Daily Weather Briefing for Monday, February 12, 2018

Local News

Schools in the Franklin District of Macon County are on a two-hour delay today due to concerns about water in area roadways.

The 2018 election season officially gets underway today as filing opens for several offices. read more on the blog. [LINK]


Local Outlook

Conditions will remain cloudy and seasonally warm with some chance for rain most days this week, and little chance for snow, except at mountain tops.

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Today

Areas of fog in the morning, cloudy skies with highs ranging from the mid-50s at the higher elevations to the lower 60s in the lower elevations. Light winds out of the northwest. 40% chance of rain, mainly after 2 pm. Less than a tenth of an inch expected.


Tonight

Cloudy skies with lows ranging from the upper 30s at the higher elevations to the lower 40s in the lower elevations. Variable light winds. 50% chance of rain with less than a tenth of an inch of rainfall expected.


Tuesday

Patchy fog in the morning, mostly cloudy skies with highs ranging from the lower 50s at the higher elevations to the upper 50s in the lower elevations.Variable light winds shifting to come out of the southeast by mid-morning. 30% chance of rain with less than a tenth of an inch of rainfall expected.


Tuesday Night

Mostly cloudy with lows ranging from the upper 30s at the higher elevations to near 40 in the lower elevations. Calm winds and rain chances ending before midnight.

Wednesday

Mostly cloudy with highs ranging from the upper 50s at the higher elevations to the lower 60s in the lower elevations. 30% chance of rain, mainly after 2 pm.

Wednesday Night

Cloudy with lows in the 40s. 50% chance of rain, mainly before 4 am.



Hazards

Hazardous weather is possible today. Flood Waters crested early this morning shortly after 1 am, so some low-lying locations could still be impacted by flooding. Impacts should be minimal.

Flood Advisories are in effect for the Little Tennessee River until 4 am for the north-central part of the river and until 7 am for the central and southern of the river.