Here is the news and weather briefing for Macon County.
GENERAL OUTLOOK
Well above normal temperatures continue today ahead of an approaching cold front. Showers and a few thunderstorms associated with the front will cross the region tonight through early Wednesday. Breezy conditions and northwest flow snow showers near the Tennessee border will be possible as much cooler air returns for the latter half of the week.
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Local Weather
General Forecast Through Thursday Night
Franklin Area
Today
Mostly cloudy, with highs near 80. Winds out of the south 5 to 10 mph.
Tonight
Showers and thunderstorms before 4am, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 5am. Patchy fog after 3am. Lows around 50. Winds out of the south 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of rain is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.
Wednesday
A 40 percent chance of showers, mainly before 11am. Patchy fog before 7am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with highs near 60. Winds out of the west 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Wednesday Night
A slight chance of rain showers before 5am, then a slight chance of rain and snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with lows around freezing. Winds out of the west 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of rain is 20%.
Thursday
A slight chance of rain and snow showers before 9am. Partly sunny, with highs near 50. Chance of rain is 20%.
Thursday Night
Mostly cloudy, with lows around freezing.
Highlands Plateau
Today
Partly sunny, with highs in the low-to-mid 70s. Winds out of the southwest 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Tonight
Showers and thunderstorms likely, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 1am. Patchy fog after 2am. Lows in the upper 40s. Winds out of the south 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of rain is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.
Wednesday
A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 11am, then a slight chance of showers between 11am and 1pm. Patchy fog before 7am. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with highs in the mid 50s. Winds out of the northwest 10 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph. Chance of rain is 40%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Wednesday Night
A slight chance of showers between 7pm and 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with lows around freezing. Winds out of the west 15 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 40mph. Chance of rain is 20%.
Thursday
Partly sunny, with highs in the mid 40s. Windy.
Thursday Night
Mostly cloudy, with lows around 30. Windy.
Otto and South Central Macon County
Today
Partly sunny, with highs in the upper 70s. Winds out of the southwest 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Tonight
Showers and thunderstorms before 4am, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 5am. Patchy fog after 3am. Lows around 50. Winds out of the south 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of rain is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.
Wednesday
A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly before 11am. Patchy fog before 7am. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with highs near 60. Winds out of the west 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Wednesday Night
A 20 percent chance of showers before 1am. Mostly cloudy, with lows in the mid 30s. Winds out of the west 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Thursday
Partly sunny, with highs in the upper 40s. Windy.
Thursday Night
Mostly cloudy, with lows around freezing.
Nantahala Area
Today
Partly sunny, with highs in the mid 70s. Winds out of the southwest 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Tonight
Showers and thunderstorms likely, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 1am. Patchy fog after 3am. Lows in the upper 40s. Winds out of the southwest 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of rain is 90%. New rainfall amounts between three quarters and one inch possible.
Wednesday
A 50 percent chance of showers, mainly before 2pm. Patchy fog before 7am. Otherwise, partly sunny, with highs in the mid 50s. Winds out of the west 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Wednesday Night
A chance of rain showers before 4am, then a slight chance of rain and snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with lows around freezing. Winds out of the west 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of rain is 30%.
Thursday
A slight chance of rain and snow showers before 10am, then a slight chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with highs in the mid 40s. Windy. Chance of rain is 20%.
Thursday Night
Mostly cloudy, with lows around freezing.
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Hazards
Strong to severe thunderstorms are expected across the Tennessee Valley this afternoon. This band of storms will track east into the North Carolina mountains late this evening and move across the foothills/Piedmont overnight into early Wednesday morning. A few severe thunderstorms will be possible across the area with the primary hazard being locally damaging winds. An isolated tornado and very isolated hail cannot be ruled out either.
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Pollen levels are expected to be in the high range (11.5 out of 12) today with Maple, Oak, and Elm being the main culprits. Tomorrow is expected to be in the mrdium range (5.0 out of 12).
Record Weather Events for April 2nd
Record weather events for this date in Macon County
(1872-2016)
Highest Temperature 85°F at the Coweeta Experimental Station in 1946
Lowest Temperature 15°F in Highlands in 1987
Greatest One-Day Rain 4.30 inches in Highlands in 1920
Greatest One-Day Snowfall 0.5 inches in Highlands in 1915
Weather Extremes for Macon County for the month of April Data available from 1872
Highest Temperature 91°F in Franklin on 04-26-1986
Lowest Temperature 13°F in Highlands on 04-01-1987
Greatest Rainfall 7.00 inches in Highlands on 04-07-1895 (also a state record)
Greatest Snowfall 9.5 inches in Franklin on 04-04-1987
Record Weather Events for April 2nd in North Carolina
Highest Temperature 92°F in Laurinburg, Scotland County in 1978
Lowest Temperature 5°F in Mount Mitchell, Yancey County in 2021
Greatest Rainfall 4.30 inches in Highlands, Macon County in 1920
Greatest Snowfall 4.3 inches in Grandfather Mountain, Avery County in 2001
Weather Extremes for North Carolina for the month of April Data available from 1872
Highest Temperature 102°F in Carthage, Moore County on 04-29-1981
Lowest Temperature 1°F in Mount Mitchell, Yancey County on 04-08-2007
Greatest Rainfall 7.30 inches in Lake Toxaway, Transylvania County on 04-16-2011
Greatest Snowfall 19.00 in Mount Mitchell, Yancey County on 04-11-2003
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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)
April 2024 Schedule
4-6-24—Dave Stewart & Guests—Many in the area know Dave and his musical talents, and his great music groups. He’s sharing those talents with Frogs on this Saturday. Guests—family or friends are expected to be with us as well. You come join us, too!
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.
On This Day
April 2 is the 92nd day of the year (93rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar; 273 days remain until the end of the year.
In common years, it is the first day of the second quarter of the year. The exact moment the second quarter begins occurs at 6 a.m. on this day. In countries that use summer time the actual exact time of the start of the second quarter in a common year is at 7:00 a.m. for locations in the northern hemisphere, or 5:00 a.m. for locations in the southern hemisphere.
Historical Events
(Please note that the Wikipedia articles often contain a bibliography and links to where you can learn more about a historical event)
1513 – Spanish explorer Juan Ponce de León first sights land in what is now the United States state of Florida
1755 – Commodore William James captures the Maratha fortress of Suvarnadurg on the west coast of India.
1792 – The Coinage Act is passed establishing the United States Mint.
1800 – Ludwig van Beethoven leads the premiere of his First Symphony in Vienna.
1800 – The Treaty of Constantinople establishes the Septinsular Republic, the first autonomous Greek state since the Fall of the Byzantine Empire.
1801 – French Revolutionary Wars: The British capture the Danish fleet.
1851 – Rama IV is crowned King of Thailand.
1863 – American Civil War: The largest in a series of Southern bread riots occurs in Richmond, Virginia.
1865 – American Civil War: Defeat at the Third Battle of Petersburg forces the Army of Northern Virginia and the Confederate government to abandon Richmond, Virginia.
1885 – Canadian Cree warriors attack the village of Frog Lake, killing nine.
1900 – The United States Congress passes the Foraker Act, giving Puerto Rico limited self-rule.
1902 – Dmitry Sipyagin, Minister of Interior of the Russian Empire, is assassinated in the Marie Palace, Saint Petersburg.
1902 – "Electric Theatre", the first full-time movie theater in the United States, opens in Los Angeles.
1911 – The Australian Bureau of Statistics conducts the country's first national census.
1912 – The ill-fated RMS Titanic begins sea trials.
1917 – American entry into World War I: President Wilson asks the U.S. Congress for a declaration of war on Germany.
1921 – The Autonomous Government of Khorasan, a military government encompassing the modern state of Iran, is established.
1930 – After the mysterious death of Empress Zewditu, Haile Selassie is proclaimed emperor of Ethiopia.
1954 – A 19-month-old infant is swept up in the ocean tides at Hermosa Beach, California. Local photographer John L. Gaunt photographs the incident; 1955 Pulitzer winner "Tragedy by the Sea".
1956 – As the World Turns and The Edge of Night premiere on CBS. The two soaps become the first daytime dramas to debut in the 30-minute format.
1964 – The Soviet Union launches Zond 1.
1972 – Actor Charlie Chaplin returns to the United States for the first time since being labeled a communist during the Red Scare in the early 1950s.
1973 – Launch of the LexisNexis computerized legal research service.
1975 – Vietnam War: Thousands of civilian refugees flee from Quảng Ngãi Province in front of advancing North Vietnamese troops.
1976 – Prince Norodom Sihanouk resigns as leader of Cambodia and is placed under house arrest.[1]
1979 – A Soviet bio-warfare laboratory at Sverdlovsk accidentally releases airborne anthrax spores, killing 66 plus an unknown amount of livestock.
1980 – United States President Jimmy Carter signs the Crude Oil Windfall Profits Tax Act.
1982 – Falklands War: Argentina invades the Falkland Islands.
1986 – Alabama governor George Wallace, a former segregationist, best known for the "Stand in the Schoolhouse Door", announces that he will not seek a fifth four-year term and will retire from public life upon the end of his term in January 1987.
1989 – Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev arrives in Havana, Cuba, to meet with Fidel Castro in an attempt to mend strained relations.
1991 – Rita Johnston becomes the first female Premier of a Canadian province when she succeeds William Vander Zalm (who had resigned) as Premier of British Columbia.
1992 – In New York, Mafia boss John Gotti is convicted of murder and racketeering and is later sentenced to life in prison.
1992 – Forty-two civilians are massacred in the town of Bijeljina in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
2002 – Israeli forces surround the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem, into which armed Palestinians had retreated.
2004 – Islamist terrorists involved in the 11 March 2004 Madrid attacks attempt to bomb the Spanish high-speed train AVE near Madrid; the attack is thwarted.
2006 – Over 60 tornadoes break out in the United States; Tennessee is hardest hit with 29 people killed.
2012 – A mass shooting at Oikos University in California leaves seven people dead and three injured.
2014 – A spree shooting occurs at the Fort Hood army base in Texas, with four dead, including the gunman, and 16 others injured.
2015 – Gunmen attack Garissa University College in Kenya, killing at least 148 people and wounding 79 others.
2015 – Four men steal items worth up to £200 million from an underground safe deposit facility in London's Hatton Garden area in what has been called the "largest burglary in English legal history."
2020 – COVID-19 pandemic: The total number of confirmed cases reach 1 million.
2021 – At least 49 people are killed in a train derailment in Taiwan after a truck accidentally rolls onto the track.
2021 – A Capitol Police officer is killed and another injured when an attacker rams his car into a barricade outside the United States Capitol.
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Published at 5:00am on Thursday, April 02, 2023
Author: Bobby Coggins
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