SCHOOL ANNOUNCEMENTS (THURSDAY, JANUARY 17, 2025)
Highlands School will be operating on a one-hour delay.
FRANKLIN AREA SCHOOLS
"Macon County Schools-Franklin area will operate on a regular schedule for Friday, January 17, 2025 with no buses on icy roads."
NANTAHALA SCHOOL
"No announcement was made, so schools will be operating on a regular schedule."
HIGHLANDS SCHOOL
"Highlands School will operate on a one-hour delay tomorrow, Friday, January 17. School will begin at 9:00 AM.
Please do not drop off students before 8:30 AM to ensure proper access to the building and adequate supervision. Buses will run their regular routes, but there will be no service on icy roads. "
GENERAL OUTLOOK
A moderating westerly flow of air and sunny skies will return temperatures to around normal today. Low pressure moving across the region will provide widespread rain, with pockets of a wintry mix across portions of the mountains, late tonight into Saturday before arctic high pressure returns early next week bringing a much colder airmass.
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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 upper 40s. Winds out of the northwest around 5 mph, becoming south in the afternoon.
..TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Rain or freezing rain likely after midnight. Patchy fog after midnight. Ice accumulation around a trace. Lows in the lower 30s. Winds out of the south around 5 mph. Gusts up to 25 mph after midnight. Chance of precipitation 70 percent.
..SATURDAY...Rain or freezing rain. Patchy fog. Highs in the mid 40s. South winds around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation 90 percent.
..SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A chance of rain in the evening, then a chance of rain and snow showers after midnight. Little or no snow accumulation. Lows around 30. Winds out of the northwest around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation 50 percent.
..SUNDAY...Partly sunny. A chance of snow showers in the morning. Highs in the upper 30s. Temperature falling into the upper 20s in the afternoon. Chance of snow 30 percent.
..SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Much colder with lows around 5 above. Wind chill values as low as 10 below after midnight.
..MARTIN LUTHER KING JR DAY...Sunny, colder with highs in the lower 20s. Wind chill values as low as 10 below in the morning.
..MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Cold with lows 5 to 10 above.
HAZARDOUS WEATHER
Hazardous weather is not expected today or tonight.
Precipitation ahead of a cold front that crosses the area Saturday could fall as a wintry mix Friday night before changing to all rain on Saturday. A light accumulation of sleet or freezing rain is possible across the higher elevations. Very windy conditions are also possible with the front, which will continue through Sunday.
An arctic air mass moves into the area Sunday night and remains in place through Wednesday. Temperatures and wind chill values will be much below normal potentially falling to dangerous levels. The potential for any wintry precipitation during this time is highly uncertain.
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Published at 5.00am on Friday, January 17, 2025
Author: Bobby Coggins
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