Weather Briefing for Thursday, December 07, 2023
Here is the news and weather briefing for Macon County.
GENERAL OUTLOOK
Dry high pressure will continue the remainder of the week, leading to warmer temperatures through the early weekend. Rain will begin Saturday night and Sunday as a cold front crosses our region from the west. Thunderstorm appear likely on Sunday, then the rain may change over to light snow in the North Carolina Mountains Sunday night as the precipitation ends. General Forecast Through Saturday Night
Franklin Area
Today
Sunny, with highs in the upper 50s. Light and variable winds.
Tonight
Increasing clouds, with lows around freezing. Calm winds.
Friday
Partly sunny, with highs near 60. Calm winds in the morning increasing to come out of the southwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Friday Night
Mostly cloudy, with lows around 40. WInds out of the south around 5 mph becoming calm before midnight.
Saturday
A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly after 2pm. Mostly cloudy, with highs near 60.
Saturday Night
Showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 11pm. Lows around 50. Chance of rain is 90%.
`Highlands Plateau
Today
Sunny, with highs near 50. Winds out of the west 5 to 10 mph.
Tonight
Increasing clouds, with lows in the mid 30s. Winds out of the northwest around 5 mph.
Friday
Partly sunny, with highs in the lower 50s. Winds out of the west 5 to 10 mph in the morning increasing to come out of the southwest in the afternoon.
Friday Night
Mostly cloudy, with lows around 40. Winds out of the west 5 to 10 mph.
Saturday
A 40 percent chance of showers, mainly after 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with highs near 50.
Saturday Night
Showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 11pm. Some of the storms could produce heavy rainfall. Lows in the upper 40s. Chance of rain is 100%.
Otto and South Central Macon County
Today
Sunny, with highs in the upper 50s. Light and variable winds.
Tonight
Increasing clouds, with lows around freezing. Calm winds.
Friday
Partly sunny, with highs near 60. Calm winds in the morning increasing to come out of the southwest 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon.
Friday Night
Mostly cloudy, with lows around 40. Winds out of the southwest 3 to 6 mph.
Saturday
A 40 percent chance of showers, mainly after 2pm. Mostly cloudy, with highs near 60.
Saturday Night
Showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 11pm. Lows around 50. Chance of rain is 100%.
Nantahala Area
Today
Sunny, with highs in the mid 50s. Calm winds in the morning increasing to come out of the southwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Tonight
Increasing clouds, with lows in the mid 30s. Winds out of the southwest around 5 mph becoming calm before midnight.
Friday
Partly sunny, with highs in the mid 50s. Winds out of the southwest 3 to 6 mph.
Friday Night
Mostly cloudy, with lows in the lower 40s. WInds out of the south 3 to 5 mph.
Saturday
A 40 percent chance of showers, mainly after 2pm. Mostly cloudy, with highs in the mid-to-upper 50s.
Saturday Night
Showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 11pm. Lows around 50. Chance of rain is 100%.
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Hazards
Hazardous weather is not expected today or tonight for most areas of Macon County. Locations that received snow will need to take extra precautions when on the roadway this morning due to black ice. Avoid driving during freezing temperatures, if possible.
Record Weather Events for December 7th
Record weather events for this date in Macon County
(1872-2021)
Highest Temperature 74°F at the Coweeta Experimental Station in 1998
Lowest Temperature 0°F in Highlands in 1937
Greatest Rainfall 3.98 inches in Highlands in 1909
Greatest Snowfall 1.0 inches in Highlands in 1900
Weather Extremes for Macon County for the month of December Data available from 1872
Highest Temperature 78°F in Franklin on 12-31-1951
Lowest Temperature -12°F in Highlands on 12-30-1917
Greatest Rainfall 6.25 inches in Highlands on 12-28-2018
Greatest Snowfall 12.0 inches in Franklin on 12-21-1876
Global National: Dec. 6, 2023 | Senior Iranian official found to be living in Toronto
ABC World News Tonight with David Muir Full Broadcast – December 6, 2023
Nightly News Full Broadcast – Dec 06 | NBC News
PBS NewsHour full episode, (December 06, 2023)
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On This Day
December 7th is the 341st day of the year (342nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar; 24 days remain until the end of the year.
Historical Events
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Published at 5:00am on Thursday, December 07, 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/2023/12/wx20231207.html
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