OUTLOOK
A low pressure system will cross the region from the southwest quickly this morning, followed by cool high pressure building in behind the system tonight through Tuesday. Another quick-moving storm system will affect the region on Wednesday, with wintry precipitation possible across the region. Cold and dry high pressure will then return for the rest of the week.
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General forecast through Tuesday night
Franklin area
Today
Showers, mainly before 10am. The rain could be heavy at times. Areas of fog in the morning. Highs near 50. Light winds coming out of the northwest early increasing to come out of the northwest 10 to 15 mph by midmorning. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible. Monday Night Patchy fog between 1am and 4am. Otherwise, mostly clear, with lows in the mid-to-upper 20s. Winds out of the northwest around 5 mph becoming calm before midnight. Tuesday Sunny, with highs near 50. Calm winds in the morning increasing to come out of the southeast around 5 mph in the afternoon. Tuesday Night A slight chance of rain before midnight, then freezing rain likely. Mostly cloudy, with lows around freezing. Light winds out of the southeast. Chance of precipitation is 70%. Wednesday Rain or freezing rain, becoming all rain after 9am. Highs in the mid-40s. Chance of precipitation is 80%. Wednesday Night Mostly cloudy, with lows in the upper 20s.
Highlands area
Today
Showers, mainly before 10am. The rain could be heavy at times. Areas of fog in the morning. Temperatures falling to the mid-30s by 5pm. Winds out of the northwest 10 to 15 mph early increasing to 15 to 20 mph iby midmorning. Winds could gust as high as 35 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with lows in the upper 20s. Winds out of the north 5 to 10 mph becoming light and variable after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.
Tuesday
Sunny, with highs in the upper 30s. Winds out of the southeast 5 to 10 mph.
Tuesday Night
Freezing rain and sleet likely before 4am, then freezing rain. Lows around 30. Winds out of the east 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Wednesday
Rain or freezing rain, becoming all rain after 7am. Highs near 40. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Wednesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with lows in the mid-to-upper 20s.
Otto area
Today
Showers, mainly before 10am. The rain could be heavy at times. Areas of fog in the morning. Highs near 50. Light winds coming out of the northwest early increasing to come out of the northwest 10 to 20 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Monday Night
Patchy fog after midnightm. Otherwise, mostly clear, with lows in the mid-to-upper 20s. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph becoming calm before midnight.
Tuesday
Sunny, with highs near 50. Calm winds in the morning increasing to come out of the southeast around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Tuesday Night
A slight chance of rain before 10pm, then a chance of freezing rain and sleet between 10pm and 1am, then freezing rain likely after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with lows around freezing. Winds out of the southeast 3 to 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Wednesday
Rain or freezing rain, becoming all rain after 9am. Highs in the mid-40s. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Wednesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with lows around 30.
Nantahala area
Today
Showers, mainly before 10am. The rain could be heavy at times. Areas of fog in the morning. Highs in the mid-40s. Winds out of the west 5 to 10 mph early shifting and increasing to come out of the northwest 15 to 20 mph by midmorning. Winds could gust as high as 35 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Monday Night
Patchy fog between 1am and 3am. Otherwise, mostly clear, with lows in the mid-20s. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph becoming calm before midnight.
Tuesday
Sunny, with highs in the upper 40s. Light winds out of the southeast.
Tuesday Night
A chance of rain or freezing rain before 1am, then freezing rain likely between 1am and 5am, then rain or freezing rain likely after 5am. Mostly cloudy, with lows around freezing. Light winds out of the southeast. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Wednesday
Rain, mainly before 2pm. Highs in the low-to-mid 40s. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Wednesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with lows around 30.
HAZARDS
Hazardous weather is not expected today.
A storm system will likely bring wintry precipitation Tuesday night through Wednesday morning. A mixed bag of snow, sleet, and/or freezing rain may be possible, mainly across the North Carolina and Georgia mountains and the North Carolina Foothills and Northwest Piedmont.
COVID-19 Briefing
The Macon Media COVID-19 Briefing, aka the COVID Linkapalooza [LINK] will be published later this morning. Saturday'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.
Cases
1062 Detected
(+22 from Thursday and +86 from last Friday and +216 in four weeks)
93 Active
(+3 from Thursday and +39 from last Friday and +27 in four weeks)
960 Recovered
(+19 from Thursday and +47 from last Friday and +188 in four weeks)
9 Deaths
(unchanged from Thursday and unchanged from last Friday and +1 in four weeks)
Testing
7448 by MCPH
(+96 from Thursday and +263 from last Friday and +705 in four weeks)
4451 by Others
(+55 from Thursday and +2660 from last Friday and +1051 in four weeks)
11899 total
(+151 from Thursday and +529 from last Friday and +1756 in four weeks)
219 tests pending results
(22 from Thursday and -23 from last Friday and +24 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 low (0.3 out of 12) with a mixed trace of sources being the culprits. Tomorrow is expected to be a lower (0.6 out of 12).
Weather Extremes for Macon County for December 14th
Highest Temperature 73°F in Highlands in 1927
lowest Temperature -10°F at the Coweeta Experimental Station in 1962
Greatest One-Day Rainfall 6.00 inches in Highlands in 1901
Greatest One-Day Snowfall 4.0 inches in Franklin in 1958
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 4:30am on Monday, December 14, 2020
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