Weather Briefing for Thursday, March 21, 2024
Here is the news and weather briefing for Macon County.
GENERAL OUTLOOK
Warmer temperatures return through today with continued dry weather. A low pressure system will bring cooler temperatures and rain back on Friday, with rain chances potentially lingering into Saturday. High pressure should build back in from the northwest to salvage the second half of the weekend and Monday with warmer temperatures.
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Local Weather
General Forecast Through Saturday Night
Franklin Area
Today
Sunny, with highs near 70. Calm winds.
Tonight
Partly cloudy, with lows around 42. Calm winds.
Friday
Showers likely, mainly after 3pm. Cloudy, with highs in the mid 50s. Winds out of the northeast 5 to 15 mph early in the morning shifting to come out of the southeast by midmorning. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph. Chance of rain is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Friday Night
Showers. Low in the mid-to-upper 40s. WInds out of the east 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of rain is 100%.
Saturday
Showers likely, mainly before 10am. Mostly cloudy, with highs in the mid-to-upper 50s. Windy. Chance of rain is 60%.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with lows around freezing.
Sunday
Sunny, with highs near 70.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with lows in the mid 30s.
Highlands Plateau
Today
Sunny, with highs near 60. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph becoming light and variable by noon.
Tonight
Mostly cloudy, with lows in the lower 40s. Winds out of the southeast 5 to 10 mph.
Friday
Showers likely, mainly after 2pm. Cloudy, with highs near 45. Winds out of the southeast 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph. Chance of rain is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Friday Night
Showers. Low in the mid 40s. BreeWinds out of the east 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of rain is 100%.
Saturday
Showers likely, mainly before noon. Mostly cloudy, with highs near 50. Windy. Chance of rain is 70%.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with lows in the mid 30s. Breezy.
Otto and South Central Macon County
Today
Sunny, with highs in the upper 60s. Light and variable winds.
Tonight
Partly cloudy, with lows in the mid 40s. Calm winds increasing to come out of the southeast around 5 mph after midnight.
Friday
Showers likely, mainly after 2pm. Cloudy, with highs in the low-to-mid 50s. Winds out of the southeast 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of rain is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Friday Night
Showers. Lows in the upper 40s. WInds out of the east 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of rain is 100%.
Saturday
Showers likely, mainly before 11am. Mostly cloudy, with highs in the mid-to-upper 50s. Windy. Chance of rain is 70%.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with lows in the mid 30s.
Nantahala Area
Due to low humidty, there is an increased fire danger for the county this afternoon. Please do not burn outdoors today. …INCREASED FIRE DANGER IN EFFECT FROM THIS MORNING THROUGH THIS EVENING ACROSS WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA… In coordination with land managers and neighboring forecast offices, a Fire Danger Statement has been issued for all of western North Carolina on Wednesday. In the affected areas, gusty afternoon winds will coincide with low humidity and dry fuels. Fire will have an easier time starting and spreading. Refer to your local burn-permitting authority on whether you may burn Wednesday. If you do burn, exercise extreme caution.
Back to Top Pollen
Pollen levels are expected to be in the high range (10.3 out of 12) today with Maple, Juniper, and Oak being the main culprits. Tomorrow is expected to be in the high range (7.4 out of 12).
Record Weather Events for March 21st
Record weather events for this date in Macon County
(1872-2016)
Highest Temperature 81°F at the Coweeta Experimental Station in 1968
Lowest Temperature 8°F in Franklin in 1965
Greatest One-Day Rain 2.80 inches in Franklin in 1980
Greatest One-Day Snowfall 1.8 inches in Highlands in 1960 (also a state record)
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
On This Day
March 21st is the 80th day of the year (81st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar; 285 days remain until the end of the year.
Sometimes the March equinox falls on this date (mostly in Western Hemisphere countries), marking the vernal point in the Northern Hemisphere and the autumnal point in the Southern Hemisphere.
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Published at 5:00am on Thursday, March 21, 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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