Weather Briefing for Thursday, March 07, 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 moves off the Carolina coast tonight taking the rain with it. Dry high pressure briefly controls our weather late tonight 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 Saturday Night

Franklin Area

Today

Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with highs in the lower 70s. Calm winds in the morning increasing to come out of the southwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.

Tonight

Increasing clouds, with lows in the upper 40s. Light and variable winds.

Friday

A 40 percent chance of showers, mainly after 8am. Cloudy, with highs near 60. Calm winds early in the morning increasing to come out of the southeast 5 to 10 mph by midmorning. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Friday Night

Showers. Lows in the upper 40s. Winds out of the southeast 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of rain is 100%.

Saturday

Showers before 1pm, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm between 1pm and 3pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 3pm. Highs in the upper 50s. Chance of rain is 100%.

Saturday Night

A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7pm. Mostly cloudy, with lows in the mid mid 30s.

Today

Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with highs in the lower 60s. Winds out of the north 5 to 10 mph becoming light and variable by noon.

Tonight

Patchy fog after 3am. Otherwise, increasing clouds, with lows in the mid-to-upper 40s. Winds out of the southeast around 5 mph shifting to come out of the southeast after midnight.

Friday

Showers likely, mainly after 5pm. Patchy fog before 7am. Otherwise, cloudy, with highs in the lower 50s. Winds out of the southeast 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of rain is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

Friday Night

Showers. The rain could be heavy at times. Lows in the mid 40s. Winds out of the southeast 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of rain is 100%.

Saturday

Showers and possibly a thunderstorm, mainly before 4pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 4pm. Highs in the lower 50s. Windy. Chance of rain is 100%.

Saturday Night

A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7pm. Mostly cloudy, with lows in the mid 30s.

Today

Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with highs near 70. Calm winds in the morning increasing to come out of the south around 5 mph in the afternoon.

Tonight

Increasing clouds, with lows around 50. Light and variable winds.

Friday

A 50 percent chance of showers, mainly after 8am. Cloudy, with highs near 60. Winds out of the southeast 5 to 10 mph. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Friday Night

Showers. Lows in the upper 40s. Winds out of the southeast 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of rain is 100%.

Saturday

Showers before 1pm, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm between 1pm and 4pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 4pm. Highsin the mid-to-upper 50s. Chance of rain is 100%.

Saturday Night

A 30 percent chance of showers before 7pm. Mostly cloudy, with lows in the mid 30s.

Hazardous weather is not expected today or tonight.

Heavy rainfall will move into the area late Friday and Saturday. This could lead to minor flooding of streams, creeks, and flood prone areas.