News and Weather Briefing for Saturday, January 22, 2022
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Weather
Hazards and Tropical Weather
Almanac
Macon Calendar
Local and StateNews
Special Section: The Situation in Ukraine as of January 21, 2022
National News Roundup
COVID-19 News and Updates
Science and Technology
On This Day
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OUTLOOK
Cald and dry high pressure is expected to dominate the weather pattern this weekend.
General Forecast Through Monday Night
Franklin Area
Today
Mostly cloudy through mid morning, then gradual clearing, with highs in the mid 40s. Light winds out of the northwest.
Tonight
Mostly clear, with lows around 18. Calm winds.
Sunday
Sunny, with highs in the mid 40s. Calm winds in the morning increasing to come out of the northwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with lows around 20. Winds out of the northwest around 5 mph becoming calm before midnight.
Monday
Sunny, with highs in the lower 50s.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with lows around 30.
Highlands Plateau
Today
Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, partly sunny, then gradually becoming sunny, with highs in the mid-to-upper 30s. Calm winds in the morning increasing to come out of the northwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Tonight
Mostly clear, with lows around 20. Calm winds in the early evening increasing to come out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph before midnight.
Sunday
Sunny, with highs near 40. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with lows around 20. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Monday
Sunny, with highs in the low-to-mid 40s.
Monday Night
A 30 percent chance of snow showers after 5am. Mostly cloudy, with lows around 30.
Otto and South Central Macon County
Today
Mostly cloudy through mid morning, then gradual clearing, with highs in the mid 40s. Light winds out of the northwest.
Tonight
Mostly clear, with lows around 20. Calm winds increasing to come out of the northwest around 5 mph before midnight.
Sunday
Sunny, with highs in the mid 40s. Light and variable winds in the morning increasing to come out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with lows in the low-to-mid 20s. Winds out of the northwest around 5 mph becoming calm after midnight.
Monday
Sunny, with highs near 50.
Monday Night
A chance of rain and snow showers after 5am. Mostly cloudy, with lows around 30. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Nantahala Area
Today
Partly sunny, then gradually becoming sunny, with highs near 40. Calm winds in the morning increasing to come out of the northwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Tonight
Mostly clear, with lows around 20. Light winds out of the southwest.
Sunday
Sunny, with highs near 40. Calm winds in the morning increasing to come out of the west around 5 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with lows in the mid 20s. Winds out of the west around 5 mph in the early evening becoming calm before midnight.
Monday
Sunny, with highs in the mid 40s.
Monday Night
A chance of rain and snow showers after 5am. Mostly cloudy, with lows around freezing. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
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Hazards and Tropical Weather
Patchy black ice is possible on untreated roads. Other than that, no hazardous weather is expected today.
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Almanac
Air quality is in the upper range of green for most of the county, with the ridges and other higher elevations today being in the upper range of green.
Fire and Smoke Map
Local Air Monitor
Pollen
Pollen levels are expected to be in the low range (0.4 out of 12) today with Juniper being the main culprit. Tomorrow is expected to be in the low range (1.4 out of 12).
Record Weather Events for January 22nd
Record weather events for this date in Macon County
(1872-2016)
Highest Temperature 70°F in Franklin in 1967
Lowest Temperature -13°F at the Coweeta Experimental Station in 1985
Greatest Rainfall 4.07 inches at the Coweeta Experimental Station in 1959
Greatest Snowfall 9.0 inches at the Coweeta Experimental Station in 1987
Record weather events for December in Macon County
Highest Temperature 78°F in Franklin on Dec 31, 1951
Lowest Temperature -12°F in Highlands on Dec 30, 1917
Greatest Rainfall 6.00 inches in Highlands on Dec 14, 1901
Greatest One-Day Snowfall 12.0 inches in Franklin on Dec 21, 1876
All-time record weather events for Macon County
Highest Temperature 101°F in Franklin on Jul 29, 1952
Lowest Temperature -19°F in Highlands on Jan 21, 1985
Greatest Rainfall 21.15 inches in Highlands on Jul 29, 1879
Greatest One-Day Snowfall 25.5 inches at the Coweeta Experimental Station on Mar 13, 1993
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Local and State News
Franklin Town Council – January 2022 Regular Meeting
Asheville Citizen-Times COVID-19 Tracker [Asheville Citizen-Times]
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Special Section: The Situation in Ukraine as of January 21, 2022
NBC Nightly News Full Broadcast – January 21st, 2021
PBS NewsHour Full Episode January 21st, 2021
Since it looks like we may be in for a new wave of infections, here is a section on COVID-19. It will include local, regional, state, national, and global items.
COVID-19 Numbers for Macon County: [November 18, 2021]
• WHO Coronavirus (COVID-19) Dashboard [World Health Organization]
Globally, as of 5:55pm CET, 21 January 2022, there have been 340,543,962 confirmed cases of COVID-19, including 5,570,163 deaths, reported to WHO. As of 19 January 2022, a total of 9,571,502,663 vaccine doses have been administered.
In United States of America, from 3 January 2020 to 5:55pm CET, 21 January 2022, there have been 68,199,861 confirmed cases of COVID-19 with 852,334 deaths, reported to WHO. As of 14 January 2022, a total of 511,548,471 vaccine doses have been administered.
Dr John Campbell: Freedom of information revelation
• TWiV 856: COVID-19 clinical update #98 with Dr. Daniel Griffin [This Week in Virology]
• TWiV 855: T time with Alessandro Sette [This Week in Virology]
• Moderna vaccine recipients have lower risk of breakthrough infections, hospitalization: study [CTV News]
• Arizona Gov. Ducey suing Biden administration over threats to pull COVID relief money [KTAR-FM (Gendale, AZ)]
• Mom threatens bringing loaded gun to Va. school over mask policy: ‘See y’all on Monday’ [WSET-TV (Lynchburg, VA)]
• Beijing’s Olympic ‘bubble’ will be the most ambitious Covid quarantine ever attempted. Will it work? [CNN]
• Nine evacuated as Covid-19 hits Antarctic research base [Buenos Aires Times]
• ESPN will not send reporters to Beijing Olympics [AP News]
• Dunkin’ customer threw hot coffee on maskless man, cops say [WNYW-TV (New York, NY)]
• Monitoring COVID-19
[Centers for Disease Control and Prevention]
• CDC Releases Emergency Guidance for Healthcare Facilities to Prepare for Potential Omicron Surge [Centers for Disease Control and Prevention]
• COVID-19 case rates by county in 2021 [AXIOS]
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Science and Technology News Roundup
Podcasts and Long Form Videos
What The Future Cars, Planes And Trains In The U.S. Could Look Like
Calling All Wizards: Let’s Build the Ultimate Data Org Guide
• #310: Algorithmic Amplification [Tech Policy Podcast]
Enterprise Security at CES 2022
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On This Day
January 22nd is the 22nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 343 days remain until the end of the year (344 in leap years).
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Published at 5:00am on Saturday, January 22, 2021
Author: Bobby Coggins
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