News and Weather Briefing for Tuesday, March 19, 2024
Here is the news and weather briefing for Macon County.
GENERAL OUTLOOK
Drier and cool conditions continue today as Canadian high pressure moves over the Southeast. Warmer temperatures return Wednesday into Thursday with continued dry weather. A low pressure system will bring cooler temperatures and rain back on Friday, with rain chances potentially lingering into Saturday morning. High pressure should build back in from the northwest to salvage the second half of the weekend.
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General Forecast Through Saturday Night
Franklin Area
Today
Sunny, with highs in the upper 50s. Winds out of the west 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Tonight
Clear, with lows around 30. Winds out of the west 5 to 10 mph becoming light and variable.
Wednesday
Sunny, with highs in the mid 60s. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with lows in the mid 30s. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph.
Thursday
Partly sunny, with highs in the mid 60s. Calm winds in the morning increasing to come out of the southwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Thursday Night
A slight chance of showers in the morning. Mostly cloudy, with lows in the lower 40s. Chance of rain is 20%.
Highlands Plateau
Today
Sunny, with highs near 50. Winds out of the northwest 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Tonight
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 in the upper 50s.Winds out of the northwest 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with lows around 40. Winds out of the northwest 10 to 20 mph.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with highs in the mid-to-upper 50s. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph in the morning shifting to come out of the south in the afternoon.
Thursday Night
A 20 percent chance of rain after 2am. Mostly cloudy, with lows in the lower 40s.
Otto and South Central Macon County
Today
Sunny, with highs in the mid 50s. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph in the morning shifting to come out of the west in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.
Tonight
Clear, with lows in the mid 30s. Winds out of the north 5 to 10ph.
Wednesday
Sunny, with highs in the mid 60s. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with lows in the upper 30s. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph.
Thursday
Partly sunny, with highs in the mid 60s. Winds out of the north around 5 mph in the morning shifting to come out of the south in the afternoon.
Thursday Night
A slight chance of showers between 2am and 4am, then a slight chance of rain after 4am. Mostly cloudy, with lows in the mid 40s. Chance of rain is 20%.
Nantahala Area
Due to low humidity, there is an increased fire danger for the county this afternoon. Please do not burn outdoors today.
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 (10.2 out of 12).
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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)
• WIC Program Provides Assistance for Eligible Women, Infants & Children (2024 Release) [Macon Media]
• North Carolina’s Most Expensive Home (in Highlands) for Sale Lists for $49.99 Million [Wall Street Journal]
• First Lady Jill Biden coming to Durham to talk about women’s health [WRAL-TV (Raleigh, NC)]
• NC Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson wants feds to share more information about suspect held by ICE [Raleigh News and Observer]
• North Carolina’s decreasing measles vaccination rate raises concern for herd immunity [WLOS-TV (Asheville, NC)]
• High-pressure system brings freeze, fire danger in Western North Carolina [BPR]
—NATIONAL—
International News Headlines
AI supremacy: The artificial intelligence battle between China, USA and Europe | DW Documentary
• Japan Raises Interest Rates for First Time in 17 Years [New York Times]
• Vladimir Putin: From Russia’s KGB to a long presidency defined by war in Ukraine [BBC News]
• Autocracies outnumber democracies worldwide [DW News]
• Haiti gangs unleash new attacks in upscale areas of capital, at least a dozen killed in suburbs [France 24]
• N.K. leader guides firing drills involving super-large multiple rocket launchers [Yonhap News Agency]
• Somali forces, foreign navies prepare attack on hijacked ship [The East African]
—International Conflicts —
The Collapse of Russian Arms Exports – Competitors, Ukraine & The Future of Russian Exports | Perun
Day 753: Ukraïnian Map | Ukraine News TV
Ukraine Conflict (20240318): Full Frontline Update | ATP Geopolitics
Escalating regional conflict worsens food shortage in South Sudan | Switch TV News
• Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, March 18, 2024 [Institute for the Study of War]
• Russo-Ukrainian war, day 753: Ukrainian drone attacks reduce Russian refining capacity by 7% in Q1 2024 [Euromaidan Press]
• Israel’s war on Gaza: List of key events, day 165 [Al Jazeera]
• Liveblog: Airstrikes reported in Syria, US destroys Houthi weaponry [Jerusalem]
• Mistrust threatens Kenya-led peace talks on South Sudan [https://www.theeastafrican.co.ke/tea/news/east-africa/mistrust-threatens-kenya-led-peace-talks-on-south-sudan-4558222]
• Boom time for Myanmar opium farmers amid coup chaos [Al Jazeera]
• ‘Only God can change this place’: Haitians see no end to spiralling violence [BBC News]
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 (3-18-24): Supreme Court wary of limiting gov’t contact with social media companies | C-SPAN
Global National: March 18, 2024 | MPs vote on NDP’s Palestinian statehood motion
ABC World News Tonight with David Muir Full Broadcast – March 18, 2024
“CBS Evening News” Full Broadcast | March 18, 2024
NBC Nightly News Full Broadcast – March 18 | NBC News
PBS NewsHour full episode, (March 18, 2024)
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Published at 5:00am on Tuesday, March 19, 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.
Source: http://thunderpigblog.blogspot.com/2024/03/wx20240319.html
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