Weather Briefing for Tuesday, October 15, 2024

GENERAL OUTLOOK

Cold and dry high pressure controls our weather for much of the week bringing the risk of frost and freeze to the mountains, foothills, and portions of the Piedmont in mid week. As this high pressure moves off the East Coast at the end of the week, a southerly flow of air develops, resulting in a slow warming trend over the weekend.

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NEWS UPDATES

• Residents in Western North Carolina Can Apply for Help Buying Food Following Hurricane Helene [Macon Media]

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GENERAL FORECAST (since this is a quick forecast menat to cover the whole county, bear in mind that higher elevations may experience cooler temperatures than this and the lower elevations may experience higher temperatures than those in the forecast)


.TODAY...Mostly sunny in the morning, then becoming mostly cloudy. Areas of frost in the morning. Highs in the mid 50s. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph.
.TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy in the evening, then becoming partly cloudy. Cold with lows in the lower 30s. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph with gusts up to 25 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs around 50. Winds out of the north 5 to 10 mph. Gusts up to 25 mph in the morning.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Areas of frost after midnight. Cold with lows in the upper 20s. North winds 5 to 10 mph.
.THURSDAY...Areas of frost in the morning. Sunny. Highs in the upper 50s.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the mid 30s.

HAZARDOUS WEATHER

The coldest air of the season so far is expected to settle over the Southern Appalachians during the middle of the week. Areas of frost and possibly a light freeze in some of the valleys may occur across the North Carolina mountains, foothills and Northwest Piedmont and the mountains of northeast Georgia and the Upstate Tuesday night and Wednesday night.

FROST ADVISORY
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Greenville-Spartanburg SC
930 PM EDT Mon Oct 14 2024

...FROST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EDT TUESDAY...

* WHAT...Temperatures as low as 33 will result in frost formation.

* WHERE...Graham, Haywood, Macon, Northern Jackson, Southern Jackson, Swain, and Transylvania Counties.

* WHEN...Until 9 AM EDT Tuesday.

* IMPACTS...Frost could harm sensitive outdoor vegetation. Sensitive outdoor plants may be killed if left uncovered.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold.