OUTLOOK
High pressure will continue to produce dry conditions through at least Saturday. Temperatures will gradually warm through the period, with above normal values from Friday through the weekend. A cold front will arrive from the west on Monday.
News Flash
Conditions are becoming drier and the danger is increasing for fires to get out of control, so please put off outdoor burning until after it rains.
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General forecast through Thursday night
Franklin area
Today
Sunny, with highs near 60. WInds out of the north around 5 mph in the morning becoming calm by noon.
Tonight
Clear, with lows in the mid-20s. Calm winds.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 60. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Thursday Night
Clear, with lows around freezing. Calm winds.
Friday
Sunny, with highs in the mid-to-upper 60s.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with lows in the mid-to-upper 30s.
Highlands area
Today
Sunny, with highs near 50. Winds out of the north 5 to 10 mph in the morning becoming light and variable in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.
Tonight
Clear, with lows in the upper 20s. Light and variable winds.
Thursday
Sunny, with highs near 50. Calm winds in the morning increasing to come out of the southeast around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Thursday Night
Clear, with lows in the mid-30s. Light and variable winds.
Friday
Sunny, with highs near 60.
Friday Night
Clear, with lows around 40.
Otto area
Today
Sunny, with highs near 60. Winds out of the northwest around 5 mph in the morning becoming calm in the afternoon.
Tonight
Clear, with lows in the mid-20s. Calm winds.
Thursday
Sunny, with highs in the upper 50s. Calm winds in the morning becoming south around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Thursday Night
Clear, with lows in the mid-30s. Calm winds.
Friday
Sunny, with highs in the mid-60s.
Friday Night
Clear, with lows in the upper 30s.
Nantahala area
Today
Sunny, with highs in the mid-50s. Light and variable winds.
Tonight
Clear, with lows in the upper 20s. Light winds out of the southeast.
Thursday
Sunny, with highs in the upper 50s. Light winds out of the southeast.
Thursday Night
Clear, with lows around freezing. Calm winds.
Friday
Sunny, with highs in the lower 60s.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with lows in the upper 30s.
HAZARDS
Dry conditions will continue on Wednesday. As leaves and brush continue to dry out, the potential will exist for increased fire danger on Wednesday and possibly into Thursday.
News Brief
State Introduces COVID-19 County Alert System [LINK]
The Franklin Town Council has approved bids for the construction and financing of a new substation for the Franklin Fire Department. [LINK]
Here is a segment from last week's county commissioner meeting. It is where the commissioners and Dr Tomas discuss the SCC Burn Building and proposed expansion of the Public Safety Training Center into the building that the National Guard had given to the county.
YOu can see the full meeting at [LINK]
Lowering of the US and NC Flags to Half-Staff Until Sunset November 20, 2020 in Honor of North Carolina Native, US Army Chief Warrant Officer 3 Dallas Gearld Garza [LINK]
COVID-19 Briefing
Dr John Campbell: Hands, face, space AND Ventilate
Dr John Campbell: High US positive test rates
MedCram Coronavirus Update 116: Pfizer COVID 19 Vaccine Explained (Biontech)
ABC News Special Report: President-elect Joe Biden speaks on COVID-19, the economy
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 Macon Media.
Cases
866 Detected
(+1 from Monday and +55 from last Tuesday and +148 in four weeks)
59 Active
(-6 from Monday and +19 from last Tuesday and +38 in four weeks)
799 Recovered
(+7 from Monday and +36 from last Tuesday and +109 in four weeks)
8 Deaths
(unchanged from Monday and unchanged from last Tuesday and +1 in four weeks)
Testing
6821 by MCPH
(unchanged from Monday and +174 from last Tuesday and +685 in four weeks)
4007 by Others
(unchanged from Monday and +700 from last Tuesday and +1276 in four weeks)
10288 total
(unchanged from Monday and +334 from last Tuesday and +1421 in four weeks)
129 tests pending results
(-4 from Monday and +42 from last Tuesday and +33 in four weeks)
Air Quality
Air quality is in the extreme upper range of green today for all elevations.
Pollen
Pollen levels are expected to be low (0.7 out of 12) with ragweed being the main culprit. Tomorrow is expected to be a lower (0.3 out of 12).
Weather Extremes for Macon County for November 18th
Highest Temperature 78°F in Franklin in 1963
Lowest Temperature 4°F in Highlands in 1903
Greatest One-Day Rainfall 2.54 inches in Nantahala in 1962 Greatest One-Day Snowfall 0.3 inches in Highlands in 1970
TROPICAL WEATHER
(The North Atlantic Hurricane Season runs from June 1st to Nov 30th)
Tropical Weather Outlook
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL
100 AM EST Wed Nov 18 2020
For the North Atlantic...Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico:
The National Hurricane Center is issuing advisories on Tropical Storm Iota, located inland over Central America near the Honduras/El Salvador border.
1. A broad area of low pressure could form in a day or so over the southwestern Caribbean Sea. Environmental conditions are expected to be only marginally conducive for slow development over the next several days while the system moves slowly west-southwestward or westward across the southwestern Caribbean Sea. Regardless of tropical cyclone formation, areas of heavy rain are possible during the next several days from Nicaragua southward across Central America and into Colombia. These rains could cause new flooding concerns, especially across previously inundated areas.
* Formation chance through 48 hours...low...near 0 percent.
* Formation chance through 5 days...low...30 percent.
2. A non-tropical area of low pressure could form between the Bahamas and Bermuda by early next week. The system could gradually develop subtropical characteristics through the middle of next week while it moves northeastward.
* Formation chance through 48 hours...low...near 0 percent.
* Formation chance through 5 days...low...20 percent.
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Published at 4:59am Wednesday, November 18, 2020
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