
1. A new area of low pressure could form in a couple of days over the central or southwestern Caribbean Sea. Environmental conditions are forecast to be conducive for some development, and a tropical depression could form by the end of the week while the system moves slowly westward or west-southwestward across the southwestern Caribbean Sea.
* Formation chance through 48 hours...low...near 0 percent.
* Formation chance through 5 days...medium...40 percent.
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Published at 4:30am Tuesday, November 17, 2020
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