Weekend Weather Briefing for Sunday, March 17, 2024
Here is the news and weather briefing for Macon County.
GENERAL OUTLOOK
temperatures. Drier and cooler conditions will return early next week as Canadian high pressure builds into the Carolinas. Warmer temperatures return by mid-week with lingering dry conditions. A low pressure system will bring rain chances back on Friday.
Local Weather
General Forecast Through Tuesday Night
Franklin Area
Today
Mostly cloudy, with highs in the mid 60s. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph.
Tonight
Cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with lows around 30. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with highs near 50. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with lows in the lower 20s. Winds out of the northwest 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Tuesday
Sunny, with highs in the mid-to-upper 50s.
Tuesday Night
Clear, with lows around freezing.
Highlands Plateau
Today
Mostly cloudy, with highs in the upper 50s. Winds out of the northwest 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Tonight
Cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with lows around 30. Winds out of the northwest 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with highs in the mid 40s. Winds out of the northwest 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with lows in the lower 20s. Winds out of the northwest 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.
Tuesday
Sunny, with highs near 50.
Tuesday Night
Clear, with lows around freezing.
Otto and South Central Macon County
Today
Mostly cloudy, with highs in the mid 60s. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph.
Tonight
Cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with lows around freezing. Winds out of the northwest 10 to 20 mph.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with highs near 50. Winds out of the northwest 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with lows in the low-to-mid 20s. Winds out of the northwest 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Tuesday
Sunny, with highs in the mid 50s.
Tuesday Night
Clear, with lows in the mid 30s.
Nantahala Area
Hazardous weather is not expected today or tonight.
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Pollen levels are expected to be in the high range (10.6 out of 12) today with Maple, Juniper, and Oak being the main culprits. Tomorrow is expected to be in the high range (10.2 out of 12).
Record Weather Events for March 17th
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
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On This Day
March 17th is the 76th day of the year (77th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar; 289 days remain until the end of the year.
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Published at 5:00am on Sunday, March 17, 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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