Weather Briefing for Sunday, October 25, 2020

OUTLOOK

In the wake of a weak cold frontal passage this morning, cool high pressure is expected to build south into the region through the oday. Cool temperatures will linger into Monday followed by a return to above normal temperatures before the next round of rain appears by Thursday ahead of a strong upper low.







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General forecast through Monday night


Today

Patchy fog before 11am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with highs mostly in the 60s with a few locations in the lower elevations reaching 70. Light and variable winds. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Sunday Night

Patchy fog after 11pm. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with lows in the 50s. Calm winds.

Monday

A 20 percent chance of showers before noon. Partly sunny, with highs in the 60s. Light and variable winds.

Monday Night

Mostly cloudy, with lows in the 50s. Calm winds.

Tuesday

A 20 percent chance of showers after 10am. Mostly sunny, with highs ranging from the mid-60s to the mid-70s.

Tuesday Night

A 30 percent chance of showers after 3am. Partly cloudy, with lows ranging from the upper 40s in the higher elevations to the mid-50s in the lower elevations.




News Brief
(repeat from Saturday)

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

The 43rd Prosecutorial District Resumes Jury Trials [LINK]

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

NCDHHS has issued guidance for Halloween activities during #COVID19. It's strongly recommended that alternate activities, instead of door-to-door trick-or-treating, take place. Find out which activities are considered low risk & which should be avoided: [PDF https://files.nc.gov/covid/documents/guidance/NCDHHS-Interim-Guidance-for-Halloween.pdf NCDHHS Interim Guidance for Fall-Related Events PDF https://files.nc.gov/covid/documents/guidance/NCDHHS-Interim-Guidance-for-Fall-Events.pdf

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 Macon Media.


Cases

738 Detected
(+8 from Thursday and +29 from last Friday and +124 in four weeks)

35 Active
(+6 from Thursday and +9 from last Friday and +13 in four weeks)

696 Recovered
(+2 from Thursday and +18 from last Friday and +111 in four weeks)

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

Testing

6258 by MCPH
(+70 from Thursday and +164 from last Friday and +663 in four weeks)

2809 by others
(+78 from Thursday and +361 from last Friday and +694 in four weeks)

9067 total
(+148 from Thursday and +525 from last Friday and +1357 in four weeks)

183 tests pending results
(+70 from Thursday and +15 from last Friday and +152 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 (0.4 out of 12) with ragweed and chenopods being the main culprits. Tomorrow is expected to be a liitle higher (1.9 out of 12).


Weather Extremes for Macon County for October 25th

Highest Temperature 81°F at the Coweeta Experimental Station in 2001
Lowest Temperature 20°F in Highlands in 1917
Greatest One-Day Rainfall 3.30 inches in Highlands in 2018 Greatest One-Day Snowfall (there has been snowfall recorded on this date since record-keeping began in 1872)