News and Weather Briefing for Tuesday, September 03, 2024
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Here is the news and weather briefing for Macon County.
GENERAL OUTLOOK
A cold front becomes stationary along the Gulf Coast to the Carolina coast on Tuesday. High pressure over New York state will provide our area with a cool northeast breeze through mid week as temperatures become below normal. Rain chances increase again during the second half of the week.
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Local Weather
General Forecast Through Thursday Night
Franklin Area
Today
Partly sunny, with highs near 80. Calm winds in the morning increasing to come out of the southeast around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Tonight
Mostly cloudy, with lows in the mid 50s. Calm winds.
Wednesday
Partly sunny, with highs near 80. Light and variable winds.
Wednesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with lows in the upper 50s. Calm winds.
Thursday
A slight chance of rain before noon, then a chance of showers, mainly after 2pm. Mostly cloudy, with highs in the mid 70s. The chance of rain is 30%.
Thursday Night
A 30 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with lows around 60.
Highlands Plateau
Today
Partly sunny, with highs near 70. Winds out of the east 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Tonight
Mostly cloudy, with lows in the lower 50s. Winds out of the northeast 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Wednesday
Partly sunny, with highs near 70. Winds out of the southeast 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Wednesday Night
A 20 percent chance of rain after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with lows in the mid 50s. Winds out of the northeast 3 to 6 mph. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.
Thursday
A chance of rain, mainly between 10am and noon, then a chance of showers after noon. Mostly cloudy, with highs in the mid-to-upper 60s. The chance of rain is 30%.
Thursday Night
A 40 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with lows in the mid 50s.
Otto and South Central Macon County
Today
Partly sunny, with highs in the mid-to-upper 70s. Winds out of the east around 5 mph.
Tonight
Mostly cloudy, with lows in the mid 50s. Light winds out of the southeast.
Wednesday
Partly sunny, with highs in the mid-to-upper 70s. Light and variable winds.
Wednesday Night
A 20 percent chance of rain after 2am. Mostly cloudy, with lows in the upper 50s. Light winds out of the east.
Thursday
A slight chance of rain before noon, then a chance of showers after noon. Mostly cloudy, with highs in the mid 70s. The chance of rain is 30%.
Thursday Night
A 30 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with lows around 60.
Nantahala Area
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Hazards
Hazardous weather is not expected today or tonight.
Tropical Update
Pollen
Record Weather Events for September 3rd
Record weather events for this date in Macon County
(1872-2016)
Highest Temperature 95°F in Franklin in 1975
Lowest Temperature 43°F in at the Coweeta Experimental Station in 1987
Greatest Rainfall 2.87 inches in Highlands in 1879
Greatest Snowfall (no measurable snowfall has been recorded on this date since records started being kept in 1872)
Weather Extremes for Macon County for the month of September
Data available from 1872
Highest Temperature 98°F in Frsnklin on 09-04-1975
Lowest Temperature 27°F in Franklin on 09-30-1967
Greatest Rainfall 11.87 inches in Highlands on09-29-1964
Greatest Snowfall snowfall has not been recorded during August in Macon County)
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Published at 5:00am on Tuesday, September 03, 2024
Author: Bobby Coggins
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