News and Weather Briefing for Monday, March 25, 2023
Here is the news and weather briefing for Macon County.
GENERAL OUTLOOK
Dry and cool high pressure will persist across the area through early Tuesday before a rainy cold front crosses the area late Tuesday into Thursday. Dry and warmer weather returns Friday through the weekend.
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Local Weather
General Forecast Through Wednesday Night
Franklin Area
Today
Partly sunny, with highs near 60. Winds out of the southeast 5 to 10 mph.
Tonight
Mostly cloudy, with lows around 40. Winds out of the southeast 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Tuesday
Showers, mainly after 11am. Highs in the mid-to-upper 50s. Winds out of the southeast 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of rain is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Tuesday Night
Showers. Lows in the mid 40s. Winds out of the southeast 5 to 10 mph becoming light after midnight. Chance of rain is 80%.
Wednesday
A 40 percent chance of showers, mainly before 2pm. Partly sunny, with highs in the lower 70s.
Wednesday Night
A 30 percent chance of showers after 10pm. Mostly cloudy, with lows around 40.
Highlands Plateau
Today
Mostly cloudy, with highs near 50. Winds out of the southeast 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Tonight
Patchy fog after 5am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with lows in the upper 30s. Winds out of the southeast 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Tuesday
Showers, mainly after 11am. Patchy fog before 8am. Highs near 50. Winds out of the southeast 15 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of rain is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.
Tuesday Night
Showers. Lows in the mid 40s. Winds out of the east 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain is 80%.
Wednesday
Showers likely, mainly before 8am. Partly sunny, with highs in the mid 60s. Chance of rain is 60%.
Wednesday Night
A 30 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with lows around 40.
Otto and South Central Macon County
Today
Partly sunny, with highs in the upper 50s. Winds out of the southeast 5 to 10 mph.
Tonight
Mostly cloudy, with lows in the lower 40s. Winds out of the southeast 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Tuesday
Showers, mainly after 10am. Highs in the mid 50s. Winds out of the southeast 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of rain is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Tuesday Night
Showers. Lows in the upper 40s. Winds out of the southeast 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain is 80%.
Wednesday
Showers likely, mainly before 7am. Partly sunny, with highs near 70. Chance of rain is 60%.
Wednesday Night
A 30 percent chance of showers after 9pm. Mostly cloudy, with lows around 40.
Nantahala Area
Hazardous weather is not expected today or tonight.
Pollen
Pollen levels are expected to be in the low-medium range (2.5 out of 12) today with Maple, Juniper, and Oak being the main culprits. Tomorrow is expected to be in the medium-high range (7.4 out of 12).
Record Weather Events for March 25th
Record weather events for this date in Macon County
(1872-2016)
Highest Temperature 84°F in Highlands in 1929
Lowest Temperature 14°F in Franklin in 1956
Greatest One-Day Rain 3.14 inches in Highlands in 1901
Greatest One-Day Snowfall 5.5 inches in Highlands in 1971
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—
Duke Energy line workers test their skills in Wake County competition | WRAL-TV (Raleigh, NC)
Sowing the Seeds of the Future Unveiling | Macon Media
• Edwards announces Carolina Cruiser mobile office hours [Mountain Xpress]
• Angel Medical Center CEO Column for March 2024 [Macon Media]
• How they voted: NC congressional votes for the week ending March 21 [WRAL-TV (Raleigh, NC)]
• What will keep business in NC: Tax cuts, or ending culture wars? [Raleigh News and Observer]
• Final decision on Asheville’s Confederate statue stirs emotions on both sides of debate [WLOS-TV (Asheville, NC)]
• NC Supreme Court affirms Asheville’s authority to remove Vance Monument [BPR]
—NATIONAL—
International News Headlines
Defence Strategy: The Baltic States – Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania & NATO’s Eastern Flank | Perun
Why France is Preparing for War | Task and Purpose
• Philippines supply ships clash with Chinese coast guard [DW News]
• Cuba’s crumbling economy: Island plunges further into crisis [France 24]
• AMLO, Mexico’s departing president, reflects on his legacy and his country’s ties to the U.S. [CBS News]
• Bullets and panic – the Moscow concert that became a massacre [BBC News]
• Moscow concert hall terror attack suspects brought before court (VIDEOS) [Russia Today]
• France raises terror alert after Moscow theater attack [DW News]
The Collapse of Russian Arms Exports – Competitors, Ukraine & The Future of Russian Exports | Perun
Meet the Press full broadcast – March 24 | NBC News
Face The Nation: Warnock, Montoya-Galvez, Vinograd | March 24, 2024
Washington Week with The Atlantic full episode, March 22 2024
2024 Campaign Trail: A Trump-Backed Win in Ohio and Biden Heads West | C-SPAN
3rd Anniversary of What’s Going on With Shipping? LIVE Q&A | What’s Going on With Shipping?
Washington Today (3-21-24): Last FY24 spending package unveiled with gov’t shutdown deadline looming | C-SPAN
Global National: March 24, 2024 | Russians unite for day of mourning after Moscow attack
ABC World News Tonight with David Muir Full Broadcast – March 24, 2024
“CBS Weekend News” Full Broadcast | March 24 2024
NBC Nightly News Full Broadcast – March 24 NBC News
PBS NewsHour full episode, (March 24 2024)
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Published at 5:00am on Monday, March 25, 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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