News and Weather Briefing for Monday, March 18, 2024
Here is the news and weather briefing for Macon County.
GENERAL OUTLOOK
Drier and cooler conditions return today into Tuesday as Canadian high pressure builds into the region. Warmer temperatures return by mid-week with continued dry weather. A low pressure system will bring cooler temperatures and rain chances back on Friday, with rain chances potentially lingering into Saturday.
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Local Weather
General Forecast Through Wednesday Night
Franklin Area
Today
Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with highs near 50. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Tonight
Mostly clear, with lows in the lower 20s. Winds out of the northwest 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Tuesday
Sunny, with highs in the mid 50s. Winds out of the west 5 to 10 mph.
Tuesday Night
Clear, with lows around 30. Winds out of the west 5 to 10 mph.
Wednesday
Sunny, with highs in the mid 60s.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with lows in the mid 30s.
Highlands Plateau
Today
Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with highs in the mid 40s. Winds out of the northwest 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Tonight
Mostly clear, with lows around 20. Winds out of the northwest 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.
Tuesday
Sunny, with highs near 50. Winds out of the northwest 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Tuesday Night
Clear, with lows around freezing. Winds out of the northwest 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Wednesday
Sunny, with highs near 60. Windy.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with lows in the mid-to-upper 30s.
Otto and South Central Macon County
Today
Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with highs near 50. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Tonight
Mostly clear, with lows around 23. Winds out of the northwest 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Tuesday
Sunny, with highs in the mid 50s. Winds out of the north 5 to 10 mph in the morning shifting to come out of the west in the afternoon.
Tuesday Night
Clear, with lows in the mid 30s. Winds out of the west 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Wednesday
Sunny, with highs in the mid 60s.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with lows in the mid-to-upper 30s.
Nantahala Area
Hazardous weather is not expected today or tonight.
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Pollen levels are expected to be in the high range (10.6 out of 12) today with Maple, Juniper, and Oak being the main culprits. Tomorrow is expected to be in the high range (9.1 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
News Briefing
—STATE AND LOCAL—
Who are the Appalachian People? | Geography Geek
‘We want to preserve the history:’ Cataloochee Ranch reopens after 4 years of renovations | WLOS-TV (Asheville, NC)
• How they voted: NC congressional votes for the week ending March 13 [WRAL-TV (Raleigh, NC)]
• Under the Dome: Stein focuses on IVF, and Robinson takes on Tillis [Raleigh News and Observer]
• ‘Call it Strike Three:’ Mission Hospital faces 2 more federal violations for patient care [WLOS-TV (Asheville, NC)]
—NATIONAL—
International News Headlines
Iceland Volcano Eruption Update; Lava Approaches the Ocean, Could Strike Hraun | GeologyHub
What’s behind the anti-government protests in Slovakia? | Focus on Europe | DW News
• Russian election: Putin claims landslide and scorns US democracy [BBC News]
• Spanish farmers protest in Madrid despite EU concessions [DW News]
• Niger’s junta revokes relations with U.S. military [Africa News]
• N. Korea fires multiple short-range ballistic missiles toward East Sea: JCS [Yonhap News Agency]
• Just how big is India’s 2024 election? Find out in seven numbers [Al Jazeera]
• Netanyahu Rejects Schumer’s Call for New Israel Elections as ‘Totally Inappropriate’ [Wall Street Journal]
—International Conflicts —
The Collapse of Russian Arms Exports – Competitors, Ukraine & The Future of Russian Exports | Perun
Meet the Press full broadcast – March 17| NBC News
Face The Nation: Krishnamoorthi, Gallagher, Swisher | March 17, 2024
YM Witness Takes Out Four Container Cranes While Docking in Turkey | What’s Going on With Shipping?
Washington Week with The Atlantic full episode, March 15, 2024
2024 Campaign Trail: More Biden & Trump Delegate Wins | C-SPAN
Washington Today (3-15-24): Prosecutor resigns in Trump GA election interference case after ruling | C-SPAN
Global National: March 17, 2024 | 6 Ottawa murder victims of suburban home laid to rest
ABC World News Tonight with David Muir Full Broadcast – March 17, 2024
“CBS Evening News” Full Broadcast | March 17, 2024
NBC Nightly News Full Broadcast – March 17 | NBC News
PBS NewsHour full episode, (March 17, 2024)
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Published at 5:00am on Monday, March 18, 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.
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