Weekend Weather Briefing for Saturday, March 02, 2024
Here is the news and weather briefing for Macon County.
GENERAL OUTLOOK
As low pressure moves off the mid Atlantic coast, the rain will gradually end across our area thismorning. Very warm and somewhat moist conditions return by the end of the weekend and continue into next week. Another system moves in by the middle of the week with another round of rainfall.
General Forecast Through Monday Night
Franklin Area
Today
A 20 percent chance of rain before 8am. Patchy fog before 10am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with highs in the low-to-mid 60s. Light and variable winds.
Tonight
Patchy fog before 1am, then patchy fog after 2am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with lows around 40. Light and variable winds.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with highs near 70. Calm winds in the morning increasing to come out of the south 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon.
Sunday Night
A 20 percent chance of showers after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with lows around 50. Winds out of the southeast 5 to 10 mph becoming calm before midnight.
Monday
A 20 percent chance of showers before 3pm. Partly sunny, with highs near 70.
Monday Night
A 30 percent chance of showers after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with lows around 50.
Highlands Plateau
Today
A 30 percent chance of showers before 7am. Patchy fog before 10am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with highs in the mid-to-upper 50s. Winds out of the west 3 to 5 mph. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Tonight
Patchy fog after 11pm. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with lows around 40. Winds out of the southwest around 5 mph becoming calm after midnight.
Sunday
A 20 percent chance of showers after noon. Mostly sunny, with highs near 60. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph in the morning shifting to come out of the south in the afternoon.
Sunday Night
A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly after 9pm. Mostly cloudy, with lows in the upper 40s. Winds out of the east 5 to 10 mph.
Monday
A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly before 8am. Partly sunny, with highs near 60.
Monday Night
A 40 percent chance of showers after 8pm. Mostly cloudy, with lows around 50.
Otto and South Central Macon County
Today
A 20 percent chance of showers before 8am. Patchy fog before 10am. Otherwise, partly sunny, with highs in the lower 60s. Light and variable winds.
Tonight
Patchy fog before 1am, then patchy fog after 2am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with lows in the lower 40s. Winds out of the south around 5 mph becoming calm before midnight.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with highs near 70. Calm winds in the morning increasing to come out of the south 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon.
Sunday Night
A 20 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with lows around 50. Winds out of the southeast 5 to 10 mph.
Monday
A 20 percent chance of showers. Partly sunny, with highs in the mid-to-upper 60s.
Monday Night
A 40 percent chance of showers after 10pm. Mostly cloudy, with lows around 50.
Nantahala Area
Hazardous weather is not expected today or tonight.
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Record Weather Events for March 2nd
Record weather events for this date in Macon County
(1872-2016)
Highest Temperature 78°F in Franklin in 1976
Lowest Temperature 3°F in Highlands in 19140
Greatest One-Day Rain 2.86 inches at the Coweeta Experimental Station in 2007
Greatest One-Day Snowfall 12.0 inches in Highlands in 1942
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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Published at 5:00am on Saturday, March 02, 2023
Author: Bobby Coggins
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