Weekend Weather Briefing for Saturday, February 24, 2024

Here is the news and weather briefing for Macon County.

A fast moving system will bring a quick round of accumulating snow across the higher elevations of the mountains near the Tennessee border today into early this evening. Scattered showers and a few thunderstorms will also be possible east of the mountains. A warming trend begins Monday with highs well above normal through Wednesday. A sharp cold front moves through the area Wednesday into Wednesday night with a brief return of dry weather before unsettled conditions return late week into next weekend.

General Forecast Through Monday Night

Franklin Area

Today

A slight chance of rain and snow showers before midmorning, then a chance of rain showers. Partly sunny, with highs near 50. Light and variable winds ealy in the morning increasing to come out of the northwest 10 to 15 mph by midmorning. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.

Tonight

Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with lows around 20. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 15 mph becoming light and variable after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph.

Sunday

Sunny, with highs near 60. Calm winds in the morning increasing to come out of the southwest 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon.

Sunday Night

Partly cloudy, with lows in the mid-to-upper 30s. Winds out of the south 3 to 7 mph.

Monday

Mostly sunny, with highs in the upper 60s. Light winds out of the west in the morning increasing to come out of the the southwest 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon.

Monday Night

A 20 percent chance of showers after 4am. Partly cloudy, with lows in the mid 40s.

Today

A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly before 2pm. Partly sunny, with highs in the low-to-mid 40s. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 15 mph increasing to 15 to 25 mph in the afternoon.

Winds could gust as high as 35 mph. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Tonight

Partly cloudy, with lows in the low-to-mid 20s. Winds out of the northwest 15 to 25 mph decreasing to 5 to 10 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 35 mph.

Sunday

Partly sunny through mid morning, then becoming sunny, with highs in the low-to-mid 50s. Winds out of the west 5 to 10 mph.

Sunday Night

Partly cloudy, with lows in the mid 30s. Winds out of the southwest 5 to 15 mph shifting to come out of the northwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.

Monday

Mostly sunny, with highs near 60. Winds out of the northwest 10 to 20 mph in the morning shifting to come out of the southwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph.

Monday Night

A 20 percent chance of showers after 2am. Mostly cloudy, with lows in the mid 40s.

Today

A chance of rain and snow showers before 2pm, then a slight chance of rain showers between 2pm and 4pm. Partly sunny, with highs near 50. Light and variable winds early in the morning increasing to come out of the northwest 10 to 15 mph by midmorning. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.

Tonight

Partly cloudy, with lows in the lower 20s. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 15 mph decreasing and shifting to come out of the northeast after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph.

Sunday

Sunny, with highs near 60. Calm winds in the morning increasing to come out of the southwest 5 to 10mph in the afternoon.

Sunday Night

Partly cloudy, with lows in the upper 30s. Winds out of the south 5 to 10 mph shifting to come out of the west after midnight.

Monday

Mostly sunny, with highs in the mid-to-upper 50s. Winds out of the west 5 to 10 mph in the morning shifting to come out of the southwest in the afternoon.

Monday Night

A 20 percent chance of showers after 2am. Partly cloudy, with lows in the mid-to-upper 40s.

Snow showers are possible today with higher elevations perhaps seeing a couple of inches of snow. (02-24-2024)

Today

A 40 percent chance of showers, mainly between 7am and 5pm. Mostly cloudy, with highs in the mid 40s. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Tonight

Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with lows in the low-to-mid 20s. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph becoming light and variable after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph.

Sunday

Partly sunny through mid morning, then becoming sunny, with highs in the mid-to-upper 50s. Calm winds in the morning increasing to come out of the southwest 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon.

Sunday Night

Partly cloudy, with lows in the upper 30s. Winds out of the southwest 5 to 10 mph.

Monday

Mostly sunny, with highs in the low-to-mid 60s. Winds out of the southwest 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Monday Night

A 20 percent chance of showers after 1am. Partly cloudy, with lows in the mid-to-upper 40s.

Hazards

Other than potential slick spots caused by snow in the higher elevations and high winds in those areas, hazardous weather conditions are not expected today or tonight.

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Record Weather Events for February 24th

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

Highest Temperature 75°F at the Coweeta Experimental Station in 1996
Lowest Temperature 3°F in Highlands in 1989
Greatest One-Day Rainfall 2.37 inches in Highlands in 1962
Greatest One-Day Snowfall 5.2 inches in Highlands in 2015

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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On This Day

February 24th is the 55th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 310 days remain until the end of the year (311 in leap years).

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Published at 5:00am on Saturday, February 24, 2023
Author: Bobby Coggins

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