Weekend News and Weather Briefing for Saturday, April 27, 2024
Here is the news and weather briefing for Macon County.
GENERAL OUTLOOK
We can expect a warming trend through the weekend and into next week as high pressure remains centered just off the Atlantic Coast. A weak cold front is expected to move through the area on Tuesday bringing scattered showers and thunderstorms to the western Carolinas.
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Local Weather
General Forecast Through Sunday Night
Franklin Area
Today
Patchy fog before 8am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with highs in the lower 70s. Calm winds in the morning increasing to come out of the southeast around 5 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.
Saturday Night
Patchy fog after 3am. Otherwise, partly cloudy, with lows in the low-to-mid 50s. Light and variable winds.
Sunday
Patchy fog before 8am. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with highs in the mid 70s. Light winds out of the southeast early in the morning increasing to come out of the south 5 to 10 mph by midmorning.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with lows around 50. Winds out of the southeast 5 to 10 mph becoming calm before midnight.
Monday
Sunny, with highs near 80.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with lows in the mid 50s.
Highlands Plateau
Today
Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with highs in the low-to-mid 60s. Winds out of the southeast 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Saturday Night
Patchy fog before 2am, then patchy fog after 3am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with lows around 50. Winds out of the southeast 5 to 10 mph.
Sunday
Patchy fog before 8am. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with highs in the upper 60s. Winds out of the south 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with lows around 50. Winds out of the southeast 5 to 10 mph.
Monday
Sunny, with highs near 70.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with lows in the low-to-mid 50s.
Otto and South Central Macon County
Today
Patchy fog before 8am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with highs near 70. Winds out of the southeast around 5 mph.
Saturday Night
Patchy fog after 3am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with lows in the mid 50s. Light winds out of the southeast.
Sunday
Patchy fog before 8am. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with highs in the mid 70s. Winds out of the southeast 5 to 10 mph.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with lows in the lower 50s. Winds out of the southeast 5 to 10 mph.
Monday
Sunny, with highs in the upper 70s.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with lows in the mid 50s.
Nantahala Area
Hazardous weather is not expected today or tonight.
Back to Top Pollen
Pollen levels are expected to be in the medium-high range (8.2 out of 12) today with Maple, Birch, and Oak being the main culprits. Tomorrow is expected to be in the medium-high range (8.4 out of 12.0).
Record Weather Events for April 27th
Record weather events for this date in Macon County
(1872-2016)
Highest Temperature 90°F in Franklin in 1986
Lowest Temperature 25°F in Highlands in 1919
Greatest One-Day Rain 2.55 inches in Highlands in 1964
Greatest One-Day Snowfall (no snowfall has been recorded on this date since record-keeping began in 1871)
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
Greatest Snowfall 9.5 inches in Franklin on 04-04-1987
(the excessive rainfall was due to the remnants of Hurricane Gladys)
Weather Extremes for North Carolina for the month of April Data available from 1872
Highest Temperature 102°F in Carthage, Moore County on 04-29-1981
Lowest Temperature 1°F in Mount Mitchell, Yancey County on 04-08-2007
Greatest Rainfall 7.30 inches in Lake Toxaway, Transylvania County on 04-16-2011
Greatest Snowfall 19.00 in Mount Mitchell, Yancey County on 04-11-2003
News Briefing
• China Scans ‘World’s Largest Naval Base’ In USA; US Navy’s Norfolk Naval Station ‘Unmasked’ By Spy Satellite [The Eurasian Times]
• Federal regulator finds Tesla Autopilot has ‘critical safety gap’ linked to hundreds of collisions [CNBC]
• Texas Attracted California Techies. Now It’s Losing Thousands of Them. [Texas Monthly]
• Russia arrests Forbes reporter over social media posts on Bucha massacre [France 24]
Global National: April 26, 2024 | Aamjiwnaang First Nation declares state of emergency
ABC World News Tonight with David Muir Full Broadcast – April 26, 2024
“CBS Evening News” Full Broadcast | April 26, 2024
NBC Nightly News Full Broadcast – April 26, NBC News
PBS NewsHour full episode, (April 26, 2024)
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Published at 5:00am on Saturday, April 27, 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.
Source: http://thunderpigblog.blogspot.com/2024/04/wx20240427.html
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