OUTLOOK
High pressure will linger in the offshore Atlantic waters through Friday, maintaining a warm southerly flow of air across the region. A cool front move through this weekend with shower chances increasing by Monday.
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News Highlights
STARLINK IMAGE • The Macon County Board of Commissioners held their regular meeting for March 2021 last night. After an hour-long closed session, commissioners announced they had offered employment to Eric Ridenour of Ridenour and Goss as the next county attorney for an amount not to exceed $120,000. Full video of the meeting is on the website. [LINK] CDC issues new guidelines for people who are fully vaccinated
• Prescribed burns planned on the Cheoah and Tusquitee Ranger Districts to reduce wildfire risk and improve forest health [LINK] • Annual 4-H Plant Sales for 2021 Announced [LINK]
• The latest local COVID-19 numbers, charts, and tables have been posted [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]
National Weather Map for Today
General forecast through Friday Night
Franklin area
Today
(Use caution if burning outdoors this afternoon)
Sunny, with highs in the upper 60s. Calm winds in the morning increasing to come out of the south 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon.
Tonight
Partly cloudy, with lows in the mid-40s. Calm winds.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with highs near 70. Calm winds in the morning increasing to come out of the south 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with lows in the mid-to-upper 40s. Light winds out of the south.
Friday
Partly sunny, with highs in the low-to-mid 70s. Calm winds in the morning increasing to come out of the west 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon.
Friday Night
Mostly cloudy, with lows around 50.
Highlands area
(Use caution if burning outdoors this afternoon)
Today
Sunny, with highs in the upper 50s. Winds out of the southwest 5 to 10 mph.
Tonight
Partly cloudy, with lows in the lower 40s. Winds out of the south 5 to 10 mph.
Thursday
Partly sunny, with highs near 60. Winds out of the south 5 to 10 mph.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with lows in the mid-40s. Winds out of the southwest winds around 6 mph.
Friday
Partly sunny, with highs near 65. Winds out of the west 5 to 10 mph.
Friday Night
Mostly cloudy, with lows in the upper 40s.
Otto area
(Use caution if burning outdoors this afternoon)
Today
Sunny, with highs in the upper 60s. Calm winds in the morning increasing to come out of the south 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon.
Tonight
Partly cloudy, with lows in the mid-40s. Calm winds.
Thursday
Partly sunny, with highs near 70. winds out of the south 5 to 10 mph.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with lows in the upper 40s. Winds out of the south around 5 mph becoming calm before midnight.
Friday
Partly sunny, with highs in the low-to-mid 70s. Calm winds early in the morning increasing to come out of the west 5 to 10 mph by midmorning.
Friday Night
Mostly cloudy, with lows around 50.
Nantahala area
(Air Quality Alert Until 10am. Use caution if burning outdoors this afternoon)
Today
Sunny, with highs in the upper 60s. Calm winds in the morning increasing to come out of the southwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Tonight
Partly cloudy, with lows in the mid-40s. Calm winds.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with highs in the mid-to-upper 60s. Winds out of the south 5 to 10 mph.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with lows in the upper 40s. Winds out of the south 3 to 5 mph.
Friday
Partly sunny, with highs in the upper 60s. Calm winds early in the morning increasing to come out of the southwest around 5 mph iby midmorning.
Friday Night
Mostly cloudy, with lows around 50.
HAZARDS
In general, hazardous weather is not expected today. Conditions have continued to dry over the last few days, and the relative humidity levels today will drop to near 30% in the afternoon.
Air Quality
Air quality is in the upper range of yellow for most of the county, with the ridges and other higher elevations today being in the lower range of yellow. This is due to smoke from prescribed burns in the region.
Pollen
Pollen levels are expected to be in the medium-high range (9.3 out of 12) today with Alder, Juniper, and Elm being the main culprits. Tomorrow is expected to be a little lower (9.2 out of 12).
Weather Extremes for Macon County on March 10th
Highest Temperature 81°F in Franklin in 1974
Lowest Temperature 4°F in Highlands in 1932
Greatest One-Day Rain 1.95 inches in Highlands in 1913
Greatest One-Day Snowfall 7.0 inches in Nantahala in 1960
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 5:00am on Wednesday, March 10, 2021
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