Here is the news and weather briefing for Macon County.
GENERAL OUTLOOK
High pressure over the Southeast Coast today will bring warmer temperatures with dry conditions persisting over the area. The high will give way to a weak cold front moving down from the north, but we will scarcely notice any change in the temperatures and most places will not get rain through mid-week. The front may come back northward on Friday. After that, expect a warmup through the weekend.
Electrical Outage in South Central Macon County
As of 4.45am on Tuesday, April 23, 2024, 3,437 electrical customers are without service this morning. The power outage started at 3.11am this morning. 3,085 Duke Energy customers are out along US-441 from the Prentiss Community south to the state line. Restoration is estimated to take place by 6.15am according to Duke Energy. 352 Haywood EMC customers are also without service this morning, and there is currently no estimated time of restoration as Haywood EMS is still assessing the damage to their system in the area. The general locations of the outages are on the map.
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Local Weather
General Forecast Through Thursday Night
Franklin Area
Today
Areas of frost before 9am. Otherwise, sunny, with highs near 70. Calm winds in the morning increasing to come out of the southwest 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon.
Tonight
Mostly clear, with lows in the mid 40s. Winds out of the south 5 to 10 mph.
Wednesday
Partly sunny, with highs near 70. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with lows in the lower 40s. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph becoming calm before midnight.
Thursday
Sunny, with highs in the low-to-mid 70s.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with lows in the upper 40s.
Highlands Plateau
Today
Areas of frost before 8am. Otherwise, sunny, with highs in the low-to-mid 60s. Winds out of the southwest 5 to 10 mph.
Tonight
Mostly clear, with lows in the mid 40s. Winds out of the southwest 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with highs in the low-to-mid 60s. Winds out of the northwest 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with lows in the lower 40s. Winds out of the north 5 to 10 mph.
Thursday
Sunny, with highs in the mid 60s.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with lows in the mid-to-upper 40s.
Otto and South Central Macon County
Today
Areas of frost before 9am. Otherwise, sunny, with highs near 70. Calm winds early in the morning increasing to come out of the southwest 5 to 10 mph by midmorning.
Tonight
Mostly clear, with lows in the mid 40s. Winds out of the south 5 to 10 mph.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with highs in the upper 60s. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with lows in the mid 40s. Winds out of the north 5 to 10 mph.
Thursday
Sunny, with highs near 70.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with lows around 50.
Nantahala Area
Today
Areas of frost before 9am. Otherwise, sunny, with highs in the mid 60s. Winds out of the southwest 5 to 10 mph.
Tonight
Mostly clear, with lows in the mid 40s. Winds out of the southwest 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Wednesday
Partly sunny, with highs in the low-to-mid 60s. Winds out of the west 5 to 10 mph.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with lows around 40. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph.
Thursday
Sunny, with highs in the upper 60s.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with lows in the mid-to-upper 40s.
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Hazards
Hazardous weather is not expected today.
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Published at 5:00am on Tuesday, April 23, 2023
Author: Bobby Coggins
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