Weather Briefing for Tuesday, January 25, 2022

This is a truncated weather briefing.

General Outlook

Low pressure moves east from the Gulf across Florida today as a weak cold front crosses our area. Dry and colder Canadian high pressure settles across the region Wednesday into Friday. A low pressure system moves up the Atlantic coast Saturday as a cold front crosses the area from the northwest. High pressure returns behind the low into Monday.

The Macon County Board of Education voted last night to keep the mask optional policy for another month. Face coverings remain a federal mandate while on all public transportation, including school buses. The board will revisit the face-covering policy at the February 2022 meeting. A video of the vote is posted below. The full meeting may be seen at Macon Media.

Macon County Board of Education Mask Vote Jan 2022

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National Weather Map and Local forecasts through Wednesday Night

Franklin Area

Today

Partly sunny, with highs in the lower 50s. Calm winds in the morning increasing to come out of the northwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.

Tuesday Night

Mostly clear, with lows in the lower 20s. Light winds out of the north.

Wednesday

Partly sunny, then gradually becoming sunny, with highs in the mid-to-upper 40s. Winds out of the northwest 3 to 5 mph.

Wednesday Night

Mostly clear, with lows around 20. Calm winds.

Thursday

Sunny, with highs near 50.

Thursday Night

Mostly cloudy, with lows in the mid-to-upper 20s.

Highlands Plateau

Today

Partly sunny, with highs in the mid 40s. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph.

Tuesday Night

Mostly clear, with lows in the low-to-mid 20s. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph.

Wednesday

Mostly sunny, with highs near 40. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph becoming calm by midmorning.

Wednesday Night

Mostly clear, with lows around 20. Light and variable winds.

Thursday

Sunny, with highs near 40.

Thursday Night

Mostly cloudy, with lows in the mid 20s.

Otto and South Central Macon County

Today

Partly sunny, with highs in the low-to-mid 50s. Calm winds in the morning increasing to come out of the northwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.

Tuesday Night

Mostly clear, with lows in the low-to-mid 20s. Winds out of the north 3 to 5 mph.

Wednesday

Mostly sunny, with highs in the mid-to-upper 40s. Winds out of the northwest around 5 mph becoming calm by midmorning.

Wednesday Night

Mostly clear, with lows in the low-to-mid 20s. Calm winds.

Thursday

Sunny, with highs near 50.

Thursday Night

Mostly cloudy, with lows in the upper 20s.

Nantahala Area

Partly 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.

Tuesday Night

Mostly clear, with lows in the low-to-mid 20s. Light winds out of the northwest.

Wednesday

Mostly sunny, with highs near 40. Winds out of the northwest 3 to 7 mph.

Wednesday Night

Mostly clear, with lows in the mid 20s. Calm winds.

Thursday

Sunny, with highs in the mid 40s.

Thursday Night

Mostly cloudy, with lows around freezing.

Hazardous Weather Outlook

Hazardous weather is not expected today.

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