Outlook
High pressure will remain atop the region through Saturday. A low-pressure system will develop over the Gulf of Mexico over the weekend and could bring precipitation to the forecast area on Sunday and Monday. Dry and very warm conditions develop for the middle of next week.
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News Brief
Fundraiser for Family Who Lost House in Fire
A community effort to raise funds for a family who lost their home in a structure is underway. Those who are interested can contribute via GoFundMe. [LINK]
Coverage of the response to the fire. [LINK]
President Trump Impeached by US House
While Macon Media rarely covers national news, we would be remiss if we did not provide some coverage of the recent impeachment of the President. Our style is to provide as complete coverage as possible, providing video (where possible) of entire proceedings in order to avoid the inevitable bias that comes from cherry-picking quotes or what items in the process to report upon. What the news media reports are just as important as what they omit. Here is an attempt to do provide as complete coverage as possible without choosing sides by inclusion or omission.
Full video of the public portion of the impeachment hearings can be seen on C-SPAN. [PROCEEDINGS LINK]
[LINK TO C-SPAN COVERAGE OF CLOSING ARGUMENTS]
CNN VIDEO OF CLOSING ARGUMENTS
For those of you who can't stream video, a thorough article (with lots of links so you can read the source material) of the process can be found on Wikipedia. [LINK]
Congressman Mark Meadows voted against both articles of impeachment.
Article II [LINK]
Meadows will be retiring at the end of his present term and Jim Davis of Macon County will be filing today to run for the 11th Congressional District seat.
Visitor Limitations Are Now In Place at Mission Health Hospitals
•Due to increased flu activity in North Carolina, Mission Health has implemented visitor limitations for all Mission Health hospitals, effective December 16, 2019.
•We encourage visitors younger than 12 and anyone who does not feel well to call patients rather than visit them in the hospital. Visitors can call the main number (828) 213-1111 and be directed to the patient.
•You can help prevent the spread of influenza by practicing frequent hand hygiene, wearing a face mask, staying home if you are sick and by getting an annual influenza vaccine. Wash your hands before and after visiting the hospital and use the hand sanitizing stations that are placed at hospital entrances and throughout the buildings.
This precaution is being implemented at Mission Hospital in Asheville and its sister hospitals in Western North Carolina, including: CarePartners in Asheville, Mission Hospital McDowell in Marion, Transylvania Regional Hospital in Brevard, Blue Ridge Regional Hospital in Spruce Pine, Angel Medical Center in Franklin and Highlands-Cashiers Hospital in Highlands.
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
A wind advisory for the county will expire at 7am and rain will be moving out this morning and early afternoon. After that, no hazardous weather is expected today.
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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 highs in the lower 50s. Calm winds.
Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low around 25. Calm winds.
Friday
Mostly sunny, with highs in the mid-50s. Light and variable winds.
Friday Night
Mostly cloudy, with lows around freezing. Calm winds.
Saturday
Mostly cloudy, with highs in the lower 50s.
Saturday Night
A 30 percent chance of rain after 2am. Mostly cloudy, with lows in the mid-30s.
OTTO AREA FORECAST
Today
Sunny, with highs near 50. Light and variable winds.
Tonight
Mostly clear, with lows in the mid-20s. Calm winds.
Friday
Mostly sunny, with highs in the low-to-mid 50s. Light and variable winds.
Friday Night
Mostly cloudy, with lows around freezing. Calm winds.
Saturday
A 20 percent chance of rain after 2pm. Mostly cloudy, with highs near 50.
Saturday Night
A 30 percent chance of rain after 10pm. Mostly cloudy, with lows around 35.
HIGHLANDS PLATEAU FORECAST
Today
Sunny, with highs near 40. Calm winds in the morning increasing to come out of the southwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Tonight
Mostly clear, with lows in the mid-to-upper 20s. Winds out of the northwest around 5 mph becoming light and variable before midnight.
Friday
Mostly sunny, with highs near 45. Light and variable winds in the morning increasing to come out of the southeast around 6 mph in the afternoon.
Friday Night
Mostly cloudy, with lows around 30. Winds out of the east 3 to 5 mph.
Saturday
A 20 percent chance of rain after 3pm. Mostly cloudy, with highs in the lower 40s.
Saturday Night
A chance of rain before 1am, then a chance of rain and snow between 1am and 2am, then a chance of rain after 2am. Mostly cloudy, with lows in the mid-30s. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
NANTAHALA AREA FORECAST
Today
Sunny, with highs in the upper 40s. Calm winds in the morning increasing to come out of the west around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Tonight
Mostly clear, with lows in the mid-20s. Calm winds.
Friday
Mostly sunny, with highs near 50. Light winds out of the southeast.
Friday Night
Mostly cloudy, with lows around freezing. Light winds out of the southeast.
Saturday
A 20 percent chance of rain after 3pm. Mostly cloudy, with highs near 50.
Saturday Night
A 30 percent chance of rain after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with lows around 35.
Published at 3:55am on December 19, 2019
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