Weather Briefing for Wednesday, December 04, 2024

GENERAL OUTLOOK

Unseasonably cold air remains in place through tonight before a brief warm-up mid-week. The next cold front crosses our region Thursday dropping temperatures again to well below normal to start the weekend. A wetter weather pattern is possible by the middle of next week.

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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...Sunny. Highs in the mid 40s. Winds out of the west 5 to 10 mph.
..WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming mostly cloudy. Breezy and not as cool with lows in the lower 30s. Winds out of the west 15 to 20 mph with gusts up to 45 mph.
..THURSDAY...Sunny, blustery with highs in the upper 30s. Temperature falling to around 30 in the afternoon. Winds out of the northwest 15 to 20 mph. Gusts up to 50 mph, decreasing to 35 mph in the afternoon.
..THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Colder with lows around 16. Winds out of the north 5 to 10 mph. Gusts up to 30 mph in the evening.
..FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 40s.
..FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Cold with lows in the lower 20s.

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HAZARDOUS WEATHER
Other than very cold temperatures this morning, hazardous weather is not expected today. A period of high winds is expected after 10pm tonight through the early afternoon on Thursday.

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NEWS UPDATES

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• Macon County Board of Education Swears in Members, Elect Leadership [Macon Media]

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• (video) What happens when NC Republicans lose supermajority in state House [WRAL-TV (Raleigh, NC)]

• 10th Annual Cowee Christmas [Macon Media]

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Published at 5.00am on Wednesday, December 04, 2024
Author: Bobby Coggins