Weekend Weather Briefing for Saturday, April 13, 2024
Here is the news and weather briefing for Macon County.
GENERAL OUTLOOK
Drier air will filter into the region and very windy conditions will continue today. Warmer weather returns and will last into the middle of next week.
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Local Weather
General Forecast Through Monday Night
Franklin Area (Breezy conditions expected through Sunday Afternoon)
Today
Sunny, with highs in the mid-to-upper 60s. Winds out of the northwest 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Tonight
Clear, with lows in the mid 40s. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph becoming calm before midnight.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with highs near 80. Light winds out of the northwest early in the morning increasing and shifting to come out of the west 10 to 15 mph by midmorning. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with lows in the lower 50s. Winds out of the southwest 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Monday
Sunny, with highs in the low-to-mid 80s.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with lows in the low-to-mid 50s.
Highlands Plateau (Breezy conditions expected through Sunday Afternoon)
Today
Sunny, with highs near 60. Winds out of the northwest 15 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 45 mph.
Tonight
Mostly clear, with lows in the mid 40s. Winds out of the northwest 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with highs in the lower 70s. Winds out of the west 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with lows in the lower 50s. Winds out of the southwest 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Monday
Sunny, with highs in the mid 70s.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with lows in the mid 50s.
Otto and South Central Macon County (Breezy conditions expected through Sunday Afternoon)
Today
Sunny, with highs in the mid 60s. Winds out of the northwest 15 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.
Tonight
Clear, with lows in the mid 40s. Winds out of the northwest around 5 mph.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with highs in the mid-to-upper 70s. Winds out of the west 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with lows in the mid 50s. Winds out of the west 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Monday
Sunny, with highs near 80.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with lows in the mid 50s.
Nantahala Area (Breezy conditions expected through Sunday Afternoon)
Hazardous weather is not expected today.
Pollen
Pollen levels are expected to be in the high range (11.8 out of 12) today with Oak, Sweetgum, and Poplar being the main culprits. Tomorrow is expected to be in the medium-high range (10.9 out of 9.1).
Record Weather Events for April 13th
Record weather events for this date in Macon County
(1872-2016)
Highest Temperature 85°F in Franklin in 1981
Lowest Temperature 16°F in Highlands in 1940
Greatest One-Day Rain 6.62 inches in Highlands in 2020 (also the state record)
Greatest One-Day Snowfall (no snowfall has been recorded on this date since record-keeping began)
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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PBS NewsHour full episode, (April 12, 2024)
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On This Day
April 13 is the 103rd day of the year (104th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar; 262 days remain until the end of the year.
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Published at 5:00am on Saturday, April 13, 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/wx20240413.html
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