School Announcements
Macon County
Nantahala School is on a 2-hour delay.
Jackson County
Smoky Mountain District is on a 2-hour delay.
Blue Ridge is on a 2.5-hour delay (B-Schedule).
Buses will not run on icy roads.
The Science (Minus the Hype) Behind the Polar Vortex
The polar vortex is a large area of low pressure and cold air surrounding the Earth's North and South poles. The term vortex refers to the counter-clockwise flow of air that helps keep the colder air close to the poles (left globe). Often during winter in the Northern Hemisphere, the polar vortex will become less stable and expand, sending cold Arctic air southward over the United States with the jet stream (right globe). The polar vortex is nothing new in fact, it's thought that the term first appeared in an 1853 issue of E. Littell's Living Age.
Outlook
Very cold Canadian High Pressure centered over the Great Lakes will keep our region very cold through Thursday then it will shift east. Temperatures warm through the weekend so that we will have temperatures above normal by Sunday. Expect the next rainmaker to arrive next week.
THREE DAY GFS FORECAST
This animated image shows a forecast of precipitation, air pressure and thickness level (cold-air damming) for three days in six-hour increments.
Green, Yellow, and Red indicate rain. Orange and Purple Indicate Freezing Rain or other freezing precipitation. Blue indicates snow.
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Weather Hazards
Hazardous weather is expected today, tonight and tomorrow.
Black ice will be a problem on roads where moisture has frozen and escaped the efforts of the NCDOT to treat them. Otherwise, the main concern is the current cold wave. Average temperatures may be nearly 15 degrees below normal today and Thursday and wind chills will be dangerous to anyone outdoors. Please dress in multiple layers and wear gloves. Exposed skin can be injured in only a few minutes time.
WEATHER FORECAST MAPS
Forecast maps for 7 am, 1 pm, and 7 pm.
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FRANKLIN AREA FORECAST
Today
Mostly sunny, with a high near 35. Light winds out of the northwest shifting to come out of the northwest and increasing to 10 to 15 mph by midmorning. Wind chill values will be in the 20s for most of the day. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph.
Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low around 15. Winds out of the northwest 3 to 7 mph.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 40. Calm winds in the morning, then riding to come out of the northwest 5 mph in the afternoon.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 25. Calm winds.
Friday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 50.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 30.
OTTO AREA FORECAST
Today
Mostly sunny, with a high near 35. Wind chill values will be in the 20s for most of the day, dipping into the upper teens during the stronger wind gusts. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low around 15. Wind chill values in the single digits. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 40. Winds out of the northwest 3 to 6 mph.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 25. Light and variable winds.
Friday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 50.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 30.
HIGHLANDS PLATEAU FORECAST
Today
Mostly sunny, with a high near 25. Wind chills will be near 10 and below for a good part of the day. Winds out of the northwest 15 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.
Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low around 12. Wind chill values will be below zero at times. Winds out of the northwest 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 32. Wind chill values will be below zero in the early morning, then moderate to the mid to upper 20s in the afternoon. Winds out of the northwest around 10 mph.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low in the low-to-mid 20s. Winds out of the southwest 5 to 10 mph.
Friday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 40.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 30.
NANTAHALA AREA FORECAST
Today
Mostly sunny, with a high near 30. Wind chill values in the 20s and dropping into the teens at times. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low around 12. Wind chill values near zero at times. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 35. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 25. Calm winds before midnight rising to come out of the southwest around 5 mph after midnight.
Friday
A 20 percent chance of rain after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 45.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 32.
Macon County Almanac for January 30, 2019
Highest Temperature 76°F at the Coweeta Experimental Station in 2002
Lowest Temperature -14°F in Highlands in 1966
Greatest Rainfall 4.20 inches in Franklin in 1875
Greatest Snowfall 3.5 inches in Highlands in 1981
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Published at 2:30 am on January 30, 2019
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