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Saturday, February 24, 2024

Weekend Weather Briefing for Saturday, February 24, 2024





Here is the news and weather briefing for Macon County.

GENERAL OUTLOOK

A fast moving system will bring a quick round of accumulating snow across the higher elevations of the mountains near the Tennessee border today into early this evening. Scattered showers and a few thunderstorms will also be possible east of the mountains. A warming trend begins Monday with highs well above normal through Wednesday. A sharp cold front moves through the area Wednesday into Wednesday night with a brief return of dry weather before unsettled conditions return late week into next weekend.







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Local Weather

General Forecast Through Monday Night





Franklin Area

Today

A slight chance of rain and snow showers before midmorning, then a chance of rain showers. Partly sunny, with highs near 50. Light and variable winds ealy in the morning increasing to come out of the northwest 10 to 15 mph by midmorning. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.

Tonight

Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with lows around 20. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 15 mph becoming light and variable after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph.

Sunday

Sunny, with highs near 60. Calm winds in the morning increasing to come out of the southwest 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon.

Sunday Night

Partly cloudy, with lows in the mid-to-upper 30s. Winds out of the south 3 to 7 mph.

Monday

Mostly sunny, with highs in the upper 60s. Light winds out of the west in the morning increasing to come out of the the southwest 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon.

Monday Night

A 20 percent chance of showers after 4am. Partly cloudy, with lows in the mid 40s.


Highlands Plateau

Today

A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly before 2pm. Partly sunny, with highs in the low-to-mid 40s. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 15 mph increasing to 15 to 25 mph in the afternoon.

Winds could gust as high as 35 mph. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Tonight

Partly cloudy, with lows in the low-to-mid 20s. Winds out of the northwest 15 to 25 mph decreasing to 5 to 10 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 35 mph.

Sunday

Partly sunny through mid morning, then becoming sunny, with highs in the low-to-mid 50s. Winds out of the west 5 to 10 mph.

Sunday Night

Partly cloudy, with lows in the mid 30s. Winds out of the southwest 5 to 15 mph shifting to come out of the northwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.

Monday

Mostly sunny, with highs near 60. Winds out of the northwest 10 to 20 mph in the morning shifting to come out of the southwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph.

Monday Night

A 20 percent chance of showers after 2am. Mostly cloudy, with lows in the mid 40s.


Otto and South Central Macon County

Today

A chance of rain and snow showers before 2pm, then a slight chance of rain showers between 2pm and 4pm. Partly sunny, with highs near 50. Light and variable winds early in the morning increasing to come out of the northwest 10 to 15 mph by midmorning. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.

Tonight

Partly cloudy, with lows in the lower 20s. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 15 mph decreasing and shifting to come out of the northeast after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph.

Sunday

Sunny, with highs near 60. Calm winds in the morning increasing to come out of the southwest 5 to 10mph in the afternoon.

Sunday Night

Partly cloudy, with lows in the upper 30s. Winds out of the south 5 to 10 mph shifting to come out of the west after midnight.

Monday

Mostly sunny, with highs in the mid-to-upper 50s. Winds out of the west 5 to 10 mph in the morning shifting to come out of the southwest in the afternoon.

Monday Night

A 20 percent chance of showers after 2am. Partly cloudy, with lows in the mid-to-upper 40s.


Nantahala Area

Snow showers are possible today with higher elevations perhaps seeing a couple of inches of snow. (02-24-2024)

Today

A 40 percent chance of showers, mainly between 7am and 5pm. Mostly cloudy, with highs in the mid 40s. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Tonight

Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with lows in the low-to-mid 20s. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph becoming light and variable after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph.

Sunday

Partly sunny through mid morning, then becoming sunny, with highs in the mid-to-upper 50s. Calm winds in the morning increasing to come out of the southwest 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon.

Sunday Night

Partly cloudy, with lows in the upper 30s. Winds out of the southwest 5 to 10 mph.

Monday

Mostly sunny, with highs in the low-to-mid 60s. Winds out of the southwest 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Monday Night

A 20 percent chance of showers after 1am. Partly cloudy, with lows in the mid-to-upper 40s.


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Hazards



Other than potential slick spots caused by snow in the higher elevations and high winds in those areas, hazardous weather conditions are not expected today or tonight.


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Record Weather Events for February 24th

Record weather events for this date in Macon County
(1872-2016)

Highest Temperature 75°F at the Coweeta Experimental Station in 1996
Lowest Temperature 3°F in Highlands in 1989
Greatest One-Day Rainfall 2.37 inches in Highlands in 1962
Greatest One-Day Snowfall 5.2 inches in Highlands in 2015

Weather Extremes for Macon County for the month of February Data available from 1872

Highest Temperature 79°F at the Coweeta Experimental Station on 01-28-1996
Lowest Temperature -19°F in Highlands on 02-13-1899 (also a state record)
Greatest Rainfall 6.37 inches at the Coweeta Experimental Station on 02-13-1966
Greatest Snowfall 15.0 inches in Highlands on 02-14-1912

Record Weather Events for February 24th in North Carolina

Highest Temperature 86°F in Williamston, Martin County in 1962
Lowest Temperature -7°F in Mount Mitchell, Yancey County in 1989
Greatest Rainfall 3.53 inches in Lake Toxaway, Transylvania County in 1975
Greatest Snowfall 10.0 inches in Edenton, Chowan County in 1989
Weather Extremes for North Carolina for the month of February Data available from 1872

Highest Temperature 88°F in New Bern, Craven County on 02-28-1962
Lowest Temperature -20°F in Brevard, Transylvania County on 02-17-1958
Greatest Rainfall 8.83 inches in Lake Toxaway, Transylvania County on 02-13-1966
Greatest Snowfall 24.00 in Mount Mitchell, Yancey County on 02-12-1985




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Macon Calendar
(send your event to calendar@maconmedia.com)

Music Lineup for Friends of the Greenway, Inc.

Frog Quarters Music Schedule (located at 573 East Main Street in Franklin)

February 2024 Schedule


2-24-24---Jim Austin’s Classic Country Band---Enjoy hearing Jim’s Band as they play the big sound of real, classic country—songs that you don’t hear on the radio anymore. Jim and the fellas are always a popular group with the crowd at Frog Quarters. 

 3-2-24—Bill Peterson & Charley Simmons--What a treat! You'll hear originals by both these guys along with some covers. Bill has that booming voice on his blues selections (ask him to play his cheeky dog songs:) & Charley has the finger-style guitar down pat with his songs.

Frog Quarters is open 9a to 2p, Wednesdays thru Saturdays—beside the River Bridge. We are the Non-Profit supporting the Greenway with monies from sales from our Coffee & Gift Shop, Memberships and Donations. As always, thank you for your support!



Mountain Findings
432 Spruce Street (physical)
Highlands, North Carolina 28741
Web: MountainFindings.org

Mountain Findings (a thrift store) is open every Thursday, Friday, and Saturday from 10 am to 1 pm until October 2023.













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On This Day

February 24th is the 55th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 310 days remain until the end of the year (311 in leap years).



Historical Events

(Please note that the Wikipedia articles often contain a bibliography and links to where you can learn more about a historical event)




484 – King Huneric of the Vandals replaces Nicene bishops with Arian ones, and banishes some to Corsica.

1303 – The English are defeated at the Battle of Roslin, in the First War of Scottish Independence.

1386 – King Charles III of Naples and Hungary is assassinated at Buda.

1525 – A Spanish-Austrian army defeats a French army at the Battle of Pavia.

1527 – Coronation of Ferdinand I as the king of Bohemia in Prague.

1538 – Treaty of Nagyvárad between Holy Roman Emperor Ferdinand I and King John Zápolya of Hungary and Croatia.

1582 – With the papal bull Inter gravissimas, Pope Gregory XIII announces the Gregorian calendar.

1597 – The last battle of the Cudgel War was fought on the Santavuori Hill in Ilmajoki, Ostrobothnia.

1607 РL'Orfeo by Claudio Monteverdi, one of the first works recognized as an opera, receives its premi̬re performance.

1711 РRinaldo by George Frideric Handel, the first Italian opera written for the London stage, is premi̬red.

1739 – Battle of Karnal: The army of Iranian ruler Nader Shah defeats the forces of the Mughal emperor of India, Muhammad Shah.

1803 – In Marbury v. Madison, the Supreme Court of the United States establishes the principle of judicial review.

1809 – London's Drury Lane Theatre burns to the ground, leaving its owner, Irish writer and politician Richard Brinsley Sheridan, destitute.

1821 – Final stage of the Mexican War of Independence from Spain with Plan of Iguala.

1822 – The first Swaminarayan temple in the world, Shri Swaminarayan Mandir, Ahmedabad, is inaugurated.

1826 – The signing of the Treaty of Yandabo marks the end of the First Anglo-Burmese War.

1831 – The Treaty of Dancing Rabbit Creek, the first removal treaty in accordance with the Indian Removal Act, is proclaimed. The Choctaws in Mississippi cede land east of the river in exchange for payment and land in the West.

1848 – King Louis-Philippe of France abdicates the throne.

1854 – A Penny Red with perforations becomes the first perforated postage stamp to be officially issued for distribution.

1863 – Arizona is organized as a United States territory.

1868 – Andrew Johnson becomes the first President of the United States to be impeached by the United States House of Representatives. He is later acquitted in the Senate.

1875 – The SS Gothenburg hits the Great Barrier Reef and sinks off the Australian east coast, killing approximately 100, including a number of high-profile civil servants and dignitaries.

1876 РThe stage premi̬re of Peer Gynt, a play by Henrik Ibsen with incidental music by Edvard Grieg, takes place in Christiania (Oslo), Norway.

1881 – China and Russia sign the Sino-Russian Ili Treaty.

1895 – Revolution breaks out in Baire, a town near Santiago de Cuba, beginning the Cuban War of Independence; the war ends along with the Spanish–American War in 1898.

1916 – The Governor-General of Korea establishes a clinic called Jahyewon in Sorokdo to segregate Hansen's disease patients.

1917 – World War I: The U.S. ambassador Walter Hines Page to the United Kingdom is given the Zimmermann Telegram, in which Germany pledges to ensure the return of New Mexico, Texas, and Arizona to Mexico if Mexico declares war on the United States.

1918 – Estonian Declaration of Independence.

1920 – Nancy Astor becomes the first woman to speak in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom following her election as a Member of Parliament (MP) three months earlier.

1920 – The Nazi Party (NSDAP) was founded by Adolf Hitler in the Hofbräuhaus beer hall in Munich, Germany

1942 – The Battle of Los Angeles: A false alarm led to an anti-aircraft barrage that lasted into the early hours of February 25.

1942 – An order-in-council passed under the Defence of Canada Regulations of the War Measures Act gives the Canadian federal government the power to intern all "persons of Japanese racial origin".

1944 – Merrill's Marauders: The Marauders begin their 1,000-mile journey through Japanese-occupied Burma.

1945 – Egyptian Premier Ahmad Mahir Pasha is killed in Parliament after reading a decree.

1946 – Colonel Juan Perón, founder of the political movement that became known as Peronism, is elected to his first term as President of Argentina.

1949 – The Armistice Agreements are signed, to formally end the hostilities of the 1948 Arab-Israeli War.

1967 – Cultural Revolution: Zhang Chunqiao announces the dissolution of the Shanghai People's Commune, replacing its local government with a revolutionary committee.

1968 РVietnam War: The Tet Offensive is halted; South Vietnamese forces led by Ngo Quang Truong recapture the citadel of Hu̩.

1971 – The All India Forward Bloc holds an emergency central committee meeting after its chairman, Hemantha Kumar Bose, is killed three days earlier. P.K. Mookiah Thevar is appointed as the new chairman.

1976 – The current constitution of Cuba is formally proclaimed.

1978 – The Yuba County Five disappear in California. Four of their bodies are found four months later.

1981 – The 6.7 Ms Gulf of Corinth earthquake affected Central Greece with a maximum Mercalli intensity of VIII (Severe). Twenty-two people were killed, 400 were injured, and damage totaled $812 million.

1983 – A special commission of the United States Congress condemns the Japanese American internment during World War II.

1984 – Tyrone Mitchell perpetrates the 49th Street Elementary School shooting in Los Angeles, killing two children and injuring 12 more.

1989 – United Airlines Flight 811, bound for New Zealand from Honolulu, rips open during flight, blowing nine passengers out of the business-class section.

1991 – Gulf War: Ground troops cross the Saudi Arabian border and enter Iraq, thus beginning the ground phase of the war.

1996 – Two civilian airplanes operated by the Miami-based group Brothers to the Rescue are shot down in international waters by the Cuban Air Force.

1999 – China Southwest Airlines Flight 4509, a Tupolev Tu-154 aircraft, crashes on approach to Wenzhou Longwan International Airport in Wenzhou, Zhejiang, China. All 61 people on board are killed.

2004 – The 6.3 Mw Al Hoceima earthquake strikes northern Morocco with a maximum Mercalli intensity of IX (Violent). At least 628 people are killed, 926 are injured, and up to 15,000 are displaced.

2006 – Philippine President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo declares Proclamation 1017 placing the country in a state of emergency in attempt to subdue a possible military coup.

2007 – Japan launches its fourth spy satellite, stepping up its ability to monitor potential threats such as North Korea.

2008 – Fidel Castro retires as the President of Cuba and the Council of Ministers after 32 years. He remains as head of the Communist Party for another three years.

2015 – A Metrolink train derails in Oxnard, California following a collision with a truck, leaving more than 30 injured.

2016 – Tara Air Flight 193, a de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter aircraft, crashed, with 23 fatalities, in Solighopte, Myagdi District, Dhaulagiri Zone, while en route from Pokhara Airport to Jomsom Airport.

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Published at 5:00am on Saturday, February 24, 2023
Author: Bobby Coggins


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