Weekend Weather Briefing for Sunday, September 08, 2024
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Here is the news and weather briefing for Macon County.
GENERAL OUTLOOK
Cool, dry high pressure will build into the region today and should control our weather through the middle of the week with moderating temperatures. Low pressure moving out of the western Gulf of Mexico may bring rain into the picture late in the week.
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Local Weather
General Forecast Through Tuesday Night
Franklin Area
Today
Patchy fog between 7am and 9am. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with highs in the mid-to-upper 70s. Calm winds.
Tonight
Mostly clear, with lows in the upper 40s. Calm winds.
Monday
Sunny, with highs in the lower 80s. Calm winds.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with lows in the lower 50s. Calm winds.
Tuesday
Sunny, with highs in the lower 80s. Light and variable winds.
Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy, with lows in the low-to-mid 50s.
Highlands Plateau
Today
Mostly sunny, with highs in the upper 60s. Light winds out of the east.
Tonight
Mostly clear, with lows in the upper 40s. Calm winds.
Monday
Sunny, with highs in the lower 70s. Light and variable winds.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with lows in the low-to-mid 50s. Calm winds.
Tuesday
Sunny, with highs in the low-to-mid 70s. Calm winds in the morning increasing to come out of the southeast around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy, with lows in the mid 50s.
Otto and South Central Macon County
Today
Mostly sunny, with highs in the mid 70s. Calm winds.
Tonight
Mostly clear, with lows around 50. Calm winds.
Monday
Sunny, with highs near 80. Calm winds.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with lows in the low-to-mid 50s. Calm winds.
Tuesday
Sunny, with highs near 80. Calm winds in the morning increasing to come out of the southeast around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy, with lows in the mid 50s.
Nantahala Area
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Hazards
Hazardous weather is not expected today or tonight.
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Published at 7:00am on Sunday, September 08, 2024
Author: Bobby Coggins
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