Weather Briefing for Wednesday, April 02, 2024
Here is the news and weather briefing for Macon County.
GENERAL OUTLOOK
A cold front will cross the area early today, pushing showers and thunderstorms to the east and ushering in gusty westerly winds. Breezy conditions and northwest flow snow showers can be expected near the Tennessee border tonight through Friday as much cooler air returns to the region. Dry high pressure builds into the area over the weekend then slides east, allowing warmer temperatures to return by the start of next week.
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Local Weather
General Forecast Through Friday Night
Franklin Area
Today
Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with highs in the mid-to-upper 50s. Winds out of the northwest 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Tonight
A chance of rain showers before 2am, then a chance of snow showers, then a chance of rain showers after 3am. Mostly cloudy, with lows around freezing. Winds out of the west 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.
Thursday
A slight chance of rain and snow showers before 11am, then a slight chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with highs near 50. Winds out of the northwest 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Thursday Night
A 20 percent chance of showers before 9pm. Mostly cloudy, with lows around freezing. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Friday
Mostly sunny, with highs in the mid 50s.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with lows in the upper 20s.
Highlands Plateau
Today
Partly sunny, with highs in the low-to-mid 50s. Winds out of the northwest 15 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.
Tonight
A slight chance of rain and snow showers before 11pm, then a chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with lows around freezing. Winds out of the northwest 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Thursday
A slight chance of snow showers before 11am, then a slight chance of rain and snow showers between 11am and noon, then a slight chance of rain showers after noon. Partly sunny, with highs in the lower 40s. Winds out of the northwest 15 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Thursday Night
Mostly cloudy, with lows around 30. Winds out of the northwest 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.
Friday
Mostly sunny, with highs in the upper 40s. Windy.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with lows in the mid-to-upper 20s.
Otto and South Central Macon County
Today
Partly sunny, with highs near 56. Winds out of the northwest 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Tonight
A chance of rain showers before 1am, then a chance of snow showers between 1am and 3am, then a chance of rain and snow showers after 3am. Mostly cloudy, with lows in the mid 30s. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.
Thursday
A slight chance of rain and snow showers before 10am, then a slight chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with highs in the upper 40s. Winds out of the northwest 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Thursday Night
Mostly cloudy, with lows around 32. Winds out of the northwest 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Friday
Mostly sunny, with highs in the low-to-mid 50s.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with lows around 30.
Nantahala Area
Hazardous weather is not expected today. Snow showers are possible overnight, with little or no accumulation expected.
Pollen
Pollen levels are expected to be in the medium range (5.6 out of 12) today with Maple, Oak, and Elm being the main culprits. Tomorrow is expected to be in the high range (10.2 out of 10.2).
Record Weather Events for April 4th
Record weather events for this date in Macon County
(1872-2016)
Highest Temperature 90°F in Highlands in 1946
Lowest Temperature 16°F in Highlands in 1936
Greatest One-Day Rain 2.37 inches at the Coweeta Experimental Station in 1979
Greatest One-Day Snowfall 0.8 inches in Highlands in 1901
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
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On This Day
April 3 is the 93rd day of the year (94th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar; 272 days remain until the end of the year.
In common years, it is the first day of the second quarter of the year. The exact moment the second quarter begins occurs at 6 a.m. on this day. In countries that use summer time the actual exact time of the start of the second quarter in a common year is at 7:00 a.m. for locations in the northern hemisphere, or 5:00 a.m. for locations in the southern hemisphere.
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Published at 5:00am on Wednesday, April 03, 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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