Weekend Weather Briefing for Saturday, May 04, 2024
Here is the news and weather briefing for Macon County.
GENERAL OUTLOOK
A front will stall over the region through the weekend resulting in periodic showers and thunderstorms. The best chance for widespread showers and thunderstorms can be expected today into tonight, with only scattered activity expected on Sunday. A general summertime pattern sets up early next week, which will keep scattered thunderstorm chances around each afternoon. Highs will trend well above normal by Tuesday, remaining well above normal through at least Thursday.
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Local Weather
General Forecast Through Monday Night
Franklin Area
Today
A chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 10am. Patchy fog before noon. 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. Chance of rain is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Tonight
Showers likely, mainly before 8pm. Patchy fog after 10pm. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with lows around 60. Calm winds. Chance of rain is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Sunday
A chance of showers, then showers and thunderstorms likely after 11am. Areas of fog before 11am. Otherwise, partly sunny, with highs near 80. Calm winds in the morning increasing to come out of the southwest around 5 mph in the afternoon. Chance of rain is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Sunday Night
Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 7pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 7pm. Mostly cloudy, with lows in the upper 50s. Winds out of the south around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening. Chance of rain is 60%.
Monday
A chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after noon. Highs in the mid-to-upper 70s. Chance of rain is 80%.
Monday Night
Showers and thunderstorms likely before 2am, then a chance of thunderstorms after 5am. Mostly cloudy, with lows in the upper 50s. Chance of rain is 60%.
Highlands Plateau
Today
Showers and thunderstorms likely, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 2pm. Patchy fog before 4pm. Highs in the mid 60s. Winds out of the south 3 to 7 mph. Chance of rain is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.
Tonight
Showers likely, mainly before 10pm. Patchy fog. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with lows in the mid 50s. Winds out of the southeast 3 to 7 mph. Chance of rain is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Sunday
A chance of showers, then showers and thunderstorms likely after 11am. Areas of fog before 11am. Otherwise, partly sunny, with highs near 70. Winds out of the northeast 5 to 10 mph becoming south southwest in the afternoon. Chance of rain is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Sunday Night
Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 7pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 7pm. Mostly cloudy, with lows in the mid 50s. Winds out of the south 5 to 10 mph shifting to come out of the southwest after midnight. Chance of rain is 60%.
Monday
A chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after noon. Highs near 70. Chance of rain is 80%.
Monday Night
Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 7pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 7pm and 1am. Mostly cloudy, with lows in the mid 50s. Chance of rain is 60%.
Otto and South Central Macon County
Today
A chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 11am. Patchy fog before 1pm. Highs near 70. Calm winds in the morning increasing to come out of the southeast around 5 mph in the afternoon. Chance of rain is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Tonight
Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm. Patchy fog after 9pm. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with lows around 60. Winds out of the southeast around 5 mph becoming calm after midnight. Chance of rain is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Sunday
A chance of showers, then showers and thunderstorms likely after 11am. Areas of fog before 11am. Otherwise, partly sunny, with highs in the upper 70s. Calm winds in the morning increasing to come out of the southwest 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon. Chance of rain is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Sunday Night
Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 7pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 7pm. Mostly cloudy, with lows around 60. Winds out of the south 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain is 60%.
Monday
A chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after noon. Highs in the mid 70s. Chance of rain is 80%.
Monday Night
Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 7pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 7pm and 2am. Mostly cloudy, with lows in the upper 50s. Chance of rain is 60%.
Nantahala Area
Hazardous weather is not expected today or tonight.
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Published at 6:00am on Saturday, May 04, 2024
Author: Bobby Coggins
Resources used to compile the information in this article include, but are not limited to rthe following websites or books: MaconMedia.com, youtube.com, weather.gov, airnow.gov, wikipedia.com, onthisday.com, ncdcr.gov, ncsu.edu, utah.edu, https://www.microbe.tv/twiv/, wolfram.com, biorxiv.org, aps.org, nejm.org, plos.org, cell.com, researchsquare.com, cureus.com, spc.noaa.gov, nhc.noaa.gov, ncdenr.org, medrxiv.org, archive.org, ncpedia.org, nasa.gov, https://ww2days.com, nih.gov, carolinapublicpress.org, microbe.tv, smokymountainnews.com, psypost.org, blogspot.com, pollen.com, franklinnc.com, maconnc.org, spaceweather.com, solarham.com, loc.gov, ncleg.net, senate.gov, house.gov, whitehouse.gov, drudgereport.com, politico.com, realclearpolitics.com, ushmm.org, This Day in North Carolina History, World War II Day By Day, The Holocaust Encyclopedia, The Timetables of History, The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich, The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, The World History and Book of Facts (multiple years), On This Day In History: Over 4,000 facts, The NASA Archives. 60 Years in Space, This Day in North Carolina History, The Smithsonian History of Space Exploration: From the Ancient World to the Extraterrestrial Future, Spaceflight, 2nd Edition: The Complete Story from Sputnik to Curiousity, The Story of Civilization (11 volumes), The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, American History, Volume 1: 1492-1877, American History, Volume 2: 1877 – Present, A Complete Chronolgy of the Second World War. Weather and Almanac data and information sources: Sources (except where otherwise credited): heavens-above.com, Ian Webster’s Github, National Centers for Environmental Prediction, The National Weather Service, National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration, National Hurricane Center, Penn State University Electronic Wall Map, The State Climate Office of North Carolina, Storm Prediction Center, U.S. Naval Observatory, University of Utah Department of Atmospheric Sciences, and the Weather Prediction Center.
Source: http://thunderpigblog.blogspot.com/2024/05/weekend-weather-briefing-for-saturday.html
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