News Brief
The United States is one step closer to having the ability to launch manned missions from our soil for the first time since 2011 when the space shuttle program ended. SpaceX launched an unmanned Dragon capsule that will dock at the International Space Station and then splash down in the Atlantic Ocean later this week.
A full video of the test flight is available on Youtube. [LINK]
A fellow citizen journalist also has a video. [LINK]
Outlook
High pressure will build across the region today and move east before an area of low pressure and a strong cold front crosses the area late Sunday into Monday. Dry high pressure and cold temperatures will return over the forecast area Monday and persist through the middle of next week, during which dangerously cold wind chills are expected.
THREE DAY GFS FORECAST
This animated image shows a forecast of precipitation, air pressure and thickness level (cold-air damming) for three days in six-hour increments.
Green, Yellow, and Red indicate rain. Orange and Purple Indicate Freezing Rain or other freezing precipitation. Blue indicates snow.
WEATHER SPONSOR
Adams Products, a Division of Oldcastle is underwriting the daily weather briefing & public safety updates for the month.
Open 7:30 AM to 4:00 PM, M-F, located at 895 Hickory Knoll Road, Franklin, NC. Visit our Facebook page at:
https://www.facebook.com/Adams.Oldcastle.Franklin.NC/
All your masonry needs are available. Our phone number is 828.524.8545, the public is welcome, we’ll help you with your with your next project.
Weather Hazards
Hazardous weather is not expected today. Heavy rain is expected Sunday and dangerously cold conditions next week.
A strong cold front will likely bring periods of moderate to heavy rain will fall across the region beginning Sunday morning and continuing through the evening. Isolated to scattered thunderstorms are also possible during the afternoon and evening hours. Ponding of water in urban areas is possible and some area streams may reach or exceed bankfull levels.
Advisory level northwest winds are possible especially across higher elevations sometime late Tuesday into Wednesday behind a secondary cold front. The combination of gusty winds and unseasonable cold conditions may support dangerously cold wind chills.
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WEATHER FORECAST MAPS
Forecast maps for 7 am, 1 pm, and 7 pm.
[click on any image in this article to enlarge]
FRANKLIN AREA FORECAST
Today
Patchy fog before 7am. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with a high in the lower 60s. Winds out of the northwest 3 to 5 mph.
Tonight
Patchy fog after 5am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low in the lower 40s. Winds out of the northwest around 5 mph becoming calm before midnight.
Sunday
Showers, mainly after 9am. Patchy fog before 8am. High near 55. Calm winds in the morning then rising to come out of the southeast around 5 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New precipitation amounts between three quarters and one inch possible.
Sunday Night
Rain showers before 5am, then a slight chance of rain and snow showers. Low around 35. Winds out of the southwest 5 to 10 mph shifting to come out of the northwest after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 45.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 25.
OTTO AREA FORECAST
Today
Patchy fog before 7am. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with a high in the lower 60s. Winds out of the northwest 3 to 5 mph.
Tonight
Patchy fog after 5am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low in the lower 40s. Winds out of the northwest around 5 mph becoming calm before midnight.
Sunday
Showers, mainly after 9am. Patchy fog before 8am. High near 55. Calm winds in the morning then out of the southeast around 5 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New precipitation amounts between three quarters and one inch possible.
Sunday Night
Rain showers before 5am, then a slight chance of rain and snow showers. Low around 35. Winds out of the southwest 5 to 10 mph shifting to come out of the northwest after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 45.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 25.
HIGHLANDS PLATEAU FORECAST
Today
Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 55. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph in the morning then shifting to come out of the southwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.
Tonight
Patchy fog after 3am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 40. Winds out of the southwest 3 to 7 mph.
Sunday
Showers, mainly after 9am. Patchy fog before 8am. Highs in the upper 40s. Winds out of the southwest early 5 to 10 mph shifting to come out of the southeast by midmorning. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New precipitation amounts between 1 and 2 inches possible.
Sunday Night
Rain showers before 1am, then a chance of rain and snow showers. Low around freezing. Winds out of the southwest 5 to 10 mph shifting to come out of the northwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high in the lower 40s.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 25.
NANTAHALA AREA FORECAST
Today
Patchy fog before 7am. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with a high in the upper 50s. Winds out of the west around 6 mph.
Tonight
Mostly cloudy, with a low in the low-to-mid 40s. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph becoming light and variable before midnight.
Sunday
Showers, mainly after 9am. Patchy fog before 7am. High near 55. Winds out of the southwest 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New precipitation amounts between 1 and 2 inches possible.
Sunday Night
Rain showers before 2am, then a chance of rain and snow showers. Low around freezing. Winds out of the northwest around 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high in the lower 40s.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low in the lower 20s.
Macon County Almanac for March 02, 2019
Highest Temperature 78°F in Franklin in 1976
Lowest Temperature 3°F in Highlands in 1914
Greatest Rainfall 2.86 inches at the Coweeta Experimental Station in 2007
Greatest Snowfall 12.0 inches in Highlands in 1942
Weather Extremes for Macon County for the month of March
Data available from 1873 to 2018
Highest Temperature 86°F at the Coweeta Experimental Station on 03-15-1967
Lowest Temperature -7°F in Highlands on 03-07-1899
Greatest Rainfall 6.43 inches in Highlands on 03-29-1898
Greatest Snowfall 25.5 inches at the Coweeta Experimental Station on 03-13-1993
Published at 3:54 am on March 02, 2019
Outlook
High pressure will build across the region today and move east before an area of low pressure and a strong cold front crosses the area late Sunday into Monday. Dry high pressure and cold temperatures will return over the forecast area Monday and persist through the middle of next week, during which dangerously cold wind chills are expected.
THREE DAY GFS FORECAST
This animated image shows a forecast of precipitation, air pressure and thickness level (cold-air damming) for three days in six-hour increments.
Green, Yellow, and Red indicate rain. Orange and Purple Indicate Freezing Rain or other freezing precipitation. Blue indicates snow.
WEATHER SPONSOR
Adams Products, a Division of Oldcastle is underwriting the daily weather briefing & public safety updates for the month.
Open 7:30 AM to 4:00 PM, M-F, located at 895 Hickory Knoll Road, Franklin, NC. Visit our Facebook page at:
https://www.facebook.com/Adams.Oldcastle.Franklin.NC/
All your masonry needs are available. Our phone number is 828.524.8545, the public is welcome, we’ll help you with your with your next project.
Weather Hazards
Hazardous weather is not expected today. Heavy rain is expected Sunday and dangerously cold conditions next week.
A strong cold front will likely bring periods of moderate to heavy rain will fall across the region beginning Sunday morning and continuing through the evening. Isolated to scattered thunderstorms are also possible during the afternoon and evening hours. Ponding of water in urban areas is possible and some area streams may reach or exceed bankfull levels.
Advisory level northwest winds are possible especially across higher elevations sometime late Tuesday into Wednesday behind a secondary cold front. The combination of gusty winds and unseasonable cold conditions may support dangerously cold wind chills.
CROWDFUNDING OR DAY SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES
If you receive value from what Macon Media provides to the community, please consider becoming a supporter and contribute at least a dollar a month. Those who support Macon Media with at least a dollar a month receive early access to video of some events and meetings before they are made public on the website. Videos and news involving public safety are not subject to early access.
Patreon Subscriber History May 2014 to Present
If you have a business or event you are interested in sponsorship opportunities or underwriting coverage, send an email to editor@MaconMedia.com for more information. Serious inquiries only.
Thank You to the people who have been sending in donations and those businesses who are underwriting coverage of news and events. You have kept Macon Media online.
WEATHER FORECAST MAPS
Forecast maps for 7 am, 1 pm, and 7 pm.
[click on any image in this article to enlarge]
FRANKLIN AREA FORECAST
Today
Patchy fog before 7am. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with a high in the lower 60s. Winds out of the northwest 3 to 5 mph.
Tonight
Patchy fog after 5am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low in the lower 40s. Winds out of the northwest around 5 mph becoming calm before midnight.
Sunday
Showers, mainly after 9am. Patchy fog before 8am. High near 55. Calm winds in the morning then rising to come out of the southeast around 5 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New precipitation amounts between three quarters and one inch possible.
Sunday Night
Rain showers before 5am, then a slight chance of rain and snow showers. Low around 35. Winds out of the southwest 5 to 10 mph shifting to come out of the northwest after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 45.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 25.
OTTO AREA FORECAST
Today
Patchy fog before 7am. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with a high in the lower 60s. Winds out of the northwest 3 to 5 mph.
Tonight
Patchy fog after 5am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low in the lower 40s. Winds out of the northwest around 5 mph becoming calm before midnight.
Sunday
Showers, mainly after 9am. Patchy fog before 8am. High near 55. Calm winds in the morning then out of the southeast around 5 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New precipitation amounts between three quarters and one inch possible.
Sunday Night
Rain showers before 5am, then a slight chance of rain and snow showers. Low around 35. Winds out of the southwest 5 to 10 mph shifting to come out of the northwest after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 45.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 25.
HIGHLANDS PLATEAU FORECAST
Today
Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 55. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph in the morning then shifting to come out of the southwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.
Tonight
Patchy fog after 3am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 40. Winds out of the southwest 3 to 7 mph.
Sunday
Showers, mainly after 9am. Patchy fog before 8am. Highs in the upper 40s. Winds out of the southwest early 5 to 10 mph shifting to come out of the southeast by midmorning. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New precipitation amounts between 1 and 2 inches possible.
Sunday Night
Rain showers before 1am, then a chance of rain and snow showers. Low around freezing. Winds out of the southwest 5 to 10 mph shifting to come out of the northwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high in the lower 40s.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 25.
NANTAHALA AREA FORECAST
Today
Patchy fog before 7am. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with a high in the upper 50s. Winds out of the west around 6 mph.
Tonight
Mostly cloudy, with a low in the low-to-mid 40s. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph becoming light and variable before midnight.
Sunday
Showers, mainly after 9am. Patchy fog before 7am. High near 55. Winds out of the southwest 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New precipitation amounts between 1 and 2 inches possible.
Sunday Night
Rain showers before 2am, then a chance of rain and snow showers. Low around freezing. Winds out of the northwest around 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high in the lower 40s.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low in the lower 20s.
Macon County Almanac for March 02, 2019
Highest Temperature 78°F in Franklin in 1976
Lowest Temperature 3°F in Highlands in 1914
Greatest Rainfall 2.86 inches at the Coweeta Experimental Station in 2007
Greatest Snowfall 12.0 inches in Highlands in 1942
Weather Extremes for Macon County for the month of March
Data available from 1873 to 2018
Highest Temperature 86°F at the Coweeta Experimental Station on 03-15-1967
Lowest Temperature -7°F in Highlands on 03-07-1899
Greatest Rainfall 6.43 inches in Highlands on 03-29-1898
Greatest Snowfall 25.5 inches at the Coweeta Experimental Station on 03-13-1993
Published at 3:54 am on March 02, 2019
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