Daily Weather Briefing for Sunday, January 13, 2019

Cold for a Cause Final Year Begins TODAY at Noon

This is the 10th and FINAL year for Cold For A Cause is this weekend (January 11th – 13th)! Come support your community. You may drop off donations (canned goods, clothing, blankets, etc) to Macon County Farm Bureau, located at 1866 Highlands Rd in Franklin NC. [LINK]

Outlook

Cold high pressure will remain across the Carolinas and Northeast Georgia this weekend…while a moist low-pressure system tracks northeast through Sunday. This low will create wintry weather over portions of the forecast area into Sunday. Dry high pressure builds back over the area Monday and will persist through the end of the work week.

The Summer Sun in the Antarctic

What does the sun do at the Pole !? from Robert Schwarz on Vimeo.
Only at the Pole – the sun circles around the horizon in 24h here is a time-lapse of nearly 5 days from March 08-13, 2017.

So only a few days until sunset so in the course of 360° the sun moves a bit closer to the horizon.

Links for more videos from the Antartic:

www.antarctic-adventures.de

facebook.com/southpoleskies

vimeo.com/polarlights

THREE DAY GFS FORECAST
This animated image shows a forecast of precipitation, air pressure and thickness level (cold-air damming) for three days in six-hour increments.
Green, Yellow, and Red indicate rain. Orange and Purple Indicate Freezing Rain or other freezing precipitation. Blue indicates snow.

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Weather Hazards

Rain mixed with sleet and snow is possible today. Freezing rain may be a problem before noon. Little or no snow or ice accumulation is expected. Macon County is under a Winter Weather Advisory issued by the National Weather Service, but Macon Media believes the impacts in Macon County will be minimal as long as motorists drive in a responsible manner.

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WEATHER FORECAST MAPS

Forecast maps for 7 am, 1 pm, and 7 pm.
[click on any image in this article to enlarge]

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FRANKLIN AREA FORECAST

Today

Rain likely, mainly before 7am. Patchy fog. Otherwise, cloudy, with a high near 45. Light and variable winds. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Tonight

A 30 percent chance of rain. Patchy fog. Otherwise, cloudy, with a low around 35. Calm winds. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Monday

A 20 percent chance of rain before 1pm. Patchy fog before 8am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with highs in the lower 40s. Calm winds rising to come out of the northwest around 6 mph in the afternoon.

Monday Night

Mostly cloudy, with lows in the upper 20s. Calm winds rising to come out of the northwest around 5 mph after midnight.

Tuesday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 50.

Tuesday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around the mid-to-upper 20s.

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OTTO AREA FORECAST

Today

Rain likely, mainly before 7am. Patchy fog. Otherwise, cloudy, with a high near 45. Light and variable winds for most of the day, then coming out of the southwest around 5 mph by the midafternoon. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Tonight

A 30 percent chance of rain. Patchy fog. Otherwise, cloudy, with a low around 35. Light winds out of the west. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Monday

A 20 percent chance of rain before 1pm. Patchy fog before 8am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a high near the low-to-mid 40s. Calm winds in the morning, then coming out of the northwest around 6 mph in the afternoon.

Monday Night

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 30. Winds out of the northwest wind 3 to 5 mph.

Tuesday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 50.

Tuesday Night

Mostly clear, with a low in the upper 20s.

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HIGHLANDS PLATEAU FORECAST

Today

Rain likely, mainly before 8am. Patchy fog. Otherwise, cloudy, with a high near 40. Winds out of the southwest in the morning around 6 mph then shifting to come out of the west in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Tonight

A 30 percent chance of rain, mainly before 1am. Areas of fog. Otherwise, cloudy, with a low around 32. Winds out of the northwest 3 to 5 mph. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Monday

A 20 percent chance of rain before 2pm. Patchy fog before 8am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a high near 35. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 7 mph.

Monday Night

Mostly cloudy, with a low around the upper 20s. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 7 mph.

Tuesday

Mostly sunny, with a high in the lower 40s.

Tuesday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 30.

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NANTAHALA AREA FORECAST

Today

Rain likely, mainly before 7am. Patchy fog. Otherwise, cloudy, with highs in the mid-to-upper 40s. Winds out of the south around 5 to 10 mph shifting to come out of the west in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Tonight

A 40 percent chance of rain. Areas of fog. Otherwise, cloudy, with a low around 35. Winds out of the northwest around 5 mph becoming calm. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Monday

A chance of rain and snow before noon, then a slight chance of rain between noon and 3pm. Patchy fog before 8am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with highs in the upper 30s. Winds out of the northwest 3 to 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.

Monday Night

Mostly cloudy, with lows near the mid-to-upper 20s. Winds out of the northwest around 6 mph.

Tuesday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 45.

Tuesday Night

Mostly clear, with a low in the upper 20s.

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Macon County Almanac for January 13, 2019

Highest Temperature 72°F at the Coweeta Experimental Station in 2013
Lowest Temperature -14°F in Highlands in 1895
Greatest Rainfall 2.62 inches in Highlands in 20058
Greatest Snowfall 5.0 inches in Highlands in 1982

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Published at 2:40 am on January 13, 2019

Source: http://thunderpigblog.blogspot.com/2019/01/wx20190113.html