Weather Briefing for Sunday, May 16, 2021

OUTLOOK

A warming trend will continue through the start of the new week with a gradual increase in daily shower chances through Wednesday. Sprawling Bermuda high pressure will aid in the onset of summerlike conditions by the end of the week.

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National Weather Map for Today

General forecast through Tuesday Night

Franklin area

A 20 percent chance of showers after 3pm. Partly sunny, with highs in the low-to-mid 70s. Calm winds. TonightPatchy fog after 5am. Otherwise, partly cloudy, with lows around 50. Calm winds.

Monday

Patchy fog before 7am. Otherwise, partly sunny, with highs in the mid-to-upper 70s. Calm winds in the morning increasing to come out of the southwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.

Monday Night

Mostly cloudy, with lows in the mid-50s. Calm winds.

Tuesday

A chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 2pm. Partly sunny, with highs in the mid-70s. Calm winds in the morning increasing to come out of the southeast around 5 mph in the afternoon. Chance of rain is 30%.

Tuesday Night

A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 8pm, then a slight chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with lows in the mid-50s. Chance of rain is 30%.

Highlands area

Today

Air quality is in the lower range of yellow 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 91°F in Franklin in 1962
Lowest Temperature 29°F in Highlands in 1904
Greatest Rainfall 3.11 inches in Highlands in 1955
Greatest Snowfall (No snowfall recorded on this date since records started being kept in 1872)