OUTLOOK
A moderating high pressure area remains over the area today. A low pressure system will cross the area Saturday. A return to cool and generally dry weather is expected next week.
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General forecast through Saturday night
Franklin area
Today
Sunny, with highs in the upper 50s. Calm winds increasing to come out of the south around 5 mph by noon.
Tonight
A 20 percent chance of rain after 4am. Mostly cloudy, with lows in the mid-to-upper 30s. Light winds out of the southeast.
Friday
A slight chance of rain before 1pm, then showers likely, mainly after 4pm. Mostly cloudy, with highs in the mid-50s. Calm winds increasing to come out of the northwest around 5 mph by noon. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Friday Night
Winds increasing to come out of the northwest after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Saturday
A chance of rain and snow showers, mainly before 7am. Partly sunny, with highs near 50. Winds out of the northwest 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with lows in the mid-20s.
Highlands area
Today
Sunny, with highs near 48. South southwest winds 3 to 5 mph.
Tonight
Mostly cloudy, with lows around 37. South winds 3 to 6 mph.
Friday
A chance of rain before 1pm, then showers likely, mainly after 3pm. Mostly cloudy, with highs near 47. South winds around 7 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Friday Night
Rain showers before 4am, then a chance of rain and snow showers. The rain could be heavy at times. Low around 34. South southeast winds 9 to 16 mph becoming northwest after midnight. windss could gust as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.
Saturday
Mostly sunny, with highs near 42. Breezy, with a northwest winds 20 to 24 mph, with gusts as high as 37 mph.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with lows around 26.
Otto area
Today
Sunny, with highs in the mid-to-upper 50s. Calm winds increasing to come out of the south around 5 mph by noon.
Tonight
A 20 percent chance of rain after 4am. Mostly cloudy, with lows in the upper 30s. Light and variable winds.
Friday
A chance of rain before 1pm, then showers likely, mainly after 4pm. Mostly cloudy, with highs in the low-to-mid 50s. Light and variable winds. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Friday Night
Showers, mainly before 4am. Low around 36. Light and variable winds increasing to come out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New precipitation amounts between a half and three-quarters of an inch possible.
Saturday
Partly sunny, with highs near 50. Winds out of the northwest 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with lows in the mid-top-upper 20s.
Nantahala area
Today
Sunny, with highs near the lower 50s. Light and variable winds.
Tonight
A 20 percent chance of rain after 2am. Mostly cloudy, with lows in the mid-30s. Winds out of the southeast around 5 mph becoming calm after midnight.
Friday
A slight chance of rain before 1pm, then showers likely, mainly after 4pm. Mostly cloudy, with highs near 50. Light and variable winds inceasing to come out of the northeast around 5 mph in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Friday Night
Showers, mainly before 4am. Lows in the mid-30s. Light and variable winds increasing to come out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts between a half and three-quarters of an inch possible.
Saturday
A chance of rain and snow showers before 9am, then a slight chance of rain showers between 9am and noon. Mostly cloudy, with highs in the low-to-mid 40s. Winds out of the northwest 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with lows in the upper 20s.
HAZARDS
Hazardous weather is not expected today.
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
956 Detected
(+3 from Wednesday and +29 from last Thursday and +171 in four weeks)
74 Active
(+3 from Wednesday and +23 from last Thursday and +36 in four weeks)
873 Recovered
(unchanged from Wednesday and +6 from last Thursday and +133 in four weeks)
9 Deaths
(unchanged from Wednesday and unchanged from last Thursday and +2 in four weeks)
Testing
7053 by MCPH
(unchanged from Wednesday and +170 from last Thursday and +511 in four weeks)
3976 by Others
(unchanged from Wednesday and +211 from last Thursday and +796 in four weeks)
11029 total
(unchanged from Wednesday and +381 from last Thursday and +1307 in four weeks)
151 tests pending results
(+53 from Wednesday and +107 from last Thursday and +58 in four weeks)
Air Quality
Air quality is in the lower range of yellow 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 3rd
Highest Temperature 72°F in Franklin in 1970
lowest Temperature 7°F at the Coweeta Experimental Station in 1944
Greatest One-Day Rainfall 2.40 inches in Highlands in 1983
Greatest One-Day Snowfall 6.0 inches in Highlands in 1971
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)
The North Atlantic Hurricane Season is over for the year. If anything does develop, the information will be posted in this section of the weather briefing.
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Published at 5:30am on Thursday, December 03, 2020
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