Weekend Weather Briefing for Saturday, March 16, 2024
Here is the news and weather briefing for Macon County.
GENERAL OUTLOOK
Northwest flow rain showers along the Tennessee border will taper off through daybreak. Drier conditions are expected today, but rain chances will return on Sunday. Daytime temperatures will remain warm and spring-like through the weekend. Drier and cooler conditions will return early next week as Canadian high pressure builds into the Carolinas.
Local Weather
General Forecast Through Thuresday Night
Franklin Area
Today
Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with highs in the lower 70s. Light and variable winds.
Tonight
Partly cloudy, with lows in the low-to-mid 40s. Winds out of the north 3 to 6 mph.
Sunday
A slight chance of rain before 9am, then a slight chance of showers after 9am. Partly sunny, with highs in the mid 60s. Winds out of the northeast 5 to 10 mph in the morning shifting to come out of the northwest in the afternoon. Chance of rain is 20%.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with lows around freezing. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph.
Monday
Sunny, with highs near 50.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with lows around 20. Windy.
Highlands Plateau
Today
Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with highs in the mid 60s. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph in the morning shifting to come out of the southwest in the afternoon.
Tonight
Partly cloudy, with lows in the mid 40s. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Sunday
A slight chance of rain before 9am, then a slight chance of showers after 9am. Partly sunny, with highs near 60. Winds out of the northwest 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of rain is 20%.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with lows in the mid 30s. Winds out of the northwest 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Monday
Sunny, with highs in the mid 40s. Windy.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with lows in the lower 20s. Windy.
Otto and South Central Macon County
Today
Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with highs in the lower 70s. Winds out of the north around 5 mph becoming light and variable by noon.
Tonight
Partly cloudy, with lows in the mid 40s. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph.
Sunday
A slight chance of rain before 9am, then a slight chance of showers after 9am. Partly 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 northwest in the afternoon. Chance of rain is 20%.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with lows in the mid 30s. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph.
Monday
Sunny, with highs near 50.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with lows in the low-to-mid 20s. Windy.
Nantahala Area
Hazardous weather is not expected today or tonight.
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 (10.4 out of 12).
Record Weather Events for March 16th
Record weather events for this date in Macon County
(1872-2016)
Highest Temperature 82°F at the Coweeta Experimental Station in 2016 Lowest Temperature 6°F in Highlands in 1916 Greatest One-Day Rain 4.10 inches in Franklin in 1880 Greatest One-Day Snowfall 3.3 inches in Highlands in 1915
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
News Briefing
—STATE AND LOCAL—
Crime at Homeless Housing: 184 Police Calls in 6 months | WLOS-TV (Asheville, NC)
What the $418 million National Realtors Assoc. settlement means for the housing market | WRAL-TV (Raleigh, NC)
• The Wrap: Post-election surprises and fights, plus WRAL News polling (audio podcast) [WRAL-TV (Raleigh, NC)]
• We’ll soon see hummingbirds in NC. Here’s when to put out your feeders & how to attract them [Raleigh News and Observer]
• 4.5 tons of fertilizer released into river after tractor-trailer crashes down embankment [WLOS-TV (Asheville, NC)]
• Conversation with the Museum of Cherokee People: Sovereignty and Self Determination [BPR]
• Students pursue journalism careers despite industry’s decline [Mountain Xpress]
• Court system set to go paperless in July [The Sylva Herald and Ruralite]
—NATIONAL—
International News Headlines
Russian voting closes as Putin re-election appears to be formality | DW News
Why are millions still suffering after having COVID-19? | The Stream | Al Jazeera
• Brazil military leaders told police Bolsonaro plotted to remain in power despite election defeat [AP News]
• North Korea’s Kim orders troops to prepare for war as US, South Korea wrap up exercises [The Hill]
• Ukraine’s Victories Over Russia’s Black Sea Fleet Reopen Vital Grain Corridor [Wall Street Journal]
• Ukraine-based Russian armed groups claim raids into Russia [BBC News]
• G7 issues stern warning to Iran over possible missile shipments to Russia [Politico]
• Israel-Hamas war liveblog: Netanyahu approves Rafah action plan [DW News]
• 33 African countries in need of external assistance for food- FAO [Africa News]
• How does US intelligence disagree with Israel on Gaza? [Inside Story (Al Jazeera) ]
Global National: March 15, 2024 | Calgary police standoff continues over 24 hours later
ABC World News Tonight with David Muir Full Broadcast – March 15, 2024
“CBS Evening News” Full Broadcast | March 13, 2024
NBC Nightly News Full Broadcast – March 15 | NBC News
PBS NewsHour full episode, (March 15, 2024)
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Published at 5:00am on Saturday, March 16, 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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