Weekend Weather Briefing for Saturday, March 30, 2024
Here is the news and weather briefing for Macon County.
GENERAL OUTLOOK
Dry high pressure settles over the region to start the weekend. A warming trend is expected through the first part of next week, with temperatures well above normal. A cold front is forecast to reach our region from the northwest in the middle of next week, bringing another chance of rain and cooler temperatures.
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Local Weather
General Forecast Through Sunday Night
Franklin Area
Today
Mostly cloudy through midmorning, then gradual clearing, with highs in the mid 70s. Light and variable winds in the morning increasing to come out of the west 5 to 10 mph by midmorning. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.
Tonight
Clear, with lows in the mid 40s. Winds out of the southwest 5 to 10 mph becoming light and variable before midnight.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with highs near 80. Calm winds in the morning increasing to come out of the northwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Sunday Night
Mostly cloudy, with lows in the mid-to-upper 50s. Winds out of the southwest around 5 mph becoming calm before midnight.
Monday
Partly sunny, with highs in the mid 70s. Winds out of the northwest 3 to 7 mph.
Monday Night
A 20 percent chance of showers after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with lows in the upper 50s.
Highslands Plateau
Today
Mostly cloudy through midmorning, then gradual clearing, with highs in the mid 60s. Winds out of the west 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Tonight
Clear, with lows in the mid 40s. Winds out of the west 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with highs in the low-to-mid 70s. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 15 mph in the morning shifting to come out of the southwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph.
Sunday Night
Mostly cloudy, with lows in the mid 50s. Winds out of the southwest 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Monday
Partly sunny, with highs near 70. Winds out of the west 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Monday Night
A 20 percent chance of showers after 3am. Mostly cloudy, with lows in the mid 50s.
Otto and South Central Macon County
Today
Mostly cloudy through midmorning, then gradual clearing, with highs in the low-to-mid 70s. Light and variable winds in the early morning increasing to come out of the southwest 5 to 10 mph by midmorning. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.
Tonight
Clear, with lows in the mid-to-upper 40s. Winds out of the southwest 5 to 10 mph shifitng to come out of the north before midnight.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with highs in the upper 70s. Winds out of the north around 5 mph in the morning shifting to come out of the southwest in the afternoon.
Sunday Night
Mostly cloudy, with lows in the mid-to-upper 50s. Winds out of the southwest around 5 mph shifting to come out of the west after midnight.
Monday
Partly sunny, with highs in the mid 70s. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph.
Monday Night
A 20 percent chance of showers after 3am. Mostly cloudy, with lows around 60.
Nantahala Area
Low humidity and gusty winds will produce increased fire danger across the region this afternoon. If you burn, use extra caution.
…INCREASED FIRE DANGER IN EFFECT FROM NOON EDT TODAY THROUGH THIS EVENING…
Dry air and deep mixing will allow the relative humidity to fall to critical values across northeast Georgia and western North Carolina this afternoon. Relative Humidity values are expected to be 25 percent or less for several hours this afternoon through early evening. Southwest winds will be 10 to 15 MPH, with gusts of 15 to 25 MPH. This combined with dry fuels will result in potentially dangerous fire weather conditions. Refer to your local burn-permitting agency to determine whether you may burn today. If you do burn, exercise extreme caution.
Back to Top Pollen
Pollen levels are expected to be in the medium-high range (10.6 out of 12) today with Maple, Oak, and Elm being the main culprits. Tomorrow is expected to be in the high range (10.7 out of 12).
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News Briefing
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Published at 5:00am on Saturday, March 30, 2023
Author: Bobby Coggins
Resources used to compile the information in this article include, but are not limited to rthe following websites or books: MaconMedia.com, youtube.com, weather.gov, airnow.gov, wikipedia.com, onthisday.com, ncdcr.gov, ncsu.edu, utah.edu, https://www.microbe.tv/twiv/, wolfram.com, biorxiv.org, aps.org, nejm.org, plos.org, cell.com, researchsquare.com, cureus.com, spc.noaa.gov, nhc.noaa.gov, ncdenr.org, medrxiv.org, archive.org, ncpedia.org, nasa.gov, https://ww2days.com, nih.gov, carolinapublicpress.org, microbe.tv, smokymountainnews.com, psypost.org, blogspot.com, pollen.com, franklinnc.com, maconnc.org, spaceweather.com, solarham.com, loc.gov, ncleg.net, senate.gov, house.gov, whitehouse.gov, drudgereport.com, politico.com, realclearpolitics.com, ushmm.org, This Day in North Carolina History, World War II Day By Day, The Holocaust Encyclopedia, The Timetables of History, The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich, The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, The World History and Book of Facts (multiple years), On This Day In History: Over 4,000 facts, The NASA Archives. 60 Years in Space, This Day in North Carolina History, The Smithsonian History of Space Exploration: From the Ancient World to the Extraterrestrial Future, Spaceflight, 2nd Edition: The Complete Story from Sputnik to Curiousity, The Story of Civilization (11 volumes), The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, American History, Volume 1: 1492-1877, American History, Volume 2: 1877 – Present, A Complete Chronolgy of the Second World War. Weather and Almanac data and information sources: Sources (except where otherwise credited): heavens-above.com, Ian Webster’s Github, National Centers for Environmental Prediction, The National Weather Service, National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration, National Hurricane Center, Penn State University Electronic Wall Map, The State Climate Office of North Carolina, Storm Prediction Center, U.S. Naval Observatory, University of Utah Department of Atmospheric Sciences, and the Weather Prediction Center.
Source: http://thunderpigblog.blogspot.com/2024/03/wx20240330.html
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