Outlook
Very warm and dry high pressure will persist over our region into the weekend. A cold front crosses our area on Sunday dropping temperatures to near normal to start next week and bringing a chance for afternoon thundershowers. Low pressure coming out of the Gulf could bring our area more rain in the middle of next week.
Town of Franklin and Macon County Adds Further Restrictions to Emergency Declaration
The Town of Franklin and Macon County have added further restrictions to the State of Emergency currently in effect. Copies of the approved documents are on the website. A video of the meeting will be added later today or tomorrow. [LINK]
COVID-19 Updates Have Moved
Since the COVID-19 section of the daily news and weather briefing has grown rather large and unwieldy, they've been moved to their own article. [LINK]
Recent Meeting Videos Delayed
Thanks to an assist from the folks at Wired, the video editing computer is back up and videos should be forthcoming. Thanks to everyone who has been patient and thanks to the donor who has made it possible to have a new video editing computer built that will be in service soon.
Public Safety Log
(this section is temporarily deprecated until I get caught up with videos from past meetings.
THREE DAY GFS FORECAST
The maps have been switched from showing the eastern United States to the Western Atlantic Region in anticipation of warmer weather when our weather pattern is more susceptible to being impacted by what happens in the Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico.
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 surface pressure (in mb) and winds at 10 metres (30 feet) over the same time period.
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Weather Hazards
Hazardous weather is not anticipated for 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
Mostly sunny, with highs in the low-to-mid 80s. Calm winds in the morning increasing to come out of the west 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon.
Tonight
Mostly cloudy, with lows in the mid-50s. Light and variable winds.
Saturday
Mostly sunny, with highs in the low-to-mid 80s. Calm winds in the morning increasing to come out of the southwest 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon.
Saturday Night
A 30 percent chance of showers after 2am. Mostly cloudy, with lows around 60. Winds out of the southwest around 5 mph becoming calm before midnight.
Sunday
A chance of showers before 2pm, then a chance of rain, mainly between 2pm and 4pm. Partly sunny, with highs in the mid-70s. The chance of precipitation is 30%.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with lows in the mid-to-upper 40s.
OTTO AREA FORECAST
Today
Mostly sunny, with highs in the lower 80s. Light winds out of the northwest increasing and shifting to come out of the west 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon.
Tonight
Mostly cloudy, with lows in the mid-to-upper 50s. Winds out of the southwest around 5 mph becoming calm before midnight.
Saturday
Partly sunny, with highs in the lower 80s. Calm winds in the morning increasing to come out of the southwest 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon.
Saturday Night
A 30 percent chance of showers after 2am. Mostly cloudy, with lows around 60. WInds out of the southwest 3 to 5 mph.
Sunday
A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 2pm, then a chance of rain, mainly between 2pm and 4pm. Partly sunny, with highs in the mid-70s. The chance of precipitation is 40%.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with lows around 50.
HIGHLANDS PLATEAU FORECAST
Today
Mostly sunny, with highs in the mid-70s. Winds out of the west 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Tonight
Partly cloudy, with lows in the mid-50s. Winds out of the southwest 5 to 10 mph.
Saturday
Partly sunny, with highs in the mid-70s. Winds out of the southwest 5 to 10 mph.
Saturday Night
A 20 percent chance of showers after 2am. Mostly cloudy, with lows in the mid-to-upper 50s. Winds out of the southwest 5 to 10 mph.
Sunday
A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 4pm, then a slight chance of rain after 5pm. Partly sunny, with highs near 70. the chance of precipitation is 40%.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with lows in the mid-40s.
NANTAHALA AREA FORECAST
Today
Mostly sunny, with highs in the upper 70s. Calm winds in the morning increasing to come out of the southwest 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon.
Tonight
Mostly cloudy, with lows in the mid-50s. Winds out of the southwest 5 to 10 mph.
Saturday
Partly sunny, with highs in the mid-to-upper 70s. Winds out of the southwest 5 to 10 mph.
Saturday Night
A 40 percent chance of showers after 2am. Mostly cloudy, with lows around 60. Winds out of the southwest 5 to 10 mph.
Sunday
A chance of showers before 2pm, then a chance of rain, mainly between 2pm and 4pm. Partly sunny, with highs near 70. The chance of precipitation is 40%.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with lows in the mid-40s.
Published at 5:00am on Friday, March 27, 2020
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