Weather Briefing for Friday, March 08, 2024
Here is the news and weather briefing for Macon County.
GENERAL OUTLOOK
Seasonably mild and cloudy weather today. Low pressure tracks across the Southeastern States tonight through Saturday night, bringing more heavy rain and possible strong storms on Saturday. Quiet weather conditions and above normal temperatures will be in store for the early part of next week as dry high pressure settles in.
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Local Weather
General Forecast Through Sunday Night
Franklin Area
Today
Showers likely, mainly after 4pm. Cloudy, with highs near 59. Light winds out of the east early in the morning increasing to come out of the southeast 5 to 15 mph by midmorning. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph. Chance of rain is 60%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Tonight
Showers before 1am, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm between 1am and 4am, then showers after 4am. Lows around 50. Winds out of the southeast 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of rain is 100%. New rainfall amounts between three quarters and one inch possible.
Saturday
Showers and possibly a thunderstorm before 4pm, then a chance of showers. Highs near 60. Winds out of the southeast 5 to 10 mph in the morning shifting to come out of the west in the afternoon. Chance of rain is 100%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Saturday Night
Mostly cloudy, with lows around freezing. Winds out of the northwest 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Sunday
Sunny, with highs in the mid 50s. Windy.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with lows in the mid-to-upper 20s.
Highlands Plateau
Today
Showers likely, mainly after noon. Patchy fog between noon and 2pm. Otherwise, cloudy, with highs near 50. Winds out of the southeast 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of rain is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Tonight
Showers. The rain could be heavy at times. Patchy fog before 7pm. Lows in the mid 40s. Winds out of the southeast 15 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph. Chance of rain is 100%. New rainfall amounts between 1 and 2 inches possible.
Saturday
Showers and possibly a thunderstorm before 4pm, then a chance of showers. Highs in the low-to-mid 50s. Winds out of the east 10 to 20 mph in the morning increasing to come out of the southwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph. Chance of rain is 100%. New rainfall amounts between three quarters and one inch possible.
Saturday Night
Mostly cloudy, with lows around freezing. Winds out of the northwest 15 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.
Sunday
Sunny, with highs in the upper 40s. Windy.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with lows in the upper 20s. Windy.
Otto and South Central Macon County
Today
Showers likely, mainly after 4pm. Cloudy, with highs in the upper 50s. Winds out of the southeast 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of rain is 60%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Tonight
Showers before 1am, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm between 1am and 4am, then showers after 4am. Lows around 50. Winds out of the southeast 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of rain is 100%. New rainfall amounts between 1 and 2 inches possible.
Saturday
Showers and possibly a thunderstorm before 4pm, then a chance of showers. Highs near 60. Winds out of the southeast 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. Chance of rain is 100%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Saturday Night
Mostly cloudy, with lows around 34. Winds out of the northwest 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Sunday
Sunny, with highs in the low-to-mid 50s. Windy.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with lows around 30.
Nantahala Area
Hazardous weather is not expected today.
Heavy rainfall will move into the area late tonight and Saturday. This could lead to minor flooding of streams, creeks, and flood prone areas.
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Record Weather Events for March 08th
Record weather events for this date in Macon County
(1872-2016)
Highest Temperature 83°F in Franklin in 1974
Lowest Temperature -5°F in Highlands in 1920
Greatest One-Day Rainfall 2.97 inches at the Coweeta Experimental Station in 1946
Greatest One-Day Snowfall 3.0 inches in Highlands in 1931
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
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Published at 5:00am on Friday, March 08, 2023
Author: Bobby Coggins
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