Cool high pressure will build into the region from the west today and should control our weather through Saturday as it moves past to the north. The next front is expected to move in from the west Saturday night and then across our region on Sunday.
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General forecast through Saturday night
Franklin area
Today
Patchy fog in the morning. Otherwise, partly sunny, with highs in the lower 40s. Winds out of the northwest around 5 mph.
Tonight
Mostly clear, with lows around 20. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph.
Friday
Sunny, with highs near 50. Calm winds.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with lows in the mid-20s. Calm winds.
Saturday
Partly sunny, with highs near 50.
Saturday Night
Mostly cloudy, with lows around freezing.
Highlands area
Today
Areas of fog in the morning. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with highs in the mid-30s. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph.
Tonight
Mostly clear, with lows around 20. Winds out of the northwest 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Friday
Sunny, with highs near 40. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph in the morning becoming light and variable in the afternoon.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with lows in the mid-20s. Calm winds.
Saturday
Partly sunny, with highs near 40.
Saturday Night
Mostly cloudy, with lows around 30.
Otto area
Today
Patchy fog in the morning. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with highs near 40. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph.
Tonight
Mostly clear, with lows in the lower 20s. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph.
Friday
Sunny, with highs in the upper 40s. Winds around 5 mph early becoming calm by midmorning.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with lows in the mid-20s. Calm winds.
Saturday
Partly sunny, with highs in the upper 40s.
Saturday Night
A 30 percent chance of rain after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with lows around freezing.
Nantahala area
Today
Patchy fog in the morning. Otherwise, partly sunny, with highs in the mid-30s. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph.
Tonight
Partly cloudy, with lows in the low-to-mid 20s. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph.
Friday
Sunny, with highs in the low-to-mid 40s. Light winds out of the northwest.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with lows in the mid-to-upper 20s. Calm winds.
Saturday
Partly sunny, with highs in the mid-40s.
Saturday Night
A 40 percent chance of rain after 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with lows in the mid-30s.
HAZARDS
There is a potential for black ice to form on area rodways this morning. Please drive carefully. This also a chance of snow shoers in the higher elevastions this morning. Details are posted below.
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Greenville-Spartanburg SC
400 AM EST Thu Dec 17 2020
...PATCHY BLACK ICE AND HIGH ELEVATION SNOW SHOWERS THROUGH MID- MORNING...
As temperatures fall below freezing before daybreak, patchy black ice will develop on roads that remain wet from earlier precipitation. In addition, isolated snow showers are expected to continue through mid-morning, mainly at the higher elevations, but some snow may fall in the valleys as well. Accumulations of around 1 inch are possible in locations mainly above 5000 feet.
Motorists need to be especially careful on bridges and overpasses where slippery spots often develop first.
COVID-19 Briefing
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
1146 Detected
(+27 from Tuesday and +112 from last Wednesday and +274 in four weeks)
147 Active
(+22 from Tuesday and +55 from last Wednesday and +95 in four weeks)
990 Recovered
(+5 from Tuesday and +55 from last Wednesday and +178 in four weeks)
9 Deaths
(unchanged from Tuesday and unchanged from last Wednesday and +1 in four weeks)
Testing
7616 by MCPH
+76 from Tuesday and +291 from last Wednesday and +733 in four weeks)
4505 by Others
(unchanged from Tuesday and +109 from last Wednesday and +925 in four weeks)
12121 total
+76 from Tuesday and +373 from last Wednesday and +1658 in four weeks
225 tests pending results
+84 from Tuesday and +80 from last Wednesday and +70 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 about the same (0.3 out of 12).
Weather Extremes for Macon County for December 17th
Highest Temperature 75°F in Highlands in 1924
lowest Temperature 1°F at the Coweeta Experimental Station in 1943
Greatest One-Day Rainfall 2.79 inches at the Coweeta Experimental Station in 1992
Greatest One-Day Snowfall 2.0 inches in Franklin in 1882
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 Thursday, December 16, 2020
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