In the wake of a weak cold front, a swiftly moving clipper system will produce scattered snow showers and very windy conditions tonight before dry high pressure returns through mid week. A strong cold front will approach the region with abundant moisture on Thursday before the front moves off the eastern seaboard on Christmas Day. Some of the coldest air of the season so far will arrive behind the front.
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General forecast through Friday night
Franklin area
Today
Patchy fog in the morning. Otherwise, partly sunny, then gradually becoming sunny, with highs in the low-to-mid 50ss. Calm winds in the morning increasing to come out of the west 5 to mph in the afternoon.
Tonight
Mostly clear, with lows around freezing. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Tuesday
Sunny, with highs in the low-to-mid 50s. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph in the morning decreasing to light winds in the afternoon.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with lows around 30. Calm winds.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with highs in the low-to-mid 50s.
Wednesday Night
Rain likely, mainly after 2am. Mostly cloudy, with lows in the upper 30s. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Thursday
Rain, mainly before 4pm. Highs in the lower 50s. Chance of precipitation is 90%.
Christmas Eve
A chance of rain and snow before 10pm, then a chance of snow between 10pm and 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with lows around 20. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Christmas Day
Mostly sunny, with highs in the mid-30s.
Christmas Night
Mostly clear, with lows in the mid-to-upper teens.
Highlands area
Today
Patchy fog in the morning. Otherwise, partly sunny, then gradually becoming sunny, with highs in the low-to-mid 50s. Calm winds in the morning increasing to come out of the west 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon.
Tonight
Mostly clear, with lows around freezing. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Tuesday
Sunny, with highs in the low-to-mid 50s. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph in the morning becoming light in the afternoon.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with lows around 30. Calm winds.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with highs in the low-to-mid 50s.
Wednesday Night
Rain likely, mainly after 2am. Mostly cloudy, with lows in the upper 30s. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Thursday
Rain, mainly before 4pm. Highs in the lower 50s. Chance of precipitation is 90%.
Christmas Eve
A chance of rain and snow before 10pm, then a chance of snow between 10pm and 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with lows around 20. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Christmas Day
Mostly sunny, with highs in the mid-30s.
Christmas Night
Mostly clear, with lows in the mid-to-upper teens.
Otto area
Today
Patchy fog in the morning. Otherwise, partly sunny, then gradually becoming sunny, with highs in the lower 50s. Light and variable winds in the morning increasing to come out of the west 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon.
Tonight
Mostly clear, with lows around freezing. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Tuesday
Sunny, with highs in the low-to-mid 50s. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with lows around 30. Calm winds.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with highs in the lower 50s.
Wednesday Night
Rain, mainly after 10pm. Lows around 40. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Thursday
Rain, mainly before 4pm. High near 50. Chance of precipitation is 90%.
Christmas Eve
A chance of rain, mixing with snow after 9pm, then gradually ending. Mostly cloudy, with lows around 20. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Christmas Day
Sunny, with highs in the mid-30s.
Christmas Night
Mostly clear, with lows around 20.
Nantahala area
Today
Patchy fog in the morning. Otherwise, partly sunny, then gradually becoming sunny, with highs near 50. Light winds out of the southwest increasing to 10 to 15 mph by midmorning. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.
Tonight
Mostly clear, with lows around freezing. Winds out of the northwest 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Tuesday
Sunny, with highs in the mid-to-upper 40s. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph in the morning decreasing to light northwest in the afternoon.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with lows around freezing. Light and variable winds.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with highs near 50.
Wednesday Night
Rain, mainly after 9pm. Lows in the upper 30s. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Thursday
Rain, mainly before 4pm. Highs in the mid-to-upper 40s. Chance of precipitation is 90%.
Christmas Eve
A chance of rain before 8pm, then a chance of snow between 8pm and 1am. Mostly cloudy, with lows around 20. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Christmas Day
Mostly sunny, with highs near 30.
Christmas Night
Mostly clear, with lows in the upper teens.
HAZARDS
Patchy dense fog is expected to form this morning and windy conditions will develop across the mountains late today through tonight, particularly in the higher elevations. Gusts of 30 to 40 mph will be common, and some gusts of 40 to 50 mph will be possible.
The National Weather Service has issued a Special Weather statement for patchy dense fog that is developing in the area and may impact your morning commutes. Please remember to turn on your headlights this morning so other motorists can see you. A Wind Advisory will go into effect at 6pm this evening and is expected to expire at noon on Tuesday. Details are posted below.
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Greenville-Spartanburg SC
345 AM EST Mon Dec 21 2020
...PATCHY DENSE FOG TO AFFECT THE WESTERN CAROLINAS AND NORTHEAST GEORGIA THIS MORNING...
Visibility is expected to fall to around one-half mile or less in fog in several locations across the western Carolinas and extreme northeast Georgia this morning. The fog will be quite variable and may change rapidly over short distances. Some locations could see dense fog with visibilities less than one-quarter mile at times through 9 am EST.
Use caution if traveling. Allow extra travel time and stopping distance. Use your low beam headlights and fog lamps. The fog will gradually dissipate from just after sunrise through midmorning, but may linger in sheltered mountain river valleys.
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Greenville-Spartanburg SC
314 AM EST Mon Dec 21 2020
...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON EST TUESDAY ABOVE 3500 FEET...
* WHAT...Northwest winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 40 to 50 mph expected.
* WHERE...Elevations above 3500 feet in Madison, Swain, Haywood, Buncombe, Graham, Jackson, and Macon Counties.
* WHEN...From 6 PM this evening to noon EST Tuesday.
* IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects.
COVID-19 Briefing
Thursday's COVID-19 Briefing is online. [LINK]
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 middle range of green today for all elevations.
Pollen
Pollen levels are expected to be low (2.0 out of 12) with a mixed trace of sources being the culprits. Tomorrow is expected to about the same (2.2 out of 12).
Weather Extremes for Macon County for December 21st
Highest Temperature 71°F at the Coweeta Experimental Station in 1978
lowest Temperature -5°F in Highlands in 1901
Greatest One-Day Rainfall 3.186 inches in Highlands in 1918
Greatest One-Day Snowfall 12.0 inches in Franklin in 1876
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 21, 2020
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