News and Weather Briefing for Thursday, January 27, 2022
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OUTLOOK
Dry and cool Canadian high pressure remains over the area today. A low pressure system develops off the Southeast coast Friday and moves up the Atlantic coast Saturday as an arctic cold front crosses the area from the northwest. High pressure returns behind the low and remains over the area into early next week. A cold front will approach from the west by the middle of the week.
There will be a Skate Park design meeting with Brian Siedlecki President of Pillar Design Studios.
Siedlecki will be showing 3D models and talking about each design element of the new skate park at the Town of Franklins action sports park at Sunny Side.
All are invited Thursday, January 27th at 5:30PM in the Franklin Town Council Chambers.
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Local Weather
General Forecast Through Friday Night
Franklin Area
Sunny, with highs in the lower 50s. Calm winds in the morning increasing to come out of the south around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Tonight
Increasing clouds, with lows in the mid-to-upper 20s. Calm winds.
Friday
A chance of rain showers after 2pm, mixing with snow after 5pm. Mostly cloudy, with highs in the mid 40s. Calm winds in the morning increasing to come out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 30%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.
Friday Night
A 30 percent chance of snow showers, mainly before 7pm. Mostly cloudy, with lows around 10. Wind chill values as low as zero. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Little or no snow accumulation expected.
Saturday
Sunny, with highs near 30. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with lows around 14.
Highlands Plateau
Today
Sunny, with highs in the lower 40s. Calm winds in the morning increasing to come out of the southwest around 5 mph by midmorning.
Tonight
Increasing clouds, with lows in the upper 20s. Light and variable winds.
Friday
A 40 percent chance of snow showers, mainly after 3pm. Mostly cloudy, with highs near 40. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Friday Night
A 30 percent chance of snow showers, mainly before 7pm. Mostly cloudy, with lows around 10. Wind chill values as low as -4. Winds out of the northwest 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Saturday
Sunny, with highs in the mid 20s. Winds out of the northwest 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with lows in the lower teens.
Otto and South Central Macon County
Today
Sunny, with highs near 50. Calm winds in the morning increasing to come out of the south around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Tonight
Increasing clouds, with lows in the upper 20s. Calm winds.
Friday
A chance of rain showers after 2pm, mixing with snow after 5pm. Mostly cloudy, with highs in the mid 40s. Calm winds in the morning increasing to come out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 30%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.
Friday Night
A 30 percent chance of snow showers, mainly before 7pm. Mostly cloudy, with lows in the lower teens. Winds out of the northwest 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Little or no snow accumulation expected.
Saturday
Sunny, with highs near 30. Winds out of the northwest 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with lows around 16.
Nantahala Area
Today
Sunny, with highs in the upper 40s. Light and variable winds.
Tonight
Mostly cloudy, with lows around 30. Calm winds.
Friday
A slight chance of rain and snow showers between 1pm and 2pm, then a chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with highs near 40. Calm winds in the morning increasing to come out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Friday Night
A 40 percent chance of snow showers, mainly before 1am. Mostly cloudy, with lows around 14. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. New snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.
Saturday
Sunny, with highs in the mid 20s. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with lows around 16.
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Hazards and Tropical Weather
Hazardous weather is expected today.
Light to moderate snow accumulations are possible Friday into early Saturday, especially across the higher elevations. Cold temperatures and windy conditions could lead to below zero wind chill values late Friday night into Saturday night. Slippery roads and black ice conditions may develop following the storm through the late weekend.
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Almanac
Air quality is in the extreme upper range of green for most of the county, with the ridges and other higher elevations today being in the extreme upper range of green.
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 being the main culprit. Tomorrow is expected to be in the low range (0.1 out of 12).
Record Weather Events for January 27th
Record weather events for this date in Macon County
(1872-2016)
Highest Temperature 72°F in Franklin in 1974
Lowest Temperature -11°F in Highlands in 1986
Greatest Rainfall 2.29 inches at the Coweeta Experimental Station in 1967
Greatest Snowfall 4.5 inches in Highlands in 1897
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 26th, 2021
PBS NewsHour Full Episode January 26th, 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
• There’s one population that gets overlooked by an ‘everyone will get COVID’ mentality [NPR]
What to know before your child gets their COVID vaccine | Feat. Dr. Bonnie Maldonado
Coronavirus: COVID-19 deaths and vaccine misinformation is ‘killing people,’ doctor says
• Report: Here are the 12 people most responsible for spreading COVID misinformation [Nautilis]
• Spotify Is Removing Neil Young Songs After He Complains of ‘Misinformation’ [New York Times]
Press Briefing by White House COVID-19 Response Team and Public Health Officials (fix starting position) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TPCW6kFOCO8 • COVID-19 Cases and Hospitalizations by COVID-19 Vaccination Status and Previous COVID-19 Diagnosis — California and New York, May–November 2021 [CDC: Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)]
• How effective is a mask in preventing COVID-19 infection? [Wiley Online Library]
• Omicron Deaths in U.S. Exceed Delta’s Peak as Covid-19 Optimism Rises in Europe [Wall Street Journal]
• Nervous system consequences of COVID-19 [Science]
Man who needs heart transplant refuses to get COVID-19 vaccine
• COVID-19: endemic doesn’t mean harmless [Nature]
• Insights on the mutational landscape of the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant [US National Library of Science]
• The Promise of Disease Detection Dogs in Pandemic Response: Lessons Learned From COVID-19 [Cambridge University]
• Detection of the Omicron (B.1.1.529) variant of SARS-CoV-2 in aircraft wastewater [Science Direct]
• Multisystem Involvement in Post-Acute Sequelae of Coronavirus Disease 19 [Annal of Neurology]
• FDA Takes Actions to Expand Use of Treatment for Outpatients with Mild-to-Moderate COVID-19 [Food and Drug Administration]
• SARS-CoV-2 Viral Genes Compromise Survival and Functions of Human Pluripotent Stem Cell-derived Cardiomyocytes via Reducing Cellular ATP Level [BioRxiv (PDF)]
• 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!
ULA’s Big Slider, Russia’s Big Spacewalk & Other News – Deep Space Updates: January 26th
Cordkillers 393 – At Worst: Great
Soldier of Heaven – Mountain Warfare in WW1 – Sabaton History 108 [Official]
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 27th is the 27th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 338 days remain until the end of the year (339 in leap years).
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Published at 5:15am on Thursday, January 27, 2021
Author: Bobby Coggins
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