OUTLOOK
High pressure will result in dry weather persisting over the area today. Moisture will begin increasing from the east tonight and then increase more abundantly from Wednesday through the upcoming weekend. This will lead to a steady uptick in shower and thunderstorm coverage across the region.
NewsBrief
The Franklin Town Council will meet tonight at 6pm. Details and live video player are in the article. [LINK]
The Macon County Board of Commissioners will meet tonight at 6pm. Details and live video player are in the article. [LINK]
North Carolina is currently on Phase 2.5 Pandemic Restrictions. Details are published at [LINK]
General Forecast Through Thursday Night
Today
Areas of fog before 8am. Otherwise, cloudy through midmorning, then gradual clearing, with highs ranging from the mid-70s in the higher elevations to the mid-80s in the lower elevations. Light and variable winds.
Tonight
Mostly clear, with lows ranging from the upper 50s in the higher elevations to the lower 60s in the lower elevations. Light and variable winds.
Wednesday
Rain chances will increase into the afternoon hours, with the greatest chances being after 3pm. Mostly sunny, with highs ranging from the lower 70s in the higher elevations to the lower 80s in the lower elevations. Light and variable winds. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Wednesday Night
A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 8pm, then a slight chance of showers between 8pm and 5am, then a slight chance of rain after 5am. Mostly cloudy, with lows in the 60s. Calm winds. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Thursday
A chance of rain, then showers and thunderstorms likely after noon. Partly sunny, with highs ranging from the lower 70s in the higher elevations to the lower 80s in the lower elevations. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Thursday Night
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 8pm. Partly cloudy, with lows in the 60s.
Hazards
Hazardous weather is not expected today.
Air Quality
Macon County, including the ridgetops, will be in the upper range of green today.
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Tropical Weather
(The Atlantic hurricane season runs from June 1st through November 30th)
Tropical Weather Outlook
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL
200 AM EDT Tue Sep 8 2020
For the North Atlantic...Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico:
The National Hurricane Center is issuing advisories on Tropical Storm Paulette, located over the central tropical Atlantic, and on Tropical Storm Rene, located over the central Cabo Verde Islands.
1. An area of low pressure located about 250 miles west-southwest of Bermuda is producing disorganized showers and thunderstorms. Some gradual development of this system is possible during the next few days while the low moves slowly westward to west-northwestward.
* Formation chance through 48 hours...low...20 percent.
* Formation chance through 5 days...medium...40 percent.
2. A tropical wave is forecast to emerge off the west coast of Africa late Wednesday or Thursday. Gradual development is anticipated once the system moves over water, and a tropical depression could form late this week or over the weekend while the system moves generally westward across the eastern tropical Atlantic.
* Formation chance through 48 hours...low...near 0 percent.
* Formation chance through 5 days...medium...60 percent.
End Daily Weather Segment
Begin COVID-19 Update
Here is a brief morning update on the latest COVID-19 numbers from the various government agencies and private sources.
Centers for Disease Control [LINK]
North Carolina
176,901 Detected Cases
10,774 Detected in the Last 7 Days
1,704 Detected Cases per 100,000 population
27 Reported Deaths per 100,000 population
2,890 Reported Deaths
NC Dept of Health and Human Svcs [LINK]
North Carolina
177,919 Detected Cases out of 2,459,589 tests
2,897 Reported Deaths
765 Reported Current Hospitalizations
CoronaWiki [LINK]
North Carolina
177,919 Detected Cases
2,898 Reported Deaths
New York Times North Carolina Coronavirus Map and Case Count [LINK]
Data from Macon County Public Health as of yesterday afternoon and graph by Macon Media of data from May 30th to September 1st [LINK]
Please note there is a gap for Saturdays and Sundays since the health department will no longer be reporting numbers on those days.
556 Detected Cases (+2 in one day)
12 Active Positive (-6 in one day)
537 Recovered (+8 in one day)
7 Deaths (unchanged)
Testing Data for Macon County
5122 MCPH Tests (+42 in one day)
1867 Tests by Others (unchanged)
6989 Total Tests (+42 in one day)
106 Tests Pending Results (+41 in one day)
Infographic from Johns Hopkins University [LINK]
Resources for Reliable Information about the Corona Virus (COVID-19) [LINK]
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Published at 4:00am Tuesday, September 08, 2020
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