News and Weather Briefing for Wednesday, March 06, 2024

Here is the news and weather briefing for Macon County.

Above normal temperatures and an active weather pattern will persist through the weekend. 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.

General Forecast Through Friday Night

Franklin Area

Today

Showers, mainly before 4pm. Patchy fog before 2pm. Highs near 60. Calm winds. Chance of rain is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Tonight

A 30 percent chance of showers before 7pm. Patchy fog. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with lows in the mid 40s. Light winds out of the northwest. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Thursday

Areas of fog before 8am. Otherwise, sunny, with highs in the low-to-mid 70s. Calm winds in the morning increasing to come out of the southwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.

Thursday Night

Mostly cloudy, with lows in the upper 40s. South southwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm before midnight.

Friday

A slight chance of showers before 7am, then a chance of showers after 9am. Mostly cloudy, with highs in the lower 60s. Chance of rain is 30%.

Friday Night

Showers. Lows in the mid 40s. Chance of rain is 90%.

Today

Showers, mainly before 4pm. Patchy fog. Highs in the low-to-mid 50s. Winds out of the northeast 5 to 10 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

A 30 percent chance of showers before 7pm. Patchy fog. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with lows in the mid 40s. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Thursday

Areas of fog before 8am. Otherwise, sunny, with highs in the mid 60s. Winds out of the north 5 to 10 mph in the morning shifting to come out of the south in the afternoon.

Thursday Night

Mostly cloudy, with lows in the upper 40s. Winds out of the south 5 to 10 mph shifting to come out of the northeast after midnight.

Friday

A slight chance of showers before 7am, then a chance of showers after 8am. Mostly cloudy, with highs in the mid 50s. Chance of rain is 30%.

Friday Night

Showers. The rain could be heavy at times. Lows in the mid 40s. Chance of rain is 90%.

Today

Showers, mainly before 4pm. Patchy fog before 3pm. Highs near 60. Light winds out of the northwest. Chance of rain is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Tonight

A 30 percent chance of showers before 7pm. Patchy fog after 7pm. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with lows in the mid 40s. WInds out of the northwest 3 to 5 mph. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Thursday

Areas of fog before 8am. Otherwise, sunny, with highs in the lower 70s. Light and variable winds early in the morning increasing to come out of the south 5 to 10 mph by midmorning.

Thursday Night

Mostly cloudy, with lows around 50. Winds out of the southwest 5 to 10 mph becoming light and variable.

Friday

A slight chance of showers before 7am, then a chance of showers after 9am. Mostly cloudy, with highs near 60. Chance of rain is 30%.

Friday Night

Showers. Lows in the mid-to-upper 40s. Chance of rain is 90%.

Hazardous weather is not expected today or tonight.

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Record Weather Events for March 6th

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

Highest Temperature 75°F at the Coweeta Experimental Station in 1961
Lowest Temperature 1°F in Highlands in 1901
Greatest One-Day Rain 5.19 inches in Nantahala in 1963
Greatest One-Day Snowfall 5.5 inches in Highlands in 1969

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
—STATE AND LOCAL—

Super Tuesday Latest: Biden & Trump are sweeping, rematch set; Robinson, Stein battle for Governor | WRAL-TV (Raleigh, NC)

North Carolina’s gubernatorial race is shaping up to be an important one throughout the country | WXII-TV (Winston-Salem, NC)

• Liveblog: 2024 Primary Results for Macon County [Macon Media]

• Far-right challenger leads incumbent superintendent Truitt in GOP primary [WRAL-TV (Raleigh, NC)]

• Forbes Advisor ranks North Carolina third worst for healthcare [WITN-TV (Washington, NC)]

• Robinson, Stein set for November showdown in governor’s race [WLOS-TV (Asheville, NC)]

• Western NC voters make Primary Election choices [BPR]

• Edwards prevails in NC-11 [Smoky Mountain News]

—2024 ELECTION ROUNDUP— 

Trump Super Tuesday speech: Former president nearly sweeps, eyes GOP nomination | LiveNOW from FOX

Haley projected winner in Vermont GOP primary, NBC News projects | Super Tuesday | NBC News

• Trump, Biden come close to sweeps — but no dice [Politico]

• On a Bright Night for His Campaign, Trump Again Conjures a Dark Vision [New York Times]

• ‘History of favoring moderate Republican candidate’: Haley beats Trump in close VT primary [Burlington Free Press]

• Biden loses American Samoa Democratic caucuses [KFOR-TV (Oklahoma City, OK)]

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On This Day

March 6th is the 65th day of the year (66th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar; 300 days remain until the end of the year.

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Published at 5:00am on Tuesday, March 06, 2023
Author: Bobby Coggins

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