Today is Groundhog Day. In keeping with tradition, if the sky is cloudy today, there will be an early spring; if it is sunny, we'll have a second winter for six more weeks.
Based on that, the Macon Media Whistle Pig "Thunder Pig" forecasts six more weeks of winter in the Franklin area.
Here is the poem.
When the groundhog sees his shadow on the morning of Mary Candlemas, he will again go into his hole and remain there for six weeks. But if the morning of Mary Candlemas is overcast, the groundhog will remain outside and there will be another spring.
GENERAL OUTLOOK
Some patchy drizzle is possible this morning thanks to cold air damming developing. Much cooler temperatures can be expected this afternoon thanks to the wedge. Temperatures will warm starting Monday, climbing well above normal for most of next week. Unsettled weather will return after Wednesday and continue into the weekend.
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(since this is a quick forecast intended to cover the whole county, bear in mind that higher elevations may experience cooler temperatures than this and the lower elevations may experience higher temperatures than those in the forecast)
.TODAY...Mostly sunny. Highs around 50. Winds out of the south 5 to 10 mph.
..TONIGHT...Partly cloudy. Patchy fog after midnight. Lows in the upper 30s. Winds out of the southwest around 5 mph.
..MONDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 60s. Winds out of the southwest around 5 mph.
..MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 40s. Winds out of the west 5 to 10 mph. Gusts up to 25 mph after midnight.
..TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 60s.
..TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 40s.
HAZARDOUS WEATHER
• Sheinbaum offers condolences after 6 Mexican nationals killed in Philadelphia plane crash [The Hill]
• Downed Black Hawk was practicing secretive evacuation plans [The Seattle Times]
• Trudeau hits back at the U.S. with big tariffs after Trump launches a trade war [CBC]
• Palisades checkpoints to remain, Bass says, reversing course hours before reopening [Los Angeles Times]
• Haywood County accident involving two vehicles leads to serious injuries and road closure [WLOS-TV (Asheville, NC) ]
• North Carolina Supreme Court upholds law that allowed 2 more years for child sex abuse suits [WRAL-TV (Raleigh, NC) ]
• Durham woman, UNC alumna third Army soldier to die in American Airlines collision [Raleigh News and Observer]
• North Fork fire nearly doubles in size, rain helps firefighters get 60% contained [Asheville Citizen-Times]
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Published at 5.00am on Sunday, February 02, 2025
Author: Bobby Coggins
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