SCHOOL ANNOUNCEMENTS (WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 22, 2025)
Franklin area two-hour delay.
Nantahala School closed, remote learning day.
Highlands School two hour delay.
GENERAL OUTLOOK
Arctic high pressure slowly weakens through the end of the work week. A low pressure system will track to our south and east with light snow accumulations to areas along and south of I-85. The airmass will gradually modify by this weekend with temperatures returning to around normal along with a return of precipitation chances Monday.
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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 lower 30s. Winds out of the north around 5 mph in the morning, shifting to come out of the south in the afternoon.
..TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Cold with lows around 12. Winds out of the south around 5 mph.
..THURSDAY...Partly sunny in the morning, then becoming mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 30s. Winds out of the west around 5 mph.
..THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Cold with lows around 15. Winds out of the northwest around 5 mph.
..FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 30s.
..FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Cold with lows around 15.
HAZARDOUS WEATHER
A Cold Weather Advisory will be in effect until noon today.
The arctic air mass remains over the area through Thursday allowing very cold temperatures to continue, especially each night and morning. Some higher elevations of the North Carolina mountains will likely not see temperatures rise back above freezing until Saturday.
...HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING...
Light snow fell across the western Carolinas Tuesday afternoon and evening. While the more significant accumulations occurred mainly along and south of the I-85 corridor, some locations to the north saw a light dusting. Much of this snow stuck to roads, while roads that did not become snow covered have plenty of wet spots this evening. With temperatures expected to plummet to the teens and single digits late tonight, any wet or snow-covered roads will freeze and become very slick and hazardous. If traveling across the area tonight into Wednesday morning, including during the morning commute, slow down and allow for plenty of space between yourself and other vehicles.
NEWS UPDATES
Trump infrastructure announcement | The Hill
• Trump Announces $100 Billion A.I. Initiative [New York Times]
President Trump on National Prayer Service: "I didn't think it was a good service." | C-SPAN
President Trump attends the National Prayer Service at the National Cathedral | Fox 29 Philadelphia
Rare winter storm, snow hit parts of the South | CBS News
• Trump executive orders and actions: By the numbers [The Hill]
• Trump issues flurry of orders on TikTok, DOGE, social media, AI, and energy [ars TECHNICA]
• Sheriff’s Dept. launches Looter Suppression Team in Eaton fire neighborhoods [Los Angeles Times]
• President Trump to visit WNC on Friday to assess post-Helene recovery efforts [WLOS-TV (Asheville, NC) ]
• NC sues Trump over 'plainly wrong' birthright citizenship ban, AG Jeff Jackson says [WRAL-TV (Raleigh, NC) ]
• North Carolina joins lawsuit to stop Trump’s executive order on birthright citizenship [Raleigh News and Observer]
• Western NC weather could cause frostbite, hypothermia: What to know [Asheville Citizen-Times]
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Published at 5.00am on Wednesday, January 22, 2025
Author: Bobby Coggins
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