Weather Briefing for Wednesday, January 26, 2022

This is a truncated weather briefing.

General Outlook

Dry and colder Canadian high pressure settles across the region Wednesday into Friday. A low pressure system moves up the Atlantic coast Saturday as a cold front crosses the area from the northwest. High pressure returns behind the low into the first half of next week.

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National Weather Map and Local forecasts through Wednesday Night

Franklin Area

Today

Partly sunny, then gradually becoming sunny, with highs in the mid-to-upper 40s. Light winds out of the northwest.

Tonight

Mostly clear, with lows around 20. Calm winds.

Thursday

Sunny, with highs near 50. Calm winds.

Thursday Night

Partly cloudy, with lows in the mid-to-upper 20s. Calm winds.

Friday

A slight chance of rain and snow showers between 11am and 1pm, then a chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with highs in the mid 40s. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Friday Night

A chance of rain and snow showers before 9pm, then a chance of snow showers before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with lows around 13. Chance of precipitation is 50%.



Highlands Plateau

Today

Sunny, with highs near 40. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph becoming calm by midmorning.

Tonight

Mostly clear, with lows around 20. Calm winds in the morning increasing to come out of thesoutheast around 5 mph by noon.

Thursday

Sunny, with highs near 40. Calm winds.

Thursday Night

Mostly cloudy, with lows in the mid 20s. Calm winds.

Friday

A slight chance of snow before 11am, then an increased chance of rain and snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with highs in the mid-to-upper 30s. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Friday Night

A 40 percent chance of snow showers before 9pm. Partly cloudy, with lows around 12.

Otto and South Central Macon County

Today

Partly sunny, then gradually becoming sunny, with highs in the mid-to-upper 40s. Light winds out of the north.

Tonight

Mostly clear, with lows in the lower 20s. Calm winds.

Thursday

Sunny, with highs near 50. Calm winds.

Thursday Night

Mostly cloudy, with lows in the upper 20s. Calm winds.

Friday

A slight chance of rain and snow showers between 10am and 11am, then a chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with highs in the low-to-mid 40s. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Friday Night

A chance of rain and snow showers before 8pm, then a chance of snow showers before midnight. Partly cloudy, with lows around 14. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Nantahala Area

Partly sunny, then gradually becoming sunny, with highs near 40. Light winds out of the northwest.

Tonight

Clear, with lows in the low-to-mid 20s. Calm winds.

Thursday

Sunny, with highs in the mid 40s. Calm winds.

Thursday Night

Mostly cloudy, with lows around 30. Calm winds.

Friday

A slight chance of snow showers before 10am, then an increased chance of rain and snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with highs in the upper 30s. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Friday Night

A 40 percent chance of snow showers before 10pm. Mostly cloudy, with lows around 13.



Hazardous Weather Outlook

Hazardous weather is not expected today. Light snow accumulations are possible Friday and Friday night, especially across the higher elevations.



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Published at 5:00am on Wednesday, January 25, 2021
Author: Bobby Coggins