Dry high pressure will remain across the area before a moist storm system arrives from the west late Thursday and passes east on Friday. Widespread wintry weather will be possible with this system, particularly over the mountains and foothills. Canadian high pressure returns to the region over the weekend into Monday.
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General forecast through Friday night
Franklin area
Today
Partly sunny, with highs near 50. Calm winds.
Tonight
Partly cloudy, with lows in the mid-20s. Calm winds.
Thursday
Partly sunny, with highs near 50. Light and variable winds.
Thursday Night
Rain and snow showers likely before 1am, then rain and snow showers after 2am. Lows around freezing. Calm winds. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New snow accumulation of around an inch possible.
Friday
Snow showers likely before 10am, then rain and snow showers likely between 10am and noon, then a chance of rain showers after noon. Mostly cloudy, with highs near 40. Light and variable winds. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Friday Night
A slight chance of rain and snow showers before 7pm, then a slight chance of snow showers between 7pm and 9pm. Mostly cloudy, with lows in the mid-20s. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Highlands area
Today
Mostly sunny, with highs in the lower 40s. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph becoming calm by midmorning.
Tonight
Partly cloudy, with lows in the upper 20s. Calm winds.
Thursday
Partly sunny, with highs near 40. Winds out of the southeast 3 to 7 mph.
Thursday Night
Snow showers, mainly after 10pm. Lows around 309. Winds out of the east 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 201 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New snow accumulation of 2 to 4 inches possible.
Friday
Snow showers before 1pm, then a chance of rain and snow showers between 1pm and 4pm, then a chance of snow showers after 4pm. Highs in the mid-30s. Winds out of the northeast 5 to 10 mph in the morning shifting to come out of the northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 201 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Friday Night
A 20 percent chance of snow showers before 9pm. Mostly cloudy, with lows in the low-to-mid 20s.
Otto area
Today
Mostly sunny, with highs near 50. Light and variable winds.
Tonight
Partly cloudy, with lows in the upper 20s. Calm winds.
Thursday
Partly sunny, with highs in the mid-40s. Calm winds in the morning increasing to come out of the southeast around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Thursday Night
A chance of rain showers before 9pm, then rain and snow showers. Lows in the mid-30s. Winds out of the east 3 to 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Friday
Snow showers likely before 9am, then rain and snow showers likely between 9am and noon, then a chance of rain showers after noon. Mostly cloudy, with highs near 40. Light and variable winds. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Friday Night
A slight chance of rain and snow showers before 8pm. Mostly cloudy, with lows in the mid-to-upper 20s. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Nantahala area
Today
Partly sunny, with highs in the mid-40s. Calm winds.
Tonight
Partly cloudy, with lows around 30. Calm winds.
Thursday
Partly sunny, with highs in the mid-40s. Calm winds.
Thursday Night
A chance of rain showers before 8pm, then rain and snow showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with lows around freezing. Calm winds. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Friday
Rain and snow showers likely before 1pm, then a chance of rain showers between 1pm and 5pm, then a chance of rain and snow showers after 5pm. Mostly cloudy, with highs in the upper 30s. Calm winds. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Friday Night
A slight chance of rain and snow showers before 8pm, then a slight chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with lows in the mid-to-upper 20s. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
HAZARDS
Hazardous weather is not expected today for most of the county. The roads in the higher elevations could be slick after some light snowfall overnight.
A strong low pressure system will cross the area Thursday through Friday. Cold temperatures across the mountains and the Interstate 40 corridor will likely interact with moisture from this system to produce accumulating snowfall, especially across the higher mountain elevations. Uncertainty is fairly high with this system, but there is the potential for a significant impact from accumulating snow across the region. Continue to monitor the latest forecasts throughout the week.
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
1820 Detected
(+45 from Monday and +286 from last Tuesday and +800 in four weeks)
526 Active
(-15 from Monday and +158 from last Tuesday and +441 in four weeks)
1282 Recovered
(+60 from Monday and +128 from last Tuesday and +356 in four weeks)
12 Deaths
(unchanged from Monday and unchanged from last Tuesday and +3 in four weeks)
Testing
7914 by MCPH
(unchanged from Monday and +85 from last Tuesday and +645 in four weeks)
5178 by Others
(unchanged from Monday and +98 from last Tuesday and +802in four weeks)
13092 total
(unchanged from Monday and +183 from last Tuesday and +1427 in four weeks)
127 tests pending results
(-26 from Monday and +37 from last Tuesday and -3 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 (1.2 out of 12) with Mixed Trace being the main culprit. Tomorrow is expected to be the same (0.9 out of 12).
Weather Extremes for Macon County for January 6th
Highest Temperature 70°F at the Coweeta Experimental Station in 2005
lowest Temperature -7°F in Highlands in 1924
Greatest One-Day Rainfall 3.89 inches in Highlands in 1946
Greatest One-Day Snowfall 5.0 inches in Highlands in 1996
Weather Extremes for Macon County for the Month of January
Highest Temperature 78°F at the Coweeta Experimental Station in 1999
lowest Temperature -19°F in Highlands in 1985
Greatest One-Day Rainfall 5.10 inches in Highlands in 2018
Greatest One-Day Snowfall 14.0 inches in Franklin in 1877
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 5:00am on Wednesday, January 6, 2020
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