A coastal low along a stalling front will likely bring another round of rain to the region tonight. Drier high pressure will return for the early and middle part of the coming week, but a passing disturbance will bring a brief chance of snow to the mountains Tuesday. A stronger and wetter system will cross the region later in the week.
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General forecast through Tuesday night
Franklin area
Today
Mostly cloudy, with highs in the upper 40s. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph.
Tonight
Mostly cloudy, with lows in the mid-to-upper 20s. Winds out of the northwest around 5 mph becoming calm before midnight.
Monday
Sunny, with highs in the low-to-mid 50s. Calm winds in the morning increasing to come out of the northwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with lows around freezing. Calm winds.
Tuesday
Sunny, with highs near 50.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with lows in the mid-20s.
Highlands area
Today
Patchy fog in the morning. Otherwise, partly sunny, with highs in the lower 40s. Winds out of the northwest 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Tonight
Partly cloudy, with lows in the mid-20s. Winds out of the northwest 10 to 154 mph, with gusts as high as 251 mph.
Monday
Sunny, with highs in the mid-40s. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with lows around 30. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Tuesday
Sunny, with highs in the lower 40s.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with lows in the mid-20s.
Otto area
Today
Mostly cloudy, with highs in the upper 40s. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph.
Tonight
Partly cloudy, with lows around 30. Winds out of the north 5 to 10 mph.
Monday
Sunny, with highs in the lower 50s. Winds out of the northwest 3 to 5 mph.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with lows around freezing3. Calm winds in the early evening increasing to out of the northwest around 5 mph after midnight.
Tuesday
Sunny, with highs near 50.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with lows in the upper 20s.
Nantahala area
Today
A slight chance of showers between 7am and 10am. Mostly cloudy, with highs in the low-to-mid 40s. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Tonight
Mostly cloudy, with lows around 30. Winds out of the west 3 to 7 mph.
Monday
Sunny, with highs in the mid-to-upper 40s. Light winds out of the northwest.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with lows around freezing. Calm winds.
Tuesday
Sunny, with highs in the mid-40s.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with lows in the upper 20s.
HAZARDS
Hazardous weather is not expected today.
COVID-19 Briefing
U.S. distributes over 13.07 mln doses of COVID-19 vaccines; 4.2 mln administered - CDC [LINK]
If You Get COVID 19: Optimize Immune System (Vitamin D, Monoclonal Antibodies, NAC, Quercetin etc.)
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When Sweden set off on its own course in the pandemic, many called them heroes. But now they’ve become completely unstuck. [LINK]
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 April 17th.
Cases
1614 Detected (+80 from Tuesday and +240 from last Wednesday and +645 in four weeks)
415 Active
(+47 from Tuesday and +134 from last Wednesday and +362 in four weeks)
1187 Recovered
(+33 from Tuesday and +103 from last Wednesday and +280 in four weeks)
12 Deaths
(unchanged from Tuesday and +3 from last Wednesday and +3 in four weeks)
Testing
7830 by MCPH
(+1 from Tuesday and +101 from last Wednesday and +703 in four weeks)
5115 by Others
(+35 from Tuesday and +201 from last Wednesday and +826 in four weeks)
12945total
(+36 from Tuesday and +302 from last Wednesday and +1730 in four weeks)
72 tests pending results
(+2 from Tuesday and -8 from last Wednesday and -47 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 low (1.8 out of 12) with Juniper being the main culprit. Tomorrow is expected to be lower (1.0 out of 12).
Weather Extremes for Macon County for January 3rd
Highest Temperature 69°F in Franklin in 2004
lowest Temperature -9°F in Highlands in 1979
Greatest One-Day Rainfall 2.53 inches at the Coweeta Experimental Station in 1944
Greatest One-Day Snowfall 5.5 inches in Highlands in 1914
Weather Extremes for Macon County for the Month of January
Highest Temperature 78°F at the Coweeta Experimental Station in 1999
lowest Temperature -19°F in Highlands in 1985
Greatest One-Day Rainfall 5.10 inches in Highlands in 2018 Greatest One-Day Snowfall 14.0 inches in Franklin in 1877
TROPICAL WEATHER
(The North Atlantic Hurricane Season runs from June 1st to Nov 30th)
The North Atlantic Hurricane Season is over for the year. If anything does develop, the information will be posted in this section of the weather briefing.
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Published at 4:05am on Sunday, January 3, 2020
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