News and Weather Briefing for Friday, February 23, 2024

General Forecast Through Sunday Night

Franklin Area

Today

A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly before 11am. Mostly cloudy through midmorning, then gradual clearing, with highs in the mid-to-upper 50s. Light winds out of the north early in the morning shifting to come out of the northwest 10 to 15 mph by midmorning. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Tonight

Partly cloudy, with lows around 33. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Saturday

A slight chance of showers between 8am and 4pm. Partly sunny, with highs near 50. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph increasing to 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph. Chance of rain is 20%.

Saturday Night

Mostly clear, with lows around 20. Winds out of the northwest 10 to 20 mph shifting and decreasing to light windsout of the north after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 26 mph.

Sunday

Sunny, with highs near 60.

Sunday Night

Mostly clear, with lows around 36.

Today

Showers likely, mainly before 11am. Mostly cloudy through midmorning, then gradual clearing, with highs near 50. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 15 mph in the morning increasing to 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 35 mph. Chance of rain is 60%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Tonight

Partly cloudy, with lows around freezing. Winds out of the northwest 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

Saturday

A slight chance of snow showers between 8am and 9am, then a slight chance of rain showers after 9am. Mostly sunny, with highs in the mid 40s. Winds out of the northwest 15 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph. Chance of rain is 20%.

Saturday Night

Mostly clear, with lows in the lower 20s. Winds out of the northwest 20 to 30 mph decreasing to 10 to 15 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 45 mph.

Sunday

Sunny, with highs near 50.

Sunday Night

Mostly clear, with lows in the mid 30s.

Today

A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly before 11am. Mostly cloudy through midmorning, then gradual clearing, with highs in the mid-to-upper 50s. Light winds out of the northwest becoming northwest 10 to 15 mph by midmorning. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Tonight

Partly cloudy, with lows in the mid 30s. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Saturday

A slight chance of showers between 9am and 3pm. Mostly sunny, with highs near 50. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph in the morning increasing to 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph. Chance of rain is 20%.

Saturday Night

Mostly clear, with lows in the lower 20s. Winds out of the northwest 10 to 20 mph decreasing to 5 to 10 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 30mph.

Sunday

Sunny, with highs near 60.

Sunday Night

Mostly clear, with lows in the mid-to-upper 30s.

Record weather events for this date in Macon County
(1872-2016)

Highest Temperature 78°F at the Coweeta Experimental Station in 2018
Lowest Temperature 3°F in Highlands in 1939
Greatest One-Day Rainfall 2.89 inches in Highlands in 1994
Greatest One-Day Snowfall 3.5 inches in Highlands in 1989

Weather Extremes for Macon County for the month of February Data available from 1872

Highest Temperature 79°F at the Coweeta Experimental Station on 01-28-1996
Lowest Temperature -19°F in Highlands on 02-13-1899 (also a state record)
Greatest Rainfall 6.37 inches at the Coweeta Experimental Station on 02-13-1966
Greatest Snowfall 15.0 inches in Highlands on 02-14-1912

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Published at 5:00am on Friday, February 23, 2023
Author: Bobby Coggins

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