OUTLOOK
Another fast-moving system could bring light precipitation to our region tonight and Monday, and possibly another round of light snow for the mountains. Seasonably cool and dry weather is otherwise expected through Friday.
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General forecast through Tuesday night
Franklin area
Today
A slight chance of rain showers, mixing with snow after 3pm, then gradually ending. Partly sunny, with highs near the lower 40s. Light winds out of the northwest increasing to come out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph in the morning. windss could gust as high as 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with lows around 20. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Tuesday
Sunny, with highs in the mid-40s. WInds out of the northwest 3 to 6 mph.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with lows in the lower 20s. Calm winds.
Wednesday
Sunny, with highs in the mid-50s.
Wednesday Night
Clear, with lows around 30.
Highlands area
Today
A slight chance of rain showers, mixing with snow after 3pm, then gradually ending. Partly sunny, with highs in the lower 40s. Light winds out of the northwest increasing to come out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph by midmorning. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with lows around 20. WInds out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Tuesday
Sunny, with highs in the mid-40s. Winds out of the northwest 3 to 6 mph.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with lows in the lower 20s. Calm winds.
Wednesday
Sunny, with highs in the mid-50s.
Wednesday Night
Clear, with lows around 30.
Otto area
Today
A slight chance of rain showers, mixing with snow after 2pm, then gradually ending. Partly sunny, with highs in the lower 40s. Light winds out of the northwest increasing to 10 to 15 mph by midmorning. WInds could gust as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with lows in the low-to-mid 20s. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Tuesday
Sunny, with highs in the mid-40s. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with lows in the mid-20s. Winds out of the northwest around 5 mph becoming calm before midnight.
Wednesday
Sunny, with highs in the mid-50s.
Wednesday Night
Clear, with lows around freezing.
Nantahala area
Today
A chance of rain showers before 7am, then a chance of rain and snow showers between 7am and 4pm, then a chance of snow showers after 4pm. Mostly cloudy, with highs near 40. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.
Monday Night
Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming clear, with lows in the low-to-mid 20s. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Tuesday
Sunny, with highs near 40. Winds out of the northwest around 5 mph.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with lows in the mid-20s. Winds out of the northwest around 5 mph becoming calm before midnight.
Wednesday
Sunny, with highs near 50.
Wednesday Night
Clear, with lows around freezing.
HAZARDS
Snow flurries and snow showers are possible today, but no snow accumulation below 3500 feet is expected. A Winter Weather Advisory is in effect above 3500 feet, where 2 to 4 inches of snow are expected.
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 April 17th, 2020.
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 upper range of green today for all elevations.
Pollen
Pollen levels are expected to be very low (0.3 out of 12) with a mixed trace of sources being the culprits. Tomorrow is expected to be about the same (0.3 out of 12).
Weather Extremes for Macon County for December 7th
Highest Temperature 74°F at the Coweeta Experimental Station in 1998
lowest Temperature 0°F in Highlands in 1937
Greatest One-Day Rainfall 3.98 inches in Highlands in 1909
Greatest One-Day Snowfall 1.0 inches in Highlands in 1900
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 4:50am on Monday, December 07, 2020
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