News and Weather briefing for Monday, April 01, 2024
Here is the news and weather briefing for Macon County.
GENERAL OUTLOOK
High pressure remains over the area with dry conditions and well above normal temperatures expected through Tuesday. Showers and a few thunderstorms will be ahead of a cold front as it crosses the region late Tuesday night and Wednesday. Breezy conditions and northwest flow snow showers will be possible as much cooler air returns for the latter half of the week.
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Local Weather
General Forecast Through Wednesday Night
Franklin Area
Today
Mostly cloudy, with highs in the upper 70s. Calm winds in the morning increasing to come out of the west around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Tonight
Mostly cloudy, with lows in the upper 50s. Winds out of the southwest around 5 mph becoming light and variable before midnight.
Tuesday
A chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 5pm. Mostly cloudy, with highs in the upper 70s. Winds out of the southwest 5 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of rain is 30%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Tuesday Night
Showers and thunderstorms before 2am, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm between 2am and 5am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 5am. Some of the storms could produce heavy rainfall. Lows in the mid 40s. Winds out of the southwest 15 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph. Chance of rain is 80%.
Wednesday
A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly before 9am. Partly sunny, with highs near 60. Windy.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with lows around freezing. Windy.
Highlands Plateau
Today
Mostly cloudy, with highs in the lower 70s. Winds out of the northwest 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Tonight
Mostly cloudy, with lows in the mid-to-upper 50s. Winds out of the southwest 5 to 15 mph.
Tuesday
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 5pm. Partly sunny, with highs in the lower 70s. Winds out of the west 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Tuesday Night
Showers and thunderstorms likely, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 10pm. Lows in the mid-to-upper 40s. Winds out of the southwest 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of rain is 90%.
Wednesday
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 8am. Mostly sunny, with highs in the mid 50s. Windy.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with lows around freezing. Windy.
Otto and South Central Macon County
Today
Mostly cloudy, with highs in the mid 70s. Winds out of the west 5 to 10 mph.
Tonight
Mostly cloudy, with lows around 60. Winds out of the south around 5 mph.
Tuesday
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 5pm. Partly sunny, with highs in the upper 70s. Winds out of the southwest 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Tuesday Night
Showers and thunderstorms likely, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 10pm. Lows around 50. Winds out of the southwest 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of rain is 90%.
Wednesday
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 8am. Mostly sunny, with highs near 60. Windy.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with lows around freezing. Windy.
Nantahala Area
Hazardous weather is not expected today.
Strong to severe thunderstorms may develop across the Tennessee Valley Tuesday afternoon and track east into the North Carolina mountains Tuesday evening into Tuesday night. Overall, the storms are expected to weaken, so there remains a lot of uncertainty on severe potential as showers and storms cross the mountains Tuesday night.
Back to Top Pollen
Pollen levels are expected to be in the medium-high range (11.2 out of 12) today with Maple, Oak, and Elm being the main culprits. Tomorrow is expected to be in the high range (11.5 out of 12).
Record Weather Events for April 1st
Record weather events for this date in Macon County
(1872-2016)
Highest Temperature 88°F in Franklin in 1986
Lowest Temperature 13°F in Highlands in 1987
Greatest One-Day Rain 2.63 inches at the Coweeta Experimental Station in 1999
Greatest One-Day Snowfall 2.5 inches in Franklin in 1881
Weather Extremes for Macon County for the month of April Data available from 1872
Highest Temperature 91°F in Franklin on 04-26-1986
Lowest Temperature 13°F in Highlands on 04-01-1987
Greatest Rainfall 7.00 inches in Highlands on 04-07-1895 (also a state record)
Greatest Snowfall 9.5 inches in Franklin on 04-04-1987
News Briefing
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• How they voted: NC congressional votes for the week ending March 29 [WRAL-TV (Raleigh, NC)]
• Under the Dome: Mark Robinson wants to defund ‘bloated bureaucracy’ in education [WRAL-Tv (Raleigh, NC)]
• Settling for less: Plenty of questions remain over local, national impact of realtor settlement [Smoky Mountain News]
—NATIONAL—
International News Headlines
Evan Gerskovich’s Parents on Reporter’s Year in Moscow Prison | WSJ
DW News March 31: Turkey Ballot Test – Netanyahu Defiant – Indian Protest | Full Broadcast | DW News
• Israelis stage largest protest since war began to increase pressure on Netanyahu [AP News]
• At least four killed in Israeli attack on Al-Aqsa Hospital in Gaza [Al Jazeera]
• Israel shares photo of aid build-up in Gaza, says UN is not distributing it [Jerusalem Post]
• U.S. seeking trilateral summit with S. Korea, Japan in July: report [Yonhap News Agency]
• Estonia: General urges double defense spendings amid potential conflict with Russia [TVP World]
• Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, March 31, 2024 [Institute for the Study of War]
—International Conflicts —
Global Arms Exports – Winners, losers & trends in the race to rearm | Perun
Global National: March 31, 2024 | King Charles greets fans in 1st appearance since cancer diagnosis
ABC World News Tonight with David Muir Full Broadcast – March 31, 2024
“CBS Weekend News” Full Broadcast | March 31 2024
The moon is literally about to steal the spotlight! | Nightly News: Kids Edition
PBS NewsHour full episode, (March 31 2024)
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Published at 5:00am on Monday, April 01, 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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