Weather Briefing for Tuesday, January 07, 2025

SCHOOL ANNOUNCEMENTS

Nantahala School is closed today and Franklin area schools and Highlands School are on a three-hour delay today. (01-07-2025)

GENERAL OUTLOOK

Cold and dry high pressure builds in today through Thursday, keeping temperatures well below normal. An area of low pressure will form near the Texas coast early Thursday and track toward the Carolinas, spreading moisture into the region Friday into Saturday.

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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...Mostly sunny and blustery, cooler with highs in the mid 20s. Winds out of the northwest 15 to 20 mph. Gusts up to 40 mph, decreasing to 30 mph in the afternoon. Wind chill values as low as 6 below in the morning.
..TONIGHT...Partly cloudy. Patchy fog after midnight. Cold with lows around 13. Winds out of the northwest 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph.
..WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 20s. Winds out of the northwest 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph.
..WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy and blustery, cold with lows around 10 above. Winds out of the northwest 15 to 20 mph with gusts up to 35 mph. Wind chill values as low as 7 below after midnight.
..THURSDAY...Sunny, blustery, cold with highs in the lower 20s. Wind chill values as low as 10 below in the morning.
..THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Cold with lows 10 to 15.

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HAZARDOUS WEATHER

A Wind Advisory remains in effect until 6am this morning. Wind chills will be below zero this morning and in the upper single digits and mid teens during the day today. Other than that, there are no hazardous weather conditions expected in Macon County today. Some roads may be slick. Nantahala School is closed today and Franklin area schools and Highlands School are on a three hour delay today.

There is some potential for wintry precipitation across the western Carolinas and northeast Georgia late Friday through early Saturday. There is still a lot of uncertainty on the specific precipitation types and accumulations.

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NEWS UPDATES

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• State releases names of 104 victims killed by Hurricane Helene in North Carolina: NCDHHS [WLOS-TV (Asheville, NC)]

• NC Supreme Court could now decide who should win the election for a seat on the court [WRAL-TV (Raleigh, NC)]

• Federal judge sends Republican challenge of 60,000 ballots back to NC Supreme Court [Raleigh News and Observer]

• School closings, delays in Western North Carolina, Tuesday, Jan. 7 [Asheville Citizen-Times]

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Published at 5.00am on Tuesday, January 07, 2025
Author: Bobby Coggins