OUTLOOK
A cold front will cross the mountains early this morning and then cross the foothills and Piedmont through the late morning and early afternoon hours. Dry high pressure will build over from the north tonight into Tuesday. Unsettled weather returns from the west Tuesday night into Wednesday morning. Another low pressure system may affect the Gulf Coast region Friday into Saturday.
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News Highlights
• A Macon County Sheriff Deputy is under investigation regarding a racial slur that was reported to have occurred in a private message and then shared on social media. [LINK]
• The Macon County Board of Commissioners held a special called meeting to to consider postponing the Macon Middle School Renovation Project. [LINK]
• The latest local COVID-19 numbers, charts, and tables have been posted [LINK]
• Macon County Board of Education - February 2021 Regular Meeting [LINK]
• Macon County Board of Commissioners - February 2021 Regular Meeting [LINK]
• Franklin Town Council - February 2021 Regular Meeting [LINK]
• President Orders Flags to be Flown at Half Staff to Remember the 500,000 Americans Lost to COVID-19 - National Cathedral Bell Tolling [LINK]
• NC Governor Orders Flags Lowered Until Sunset Feb 26th in Remembrance of More than 500,000 Americans Lost to COVID-19 [LINK]
• The latest local COVID-19 numbers, charts, and tables have been posted [LINK]
• Annual 4-H Plant Sales for 2021 Announced [LINK]
National Weather Map for Today
General forecast through Thursday Night
Franklin area
Today
Partly sunny, with highs in the lower 50s. Calm winds in the morning increasing to come out of the south around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Tonight
Rain likely before 3am, then rain and snow likely. Patchy fog after 2am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with lows in the mid-30s. Winds out of the southeast around 5 mph becoming calm before midnight. Chance of precipitation is 70%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.
Wednesday
Snow likely, possibly mixed with rain before 7am, then a chance of rain between 7am and noon. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with highs in the upper 50s. Winds out of the northwest 3 to 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.
Wednesday Night
Clear, with lows around freezing. Winds out of the northwest 3 to 5 mph.
Thursday
Sunny, with highs in the lower 60s. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph.
Thursday Night
Clear, with lows around 30.
Highlands area
Today
Mostly cloudy, with highs in the lower 40s. Calm winds early increasing to come out of the southeast around 5 mph by midmorning.
Tonight
Rain and snow, becoming all rain after 4am. Lows around freezing. Winds out of the southeast around 5 mph becoming calm by midnight. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Wednesday
Rain and snow likely before 8am, then a chance of rain between 8am and 1pm. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with highs near 50. Winds out of the north 5 to 10 mph becoming calm by noon. Chance of precipitation is 60%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.
Wednesday Night
Clear, with lows in the mid-30s. WInds out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph.
Thursday
Sunny, with highs in the mid-50s. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Thursday Night
Clear, with lows around 30.
Otto area
Today
Mostly cloudy, with highs near 50. Calm winds early increasing to come out of the south 5 to 10 mph by midmorning.
Tonight
Rain likely, mainly after 1am. Patchy fog after 2am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with lows in the mid-30s. Winds out of the southeast around 5 mph becoming calm by midnight. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Wednesday
A 50 percent chance of rain, mainly before 11am. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with highs in the upper 50s. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Wednesday Night
Clear, with lows in the mid-30s. Winds out of the northwest around 5 mph.
Thursday
Sunny, with highs in the lower 60s. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph.
Thursday Night
Clear, with lows around freezing.
Nantahala area
Today
Partly sunny, with highs near 50. Light and variable winds.
Tonight
Rain likely before 3am, then rain and snow likely. Patchy fog after 4am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with lows in the mid-30s. Light and variable winds. Chance of precipitation is 70%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.
Wednesday
A chance of rain and snow before 7am, then a chance of rain between 7am and 11am. Patchy fog before 7am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with highs in the mid-50s. Winds out of the northwest 3 to 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.
Wednesday Night
Clear, with lows in the mid-30s. Winds out of the northwest around 5 mph becoming light and variable by midnight.
Thursday
Sunny, with highs in the mid-to-upper 50s. Winds out of the northeast 5 to 10 mph shifting to come out of the northwest by midmorning.
Thursday Night
Clear, with lows around freezing.
HAZARDS
Hazardous weather is not excpected today.
Light snowfall and a wintry mix of precipitation are possible across the higher elevations of the North Carolina mountains Tuesday night. Snow and ice may accumulate enough to make for slippery driving conditions through Wednesday morning.
Air Quality
Air quality is in the upper range of green for most of the county, including the ridges and other higher elevations today.
Pollen
Pollen levels are expected to be in the medium-high range (8.3 out of 12) today with Alder and Maple being the main culprits. Tomorrow is expected to be lower, in the medium range (5.2 out of 12).
Weather Extremes for Macon County on March 1st
Highest Temperature 78°F in Franklin in 1976
Lowest Temperature 3°F in Highlands in 19140
Greatest One-Day Rain 2.86 inches at the Coweeta Experimental Station in 2007
Greatest One-Day Snowfall 12.0 inches in Highlands in 1942
March Weather Extremes for Macon County
Highest Temperature 86°F at the Coweeta Experimental Station on March 15, 1967
Lowest Temperature -7°F in Highlands on March 7, 1899
Greatest One-Day Rain 6.43 inches in Highlands on March 29, 1898
Greatest One-Day Snowfall 25.5 inches at the Coweeta Experimental Station on March 13, 1993
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Published at 4:45am on Tuesday, March 02, 2021
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