News and Weather Briefing for Sunday, January 30, 2022
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OUTLOOK
A dry airmass will persist over the region through Tuesday night, and temperatures will moderate back to seasonal normals to start the work week. A frontal system will encroach on the area at midweek, bringing still warmer temperatures, and rainfall by early Thursday.
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Local Weather
General Forecast Through Wednesday Night
Franklin Area
Sunny, with highs in the mid-to-upper 40s. Calm winds in the morning increasing to come out of the west 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon.
Tonight
Partly cloudy, with lows in the mid 20s. Winds out of the northwest around 5 mph becoming calm before midnight.
Monday
Sunny, with highs in the low-to-mid 50s. Light and variable winds.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with lows in the mid 20s. Calm winds.
Tuesday
Sunny, with highs in the mid 50s. Calm winds in the morning increasing to come out of the southeast around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy, with lows around 30.
Wednesday
A 40 percent chance of showers after 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with highs in the low-to-mid 50s.
Wednesday Night
Showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with lows in the lower 40s. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Highlands Plateau
Today
Sunny, with highs near 40. Winds out of the west 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Tonight
Increasing clouds, with lows in the mid 20s. Winds out of the northwest 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Monday
Sunny, with highs in the mid 40s. Winds out of the northwest around 5 mph in the morning becoming calm in the afternoon.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with lows in the mid 20s. Calm winds early in the evening increasing to come out of the northeast around 5 mph before midnight.
Tuesday
Sunny, with highs in the mid 40s. Winds out of the southeast 5 to 10 mph.
Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy, with lows around 30.
Wednesday
A 40 percent chance of showers after 2pm. Mostly cloudy, with highs in the mid 40s.
Wednesday Night
Showers likely, mainly after 9pm. Cloudy, with lows around 40. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Otto and South Central Macon County
Today
Sunny, with highs in the mid 40s. Light winds out of the west early in the morning increasing to 5 to 10 mph by midmorning.
Tonight
Partly cloudy, with lows in the mid 20s. Winds out of the north 3 to 5 mph.
Monday
Sunny, with highs in the low-to-mid 50s. Calm winds.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with lows in the upper 20s. Calm winds.
Tuesday
Sunny, with highs in the lower 50s. Calm winds in the morning increasing to come out of the southeast around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy, with lows around freezing.
Wednesday
A 40 percent chance of showers after 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with highs near 50.
Wednesday Night
Showers likely, mainly after 8pm. Mostly cloudy, with lows in the lower 40s. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Nantahala Area
Today
Sunny, with highs in the low-to mid 40s. Winds out of the southwest 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Tonight
Partly cloudy, with lows in the mid 20s. Winds out of the west around 5 mph becoming calm after midnight.
Monday
Sunny, with highs in the upper 40s. Calm winds.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with lows around 30. Calm winds.
Tuesday
Sunny, with highs near 50. Calm winds in the morning increasing to come out of the southeast around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy, with lows around freezing.
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Hazards and Tropical Weather
Patchy black ice will pose a danger to drivers through this morning. Temperatures will struggle to rise above freezing, but should make it during the middle part of the day across the mountains at elevations below 5000 feet. The ridge tops may well remain below freezing today.
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Almanac
Air quality is in the middle range of yellow for most of the county, with the ridges and other higher elevations today being in the middle range of yellow.
Fire and Smoke Map
Local Air Monitor
Pollen
Pollen levels are expected to be in the low range (1.3 out of 12) today with Juniper and Elmbeing the main culprit. Tomorrow is expected to be in the low range (2.3 out of 12).
Record Weather Events for January 30th
Record weather events for this date in Macon County
(1872-2016)
Highest Temperature 76°F at the Coweeta Experimental Station in 2002
Lowest Temperature -14°F in Highlands in 1966
Greatest Rainfall 4.20 inches in Franklin in 1875
Greatest Snowfall 3.5 inches in Highlands in 1981
Record weather events for January in Macon County
Highest Temperature 78°F at the Coweeta Experimental Station on Jan 28, 1999
Lowest Temperature -19°F in Highlands on Jan 21, 1985
Greatest Rainfall 4.30 inches in Nantahala on Jan 23, 1971
Greatest One-Day Snowfall 14.0 inches in Franklin on Jan 21, 1877
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]
NBC Nightly News Full Broadcast – January 29th, 2021
PBS NewsHour Full Episode January 29th, 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.
• Myocarditis Risk 17 Times Higher for Unvaccinated Patients Ages 12-30 Who Get COVID-19 Than COVID-Vaccinated Patients [Epic Research]
Dr John Campbell: Study confirms omicron reinfections
• https://www.science.org/content/article/after-omicron-some-scientists-foresee-period-quiet [Science]
• Thousands protest Covid mandates and restrictions in Ottawa [Courthouse News Service]
• Taiwan invents chip able to identify asymptomatic COVID cases rapidly [Focus Taiwan]
• ‘Pandemic vs endemic’ sets up two conflicting Covid endgames [Financial Times]
• Lynnwood bar advertised ‘catch the virus’ show [KOMO-TV (Seattle, WA)]
• 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
Level1 News January 26 2022: Nobody Expects The Microsoft Acquisition!
How Does Gravity Escape A Black Hole?
• Addendum – EP18 Iranian Interconnections [Hardcore History]
Hardcore History: EP18 Iranian Interconnections
Deep Space Radiation, Black Holes And Other Questions – Episode 14
How one British laboratory protects the world’s chocolate
5 cool things you can do with your router’s USB port!
Bill Gates’s Heroes in the Field: Kakenya Ntaiya
Brian Keating and Lee Cronin on Life in the Universe, Assembly Theory, and the Meaning of Time
NEWS: MSFT up $10B, Neil Young vs. Rogan (Spotify: Platform or Publisher), Case Study: Scratchpad
Elon Musk… and Asperger’s Syndrome.
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On This Day
January 30th is the 30th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 335 days remain until the end of the year (336 in leap years).
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Published at 5:00am on Sunday, January 30, 2021
Author: Bobby Coggins
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