OUTLOOK
As a strong low pressure system moves northeast toward New England and away from our region, breezy northwesterly wind will bring much colder air to our area through today. Snow is expected to develop in the mountains near the North Carolina and Tennessee border through today. Another strong low may cross the region at the end of the week.
Above the Fold
Nantahala School will be operating on a two-hour delay today.
Highlands School will also be operating on a two-hour delay today. No buses on icy roads and no students before 9:30am. School begins at 10am.
Franklin Schools: No word has been published as of 4:30am, when this report was compiled.
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General forecast through Thursday night
Franklin area
Today
Mostly cloudy through midmorning, then gradual clearing, with highs in the mid-30s. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph.
Tonight
Clear, with lows in the upper teens. Winds out of the northwest around 5 mph becoming calm after midnight.
Wednesday
Sunny, with highs in the low-to-mid 50s. Calm winds increasing to come out of the northwest around 5 mph by noon.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with lows in the mid-20s. Calm winds.
Thursday
Partly sunny, with highs in the mid-50s.
Thursday Night
Mostly cloudy, with lows in the mid-30s.
Highlands area
Today
Mostly cloudy through midmorning, then gradual clearing, with highs in the mid-20s. Winds out of the northwest 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Tonight
Clear, with low around 20. Winds out of the northwest 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Wednesday
Sunny, with highs in the mid-40s. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with lows in the mid-20s. Light winds out of the north.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with highs in the mid-40s.
Thursday Night
A 30 percent chance of showers after 5am. Mostly cloudy, with lows around freezing.
Otto area
Today
Partly sunny, then gradually becoming sunny, with highs in the mid-30s. Winds out of the northwest around 10 mph.
Tonight
Clear, with lows around 20. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph.
Wednesday
Sunny, with highs in the lower 50s. Winds out of the north 3 to 6 mph.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with lows in the mid-to-upper 20s. Calm winds.
Thursday
Partly sunny, with highs in the low-to-mid 50s.
Thursday Night
Mostly cloudy, with lows in the mid-30s.
Nantahala area
Today
A 20 percent chance of snow before 8am. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with highs near 30. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph.
Tonight
Clear, with lows around 20. Winds out of the northwest around 5 mph becoming calm after midnight.
Wednesday
Sunny, with highs in the mid-40s. Winds out of the northwest around 5 mph early decreasing to calm winds by midmorning.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with lows in the mid-20s. Calm winds.
Thursday
Partly sunny, with highs in the upper 40s.
Thursday Night
Mostly cloudy, with lows in the mid-30s.
HAZARDS
Please be careful on the roads this morning as snowfall amounts in the county range from none to trace amounts and up to 1 to 3 inches in locations below 3500 feet and 4 to 8 inches above 3500 feet. The NCDOT (via [DriveNC.com]) reports that roads in the county are clear.
The Nantahala community has a Winter Storm Warning in effect until noon for locations above 3500 feet and a Winter Weather Advisory in Effect until noon. In the rest of the county, these products expire at 7am.
NCDOT Maintenance is planned for the Iotla Bridge
The northbound lane on the bridge which crosses the Little Tennessee River will be closed for bridge inspection from 9am to 4pm. The bridge is just south of Sanderstown Rd. Motorists are advised to slow down and follow direction of on-scene flagging operation.
COVID-19 Briefing
The Macon Media COVID-19 Briefing, aka the COVID Linkapalooza [LINK] has been published. The local numbers, tables, and graphs are posted below.
Immune 39: A Tonka Truck full of salt
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
942 Detected
(+15 from Wednesday and +33 from last Monday and +166 in four weeks)
66Active
(+15 from Wednesday and +12 from last Monday and +34 in four weeks)
867 Recovered
(unchanged from Wednesday and +20 from last Monday and +130 in four weeks)
9 Deaths
(unchanged from Wednesday and unchanged from last Monday and +2 in four weeks)
Testing
6883 by MCPH
(unchanged from Wednesday and unchanged from last Monday and +395 in four weeks)
3976 by Others
(+211 from Wednesday and +311 from last Monday and +890 in four weeks)
10859 total
(+211 from Wednesday and +311 from last Monday and +1285 in four weeks)
108 tests pending results
(+64 from Wednesday and +18 from last Monday and +22 in four weeks)
Air Quality
Air quality is in the middle range of green today for all elevations.
Pollen
Pollen levels are expected to be low (0.3 out of 12) with Ragweed and Grasses being the main culprits. Tomorrow is expected to be about the same (0.4 out of 12).
Weather Extremes for Macon County for December 1st
Highest Temperature 73°F in Franklinn in 1962
lowest Temperature 6°F in Highlands in 1903
Greatest One-Day Rainfall 2.00 inches in Franklin in 1878
Greatest One-Day Snowfall 3.0 inches in Highlands in 1918
Weather Extremes for Macon County for the Month of December
Highest Temperature 78°F in Franklin in 1951
lowest Temperature -12°F in Highlands in 1917
Greatest One-Day Rainfall 6.00 inches in Highlands in 1901 Greatest One-Day Snowfall 12.0 inches in Franklin in 1876
TROPICAL WEATHER
(The North Atlantic Hurricane Season runs from June 1st to Nov 30th)
Tropical Weather Outlook
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL
700 PM EST Mon Nov 30 2020
For the North Atlantic...Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico:
1. A gale-force, non-tropical low pressure system centered a couple of hundred miles north-northwest of the Madeira Islands continues to produce a broad area of showers and thunderstorms well to the east of the center. This low has changed little in organization over the last 24 hours, and environmental conditions are expected to be only marginally conducive for it to acquire subtropical characteristics over the next day or so as it drifts southwestward. Afterwards, conditions are forecast to become unfavorable for further development. Regardless of subtropical development, this system will continue to produce strong winds and locally heavy rains in the Madeira Islands through Tuesday. Additional information on this system can be found in High Seas Forecasts issued by Meteo France.
This is the last regularly scheduled Tropical Weather Outlook of the 2020 Atlantic Hurricane Season. However, a Special Tropical Weather Outlook will be issued to discuss the low over the eastern Atlantic by 1000 AM EST Tuesday, or earlier, if necessary.
* Formation chance through 48 hours...low...30 percent.
* Formation chance through 5 days...low...30 percent.
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Published at 4:45am on Tuesday, December 01, 2020
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