OUTLOOK
A weakening cold front will cross our region through early Thanksgiving Day followed by dry high pressure for Friday into Saturday. A stronger system approaching from the west may support a threat for heavy rain by Sunday into Monday. As that strong system moves out, expect colder breezy air for the middle of next week.
Above the Fold
Thanksgiving Proclamation by President George Washington [LINK]
Pressidential Proclamation on Thanksgiving Day, 2020 [LINK]
President Trump Turkey Pardon
Governor Cooper Turkey Pardon
Governor Cooper Extends Phase 3 Pandemic Restrictions to December 11, 2020 [LINK]
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General forecast through Saturday night
Franklin area
Today
A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly before 7am. Mostly cloudy through midmorning, then gradual clearing, with highs in the mid-to-upper m60s. Calm winds in the morning increasing to come out of the northwest around 5 mph. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Thursday Night
Patchy fog after midnight. Otherwise, mostly clear, with lows in the upper 30s. Calm winds.
Friday
Patchy fog in the morning. Otherwise, sunny, with highs in the mid-to-upper 60s. Light winds out of the northwest.
Friday Night
Mostly cloudy, with lows around 40. Calm winds.
Saturday
Mostly sunny, with highs in the mid-60s.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with lows in the mid-to-upper 30s.
Highlands area
Today
A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly before 7am. Patchy fog in the morning. Otherwise, mostly cloudy through midmorning, then gradual clearing, with highs near 60. Winds out of the west 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with lows around 40. Winds out of the northwest 3 to 7 mph.
Friday
Sunny, with highs near 60. Winds out of the northwest 3 to 6 mph.
Friday Night
Mostly cloudy, with lows around 40. Winds out of the northwest 3 to 7 mph.
Saturday
Mostly sunny, with highs in the mid-50s.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with lows in the mid-to-upper 30s.
Otto area
Today
A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly before 7am. Patchy fog in the morning. Otherwise, mostly cloudy through midmorning, then gradual clearing, with highs in the mid-to-upper 60s. Calm winds increasing to come out of the northwest around 5 mph. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Thursday Night
Patchy fog after 3am. Otherwise, mostly clear, with lows around 40. Calm winds.
Friday
Patchy fog in the morning. Otherwise, sunny, with highs in the mid-60s. Light winds out of the north.
Friday Night
Mostly cloudy, with lows in the low-to-mid 40s. Calm winds.
Saturday
Mostly sunny, with highs in the low-to-mid 60s.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with lows around 40.
Nantahala area
Today
A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly before 7am. Partly sunny, then gradually becoming sunny, with highs in the lower 60s. Calm winds in the morning increasing to come out of the west around 5 mph in the afternoon. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with lows around 40. Calm winds.
Friday
Sunny, with highs near 60. Calm winds.
Friday Night
Mostly cloudy, with lows in the lower 40s. Calm winds.
Saturday
Mostly sunny, with highs in the mid-to-upper 50s.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with lows around 40.
HAZARDS
A cold front pushing into the region from the west may support isolated to scattered thunderstorms late this evening through the overnight. Occasional cloud-to-ground lightning and brief gusty winds will be possible in some thunderstorms.
Sunday through Tuesday
A vigorous upper low will bring high amounts of moisture and cold air to the region Sunday through Tuesday. Rainfall is expected to change over to snow across the western mountains of North Carolina early Monday and continue into Tuesday. Elevations above 3500 feet could receive a few to several inches of snow by daybreak Tuesday.
News Brief
Information About the 2020 edition of Winter Wonderland [LINK]
COVID-19 Briefing
The Macon Media COVID-19 Briefing, aka the COVID Linkapalooza is on hiatus until Monday for the Thanksgiving holiday. The local numbers, tables, and graphs are posted below.
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
927 Detected
(+13 from Tuesday and +55 from last Wednesday and +169 in four weeks)
51 Active
(-3 from Tuesday and -1 from last Wednesday and +20 in four weeks)
867 Recovered
(+16 from Tuesday and +55 from last Wednesday and +147 in four weeks)
9 Deaths
(unchanged from Tuesday and +1 from last Wednesday and +2 in four weeks)
Testing
6883 by MCPH
(unchanged from Tuesday and unchanged from last Wednesday and +495 in four weeks)
3765 by Others
(+17 from Tuesday and +185 from last Wednesday and +883 in four weeks)
10648 total
(+17 from Tuesday and +185 from last Wednesday and +1378 in four weeks)
44 tests pending results
(-27 from Tuesday and -111 from last Wednesday and -113 in four weeks)
Air Quality
Air quality is in the upper range of green today for all elevations.
Pollen
Pollen levels are expected to be Lows (0.3 out of 12) with mixed traces being the main culprit. Tomorrow is expected to be lower (2.4 out of 12).
Weather Extremes for Macon County for November 26th
Highest Temperature 73°F in Franklin in 1990
Lowsest Temperature -1°F in Highlands in 1950
Greatest One-Day Rainfall 2.98 inches at the Coweeta Experimental Station in 1979 Greatest One-Day Snowfall 5.0 inches in Highlands in 1902
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 Thu Nov 26 2020
For the North Atlantic...Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico:
1. A frontal low pressure system is located several hundred miles southeast of Bermuda. The low is forecast to interact with an upper-level trough today and could slowly acquire some subtropical characteristics during the next day or two while it drifts south-southwestward. Environmental conditions are expected to become unfavorable for further development by the weekend.
* Formation chance through 48 hours...low...10 percent.
* Formation chance through 5 days...low...10 percent.
2. A non-tropical area of low pressure is expected to form over the far eastern Atlantic during the weekend. This system could gradually gain subtropical characteristics while it moves slowly southward through early next week.
* Formation chance through 48 hours...low...near 0 percent.
* Formation chance through 5 days...low...20 percent.
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Published at 4:13am on Thursday, November 26, 2020
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