Daily Weather Briefing for Thursday, May 14, 2020

OUTLOOK

A building ridge aloft with surface high pressure centered over the Atlantic will support summerlike conditions this weekend. Unsettled and cooler conditions will likely set up early next week as a cool upper trough settles into the region.

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News Brief

Nantahala and Pisgah National Forests Lift Fire Restrictions [LINK]

Franklin Town Council Budget Work Session May 12, 2020 [LINK]

Macon County Board of Commissioners May 2020 Regular Meeting [LINK]

Franklin Town Council holds regular monthly meeting for May 2020 [LINK] 

Governor Issues Executive Order 138 to Ease Pandemic Restrictions on May 8th at 5pm [LINK]


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General Forecast Through Sunday

Today

Partly sunny this morning, then becoming mostly sunny. Patchy fog this morning. Highs in the lower 70s. Winds out of the south 5 to 10 mph.

Tonight

Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s. Winds out of the south 5 to 10 mph.

Friday

Partly sunny in the morning, then becoming mostly sunny. Highs in the mid-70s. Winds out of the south around 5 mph.

Friday Night

Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s. Winds out of the south around 5 mph.

Saturday

Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 70s. Winds out of the southwest around 5 mph.

Saturday Night

Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid-50s.

Sunday

Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 70s.

Sunday Night

Mostly cloudy with a 40 percent chance of showers. Lows in the upper 50s.


Hazards

Hazardous weather is not expected today.




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The CDC website [LINK] reports 15,346 people in North Carolina are infected, 577 have died, and infections are widespread, the NCDHHS website [LINK] reports 15,816 confirmed cases, 521 hospitalized and 597 deaths in the state. The Johns Hopkins Dashboard [LINK] reports 16,349 people infected and 625 deaths (these include non-residents located in NC).

Resources for Reliable Information about the Corona Virus (COVID-19) [LINK]







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Published at 5:30am on Thursday, May 14, 2020