Weather Briefing for Wednesday, March 3, 2021

OUTLOOK

Low pressure will move from the Florida panhandle to the South Carolina coastal waters through daybreak. A brief period of moisture north of this system will brush the western Carolinas and northeast Georgia before moving east through mid morning. Dry high pressure will return from the west later today and linger until Friday before a moist Gulf Coast low pressure system possibly affects the southeast Friday night into Saturday. Canadian high pressure builds back into the area Sunday and will maintain dry conditions through early next week.


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News Highlights

• Macon County Public Health Reports 5th Rabid Animal Since December (3 skunks and 2 raccoons) [LINK]

• The latest local COVID-19 numbers, charts, and tables have been posted [LINK]

• North Carolina Coronavirus Taskforce Briefing for 03-02-202: Frontline Essential Workers Eligible for Vaccination Beginning March 3rd [LINK]

Recent Local Government Meetings

• Franklin Town Council - March 2021 Regular Meeting [LINK]

• The Macon County Board of Commissioners -Special Called Meeting (02-26-2021) [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]



• 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 Friday Night


Franklin area

Today

Sunny, with highs near 60. Winds out of the northwest 3 to 8 mph.

Tonight

Clear, with lows around freezing. Winds out of the northwest 3 to 5 mph.

Thursday

Sunny, with highs in the lower 60s. Calm winds early increasing to come out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph by midmorning.

Thursday Night

Clear, with lows around 30. Winds out of the northwest around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.

Friday

Mostly sunny, with highs in the upper 50s.

Friday Night

Mostly cloudy, with lows around freezing.

Highlands area

Today

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

Tonight

Clear, with lows around freezing. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

Thursday

Sunny, with highs in the mid-50s. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph.

Thursday Night

Clear, with lows around 30. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph.

Friday

Mostly sunny, with highs near 50.

Friday Night

Mostly cloudy, with lows around 30.

Otto area

Today

Sunny, with highs near 60. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph.

Tonight

Clear, with lows in the mid-30s. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 10 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. Winds out of the north 3 to 7 mph.

Friday

Mostly sunny, with highs in the upper 50s.

Friday Night

Mostly cloudy, with lows in the mid-30s.

Nantahala area

Today

Sunny, with highs in the mid-50s. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph.

Tonight

Mostly clear, with lows in the mid-30s. WInds out of the nnorthwest around 5 mph.

Thursday

Sunny, with highs in the mid-to-upper 50s. Winds out of the northwest 3 to 7 mph.

Thursday Night

Clear, with lows around freezing. Winds out of the northwest around 5 mph becoming calm before midnight.

Friday

Mostly sunny, with highs in the low-to-mid 50s.

Friday Night

Mostly cloudy, with lows around freezing.



HAZARDS

Hazardous weather is not excpected today.





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 range (6.9 out of 12) today with Alder and Maple being the main culprits. Tomorrow is expected to be lower, in the medium-high range (9.4 out of 12).


Weather Extremes for Macon County on March 3rd


Highest Temperature 82°F in Franklin in 1976
Lowest Temperature -3°F in Franklin in 1980
Greatest One-Day Rain 3.72 inches in Highlands in 1934
Greatest One-Day Snowfall 9.0 inches in Nantahala 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 4:00am on Wednesday, March 03 2021