OUTLOOK
A moderating high pressure area will be in control of our weather through Thursday. A low pressure system will cross the area this weekend. Generally fair weather expected next week.
Above the Fold
Nantahala School will be operating on a two-hour delay today. No buses on icy roads.
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General forecast through Friday night
Franklin area
Today
Sunny, with highs in nthe mid-50s. Light winds out of the northwest.
Tonight
Mostly clear, with lows in the mid-20s. Calm winds.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with highs in the mid-to-upper 50s. Light and variable winds.
Thursday Night
A 20 percent chance of rain after 3am. Mostly cloudy, with lows in the mid-30s. Light and variable winds.
Friday
Showers likely, mainly after 2pm. Mostly cloudy, with highs in the mid-50s. Calm winds in the morning increasing to come out of the east around 5 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Friday Night
Showers likely, mainly before 2am. Mostly cloudy, with lows in the mid-to-upper 30s. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Highlands area
Today
Sunny, with highs in the mid-40s. Winds out of the northwest 3 to 7 mph.
Tonight
Mostly clear, with lows around freezing. Calm winds.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with highs in the mid-to-upper 40s. Calm winds in the morning increasing to come out of the southwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Thursday Night
A 20 percent chance of rain after 2am. Mostly cloudy, with lows in the mid-30s. Calm winds in the morning increasing to come out of the southwest 5 to 10 mph in the evening.
Friday
Showers likely, mainly after 2pm. Mostly cloudy, with highs in the mid-to-upper 40s. Winds out of the south 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Friday Night
Rain showers likely before 4am, then a chance of rain and snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with lows in the mid-30s. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Otto area
Today
Sunny, with highs in the low-to-mid 50s. Light winds out of the north.
Tonight
Mostly clear, with lows in the mid-20s. Calm winds.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with highs in the mid-50s. Light and variable winds.
Thursday Night
A 20 percent chance of rain after 3am. Mostly cloudy, with lows in the mid-30s. Light winds out of the west.
Friday
Showers likely, mainly after 2pm. Mostly cloudy, with highs in the low-to-mid 50s. Calm winds in the morning increasing to come out of the southeast around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Friday Night
Showers likely, mainly before 2am. Mostly cloudy, with lows in the mid-to-upper 30s. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Nantahala area
Today
Sunny, with highs in the mid-40s. Winds out of the west around 5 mph early becoming light and variable by midmorning.
Tonight
Mostly clear, with lows in the mid-20s. Calm winds.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with highs near 50. Calm winds in the morning increasing to come out of the west around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Thursday Night
A 30 percent chance of rain, mainly after 5am. Mostly cloudy, with lows in the mid-30s. Calm winds increasing to come out of the southeast around 5 mph before midnight. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Friday
A chance of rain before 7am, then showers likely, mainly after 2pm. Mostly cloudy, with highs near 50. Winds out of the south 5 to 10 mph shifting to come out of the east in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Friday Night
Showers likely, mainly before 2am. Mostly cloudy, with lows in the mid-to-upper 30s. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
HAZARDS
Nantahala School is on a two-hour delay topday. There may be a few slick spots on area roads. Otherwise, hazardous weather is not expected.
News Brief
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.
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
953 Detected
(+11 from Monday and +39 from last Tuesday and +172 in four weeks)
71 Active
(+5 from Monday and +17 from last Tuesday and +35 in four weeks)
873 Recovered
(+6 from Monday and +22 from last Tuesday and +135 in four weeks)
9 Deaths
(+170 from Monday and unchanged from last Tuesday and +2 in four weeks)
Testing
7053 by MCPH
(+170 from Monday and +170 from last Tuesday and +565 in four weeks)
3976 by Others
(unchanged from Monday and +228 from last Tuesday and +796 in four weeks)
11029 total
(+170 from Monday and +398 from last Tuesday and +1361 in four weeks)
98 tests pending results
(-10 from Monday and +27 from last Tuesday and +12 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 (0.3 out of 12).
Weather Extremes for Macon County for December 2nd
Highest Temperature 71°F in Franklin in 1970
lowest Temperature 8°F at the Coweeta Experimental Station in 1960
Greatest One-Day Rainfall 3.14 inches in Highlands in 2015
Greatest One-Day Snowfall 4.0 inches in Highlands in 1896
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)
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Special Tropical Weather Outlook
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL
955 AM EST Tue Dec 1 2020
For the North Atlantic...Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico:
1. A gale-force, non-tropical low pressure system is centered between the Madeira Islands and the Azores. This system has become less organized during the past 24 hours, and environmental conditions are expected to become less conducive for development as the system moves southwestward during the next day or two. Although subtropical development is now unlikely, this system will continue to produce strong winds and locally heavy rains in the Madeira Islands and the Azores through Wednesday. Additional information on this system can be found in High Seas Forecasts issued by Meteo France.
This will be the last Special Tropical Weather Outlook issued on this system. Regularly scheduled Tropical Weather Outlooks will resume on June 1, 2021, while Special Tropical Weather Outlooks will be issued as necessary during the off-season.
* Formation chance through 48 hours...low...10 percent.
* Formation chance through 5 days...low...10 percent.
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Published at 5:00am on Wednesday, December 02, 2020
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