OUTLOOK
Low pressure will rapidly cross our area this evening, bringing rain to most areas and light snow to the mountains. Another fast-moving system will bring light precipitation to the region Monday. Seasonably cool and dry weather is otherwise expected for the remainder of next week.
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General forecast through Saturday night
Franklin area
Today
Sunny, with highs near 50. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph.
Tonight
Mostly clear, with lows in the mid-20s. Light and variable winds.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with highs in the mid-50s. Light and variable winds.
Sunday Night
A slight chance of rain showers after midnight, mixing with snow after 2am. Mostly cloudy, with lows around freezing. Calm winds. Chance of precipitation is 20%. Monday
A slight chance of snow showers before 8am, then a chance of rain and snow showers between 8am and 10am, then a chance of rain showers after 10am. Partly sunny, with highs in the mid-40s. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with lows in the low-to-mid 20s.
Highlands area
Today
Sunny, with highs in the low-to-mid 40s. Winds out of the northwest 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Tonight
Clear, with lows in the upper 20s. WInds out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph decreasing to light winds after midnight.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with highs in the mid-40s. Light and variable winds in the morning increasing to come out of the southwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Sunday Night
A slight chance of rain and snow showers between 10pm and 3am, then a slight chance of snow showers after 3am. Mostly cloudy, with lows around freezing. Winds out of the northwest 3 to 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Monday
A chance of snow showers before 10am, then a chance of rain and snow showers. Partly sunny, with highs in the mid-30s. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with lows in the lower 20s.
Otto area
Today
Sunny, with highs near 50. WInds out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph.
Tonight
Clear, with lows around 30. WInds out of the north around 5 mph becoming calm before midnight.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with highs in the mid-50s. Calm winds.
Sunday Night
A slight chance of rain showers after 11pm, mixing with snow after 4am. Mostly cloudy, with lows in the mid-30s. Calm winds. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Monday
A slight chance of rain and snow showers before 9am, then a chance of rain showers. Partly sunny, with highs in the low-to-mid 40s. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with lows in the mid-20s.
Nantahala area
Today
Partly sunny, then gradually becoming sunny, with highs in the mid-40s. WInds out of the northwest 5 to 10 7 mph.
Tonight
Mostly clear, with lows in the upper 20s. Winds out of the northwest around 5 mph becoming calm before midnight.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with highs near 50. Calm winds.
Sunday Night
A slight chance of rain showers after 10pm, mixing with snow after 3am. Mostly cloudy, with lows in the mid-30s. Calm winds. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Monday
A chance of rain and snow showers before 11am, then a chance of rain showers between 11am and 5pm, then a chance of rain and snow showers after 5pm. Partly sunny, with highs in the upper 30s. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with lows in the mid-20s.
HAZARDS
Hazardous weather is not expected today. Snow showers may be possible Sunday night.
News Brief
COVID-19 Briefing
The Macon Media COVID-19 Briefing, aka the COVID Linkapalooza [LINK] will be published after 7am this morning. 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
976 Detected
(+7 from Wednesday and +49 from last Thursday and +1801 in four weeks)
54 Active
(+1 from Wednesday and +3 from last Thursday and +12 in four weeks)
913 Recovered
(+6 from Wednesday and +46 from last Thursday and +166 in four weeks)
9 Deaths
(unchanged from Wednesday and unchanged from last Thursday and +2 in four weeks)
Testing
7185 by MCPH
(+58 from Wednesday and +302 from last Thursday and +597 in four weeks)
4185 by Others
(+97 from Wednesday and +420 from last Thursday and +1005 in four weeks)
11370 total
(+155 from Wednesday and +722 from last Thursday and +1602 in four weeks)
177 tests pending results
(+58 from Wednesday and +133 from last Thursday and +38 in four weeks)
Air Quality
Air quality is in the mid-to-upper range of green today for all elevations.
Pollen
Pollen levels are expected to be very low (0.2 out of 12) with a mixed trace of sources being the culprits. Tomorrow is expected to be about the same (0.2 out of 12).
Weather Extremes for Macon County for December 5th
Highest Temperature 72°F at the Coweeta Experimental Station in 2001
lowest Temperature 6°F in Highlands in 1899
Greatest One-Day Rainfall 3.26 inches in Highlands in 1910
Greatest One-Day Snowfall (there has been snowfall recorded on this date since record-keeping began in 1872
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 4:00am on Saturday, December 05, 2020
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