Moisture increasing ahead of a front will result in steadily increasing rain chances through the end of the week. Brief drying is expected behind the departing front on Saturday, but with coastal low pressure along the stalling front making the forecast more uncertain during the latter half of the weekend.
News Highlights
• Longtime and Beloved Fire Chief Passes Away From COVID-19 [LINK]
• County Building Evacuated After Odiferous Package Delivery
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• Mission Health Restricts Visitation (Including Angel Medical Center and Highlands-Cashiers Hospital) to Protect Patients From Pandemic [LINK]
• Moderna Vaccine Arrives in Macon County [LINK]
• Icy Roads Contribute to Morning Accidents
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• Flags Lowered in Honor of Former NC State Senator Marc Basnight [LINK]
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General forecast through Friday night
Franklin area
Today
A slight chance of rain or freezing rain before 9am, then a chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with highs in the upper 40s. Calm winds in the morning increasing to come out of the south around 5 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Tonight
A 30 percent chance of rain, mainly after 4am. Widespread dense fog, mainly after 11pm. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with lows around 40. Light winds out of the southeast.
Thursday
Showers likely, mainly after 3pm. Areas of fog in the morning. Otherwise, cloudy, with highs in the mid-50s. Light south winds. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
New Year's Eve
Showers. Lows around 50. Light winds out of the southeast increasing and shifting to come out of the southeast 5 to 10 mph before midnight. Winds could gust as high as 208 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%.
New Year's Day
Showers and possibly a thunderstorm, mainly before 4pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 4pm. Some of the storms could produce heavy rainfall. High in the lower 60s. Chance of precipitation is 90%.
Friday Night
A 30 percent chance of showers before 9pm. Partly cloudy, with lows in the mid-40s.
Highlands area
Today
A chance of freezing rain before 9am, then a chance of rain or freezing rain between 9am and 11am, then a chance of rain after 11am. Patchy fog, mainly after 9am. Otherwise, cloudy, with highs near 40. Winds out of the southeast 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Tonight
A 30 percent chance of rain. Widespread dense fog, mainly after 10pm. Otherwise, cloudy, with lows in the upper 30s. Winds out of the southwest 5 to 10 mph. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Thursday
Showers likely, mainly after 1pm. Cloudy, with highs near 50. Winds out of the southwest 5 to 10 mph in the morning shifting to come out of the south in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
New Year's Eve
Showers. The rain could be heavy at times. Lows in the mid-to-upper 40s. Winds out of the southeast 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%.
New Year's Day
Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. Some of the storms could produce heavy rainfall. Highs in the mid-50s. Chance of precipitation is 100%.
Friday Night
A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 8pm, then a chance of showers between 8pm and 10pm. Some of the storms could produce heavy rainfall. Partly cloudy, with lows in the mid-40s. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Otto area
Today
A 30 percent chance of rain, mainly after 11am. Cloudy, with highs in the mid-40s. SWinds out of the south around 5 mph. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Tonight
A 30 percent chance of rain. Widespread dense fog, mainly after 11pm. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with lows around 40. Winds out of the south 3 to 5 mph. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Thursday
Showers likely, mainly after 2pm. Areas of fog in the morning. Otherwise, cloudy, with highs in the mid-50s. Light winds out of the south. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
New Year's Eve
Showers. Lows around 50. Winds out of the southeast 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%.
New Year's Day
Showers and possibly a thunderstorm, mainly before 4pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 4pm. Some of the storms could produce heavy rainfall. Highs in the lower 60s. Chance of precipitation is 90%.
Friday Night
A 40 percent chance of showers before 10pm. Partly cloudy, with lows in the mid-40s.
Nantahala area
Today
A 20 percent chance of rain after 10am. Mostly cloudy, with highs in the upper 40s. Winds out of the south 5 to 10 mph.
Tonight
A 20 percent chance of rain. Widespread dense fog after 8pm. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with lows around 40. Winds out of the south 3 to 6 mph.
Thursday
Showers likely, mainly after 4pm. Areas of fog in the morning. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with highs in the mid-50s. Winds out of the south around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
New Year's Eve
Showers. Lows around 50. WInds out of the southeast 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
New Year's Day
Showers before 1pm, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm between 1pm and 3pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 3pm. Some of the storms could produce heavy rainfall. Highs near 60. Chance of precipitation is 90%.
Friday Night
A 30 percent chance of showers before 8pm. Partly cloudy, with lows in the mid-40s.
HAZARDS
Spotty, light freezing rain may briefly fall over the area this morning. Temperatures around the freezing mark at daybreak are expected to warm to the mid 30s by late morning. A light glaze of ice could form on elevated surfaces in a few of the colder locations. Please exercise extreme caution this morning.
Thursday through Monday
Heavy rainfall is possible across the regions New Year's Eve and Friday. Localized flooding of streams and main stem rivers, as well as low-lying and poor drainage areas, is possible.
COVID-19 Briefing
The Macon County Public Health Department will return to a schedule of testing today after an interruption for the Christmas holiday and a scare yesterday afternoon over odors that were emitted from a packaged that was later identified as coming from insecticides.
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
1464 Detected
(+90 from Dec 23rd and +133 from last Tuesday and +511 in four weeks)
353 Active
(+72 from Dec 23rd and +98 from last Tuesday and +282 in four weeks)
1102 Recovered
(+18 from Dec 23rd and +35 from last Tuesday and +229 in four weeks)
9 Deaths
(unchanged from Dec 23rd and unchanged from last Tuesday and unchanged in four weeks)
Testing
7729 by MCPH
(unchanged from Dec 23rd and unchanged from last Tuesday and +676 in four weeks)
4914 by Others
(+unchanged from Dec 23rd and +49 from last Tuesday and +938 in four weeks)
12643 total
(unchanged from Dec 23rd and +49 from last Tuesday and +1614 in four weeks)
80 tests pending results
(unchanged from Dec 23rd and unchanged from last Tuesday and -18 in four weeks)
Air Quality
Air quality is in the extreme upper range of green today for all elevations.
Pollen
Pollen levels are expected to be low (1.3 out of 12) with mixed traces of sources being detectable. Tomorrow is expected to be lower (0.3 out of 12).
Weather Extremes for Macon County for December 30th
Highest Temperature 71°F at the Coweeta Experimental Station in 1984
lowest Temperature -12°F in Highlands in 1917
Greatest One-Day Rainfall 1.706 inches in Highlands in 1912
Greatest One-Day Snowfall 3.0 inches in Highlands in 1997
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 4:35am on Wednesday, December 30, 2020
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