News and Weather Briefing for Columbus Day, 2026
• Back to School Safety Tips for the 2026-2027 School Year [Macon Media] • Town of Franklin Asks Residents to Observe Voluntary Water Restrictions [Macon Media] • Nine N.C. counties in exceptional drought as statewide drought continues [Macon Media] WEATHER OUTLOOK 1. Dry weather with warm temperatures returns today and is expected through the workweek, then a strong cold front brings much cooler temperatures over the weekend.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
(since this is a quick forecast intended to cover the whole county, bear in mind that higher elevations may experience cooler temperatures than this and the lower elevations may experience higher temperatures than those in the forecast) .TODAY.…Patchy fog this morning. Sunny. Highs in the mid 70s. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 35 mph. .TONIGHT.…Clear in the evening, then becoming partly cloudy. Patchy fog after midnight. Lows in the lower 50s. Northwest winds around 5 mph. .TUESDAY.…Patchy fog in the morning. Sunny. Highs in the upper 70s. Northwest winds around 5 mph. .TUESDAY NIGHT.…Clear. Lows in the mid 50s. Light and variable winds, becoming north around 5 mph after midnight.
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FORECAST
.WEDNESDAY.…Sunny. Highs around 80. North winds around 5 mph in the morning, becoming light and variable.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT.…Clear. Lows in the upper 50s.
HAZARDOUS WEATHER
Hazardous weather is not expected today or tonight.
SPACE WEATHER FORECAST
Hazardous space weather is not in the current forecast.
POLLEN REPORT
Pollen levels are expected to be in the medium range (5.1 out of 12) today with Ragweed, Chenopods, and Grasses being the main culprits. Tomorrow is expected to be in the low-medium range (4.6 out of 12.0)
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WEATHER ALMANAC
Record Weather Events for this date in Macon County (1872-2025)
Highest Temperature 86°F at the Coweeta Experimental Station in 2017
Lowest Temperature 25°F at the Coweeta Experimental Station in 2000
Greatest Rainfall 3.44 inches in Highlands in 1927
Record weather events for October in Macon County
Highest Temperature 91°F in Franklin on Oct 5, 1954
Lowest Temperature 12°F in Highlands on Oct 30, 1910
Greatest Rainfall 1.0 inches in Highlands on Oct 4, 1964
Greatest Snowfall 1.0 inches in Highlands on Oct 20, 1913
Weather Extremes for North Carolina for the month of October
Highest Temperature 103°F in Wadesboro, Anson County on Oct 3, 2019
Lowest Temperature 8°F in Banner Elk, Avery County on Oct 21, 1952
Greatest One-Day Rainfall 12.53 in Lumberton, Robeson County on Oct 8, 2016
Greatest Snowfall 11.0 inches in Mount Mitchell, Yancey County on Oct 25, 1990
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National News
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• Zelenskyy says Russia violated energy truce announced by Trump [Al Jazeera]
• Six senators call for Trump administration to ‘immediately reverse course’ on Russian diesel plan [AP News]
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Financial News
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• Michael Dell defends Trump Accounts’ shift to individual company stocks [Yahoo Finance]
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Published at 6:00am on Monday, October 12, 2026
Author: Bobby Coggins
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