A cold front will cross the region from the north tonight and stall south of the area Saturday. The front will lift slowly back northward as a warm front on Sunday. Deeper moisture will return early next week ahead of a cold front approaching from the west, with much improved rain chances Monday through Tuesday. Unsettled weather expected late next week.
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News Highlights
• No Injuries From Aircraft Crash at Macon County Airport [LINK]
• Daylight Saving Time Starts Sunday Morning at 2am [LINK]
• The Macon County Board of Commissioners March 2021 Regular Meeting [LINK]
CDC issues new guidelines for people who are fully vaccinated
• 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 Sunday Night
Franklin area
Today
(Use caution if burning outdoors this afternoon)
A 20 percent chance of showers after 3pm. Partly sunny, with highs in the lower 70s. Calm winds in the morning increasing to come out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon.
Friday Night
A 30 percent chance of rain, mainly between 7pm and 10pm. Patchy fog after 5am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with lows around 50. Calm winds.
Saturday
A 40 percent chance of rain, mainly after 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with highs in the mid-60s. Light and variable winds. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Saturday Night
A 30 percent chance of rain, mainly before 8pm. Mostly cloudy, with lows around 50. Calm winds.
Sunday
A slight chance of rain before 11am, then a slight chance of showers after 11am. Mostly cloudy, with highs near 70. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Sunday Night
Mostly cloudy, with lows around 50.
Highlands area
(Use caution if burning outdoors this afternoon)
Today
Partly sunny, with highs in the mid-60s. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph.
Friday Night
A 20 percent chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with lows around 50. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph becoming calm after midnight.
Saturday
A 30 percent chance of rain, mainly after 11am. Mostly cloudy, with highs in the mid-50s. Calm winds in the morning increasing to come out of the east around 5 mph by noon. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Saturday Night
A 30 percent chance of rain, mainly before 8pm. Mostly cloudy, with lows in the mid-40s. Light winds out of the south.
Sunday
A slight chance of rain before noon, then a slight chance of showers after noon. Mostly cloudy, with highs in the lower 60s. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Sunday Night
Mostly cloudy, with lows in the mid-40s.
Otto area
(Use caution if burning outdoors this afternoon)
Today
Partly sunny, with highs in the lower 70s. Calm winds in the morning increasing to come out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon.
Friday Night
A 20 percent chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with lows around 50. Calm winds.
Saturday
A 40 percent chance of rain, mainly after 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with highs in the mid-60s. Light and variable winds. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Saturday Night
A 30 percent chance of rain, mainly before 8pm. Mostly cloudy, with lows around 50. Calm winds.
Sunday
A slight chance of rain before noon, then a slight chance of showers after noon. Mostly cloudy, with highs near 70. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Sunday Night
Mostly cloudy, with lows around 50.
Nantahala area
(Air Quality Alert Until 10am. Use caution if burning outdoors this afternoon)
Today
Partly sunny, with highs in the lower 70s. Calm winds in the morning increasing to come out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon.
Friday Night
A 20 percent chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with lows around 50. Calm winds.
Saturday
A 40 percent chance of rain, mainly after 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with highs in the mid-60s. Light and variable winds. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Saturday Night
A 30 percent chance of rain, mainly before 8pm. Mostly cloudy, with lows around 50. Calm winds.
Sunday
A slight chance of rain before noon, then a slight chance of showers after noon. Mostly cloudy, with highs near 70. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Sunday Night
Mostly cloudy, with lows around 50.
HAZARDS
In general, hazardous weather is not expected today. Conditions will moderate few days, and the relative humidity levels today will only drop to the 50% range this, and the next few afternoons. We may even get some rain. Still remain wary about burning outdoors and make sure you have a good fireline around the area or material you are burning and some water on hand in case this go sideways.
Air Quality
Air quality is in the middle range of yellow for most of the county, with the ridges and other higher elevations today being in the middle range of yellow. This is due to smoke from prescribed burns in the region.
Pollen
Pollen levels are expected to be in the high range (9.9 out of 12) today with Elm, Maple, and Juniper being the main culprits. Tomorrow is expected to be a lower (8.0 out of 12).
Weather Extremes for Macon County on March 12th
Highest Temperature 81°F at the Coweeta Experimental Station in 1955
Lowest Temperature 5°F in Highlands in 1998
Greatest One-Day Rain 4.40 inches in Highlands in 1968
Greatest One-Day Snowfall 4.5 inches in Highlands in 2017
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 4:30am on Friday, March 12, 2021
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