Weather Briefing for Wednesday, October 16, 2024

GENERAL OUTLOOK

Cold and dry high pressure will control our weather today and Thursday, bringing the risk of frost and freeze to the mountains, foothills, and portions of the Piedmont and Upstate tonight and Thursday night. 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 and continuing into early next week.

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NEWS UPDATES

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

• 92 people unaccounted for in North Carolina, says Gov. Cooper during latest Helene update [WLOS-TV (Asheville, NC)]

• Concert for Carolina will be livestreamed ($24.99), Scotty McCreery joins lineup of NC stars [WRAL-TV (Raleigh, NC)]

GENERAL FORECAST (since this is a quick forecast intended 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...Partly sunny this morning, then becoming mostly sunny. Areas of frost this morning. Highs in the lower 40s. Winds out of the northwest 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 30 mph.
..TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Areas of frost after midnight. Cold with lows in the upper 20s. Winds out of the northwest 10 to 15 mph.
..THURSDAY...Areas of frost in the morning. Sunny. Highs around 50. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph.
..THURSDAY NIGHT...Clear. Areas of frost after midnight. Lows in the lower 30s. Winds out of the north around 5 mph.
..FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 50s. Winds out of the east around 5 mph.
..FRIDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the upper 30s.

HAZARDOUS WEATHER

The coldest air of the season so far has settled over the Macon County and the region. Areas of frost and a light freeze in some of the valleys may occur. Snow showers and flurries are also possible overnight.



...FROST ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 11 AM EDT TODAY...
...FREEZE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING...

* WHAT...For the Frost Advisory, temperatures of 33 to 37 will be cold enough to allow frost formation. For the Freeze Watch, sub-freezing temperatures as low as 28 will be possible.

* WHERE...Portions of the mountains and foothills of the western Carolinas and far northeast Georgia.

* WHEN...For the Frost Advisory, from 1 AM to 11 AM EDT Wednesday. For the Freeze Watch, from late Wednesday night through Thursday morning.

* IMPACTS...Frost and freeze conditions could kill crops, other sensitive vegetation and possibly damage unprotected outdoor plumbing.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold. In-ground sprinkler systems should be drained. Remove hoses and cover above- ground pipes.