News and Weather Briefing for February 29, 2024

Here is the news and weather briefing for Macon County.

A brief period of cool and dry high pressure is expected today before unsettled conditions return Friday and linger into early next week. Another significant weather system will be approaching by the middle of next week.

General Forecast Through Saturday Night

Franklin Area

Today

Partly sunny, with highs in the mid 50s. Light and variable winds.

Tonight

A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly after 4am. Mostly cloudy, with lows around freezing. Winds out of the southeast around 5 mph. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Friday

Showers, mainly after 9am. Highs near 50. Winds out of the southeast 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Friday Night

Showers, mainly before 4am. Lows around 40. Winds out of the southeast 5 to 10 mph becoming calm after midnight. Chance of rain is 90%.

Saturday

A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly before 9am. Partly sunny, with highs in the mid 60s.

Saturday Night

Partly cloudy, with lows in the lower 40s.

Today

Partly sunny, with highs in the upper 40s. Winds out of the north 5 to 10 mph becoming light and variable by noon.

Tonight

A slight chance of rain and snow showers after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with lows around freezing. Winds out of the southeast 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain is 30%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.

Friday

A chance of rain and snow showers before 7am, then rain showers. Highs near 40. Winds out of the east 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.

Friday Night

Showers. Lows in the upper 30s. Winds out of the east 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain is 90%.

Saturday

A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly before 11am. Partly sunny, with highs in the upper 50s.

Saturday Night

Mostly cloudy, with lows in the mid 40s.

Today

Partly 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

A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly after 4am. Mostly cloudy, with lows in the mid 30s. Winds out of the southeast 5 to 10 mph. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Friday

Showers, mainly after 8am. Highs in the upper 40s. Winds out of the southeast 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.

Friday Night

Showers, mainly before 4am. Lows around 40. Winds out of the southeast 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain is 90%.

Saturday

A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly before 9am. Partly sunny, with highs in the mid 60s.

Saturday Night

Partly cloudy, with lows in the mid 40s.

Hazardous weather is not expected today or tonight.

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On This Day

February 29th is the 60th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 306 days remain until the end of the year. 

 February 29 is a leap day (or “leap year day”), an intercalary date added periodically to create leap years in the Julian and Gregorian calendars. It is the 60th day of a leap year in both calendars, and 306 days remain until the end of the leap year. It is also the last day of February in leap years with the exception of 1712 in Sweden. It is also the last day of meteorological winter in the Northern Hemisphere and the last day of meteorological summer in the Southern Hemisphere in leap years. In the Gregorian calendar (the standard civil calendar used in most of the world), February 29 is added in each year that is an integer multiple of four (except for years evenly divisible by 100, but not by 400). The Julian calendar — since 1923 a liturgical calendar — has a February 29 every fourth year without exception. (Consequently, February 29 in the Julian calendar, since 1900, falls 13 days later than February 29 in the Gregorian, until the year 2100.)

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Published at 5:00am on Thursday, February 29, 2023
Author: Bobby Coggins

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Source: http://thunderpigblog.blogspot.com/2024/02/wx20240229.html