Outlook
Expect near-record warmth once again today before a weakening cold front pushes through the area on Sunday brings cooler temperatures and the potential for a few showers and an isolated thunderstorm. Rain chance return Tuesday and Wednesday as a fairly potent storm system moves into the area.
Headlines
Governor Roy Cooper Issues "Stay at Home" Order for the state to mitigate the spread of the virus that causes COVID-19 [LINK]
The Town of Franklin and Macon County have added further restrictions to the State of Emergency currently in effect. [LINK]
The CDC website [LINK] reports 764 people in North Carolina are infected and that the infections are spreading person-to-person, the NCDHHS website [LINK] also reports 763 cases and 3 deaths in the state. The Johns Hopkins Dashboard [LINK] reports 944 people infected and 5 deaths.
Resources for Reliable Information about the Corona Virus (COVID-19) [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 daily article. [LINK]
Recent Meeting Videos Delayed
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Public Safety Log
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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 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 around 60. Winds out of the southeast 3 to 6 mph.
Sunday
A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1pm, then a slight chance of showers. Partly sunny, with highs in the mid-70s. Light and variable winds in the morning increasing to come out of the west 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph. The chance of precipitation is 40%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Sunday Night
Mostly cloudy, with lows around 50. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph.
Monday
Mostly cloudy, with highs near 70. Winds out of the northwest 3 to 7 mph.
Monday Night
Showers likely, mainly after 5am. Mostly cloudy, with lows in the upper 40s. The chance of precipitation is 60%.
OTTO 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 around 60. Light and variable winds increasing and shifting to come out of the southeast around 5 mph after midnight.
Sunday
A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 4pm. Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, partly sunny, with highs in the mid-70s. Winds out of the southeast 5 to 10 mph in the morning shifting to come out of the west in the afternoon. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Sunday Night
Mostly cloudy, with lows around 50. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph.
Monday
Partly sunny, with highs near 70. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph.
Monday Night
Rain likely, mainly after 5am. Mostly cloudy, with lows around 50. The chance of precipitation is 60%.
HIGHLANDS PLATEAU FORECAST
Today
Mostly sunny, with highs in the mid-70s. Winds out of the west 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Tonight
Mostly cloudy, with lows in the mid-to-upper 50s. Winds out of the southwest 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Sunday
A chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 9am. Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, partly sunny, with highs in the upper 60s. Winds out of the southwest 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. the chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Sunday Night
Mostly cloudy, with lows in the upper 40s. Winds out of the northwest 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Monday
Partly sunny, with highs near 60. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph.
Monday Night
A 40 percent chance of rain, mainly after 8pm. Mostly cloudy, with lows in the mid-40s.
NANTAHALA AREA FORECAST
Today
Mostly sunny, with highs in the mid-to-upper 70s. Light winds out of the southwest in the morning increasing to 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon.
Tonight
Mostly cloudy, with lows around 60. Winds out of the south 5 to 10 mph.
Sunday
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with highs near 70. Winds out of the southwest 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. the chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Sunday Night
Mostly cloudy, with lows around 50. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph.
Monday
Partly sunny, with highs in the mid-60s. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph.
Monday Night
Rain likely, mainly after 5am. Mostly cloudy, with lows in the mid-to-upper 40s. The chance of precipitation is 60%.
Published at 6:30am on Saturday, March 28, 2020
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