Weather Briefing for Friday, October 23, 2020

OUTLOOK

Above normal temperatures are expected over the next several days. A weak cold front will cross the area slowly on Saturday bringing a chance for showers. Slightly cooler temperatures Sunday and Monday will be followed by a return to well above normal temperatures with the next round of precipitation possible on Thursday ahead of a strong upper low.







Weather Sponsor



Adams Products, a Division of Oldcastle is underwriting the daily weather briefing & public safety updates for the month.

Open 7:30 AM to 4:00 PM, M-F, located at 895 Hickory Knoll Road, Franklin, NC. Visit our Facebook page at: https://www.facebook.com/Adams.Oldcastle.Franklin.NC/

All your masonry needs are available. Our phone number is 828.524.8545, the public is welcome, we’ll help you with your next project.


--- END SPONSOR SEGMENT---



General forecast through Sunday night


Today

A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly in the afternoon. Patchy fog before 10am. Otherwise, partly sunny, with highs ranging from the upper 60s in the higher elevations to the mid-70s in the lower elevations. Light winds out of the south. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Tonight

A 20 percent chance of showers. Patchy fog after 2am. Otherwise, partly cloudy, with lows ranginf from the upper 40s in the higher elevations to the mid-50s in the lower elevations. Calm winds.

Saturday

A chance of showers, then showers and thunderstorms likely after 11am. Patchy fog in the morning. Otherwise, partly sunny, with highs ranging from the mid-60s in the higher elevations to the mid-70s in the lower elevations. Calm winds. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Saturday Night

A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 7pm. Mostly cloudy, with lows ranging from near 50 in the higher elevations to the mid-50s in the lower elevations. Calm winds. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Sunday

Partly sunny, with highs ranging from the mid-60s in the higher elevations to the low-to-mid 70s in the lower elevations. Light and variable winds.

Sunday Night

Mostly cloudy, with lows ranging from near 50 in the higher elevations to the upper 50s in the lower elevations.



News Brief


Cowee Volunteer Fire Department will be holding a Benefit for Junior Firefighter Dakota Collins on Saturday, November 7th. [LINK]

The NC State Board of Election reminds us that voter intimidation is against the law [LINK] 



Here are the latest COVID-19 Numbers and Demographics Report from Macon Public Health, along with a couple of charts by Macon Media to show you the long-term trends since May 30, 2020, when the health department started releasing numbers to the public.


Cases

730 Detected
(+3 from Wednesday and +21 from last Thursday and +119 in four weeks)

29 Active
(+1 from Wednesday and -3 from last Thursday and unchanged in four weeks)

694 Recovered
(+2 from Wednesday and +27 from last Thursday and +119 in four weeks)

7 Deaths
(unchanged from Wednesday and unchanged from last Thursday and unchanged in four weeks)


Testing

6188 by MCPH
(+10 from Wednesday and +168 from last Thursday and +622 in four weeks)

2731 by others
(unchanged from Wednesday and +283 from last Thursday and +616 in four weeks)

8919 total
(+10 from Wednesday and +451 from last Thursday and +1238 in four weeks)

113 tests pending results
(+10 from Wednesday and +18 from last Thursday and +47 in four weeks)

HAZARDS

Hazardous weather is not anticipated today.

Air Quality

Air quality is in the extreme upper range of green today for all elevations.

Pollen

Pollen levels are expected to be low (2.5 out of 12) with ragweed, chenopods, and grasses being the main culprits. Tomorrow is expected to be the same (1.9 out of 12).


Weather Extremes for Macon County for October 23rd

Highest Temperature 82°F in Franklins in 1978
Lowest Temperature 20°F at the Coweeta Experimental Station in 1952
Greatest One-Day Rainfall 2.64 inches at the Coweeta Experimental Station in 1945 Greatest One-Day Snowfall (there has been snowfall recorded on this date since record-keeping began in 1872)