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News and Weather Briefing for Tuesday, March 26, 2024

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Here is the news and weather briefing for Macon County.


GENERAL OUTLOOK

Rain returns today ahead of a cold front approaching from the west. Low pressure forms along the front over Georgia Wednesday night then moves northeast taking the front and ending the rain on Thursday. Clear weather will return by Thursday night, with dry and warmer conditions going into the weekend.

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Local Weather

General Forecast Through Thursday Night

Franklin Area

Today

Showers, mainly after 8am. Patchy fog in the early afternoon. Highs in the mid 50s. Winds out of the south 10 to 15 mph in the morning decreasing to light winds out of the southeast in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph. Chance of rain is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.

Tonight

Showers, mainly before 3am. Widespread fog, mainly after 4am. Lows in the mid 40s. Light and variable winds. Chance of rain is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Wednesday

A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly before midmorning. Mostly sunny, with highs in the lower 70s. Calm winds in the morning increasing to come out of the west 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Wednesday Night

A 20 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with lows around 40. Winds out of the north 5 to 10 mph.

Thursday

A 20 percent chance of showers before 2pm. Mostly sunny, with highs in the lower 60s.

Thursday Night

Clear, with lows in the mid 30s.



Highlands Plateau

Today

Showers, mainly after 9am. The rain could be heavy at times. Areas of fog. Highs near 50. Winds out of the southeast 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of rain is 90%. New rainfall amounts between 1 and 2 inches possible.

Tonight

Showers. The rain could be heavy at times. Widespread dense fog, mainly after 10pm. Lows in the mid 40s. Winds out of the southeast 5 to 10 mph shifting to come out of the northeast after midnight. Chance of rain is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.

Wednesday

A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly before noon. Mostly sunny, with highs in the mid 60s. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph in the morning shifting to come out of the southwest in the afternoon. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Wednesday Night

A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with lows around 40. Winds out of the north 5 to 10 mph.

Thursday

A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly before 2pm. Mostly sunny, with highs in the mid 50s. Windy.

Thursday Night

Clear, with lows in the mid 30s. Windy.



Otto and South Central Macon County

Today

Showers, mainly after 9am. Patchy fog between 9am and 3pm. Highs in the mid 50s. Winds out of the southeast 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of rain is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.

Tonight

Showers, mainly before 3am. Widespread dense fog after 8pm. Lows in the mid-to-upper 40s. Winds out of the southeast around 5 mph becoming calm after midnight. Chance of rain is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Wednesday

A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly before 9am. Mostly sunny, with highs near 70. Calm winds in the morning increasing to come out of the west 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Wednesday Night

A 20 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with lows in the lower 40s. Winds out of the north 5 to 10 mph.

Thursday

A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly before noon. Mostly sunny, with highs near 60.

Thursday Night

Clear, with lows in the mid 30s.



Nantahala Area

Hazardous weather is not expected today or tonight.


Pollen

Pollen levels are expected to be in the low-medium range (8.1 out of 12) today with Maple, Juniper, and Oak being the main culprits. Tomorrow is expected to be in the high range (7.1 out of 12).


Record Weather Events for March 26th

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

Highest Temperature 85°F at the Coweeta Experimental Station in 2007
Lowest Temperature 9°F in Highlands in 1894
Greatest One-Day Rain 6.61 inches in Highlands in 2021
Greatest One-Day Snowfall 6.5 inches in Franklin 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

—NATIONAL—

International News Headlines

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• A Transition to War for the Arsenals of Democracies [Center for European Policy Analysis]

• ‘Manifestation of contempt’: Poland’s Def Min slams Russian Ambassador’s behavior [TVP World]

• Nigeria: 130 school children return home after weeks in captivity [Africa News]

• How Ecuador descended into gang violence [BBC News]

• Romania’s race to develop its transportation network with Ukraine [Le Monde]

• Deadly Moscow shooting leaves China’s internet divided on need for tighter security measures as country seeks to open up [South China Morning Post]

Washington Today (3-25-24): Donald Trump on civil fraud bond reduced & hush-money trial date set | C-SPAN

Global National: March 25, 2024 | Ex-Chinese PLA member faces deportation from Winnipeg

ABC World News Tonight with David Muir Full Broadcast – March 25, 2024

“CBS Weekend News” Full Broadcast | March 25 2024

NBC Nightly News Full Broadcast – March 25 NBC News

PBS NewsHour full episode, (March 25 2024)

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Published at 5:00am on Tuesday, March 26, 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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