A gradual warming trend is expected to take place this weekend under mostly clear skies. A weakening cold front may support a few showers near the Tennessee border Monday. A more significant storm may impact the region mid-week.
NCDOT to Halt Road Construction for the Holidays [LINK]
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General forecast through Monday night
Franklin area
Today
Sunny, with highs in the mid-40s. Calm winds. Saturday Night Clear, with lows in the low-tomid 20s. Calm winds. Sunday Sunny, with highs in the mid-50s. Calm winds in the morning increasing to come out of the south around 5 mph in the afternoon. Sunday Night Partly cloudy, with lows around 30. Calm winds. Monday Partly sunny, with highs in the low-to-mid 50s. Monday Night Partly cloudy, with lows around 30.
Highlands area
Today
Sunny, with highs in the upper 30s. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Saturday Night
Clear, with lows in the low-to-mid 20s. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 10mph.
Sunday
Sunny, with highs in the mid-40s. Winds out of the northwest around 5 mph becoming calm by noon.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with lows in the upper 20s. Light and variable winds increasing to come out of the west 5 to 10 mph before midnight.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with highs in the mid-40s.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with lows around 30.
Otto area
Today
Sunny, with highs in the mid-40s. Winds out of the north 3 to 5 mph.
Saturday Night
Clear, with lows in the mid-20s. Light winds out of the north.
Sunday
Sunny, with highs in the mid-50s. Calm winds in the morning increasing to come out of the south around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with lows around freezing. Light and variable winds.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with highs in the lower 50s.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with lows around freezing.
Nantahala area
Today
Sunny, with highs in the lower 40s. Calm winds in the morning increasing to come out of the west around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Saturday Night
Clear, with lows in the mid-20s. Calm winds.
Sunday
Sunny, with highs in the lower 50s. Light winds out of the south.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with lows around freezing. Light winds out of the south.
Monday
Partly sunny, with highs in the mid-40s.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with lows around 30.
HAZARDS
COVID-19 Briefing
The COVID-19 Briefing for this Tuesday is online. [LINK]
TWiV 697: The sky is NOT falling
(This podcast by Virologists has been added due to hype in the news media about new variants of SARS-CoV-2)
TWiV reviews the latest data on the UK variant of SARS-CoV-2, including some properties of the variant and why it is being closely studied, development of liver cancer in a participant in a adenovirus-associated virus gene therapy trial, and answers to listener questions.
Show notes at https://www.microbe.tv/twiv/twiv-697/]
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
1374 Detected
(+43 from Tuesday and +228 from last Wednesday and +447 in four weeks)
281 Active
(+26 from Tuesday and +134 from last Wednesday and +230 in four weeks)
1084 Recovered
(+17 from Tuesday and +94 from last Wednesday and +217 in four weeks)
9 Deaths
(unchanged from Tuesday and unchanged from last Wednesday and unchanged in four weeks)
Testing
7729 by MCPH
(unchanged from Tuesday and +113 from last Wednesday and +846 in four weeks)
1914 by Others
(+49 from Tuesday and +409 from last Wednesday and +1149 in four weeks)
12643 total
(+49 from Tuesday and +522 from last Wednesday and +1995 in four weeks)
80 tests pending results
(unchanged from Tuesday and -1459 from last Wednesday and +36 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 (0.3 out of 12) with a mixed trace of sources being the culprits. Tomorrow is expected to about the same (0.4 out of 12).
Weather Extremes for Macon County for December 26th
Highest Temperature 73°F in Franklin in 1971
lowest Temperature -7°F in Highlands in 1983
Greatest One-Day Rainfall 2.95 inches at the Coweeta Experimental Station in 1973
Greatest One-Day Snowfall 8.0 inches in Nantahala in 1969
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 4:00am on Saturday, December 26, 2020
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