The next storm system will quickly move across the region overnight Tuesday night through early Wednesday afternoon and is expected to bring wintry precipitation mainly to western North Carolina. Light accumulations are possible. Cold and dry high pressure will return for the remainder of the week with the next weak system expected by Sunday.
Above the Fold
The Macon County Board of Education held their regular meeting for December 2020 last night [LINK]
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General forecast through Tuesday night
Franklin area
Today
Sunny, with highs near 51. Calm winds in the morning increasing to come out of the southeast around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Tuesday Night
A chance of rain after 1am, mixing with freezing rain after 5am. Increasing clouds, with lows around freezing. Calm winds. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Wednesday
Rain likely, possibly mixed with freezing rain before 7am, then rain. Patchy fog in the morningm. Highs in the mid-40s. Calm winds. Chance of precipitation is 80%. Little or no ice accumulation expected.
Wednesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with lows around 30. Light winds out of the northwest.
Thursday
Partly sunny, with highs in the lower 40s.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with lows around 20.
Highlands area
Today
Sunny, with highs near 40. Winds out of the southeast 5 to 10 mph.
Tuesday Night
A chance of sleet before 1am, then freezing rain likely, possibly mixed with sleet. Increasing clouds, with lows around 30. Winds out of the southeast 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New ice accumulation of less than a 0.1 of an inch possible. New sleet accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Wednesday
Rain, possibly mixed with freezing rain and sleet before 3pm, then a chance of rain and sleet, then a chance of rain after 4pm. Patchy fog in the mmorning. Highs in the upper 30s. Winds out of the east around 5 mph in the morning increasing to come out of the southwest in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 80%. Little or no ice accumulation expected. New sleet accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Wednesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with lows around 30. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with highs in the mid-30s.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with lows in the lower 20s.
Otto area
Today
Sunny, with highs near 50. Winds out of the southeast 3 to 6 mph.
Tuesday Night
Rain likely, mainly after 5am. Increasing clouds, with lows around freezing. Winds out of the southeast 3 to 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Wednesday
Rain, mainly before 3pm. Patchy fog in the morning. Highs in the low-to-mid 40s. Light and variable winds. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Wednesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with lows around freezing. Light winds out of the northwest.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with highs in the lower 40s.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with lows in the lower 40s.
Nantahala area
Today
Sunny, with highs in the upper 40s. WInds out of the southeast 3 to 5 mph.
Tuesday Night
A 30 percent chance of rain, mainly after 4am. Increasing clouds, with lows around freezing. Winds out of the southeast 3 to 6 mph. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Wednesday
Rain, mainly before 3pm. Patchy fog in the morning. Highs near 40. Light and variable winds. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Wednesday Night
A 30 percent chance of rain, mainly before 7pm. Mostly cloudy, with lows around 30. Light winds out of the west.
Thursday
A slight chance of freezing rain before 9am, then a slight chance of rain. Partly sunny, with highs in the mid-30s. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with lows in the mid-20s.
HAZARDS
Hazardous weather is not expected today.
A fast-moving low pressure system will likely bring a wintry mix of light snow. sleet, and freezing rain late Tuesday night through Wednesday morning. A light accumulation will be possible by daybreak Wednesday, tapering off by midday.
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
1107 Detected
(+45 from Friday and +98 from last Monday and +242 in four weeks)
123 Active
(+30 from Friday and +43 from last Monday and +58 in four weeks)
975 Recovered
(+15 from Friday and +55 from last Monday and +183 in four weeks)
9 Deaths
(unchanged from Friday and unchanged from last Monday and +1 in four weeks)
Testing
7529 by MCPH
(+81 from Friday and +260 from last Monday and +708 in four weeks)
4505 by Others
(+54 from Friday and +300 from last Monday and +1038 in four weeks)
12034 total
(+135 from Friday and +560 from last Monday and +1746 in four weeks)
289 tests pending results
(+65 from Friday and +34 from last Monday and +151 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 (0.7 out of 12) with a mixed trace of sources being the culprits. Tomorrow is expected to be a lower (0.3 out of 12).
Weather Extremes for Macon County for December 15th
Highest Temperature 72°F in Franklin in 1984
lowest Temperature 3°F in Highlands in 1914
Greatest One-Day Rainfall 2.76 inches at the Coweeta Experimental Station in 1972
Greatest One-Day Snowfall 2.8 inches in Highlands in 1993
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 4:40am on Tuesnday, December 15, 2020
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