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Saturday, February 2, 2019

Daily Weather Briefing for Saturday, February 2, 2019





Fire at Franklin Ford



Several local fire departments responded to a fire at Franklin Ford early Monday morning. Macon Media has taken material from a live blog posted during the event and posted them on the blog. [LINK]



UPCOMING LOCAL GOVERNMENT MEETINGS

Monday, Feb 4th at 6 pm Franklin Town Council in the lower level of the Town Hall
Thursday, Feb 7th at noon Macon County Board of Commissioners in the Commissioners Boardroom
Tuesday, Feb 12th at 6 pm Macon County Board of Commissioners in the Commissioners Boardroom
Thursday, Feb 21st at 5 pm Macon County Planning Board at the Environmental Resource Center
Monday, Feb 25th at 6 pm Macon County Board of Education at 1202 Old Murphy Road
Tuesday, Feb 26th at 4 pm Macon County Airport Authority at the Airport
Tuesday, Feb 26th at 6:15 pm Macon County Health Board at the Health Department

Outlook

The warming trend is expected to continue as we go into the weekend and high pressure gradually moves offshore. Deeper moisture returns to the area on Sunday, with the potential for unsettled weather late Monday and Tuesday as a cold front approaches from the northwest.


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.
[click on any image in this article to enlarge]




FRANKLIN AREA FORECAST

Today

Sunny, with a high near 60. Light and variable winds.

Saturday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low in the upper 30s. Calm winds.

Sunday

A 20 percent chance of rain. Partly sunny, with a high near the upper 50s. Calm winds.

Sunday Night

A 20 percent chance of rain before 8pm. Partly cloudy, with a low in the upper 30s. Calm winds.

Monday

A 20 percent chance of rain after 8am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 60.

Monday Night

A 40 percent chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 45.


OTTO AREA FORECAST

Today

Sunny, with a high near 60. Light and variable winds.

Tonight

Partly cloudy, with a low around 40. Calm winds.

Sunday

A 20 percent chance of rain. Partly sunny, with a high in the upper 50s. Light and variable winds.

Sunday Night

A 20 percent chance of rain before 9pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 40. Calm winds.

Monday

A 20 percent chance of rain. Mostly sunny, with a high near 60.

Monday Night

A 40 percent chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 45.


HIGHLANDS PLATEAU FORECAST

Today

Sunny, with a high near 50. Calm wind becoming south around 6 mph in the afternoon.

Tonight

A 20 percent chance of rain after 4am. Partly cloudy, with a low in the upper 30s. Light winds out of the southwest.

Sunday

A 30 percent chance of rain, mainly between 1pm and 2pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 50. Light and variable winds shifting to come out of the south around 5 mph in the afternoon. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Sunday Night

A 20 percent chance of rain before 10pm. Partly cloudy, with a low in the upper 30s. Calm winds before midnight rising to come out of the southwest around 5 mph after midnight.

Monday

A 20 percent chance of rain after 8am. Mostly sunny, with a high in the lower 50s.

Monday Night

A 30 percent chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 45.


NANTAHALA AREA FORECAST

Today

Sunny, with a high near 55. Light winds out of the southwest.

Tonight

Mostly clear, with a low in the upper 30s. Light and variable winds.

Sunday

A 20 percent chance of rain. Mostly sunny, with a high near 55. Calm winds in the morning rising to come out of the southwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.

Sunday Night

A 20 percent chance of rain before 8pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 40. Light winds out of the south.

Monday

A 30 percent chance of rain, mainly after 3pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 55.

Monday Night

A 40 percent chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 45.


Macon County Almanac for February 2, 2019

Highest Temperature 75°F in Franklin in 1989
Lowest Temperature -7°F in Highlands in in 1917
Greatest Rainfall 2.93 inches in Franklin in 1983
Greatest Snowfall 7.5 inches in Nantahala in 1936

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 everyday 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 2:02 am on February 2, 2019

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