Weather Briefing for Wednesday, January 15, 2025

SCHOOL ANNOUNCEMENTS (WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 14, 2025)

Franklin area closed, remote learning day. Highlands School, three-hour delay. Nantahala School, two-hour delay.

FRANKLIN AREA SCHOOLS

"Due to continued icy conditions on many secondary roads and freezing temperatures expected again tonight and tomorrow morning, Macon County Schools-Franklin area will have a Remote Learning Day on Wednesday, January 15, 2025."

NATAHALA SCHOOL

"Nantahala School will have a two-hour delay on Wednesday, January 15, 2025. Please be safe while travelling."

HIGHLANDS SCHOOL

"Highlands School will be on a three-hour delay tomorrow with limited bus service. School will begin at 11:00 am.

Please do not drop off students before 10:30 to ensure access to the building and proper supervision.

Due to the possibility of icy roads, buses will run only to the following pick-up and drop off points tomorrow. Bus 109 AM will pick up students at the Shortoff Baptist Church at 10:00 am and at Clear Creek Baptist Church at 10:25. Bus 105 AM will pick up students at the Scaly Mountain Fire Station at 10:25. The same drop-off points will be used in the afternoon as well.

If you live on a road that is not maintained, please bring your child to one of the noted pick up points or bring your child to school.

If you live on a road that is not maintained and it is not safe to travel, please stay home and your child can attend and participate through remote learning. Again, Highlands School will be on a three-hour delay tomorrow. School will begin at 11:00 am."



GENERAL OUTLOOK

Temperatures slowly warm to near normal by late week ahead of another storm system that is expected to bring precipitation to our area Friday night into Saturday. Arctic high pressure returns to the region early next week, with mostly dry conditions expected for now.

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WEATHER SPONSOR

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DAY SPONSOR

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GENERAL FORECAST

(since this is a quick forecast intended to cover the whole county, bear in mind that higher elevations may experience cooler temperatures than this and the lower elevations may experience higher temperatures than those in the forecast)

.TODAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 30s. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph. Gusts up to 25 mph in the morning.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Cold with lows around 20. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph.
..THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 40s. Winds out of the west 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 30 mph.
..THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Cold with lows in the lower 20s. Winds out of the northwest 10 to 15 mph. Gusts up to 30 mph in the evening.
..FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs around 50.
..FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then mostly cloudy with a chance of rain and snow showers after midnight. Lows in the lower 30s. Chance of precipitation 50 percent.

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HAZARDOUS WEATHER

HAzardous weather is not expected today or tonight. Some area roadways remain slick, so please exercise caution on area rodways.

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NEWS UPDATES

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Palisades Fire may be linked to New Year's Day blaze, residents say | KABC-TV (Los Angeles, CA)




• He posted videos of the start of the Palisades fire. Then the internet blamed him [Los Angeles Times]

• Gov. Stein assures continued support as FEMA extends shelter aid deadline to Jan. 25 [WLOS-TV (Asheville, NC) ]

• (video) NC Supreme Court race challenge: Breaking down the battle between Griffin and Riggs [WRAL-TV (Raleigh, NC) ]

• Under the Dome: A ‘double standard’ for California fire money? Nope — NC got the same deal [Raleigh News and Observer]

• School closings, delays in Western North Carolina, Wednesday, Jan. 15 [Asheville Citizen-Times]

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Published at 5.00am on Wednesday, January 15, 2025
Author: Bobby Coggins