OUTLOOK
Cool conditions will continue today as a frontal system brings scattered to widespread showers to the region. Colder Canadian air will arrive over the weekend, which will maintain below normal temperatures and possibly cause early morning frost and freeze conditions across the region. Temperatures will rebound later next week as strong, dry high pressure develops over the Atlantic.
News Brief
Bill Harrell Named New Franklin Police Chief [LINK]
Governor Issues Executive Order 138 to Ease Pandemic Restrictions on May 8th at 5pm [LINK]
Franklin Town Council holds regular monthly meeting for May 2020 [LINK]
County to rescind Emergency Regulations that go beyond the state restrictions on May 8th, to follow state plan to re-open in phases. [LINK]
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General Forecast Through Wednesday
Today
Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers this morning then showers this afternoon. Breezy with highs in the 50s. Winds out of the southwest 15 to 20 mph. Gusts up to 30 mph, increasing to 40 mph this afternoon. Chance of rain 90 percent.
Tonight
Mostly cloudy with rain showers likely in the evening, then partly cloudy with a chance of rain showers after midnight. Breezy and cold with lows around 30 and wind chills into the 20s and even dipping into the teens at times in higher elevations with exposure to the wind. Winds out of the northwest 15 to 20 mph with gusts up to 35 mph. Chance of rain 70 percent.
Saturday (freeze warning in effect from midnight to 0am)
Sunny. Highs in the 50s. Winds out of the northwest 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 30 mph.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear. Cold with lows in the 30s. Winds out of the northeast around 5 mph.
Sunday
Sunny. Highs ranging from the upper 50s to the low-to-mid 60s. Winds out of the southwest around 5 mph.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear. Lows in the 30s.
Hazards
Hazardous weather is not expected for today. A freeze warning will be in effect from midnight tonight to 10am Saturday morning. A copy of the warning is posted below.
Freeze Warning
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Greenville-Spartanburg SC
412 AM EDT Fri May 8 2020
...FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 10 AM EDT SATURDAY...
* WHAT...Sub-freezing temperatures falling into the upper 20s and lower 30s.
* WHERE...The mountain counties of western North Carolina, as well as Rabun County in extreme northeast Georgia.
* WHEN...From midnight tonight to 10 AM EDT Saturday.
* IMPACTS...Frost and freeze conditions will kill crops, other sensitive vegetation and possibly damage unprotected outdoor plumbing.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold. To prevent freezing and possible bursting of outdoor water pipes they should be wrapped, drained, or allowed to drip slowly. Those that have in-ground sprinkler systems should drain them and cover above-ground pipes to protect them from freezing.
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Published at 5:30am on Friday, May 08, 2020
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