News and Weather Briefing for Saturday, July 11, 2020

OUTLOOK

Dry but hot high pressure over the area today moves east Sunday as a weak cold front approaches from the west. The front crosses the area Monday. A hot and increasingly humid air mass moves in for the rest of next week.

Most Recent Local Government Meetings

The Franklin Town Council met on July 6th. [LINK]

The Macon County Board of Commissioners met on June 2nd. [LINK]

The Franklin Town Council met on June 1st. Members of the public and local media outlets were allowed in the town hall. [LINK]

General Forecast Through Sunday Night

Today

Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, sunny, with highs ranging from the upper 70s in the higher elevations to the upper 80s in the lower elevations. Calm winds in the morning increasing to come out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon.

Tonight

Clear, with lows ranging from the mid-to-upper 50s in the higher elevations to the lower 60s in the lower elevations. Light winds out of the north.

Sunday

A chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 4pm. Mostly sunny, with highs ranging from the upper 70s in the higher elevations to the upper 80s in the lower elevations. Calm winds in the morning increasing to come out of the southwest around 6 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Sunday Night

A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with lows in the 60s. Light and variable winds. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Monday

A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with highs ranging from the mid-to-upper 70s in the higher elevations to the mid-to-upper 80s in the lower elevations. Calm winds in the morning increasing to come out of the northwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.

Monday Night

Mostly clear, with lows ranging from the upper 50s in the higher elevations to the lower 60s in the lower elevations.

Hazards

Hazardous weather is not expected today.

Scattered thunderstorms are expected Sunday afternoon and evening. A few of these storms, especially over the mountains, may become severe with damaging winds the main threat.

Air Quality

Air quality should be in the upper range of green today for the county.

The weak area of low pressure will finally depart to the north and east, leaving behind a light pressure gradient. This will result in mostly sunny skies, temperatures warming into the upper 70s and upper 80s and very light winds – all conditions conducive to ozone formation. As a result, expect ozone to respond into the low to possibly mid Code Yellow range across many of the metropolitan locations. Particle pollution levels may also begin to elevate with Code Yellow concentrations possible across the state.

GSP Radar Down for Scheduled Maintenence Until July 15th

PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
101 PM EDT TUE JUL 7 2020

…GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG RADAR WILL BE DOWN UNTIL JULY 15…

BEGINNING TUESDAY, JULY 7, THE KGSP WSR-88D RADAR OPERATED BY THE NOAA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREER, SC, WILL BE DOWN FOR APPROXIMATELY SEVEN DAYS FOR THE REPLACEMENT OF THE GENERATOR, FUEL TANKS, AND ACCOMPANYING COMPONENTS. THIS ACTIVITY IS IMPORTANT TO SUPPORT THE RADAR’S OPERATION DURING PERIODS OF COMMERCIAL POWER OUTAGES, SPECIFICALLY WHEN HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS PRESENT.

DURING THE DOWNTIME, ADJACENT RADARS CAN BE USED FOR RADAR INFORMATION. FOR DIRECT ACCESS TO ANY OF THESE SURROUNDING RADARS, GO TO THE FOLLOWING WEB PAGE: HTTPS://RADAR.WEATHER.GOV/INDEX.HTM

THE RADAR IS SCHEDULED TO RETURN TO SERVICE ON JULY 15.

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