Outlook
A vigorous low-pressure system will move from the Plains today to the Ohio River valley on Tuesday spreading moisture back across the Southeast. Conditions will remain unsettled through the middle of the week. Expect breezy conditions Wednesday into Thursday with below normal temperatures through the end of the week.
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Town Holds Strategic Planning Session
The Franklin Town Council held a Strategic Planning Session this past Friday and Saturday. Due to ongoing transportation issues, Macon Media was not able to cover the Friday night meeting at Oak Hill Country Inn Bed & Breakfast, but the Saturday session was covered.
Video was streamed live of the Saturday session. [LINK]
Smaller videos divided by topic will be released over the next week.
Public Safety Log
(this section is temporarily deprecated until I get caught up with videos from past meetings.
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.
The next one shows the forecast for rain in 24hour totals over the next few days.
And this one shows the forecast for 24-hour snowfall totals over the same time period.
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Weather Hazards
Any water running off or left standing from the rain and light snow (LOL) we received late Thursday will freeze on untreated road surfaces during the pre-dawn hours on today. Patchy black ice can be expected, especially on secondary roads and residential streets, during the morning commute today.
Temperatures are expected to climb back above freezing around noon or 1 pm in the mountain valleys, but will probably stay below freezing all day above 3500 feet.
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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
Rain, mainly after 9am. Patchy fog after 4pm. Highs in the mid-40s. Light and variable winds increasing to come out of the southwest 5 to 10 mph by midmorning. The chance of precipitation is 90%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Tonight
Rain. Patchy fog. Lows in the mid-40s. Winds out of the southeast 5 to 10 mph shifting to come out of the north after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Tuesday
A 30 percent chance of rain, mainly before 11am. Patchy fog before 8am. Otherwise, partly sunny, with highs in the lower 60s. Calm winds increasing to come out of the southwest 5 to 10 mph by midmorning. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Tuesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with lows around 40. Light winds out of the west.
Wednesday
A chance of rain, mainly before midmorning, then a chance of showers after 9am. Partly sunny, with highs in the mid-50s. The chance of precipitation is 40%.
Wednesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with lows in the mid-20s.
OTTO AREA FORECAST
Today
Rain, mainly after 9am. Patchy fog after 3pm. Highs in the mid-40s. Winds out of the southwest 5 to 10 mph in the morning, then shifting to come out of the northeast in the afternoon. The chance of precipitation is 90%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Tonight
Rain. Patchy fog. Lows in the mid-40s. Winds out of the northeast 5 to 10 mph shifting to come out of the north after midnight. The chance of precipitation is 100%. New precipitation amounts between a half and three-quarters of an inch possible.
Tuesday
A 30 percent chance of rain, mainly before 7am. Patchy fog before 8am. Otherwise, cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with highs in the lower 60s. Light and variable winds increasing to come out of the southwest 5 to 10 mph by midmorning. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Tuesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with lows around 40. Winds out of the northwest 3 to 5 mph.
Wednesday
A slight chance of rain before 9am, then a chance of showers after 9am. Partly sunny, with highs in the mid-50s. The chance of precipitation is 40%.
Wednesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with lows in the mid-to-upper 20s.
HIGHLANDS PLATEAU FORECAST
Today
A chance of rain and snow before 9am, then rain. Patchy fog in the after noon. Highs near 40. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph in the morning shifting to come out of the southeast in the afternoon. The chance of precipitation is 90%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.
Tonight
Rain. Patchy fog. Lows around 40. WInds out of the southeast 5 to 10 mph. The chance of precipitation is 100%. New precipitation amounts between three-quarters and one inch possible.
Tuesday
A 30 percent chance of rain, mainly before 7am. Patchy fog before 8am. Otherwise, cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with highs in the m id-50s. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph shifting to come out of the southwest by midmorning. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Tuesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with lows in the mid-to-upper 30s. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph.
Wednesday
A chance of rain, mainly in the midmorning hours, then a chance of showers after 10am. Partly sunny, with highs in the mid-40s. The chance of precipitation is 40%.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with lows in the lower 20s.
NANTAHALA AREA FORECAST
Today
Rain, mainly after 8am. Patchy fog after 11am. Highs in the mid-40s. Winds out of the southwest 5 to 10 mph. The chance of precipitation is 100%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Tonight
Rain, mainly before 5am. Patchy fog. Lows in the mid-40s. Winds out of the south 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. The chance of precipitation is 100%. New precipitation amounts between a half and three-quarters of an inch possible.
Tuesday
A chance of rain before 8am, then a slight chance of showers between 8am and 11am. Patchy fog before 8am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with highs in the mid-50s. Winds out of the southwest 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. The chance of precipitation is 30%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Tuesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with lows in the upper 30s. Winds out of the west 3 to 5 mph.
Wednesday
A chance of rain, mainly between 7am and 8am, then a chance of showers after 8am. Partly sunny, with highs near 50. The chance of precipitation is 50%.
Wednesday Night
A chance of rain showers, mixing with snow after 8pm, then gradually ending. Mostly cloudy, with lows in the mid-20s. The chance of precipitation is 30%.
Published at 5:00am on Monday, February 23, 2020
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