Here is the news and weather briefing for Macon County.
GENERAL OUTLOOK
Seasonably mild and cloudy weather today. Low pressure tracks across the Southeastern States tonight through Saturday night, bringing more heavy rain and possible strong storms on Saturday. Quiet weather conditions and above normal temperatures will be in store for the early part of next week as dry high pressure settles in.
Heavy rain expected this weekend. Please use caution on area roadways and turn on your headlights when driving do other motorists can see you.
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Local Weather
General Forecast Through Sunday Night
Franklin Area
Today
Showers likely, mainly after 4pm. Cloudy, with highs near 59. Light winds out of the east early in the morning increasing to come out of the southeast 5 to 15 mph by midmorning. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph. Chance of rain is 60%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Tonight
Showers before 1am, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm between 1am and 4am, then showers after 4am. Lows around 50. Winds out of the southeast 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of rain is 100%. New rainfall amounts between three quarters and one inch possible.
Saturday
Showers and possibly a thunderstorm before 4pm, then a chance of showers. Highs near 60. Winds out of the southeast 5 to 10 mph in the morning shifting to come out of the west in the afternoon. Chance of rain is 100%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Saturday Night
Mostly cloudy, with lows around freezing. Winds out of the northwest 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Sunday
Sunny, with highs in the mid 50s. Windy.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with lows in the mid-to-upper 20s.
Highlands Plateau
Today
Showers likely, mainly after noon. Patchy fog between noon and 2pm. Otherwise, cloudy, with highs near 50. Winds out of the southeast 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of rain is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Tonight
Showers. The rain could be heavy at times. Patchy fog before 7pm. Lows in the mid 40s. Winds out of the southeast 15 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph. Chance of rain is 100%. New rainfall amounts between 1 and 2 inches possible.
Saturday
Showers and possibly a thunderstorm before 4pm, then a chance of showers. Highs in the low-to-mid 50s. Winds out of the east 10 to 20 mph in the morning increasing to come out of the southwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph. Chance of rain is 100%. New rainfall amounts between three quarters and one inch possible.
Saturday Night
Mostly cloudy, with lows around freezing. Winds out of the northwest 15 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.
Sunday
Sunny, with highs in the upper 40s. Windy.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with lows in the upper 20s. Windy.
Otto and South Central Macon County
Today
Showers likely, mainly after 4pm. Cloudy, with highs in the upper 50s. Winds out of the southeast 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of rain is 60%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Tonight
Showers before 1am, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm between 1am and 4am, then showers after 4am. Lows around 50. Winds out of the southeast 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of rain is 100%. New rainfall amounts between 1 and 2 inches possible.
Saturday
Showers and possibly a thunderstorm before 4pm, then a chance of showers. Highs near 60. Winds out of the southeast 5 to 10 mph in the morning shifting to come out of the west in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph. Chance of rain is 100%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Saturday Night
Mostly cloudy, with lows around 34. Winds out of the northwest 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Sunday
Sunny, with highs in the low-to-mid 50s. Windy.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with lows around 30.
Nantahala Area
Today
A 50 percent chance of showers, mainly after 9am. Cloudy, with highs in the upper 50s. Winds out of the southeast 5 to 10 mph increasing to 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Tonight
Showers before 1am, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm between 1am and 4am, then showers after 4am. Lows around 50. Winds out of the southeast 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30mph. Chance of rain is 100%. New rainfall amounts between three quarters and one inch possible.
Saturday
Showers and possibly a thunderstorm before 4pm, then a chance of showers. Highs in the mid 50s. Winds out of the southeast 10 to 15 mph in the morning shifting to come out of the west in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph. Chance of rain is 100%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Saturday Night
A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly before 7pm. Mostly cloudy, with lows around freezing. Winds out of the northwest 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30mph.
Sunday
Sunny, with highs in the mid-to-upper 40s. Windy.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with lows around 30
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Hazards
Hazardous weather is not expected today.
Heavy rainfall will move into the area late tonight and Saturday. This could lead to minor flooding of streams, creeks, and flood prone areas.
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Record Weather Events for March 08th
Record weather events for this date in Macon County
(1872-2016)
Highest Temperature 83°F in Franklin in 1974
Lowest Temperature -5°F in Highlands in 1920
Greatest One-Day Rainfall 2.97 inches at the Coweeta Experimental Station in 1946
Greatest One-Day Snowfall 3.0 inches in Highlands in 1931
Weather Extremes for Macon County for the month of March Data available from 1872
Highest Temperature 87°F at the Coweeta Experimental Station on 03-29-2020
Lowest Temperature -7°F in Highlands on 03-07-1899
Greatest Rainfall 6.61 inches in Highlands on 03-26-2021
Greatest Snowfall 25.5 inches at the Coweeta Experimental Station on 03-13-1993
Record Weather Events for March 07th in North Carolina
Highest Temperature 91°F in Belhaven, Beaufort County in 1974
Lowest Temperature -8°F in Laurel Springs, Ashe County in 1899
Greatest Rainfall 3.41 inches in Lake Toxaway, Transylvania County in 1941
Greatest Snowfall 11.5 inches in Banner Elk, Avery County in 2014
Weather Extremes for North Carolina for the month of March Data available from 1872
Highest Temperature 98°F in Belhaven, Beaufort County on 03-27-1921
Lowest Temperature -11°F in Mount Mitchell, Yancey County on 03-03-1980
Greatest Rainfall 10.10 inches in Lake Toxaway, Transylvania County on 03-04-1979
Greatest Snowfall 36.00 in Mount Mitchell, Yancey County on 03-13-1993
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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)
March 2024 Schedule
3-9-24---The Shifty Sisters--Bringing their own songs and some covers to The Frog. Always fun, always heartfelt, many times irreverant as they sing about the Low Rent Side of Heaven and Facebook Blues.
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.
News Briefing
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President Joe Biden’s 2024 State of the Union Address | Direct House floor feed | PBS News Hour
‘Strong and Getting Stronger:’ President Biden Delivers State of the Union Address | WSJ
Sen. Katie Britt delivers GOP response to State of the Union address | Face the Nation
Biden addresses his age at the conclusion of his State of the Union address | ABC News
State of the Union 2024: Biden announces US will construct port to deliver aid to Gaza | Global National
7 highlights from Biden's 2024 State of the Union address | CBS News
• 4 Takeaways From the State of the Union [New York Times]
• Biden chooses a hammer over an olive branch [Politico]
• Biden assails 'predecessor' Trump, GOP in sharply partisan State of the Union speech [Fox News]
• Takeaways from Biden’s State of the Union address: Combative attacks on a foe with no name [AP News]
• State of the Union: Biden draws election battle lines in fiery speech [BBC News]
• Jewish organizations react to Biden's State of the Union address [Jerusalem Post]
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On This Day
March 8 is the 67th day of the year (68th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar; 298 days remain until the end of the year.
Historical Events
(Please note that the Wikipedia articles often contain a bibliography and links to where you can learn more about a historical event)
1010 – Ferdowsi completes his epic poem Shahnameh.
1126 – Following the death of his mother, queen Urraca of León, Alfonso VII is proclaimed king of León.
1262 – Battle of Hausbergen between bourgeois militias and the army of the bishop of Strasbourg.
1558 – The city of Pori (Swedish: Björneborg) was founded by Duke John on the shores of the Gulf of Bothnia.
1658 – Treaty of Roskilde: After a devastating defeat in the Northern Wars (1655–1661), Frederick III, the King of Denmark–Norway is forced to give up nearly half his territory to Sweden.
1702 – Queen Anne, the younger sister of Mary II, becomes Queen regnant of England, Scotland, and Ireland.
1722 – The Safavid Empire of Iran is defeated by an army from Afghanistan at the Battle of Gulnabad.
1736 – Nader Shah, founder of the Afsharid dynasty, is crowned Shah of Iran.
1775 – An anonymous writer, thought by some to be Thomas Paine, publishes "African Slavery in America", the first article in the American colonies calling for the emancipation of slaves and the abolition of slavery.
1782 – Gnadenhutten massacre: Ninety-six Native Americans in Gnadenhutten, Ohio, who had converted to Christianity, are killed by Pennsylvania militiamen in retaliation for raids carried out by other Indian tribes.
1801 – War of the Second Coalition: At the Battle of Abukir, a British force under Sir Ralph Abercromby lands in Egypt with the aim of ending the French campaign in Egypt and Syria.
1844 – King Oscar I ascends to the thrones of Sweden and Norway.
1844 – The Althing, the parliament of Iceland, was reopened after 45 years of closure.
1868 – Sakai incident: Japanese samurai kill 11 French sailors in the port of Sakai, Osaka.
1910 – French aviator Raymonde de Laroche becomes the first woman to receive a pilot's license.
1916 – World War I: A British force unsuccessfully attempts to relieve the siege of Kut (present-day Iraq) in the Battle of Dujaila.
1917 – International Women's Day protests in Petrograd mark the beginning of the February Revolution (February 23 in the Julian calendar).
1917 – The United States Senate votes to limit filibusters by adopting the cloture rule.
1921 – Spanish Prime Minister Eduardo Dato Iradier is assassinated while on his way home from the parliament building in Madrid.
1924 – A mine disaster kills 172 coal miners near Castle Gate, Utah.
1936 – Daytona Beach and Road Course holds its first oval stock car race.
1937 – Spanish Civil War: The Battle of Guadalajara begins.
1942 – World War II: The Dutch East Indies surrender Java to the Imperial Japanese Army
1942 – World War II: Imperial Japanese Army forces captured Rangoon, Burma from British.
1950 – The iconic Volkswagen Type 2 "Bus" begins production.
1963 – The Ba'ath Party comes to power in Syria in a coup d'état
1965 – Vietnam War: US Marines arrive at Da Nang.
1966 – Nelson's Pillar in Dublin, Ireland, destroyed by a bomb.
1979 – Philips demonstrates the compact disc publicly for the first time.
1979 – Images taken by Voyager I proved the existence of volcanoes on Io, a moon of Jupiter.
1983 – Cold War: While addressing a convention of Evangelicals, U.S. President Ronald Reagan labels the Soviet Union an "evil empire".
1985 – A supposed failed assassination attempt on Islamic cleric Sayyed Mohammad Hussein Fadlallah in Beirut, Lebanon kills at least 56 and injures 180 others.
1988 – Aeroflot Flight 3379 is hijacked by the Ovechkin family and diverted to Veshchevo in the Soviet Union.
2004 – A new constitution is signed by Iraq's Governing Council.
2014 – In one of aviation's greatest mysteries, Malaysia Airlines Flight 370, carrying a total of 239 people, disappears en route from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing. The fate of the flight remains unknown.
2017 – The Azure Window, a natural arch on the Maltese island of Gozo, collapses in stormy weather.
2018 – The first Aurat March (social/political demonstration) was held being International Women's Day in Karachi, Pakistan, since then annually held across Pakistan and feminist slogan Mera Jism Meri Marzi (My body, my choice), in demand for women's right to bodily autonomy and against gender-based violence came into vogue in Pakistan.
2021 – International Women's Day marches in Mexico become violent with 62 police officers and 19 civilians injured in Mexico City alone.
2021 – Twenty-eight political institutions in Myanmar establish the National Unity Consultative Council, a historic alliance of ethnic armed organizations and democratically elected leaders in response to the 2021 Myanmar coup d'état
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Published at 5:00am on Friday, March 08, 2023
Author: Bobby Coggins
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