News and Weather Briefing for Tuesday, March 05, 2024
Here is the news and weather briefing for Macon County.
GENERAL OUTLOOK
Above normal temperatures and an active weather pattern will persist through the week. A frontal system will bring heavy rain and possibly a few thunderstorms to the area tonight and Wednesday. Dry high pressure briefly controls our weather Wednesday night and Thursday. A more robust low pressure tracks across the Southeastern States from Friday into the weekend bringing more heavy rain and possible storms.
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General Forecast Through Thursday Night
Franklin Area
Today
A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly after 2pm. Cloudy, with highs in the mid-to-upper 60s. Calm winds in the morning increasing to come out of the southeast around 5 mph in the afternoon. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Tonight
Showers. Patchy fog after 10pm. Lows around 50. Winds out of the southeast around 5 mph becoming calm before midnight. Chance of rain is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Wednesday
Showers likely, mainly before 1pm. Patchy fog before 8am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with highs in the mid 60s. Calm winds in the morning increasing to come out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon. Chance of rain is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Wednesday Night
A 20 percent chance of showers before 9pm. Partly cloudy, with lows in the mid 40s. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph decreasing to light winds after midnight.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with highs near 70.
Thursday Night
A 50 percent chance of showers after 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with lows in the upper 40s.
Highlands Plateau
Today
A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly after 2pm. Cloudy, with highs in the upper 50s. Winds out of the southeast 3 to 7 mph. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Tonight
Showers. Patchy fog after 10pm. Lows in the upper 40s. Winds out of the southeast 5 to 10 mph becoming northeast after midnight. Chance of rain is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.
Wednesday
Showers likely, mainly before 1pm. Patchy fog before 8am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with highs in the mid-to-upper 50s. Winds out of the northeast 5 to 15 mph in the morning shifting to come out of the northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph. Chance of rain is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Wednesday Night
A 20 percent chance of showers before 10pm. Partly cloudy, with lows in the mid 40s. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 15 mph.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with highs in the lower 60s.
Thursday Night
A 50 percent chance of showers after 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with lows in the upper 40s.
Otto and South Central Macon County
Today
A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly after 2pm. Cloudy, with highs near 65. Calm winds becoming east around 5 mph in the afternoon. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Tonight
Showers. Patchy fog after 10pm. Lows around 51. Winds out of the southeast around 5 mph becoming light and variable after midnight. Chance of rain is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Wednesday
Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm. Patchy fog before 8am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with highs in the mid 60s. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Wednesday Night
A 20 percent chance of showers before 9pm. Partly cloudy, with lows around 46. Winds out of the northwest 6 to 9 mph.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with highs near 69.
Thursday Night
A 50 percent chance of showers after 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with lows around 49.
Nantahala Area
Patchy dense fog with visibilities of one quarter mile or less is possible this morning, especially in the river valleys.
Widespread rainfall and isolated thunderstorms are expected this afternoon through Wednesday afternoon. Severe weather is unlikely and rainfall totals of 1 to 2 inches are expected by late Wednesday night.
Widespread rainfall and scattered thunderstorms are expected Friday and Saturday. Heavy rainfall and flooding are the main concerns.
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Record Weather Events for March 5th
Record weather events for this date in Macon County
(1872-2016)
Highest Temperature 77°F at the Coweeta Experimental Station in 1955
Lowest Temperature -1°F in Highlands in 1960
Greatest One-Day Rain 2.68 inches at the Coweeta Experimental Station in 2008
Greatest One-Day Snowfall 2.5 inches in Highlands in 1980
Record weather events for March in Macon County
Highest Temperature 86°F at the Coweeta Experimental Station on March 15, 1967
Lowest Temperature -7°F in Highlands on March 7, 1899
Greatest One-Day Rain 6.43 inches in Highlands on March 29, 1898
Greatest One-Day Snowfall 25.5 inches at the Coweeta Experimental Station on March 13, 1993
All-time record weather events for Macon County
Highest Temperature 101°F in Franklin on Jul 29, 1952
Lowest Temperature -19°F in Highlands on Jan 21, 1985
Greatest Rainfall 21.15 inches in Highlands on Jul 29, 1879
Greatest One-Day Snowfall 25.5 inches at the Coweeta Experimental Station on Mar 13, 1993
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News Briefing
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Published at 5:00am on Monday, March 04, 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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