Weather Briefing for Friday, May 28, 2021

OUTLOOK

An upper ridge will breakdown through Friday allowing afternoon to evening isolated convection focused across the mountains. A cold front passage late Friday into early Saturday will support more widespread activity. Surface high pressure to our northeast will support a cool and mainly dry conditions Sunday into early next week. Local News Update
(National News is published after the Macon Calendar section)

Flags Lowered Until Sunset on May 30th to Honor Victims of Shooting in San Jose, California by Order of the President and the Governor [LINK]

The Macon County Art Association in Franklin is pleased to announce that the Vet’s Portrait Project will be held this year. This will be our ninth year for this event. Unfortunately the pandemic precluded the project last year but the artists are ready to go for 2021. This year there are spots for 4-7 veterans as we had applications remaining from 2019. Please announce the call for Macon County Veterans or their family members to apply to have the Veteran’s portrait painted by one of our local artists. Vets or their families may apply at the gallery between Memorial Day and July 4th of this year. There is no cost to apply or for the portraits. The only requirement is that the Veteran or their family member be present to receive the portrait on Veterans Day November 11, 2021. Community members who wish to help support the costs for this program are also welcome. Contact the project chair by email at [email protected].

The Macon County Board of Commissioners met Tuesday night and the county manager presented his proposed budget. The next budget meeting will take place at 4pm on June 3rd, where Burningtown and Otto VFDs and the school system will present their budget requests to the board.

Download a PDF of the budget message [PDF]

National Weather Map for Today

General forecast through Sunday Night

Franklin area

Scattered showers, then showers and thunderstorms likely after 1pm. Patchy fog in the morning. Otherwise, partly sunny, with highs in the low-to-mid 80s. Calm winds in the morning increasing to come out of the southwest 5 to 10 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph. Chance of rain is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Tonight

Occasional showers and thunderstorms before 4am, then a slight chance of showers. Patchy fog after 11pm. Lows in the mid-50s. Winds out of the southwest around 5 mph becoming calm before midnight. Chance of rain is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Saturday

A 20 percent chance of rain before 10am. Mostly sunny, with highs in the lower 70s. Light winds out of the northwest early incrfeasing to come out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph by midmorning.

Saturday Night

Partly cloudy, with lows in the mid-40s. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph becoming light after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.

Sunday

Mostly sunny, with highs in the low-to-mid 70s.

Sunday Night

Mostly clear, with lows around 50.

Highlands area

Today

Air quality is in the extreme upper range of green for most of the county, with the ridges and other higher elevations today being in the lower range of yellow.

Fire and Smoke Map
(There are no significant sources of smoke in the region as of 3am on 04-22-2021.)

Highest Temperature 90°F in Franklin in 1967
Lowest Temperature 30°F in at the Coweeta Experimental Station in 1961
Greatest Rainfall 3.60 inches in Nantahala in 1973
Greatest Snowfall (No snowfall recorded on this date since records started being kept in 1872)