Weather Briefing for Thursday, September 24, 2020

OUTLOOK

Rain chances increase today into Friday as the remnants of tropical system Beta move across the area. A mainly dry weekend is expected before unsettled weather returns with a cold front next week.






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News Brief

See the COVID-19 UPdate from yesterday afternnon. [LINK]

Franklin High School to Begin In-Person Instruction Two Days a Week Beginning Sept 28th

Franklin High School is excited to announce that beginning Monday, 9/28, we will welcome students to campus 2 days per week on the following rotation.
Monday/Wednesday - 9th Grade and 11th Grade
Tuesday/Thursday - 10th Grade and 12th Grade
Friday - Remote learning for all grades.
Please remember that on Fridays, extra help is available for students. Please email the teacher to make an appointment to come in.



General forecast through Saturday night


Today

Patchy fog in the morning. Rain likely. Otherwise, cloudy, with highs in the 60s. Calm winds. Chance of precipitation is near 100%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

Tonight

Showers. The rain could be heavy at times. Patchy fog before 2am. Lows in the 50s. Calm winds. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New precipitation amounts between three quarters and one inch possible.

Friday

Showers before 11am, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm between 11am and 2pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2pm. Highs ranging from the upper 60s in the higher elevations to the mid-70s in the lower elevations. Calm winds in the morning increasing to come out of the southwest around 5 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Friday Night

A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with lows in the 50s. Calm winds. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Saturday

A 20 percent chance of showers before 2pm. Partly sunny, with highs in the 70s.

Saturday Night

Partly cloudy, with lows mostly in the 50s. Some locations in the lower elevations might stay above 60.



HAZARDS

Hazardous weather is not expected at this time.

Air Quality

Air quality is in the upper range of green for most of the county and in the mid-range of yellow on the ridges and other higher elevations today.

Pollen

Pollen levels are expected to be very low today (0.6 out of 12) with ragweed, chenopods, and grasses being the main culprits. Tomorrow is expected to be about the same due to frequent rain showers (0.7 out of 12).



TROPICAL WEATHER
(The North Atlantic Hurricane Season runs from June 1st to Nov 30th)

Tropical Weather Outlook
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL
200 AM EDT Thu Sep 24 2020

For the North Atlantic...Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico:

The National Hurricane Center has issued the final advisory on Post-Tropical Cyclone Teddy, located near southeastern Labrador, Canada. The Weather Prediction Center is issuing advisories on Post-Tropical Cyclone Beta, located inland near the Louisiana/ Mississippi border.

Tropical cyclone formation is not expected during the next 5 days.






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Published at 5:00am Thursday, September 24, 2020