News and Weather Briefing for Saturday, March 18, 2023
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Weather
Hazards and Tropical Weather
GENERAL OUTLOOK
A reinforcing cold front will track across the area late today bringing drier weather and colder temperatures. Dry high pressure builds across the southeast Sunday into Monday and remains in control of the pattern through the middle of next week. Another cold front will approach out of the west late next week increasing rain chances again.
General Forecast Through Monday Night
Franklin Area
Today
Mostly sunny, with highs in the upper 40s. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Tonight
Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with lows in the upper teens. Winds out of the northwest 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Sunday
Sunny, with highs in the low-to-mid 40s. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with lows in the upper teens. Winds out of the north 5 to 10 mph.
Monday
Sunny, with highs in the mid 50s.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with lows in the mid 20s.
Highlands Plateau
Today
Mostly sunny, with highs near 40. Winds out of the northwest 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Tonight
Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with lows in the mid-teens and wind chills near zero at times. Winds out of the northwest 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.
Sunday
Sunny, with highs in the upper 30s. Winds out of the northwest 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with lows around 20. Winds out of the north 5 to 10 mph.
Monday
Sunny, with highs in the mid 40s.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with lows in the mid 20s.
Otto and South Central Macon County
Today
Mostly sunny, with highs in the upper 40s. Winds out of the northwest 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Tonight
Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with lows around 20. Winds out of the northwest 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Sunday
Sunny, with highs in the low-to-mid 40s. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with lows around 20. Winds out of the north 5 to 10 mph.
Monday
Sunny, with highs in the lower 50s.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with lows in the mid 20s.
Nantahala Area
Today
Mostly sunny, with highs in the lower 40s. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Tonight
Partly cloudy, with lows around 20. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Sunday
Sunny, with highs in the mid 30s. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with lows in the lower 20s. Winds out of the northeast 3 to 10 mph.
Monday
Sunny, with highs near 50.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with lows in the mid 20s.
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Hazards and Tropical Weather
Hazardous weather is not expected today.
Latest US Drought Monitor Map for North Carolina.
Space Weather Mystery Farside Blast and Earth-Directed Storms Launch | Solar Storm Forecast: 14 March 2023
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Almanac
24 Hour Smoke Forecast
No known appreciable smoke field will be crossing Macon County today or tonight.
PM2.5 AQI is 40 (GOOD) for most of the county, and the ridges and other higher elevations PM2.5 AQI is 40 (GOOD)
Fire and Smoke Map
Local Air Monitor
Pollen
Pollen levels are expected to be in the high range (10.3 out of 12) today with Maple, Jumiper, and Oak being the main culprits. Tomorrow is expected to be in the medium-high range (7.3 out of 12).
Record Weather Events for March 18th
Record weather events for this date in Macon County
(1872-2016)
Highest Temperature 81°F in Franklin in 1982
Lowest Temperature 4°F in Highlands in 1902
Greatest One-Day Rain 5.30 inches in Highlands in 1884 (also a state record)
Greatest One-Day Snowfall 1.5 inches in Highlands in 1958
Weather Extremes for Macon County for the month of March Data available from 1872
Highest Temperature 87°F at the Coweeta Experimental Station on 03-29-2020
Lowest Temperature -7°F in Highlands on 03-07-1899
Greatest Rainfall 6.61 inches in Highlands on 03-26-2021
Greatest Snowfall 25.5 inches at the Coweeta Experimental Station on 03-13-1993
Nightly News Full Broadcast (March 17th)
PBS NewsHour full episode, (March 17, 2022
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COVID-19 News and Updates
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On This Day
March 18th is the 77th day of the year (78th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar; 288 days remain until the end of the year.
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Published at 5:00am on Saturday, March 18, 2023
Author: Bobby Coggins
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