**9:35am** Aerial Photo
Macon Media commissioned Karcher Aerial Imaging to take a photo of the location from the air to give the public a better idea of the extent of the fire.
**4:00am** Commercial Fire at Franklin Ford.
Several area fire departments are on the scene of a large commercial fire at Franklin Ford. Live coverage is taking place on our Facebook Page. It has been embedded below.
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Macon County Board of Education January 2019 Meeting
Here is the video of this month's regular meeting of the school board. A more complete article will be posted later.
Outlook
The arctic airmass that has given us the coldest weather of the season will warm today through the weekend as the high-pressure center moves off the Atlantic coast. Moist flow also begins to increase by Sunday while temperatures continue to rise to above normal levels into early 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
There are no weather hazards anticipated for today or tonight. We will be getting an early teaser for spring by the middle of next week, so get out and enjoy the break from winter weather while you can.
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 50. Calm winds.
Tonight
Partly cloudy, with a low around freezing. Calm winds.
Saturday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 60. Calm winds.
Saturday Night
A 20 percent chance of rain after 2am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 35. Calm winds.
Sunday
A 20 percent chance of rain. Partly sunny, with a high in the upper 50s.
Sunday Night
A 30 percent chance of rain after 3am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 40.
OTTO AREA FORECAST
Today
Mostly sunny, with a high near the lower 50s. Calm winds.
Tonight
Partly cloudy, with a low around 35. Calm winds.
Saturday
Mostly sunny, with a high near the upper 50s. Light and variable winds.
Saturday Night
A 20 percent chance of rain after 2am. Partly cloudy, with a low around the mid-to-upper 30s. Calm winds.
Sunday
A 20 percent chance of rain. Partly sunny, with a high near the upper 50s.
Sunday Night
A 30 percent chance of rain after 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 40.
HIGHLANDS PLATEAU FORECAST
Today
Mostly sunny, with a high near the low-to-mid 40s. Winds out of the southwest 5 to 10 mph.
Tonight
Partly cloudy, with a low around freezing. Winds out of the northwest around 5 mph.
Saturday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 50. Winds out of the northwest around 5 mph shifting to come out of the southwest in the afternoon.
Saturday Night
A 20 percent chance of rain after 2am. Partly cloudy, with a low near the mid-to-upper 30s. Winds out of the southwest 3 to 5 mph.
Sunday
A 20 percent chance of rain. Partly sunny, with a high near 50.
Sunday Night
A 30 percent chance of rain after 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 40.
NANTAHALA AREA FORECAST
Today
Partly sunny, with a high near the mid-to-upper 40s. Calm winds rising to come out of the west around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Tonight
Partly cloudy, with a low around freezing. Calm winds.
Saturday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 55. Light winds out of the west.
Saturday Night
A 20 percent chance of rain after 2am. Partly cloudy, with a low in the mid-to-upper 30s. Light winds out of the south.
Sunday
A 20 percent chance of rain. Partly sunny, with a high near 55.
Sunday Night
A 30 percent chance of rain after 3am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 40.
Macon County Almanac for February 1, 2019
Highest Temperature 75°F in Franklin in 1975
Lowest Temperature -5°F in Highlands in 1900
Greatest Rainfall 4.50 inches in Highlands in 1915
Greatest Snowfall 8.3 inches in Nantahala in 1934
Weather Extremes for Macon County for February
Data available from 1873 to 2018
Highest Temperature 79°F at the Coweeta Experimental Station on 02-28-1996
Lowest Temperature -19°F in Highlands on 02-13-1899
Greatest Rainfall 6.37 inches at the Coweeta Experimental Station on 02-13-1966
Greatest Snowfall 15.0 inches in Highlands on 02-14-1912
Space Weather
This is a new segment that Macon Media will be testing for possible inclusion as an every day or weekly addition to the Daily Weather Briefing.
This is a video from Tamitha Skov, who does weekly space weather videos. She also has a patreon. [LINK]
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Published at 3:20 am on February 1, 2019
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