News and Weather Briefing for Wednesday, October 02, 2024
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Here is the news and weather briefing for Macon County.
GENERAL OUTLOOK
A weak cold front crosses the area today with dry high pressure filtering into the region behind it on Thursday. Another cold front approaches the area on Friday, bringing the potential for scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms in the mountains. Drier conditions return this weekend as high pressure builds back into the region.
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Local Weather
General Forecast Through Friday Night
Franklin Area
Today
Patchy fog between 7am and 10am. Otherwise, cloudy through midmorning, then gradual clearing, with highs near 80. Calm winds.
Tonight
Patchy fog after 3am. Otherwise, increasing clouds, with lows around 60. Calm winds.
Thursday
Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, partly sunny, with highs near 80. Light and variable winds.
Thursday Night
Mostly cloudy, with lows around 60. Calm winds.
Friday
A slight chance of showers before 3pm, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 3pm. Partly sunny, with highs in the mid 70s. The chance of rain is 20%.
Friday Night
Mostly cloudy, with lows in the upper 50s.
Highlands Plateau
Today
Patchy fog before midmorning. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with highs near 70. Winds out of the northwest around 5 mph early in the morning decreasing to calm winds by midmorning.
Tonight
Patchy fog after 3am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with lows in the mid 50s. Calm winds.
Thursday
Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, partly sunny, with highs near 70. Light and variable winds.
Thursday Night
Mostly cloudy, with lows in the mid-to-upper 50s. Calm winds.
Friday
A slight chance of showers, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 3pm. Partly sunny, with highs in the mid 60s. The chance of rain is 30%.
Friday Night
Mostly cloudy, with lows in the mid 50s.
Otto and South Central Macon County
Today
Patchy fog before midmorning. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with highs in the upper 70s. Calm winds.
Tonight
Patchy fog after 3am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with lows around 60. Calm winds.
Thursday
Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with highs in the mid 70s. Calm winds.
Thursday Night
Mostly cloudy, with lows around 60. Calm winds.
Friday
A slight chance of showers, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 3pm. Partly sunny, with highs in the mid 70s. The chance of rain is 30%.
Friday Night
Mostly cloudy, with lows in the upper 50s.
Nantahala Area
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Hazards
Hazardous weather is not expected today or tonight.
Tropical Update
Pollen
Pollen levels are expected to be in the low-medium range (4.7 out of 12) today with Ragweed, Chenopods, and Grasses being the main culprits. Tomorrow is expected to be in the low-medium range (3.7 out of 12.0).
Record Weather Events for October 2nd
Record weather events for this date in Macon County
(1872-2023)
Highest Temperature 90°F at the Coweeta Experimental Station in 2019
Lowest Temperature 27°F at the Coweeta Experimental Station in 1946
Greatest Rainfall 2.97 inches in Highlands in 1988
Greatest Snowfall (no measurable snowfall has been recorded on this date since records started being kept in 1872)
Weather Extremes for Macon County for October
Highest Temperature 91°F in Franklin on 10-05-1954
Lowest Temperature 12°F in Highlands on 10-30-1910
Greatest Rainfall 9.91 inches in Highlands on 10-04-1954
Greatest Snowfall 1.0 inHighlands on 10-20-1913
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Published at 5:00am on Wednsday, October 02, 2024
Author: Bobby Coggins
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