Weather Briefing for Sunday. May 23, 2021

OUTLOOK

A ridge of high pressure will continue building across the region into early next week leading to dry conditions and hot temperatures. Near record highs are possible by the middle of the week. On Thursday and Friday, a cold front will sink southward from the Ohio Valley, which could increase shower and thunderstorm chances late in the week. West Texas Supercell Stunner | May 16, 2021 Spade/Anton, TX LP Supercell Storm Chase Timelapse

National Weather Map for Today

General forecast through Tuesday Night

Franklin area

Patchy fog before 8am. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with highs in the mid-80s. Calm winds in the morning increasing to come out of the northwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.

Tonight

Mostly clear, with lows in the upper 50s. Light winds out of the north.

Monday

Mostly sunny, with highs in the upper 80s. Light winds out of the northwest.

Monday Night

Partly cloudy, with lows around 60. Calm winds.

Tuesday

Mostly sunny, with highs near 90.

Tuesday Night

Partly cloudy, with lows in the lower 60s.

Highlands area

Today

Air quality is in the middle range of yellow for most of the county, with the ridges and other higher elevations today being in the upper 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 89°F at the Coweeta Experimental Station in 1953
Lowest Temperature 33°F in Highlands in 2002
Greatest Rainfall 4.62 inches in Highlands in 1923
Greatest Snowfall (No snowfall recorded on this date since records started being kept in 1872)