OUTLOOK
Over the next few days, temperatures gradually warm with dry weather expected through Friday. A cold front will impact the area over the weekend with high pressure returning early next week.
Above the Fold
With Key Metrics Increasing Rapidly, North Carolina to Begin Modified Stay at Home Order to Slow COVID-19 Spread [LINK]
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General forecast through Tuesday night
Franklin area
Today
Partly sunny, then gradually becoming sunny, with highs near mid-to-upper 50s. Calm winds becoming northwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Tonight
Clear, with lows around freezing. Calm winds.
Thursday
Sunny, with highs in the mid-60s. Calm winds.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with lows around freezing. Calm winds.
Friday
Sunny, with highs in the lower 60s.
Friday Night
Mostly cloudy, with lows around 40.
Highlands area
Today
Partly sunny, then gradually becoming sunny, with highs near 50. Winds out of the northwest 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Tonight
Clear, with lows around freezing. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Thursday
Sunny, with highs in the low-to-mid 50s. Winds out of the north 5 to 10 mph becoming calm by midmorning.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with lows around freezing. Calm winds.
Friday
Sunny, with highs near 50.
Friday Night
Mostly cloudy, with lows mid-to-upper 30s.
Otto area
Today
Partly sunny, then gradually becoming sunny, with highs near 50. Winds out of the northwest 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Tonight
Clear, with lows around freezing. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Thursday
Sunny, with highs in the low-to-mid 50s. WInds out of the north 5 to 10 mph becoming calm by midmorning.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with lows around freezing. Calm winds.
Friday
Sunny, with highs near 50.
Friday Night
Mostly cloudy, with lows in he mid-to-upper 30s.
Nantahala area
Today
Sunny, with highs in the lower 50s. Winds out of the west 3 to 7 mph.
Tonight
Clear, with lows around freezing. Winds out of the southwest around 5 mph becoming calm before midnight.
Thursday
Sunny, with highs near 60. Calm winds.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with lows in the mid-30s. Calm winds.
FridaySunny, with highs near mid-50s.
Friday Night
Mostly cloudy, with lows around 40.
HAZARDS
Hazardous weather is not expected today.
COVID-19 Briefing
The Macon Media COVID-19 Briefing, aka the COVID Linkapalooza [LINK] will be published after 7am this morning. Yesterday's is available. [LINK]
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
1020 Detected
(+11 from Monday and +67 from last Tuesday and +205 in four weeks)
85 Active
(+5 from Monday and +14 from last Tuesday and +45 in four weeks)
926 Recovered
(+6 from Monday and +53 from last Tuesday and +163 in four weeks)
9 Deaths
(unchanged from Monday and unchanged from last Tuesday and +1 in four weeks)
Testing
7269 by MCPH
(unchanged from Monday and +216 from last Tuesday and +622 in four weeks)
4376 by Others
(+171 from Monday and +406 from last Tuesday and +1069 in four weeks)
11665 total
(+191 from Monday and +636 from last Tuesday and +1711 in four weeks)
250 tests pending results
(-120 from Monday and +32 from last Tuesday and +43 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 (0.6 out of 12) with a mixed trace of sources being the culprits. Tomorrow is expected to be a little higher (1.5 out of 12).
Weather Extremes for Macon County for December 9th
Highest Temperature 75°F in Highlands in 1946
lowest Temperature -5°F in Highlands in 1917
Greatest One-Day Rainfall 5.07 inches in Highlands in 1919
Greatest One-Day Snowfall 10.0 inches iat the Coweeta Experimental Station in 2017
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 4:35am on Wednesday, December 09, 2020
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