News and Weather Briefing for Monday, July 19, 2021

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An upper-level troough of low pressure will remain just west of the southern Appalachians today through Tuesday, while a weak stationary front remains stalled over the region. The trough will finally move southeast of the area on Wednesday. Until then, increased clouds and precipitation chances will keep high temperatures below normal. Somewhat drier air arrives from the north on Thursday and temperatures rebound to near-normal or slightly above.

National Weather Map for Today

General forecast through Wednesday Night

Franklin area

Today

Showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 5pm, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 5pm. Patchy fog before 10am. Highs in the mid-to-upper 70s. Calm winds. Chance of rain is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Tonight

Showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 11pm, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 11pm. Patchy fog before 2am, then patchy fog after 4am. Lows in the mid-60s. Calm winds. Chance of rain is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Tuesday

Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 11am, then showers between 11am and 1pm, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 1pm. Patchy fog before midmorning. Highs in the mid-70s. Calm winds. Chance of rain is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Tuesday Night

Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm. Mostly cloudy, with lows in the lower 60s. Calm winds. Chance of rain is 70%.

Wednesday

A chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 10am. Mostly cloudy, with highs near 80. Chance of rain is 50%.

Wednesday Night

Mostly cloudy, with lows in the low-to-mid 60s.

Highlands Plateau

Today

Showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 5pm, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 5pm. Some of the storms could produce heavy rainfall. Patchy fog before 10am. Highs near 70. Light and variable winds. Chance of rain is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three-quarters of an inch possible.

Tonight

Showers and possibly a thunderstorm before 8pm, then showers and thunderstorms likely between 8pm and 11pm, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 11pm. Some of the storms could produce heavy rainfall. Patchy fog after 10pm. Lows around 60. Light and variable winds. Chance of rain is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three-quarters of an inch possible.

Tuesday

Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 9am, then showers between 9am and noon, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after noon. Highs in the mid-to-upper 60s. Winds out of the east 3 to 5 mph. Chance of rain is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Tuesday Night

Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm. Mostly cloudy, with lows around 60. Calm winds. Chance of rain is 70%.

Wednesday

A chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 10am. Mostly cloudy, with highs in the low-to-mid 70s. Chance of rain is 50%.

Wednesday Night

Mostly cloudy, with lows around 60.

Otto area

Today

Showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 5pm, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 5pm. Patchy fog before 10am. Highs in the mid-70s. Calm winds. Chance of rain is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Tonight

Showers and possibly a thunderstorm before 7pm, then showers and thunderstorms likely between 7pm and 11pm, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 11pm. Patchy fog before 3am, then patchy fog after 4am. Lows in the mid-60s. Calm winds. Chance of rain is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Tuesday

Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 10am, then showers between 10am and noon, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after noon. Highs in the mid-70s. Calm winds. Chance of rain is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Tuesday Night

Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm. Mostly cloudy, with lows in the low-to-mid 60s. Calm winds. Chance of rain is 70%.

Wednesday

A chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 11am. Partly sunny, with highs near 80. Chance of rain is 50%.

Wednesday Night

Mostly cloudy, with lows in the mid-60s.

Nantahala area

Today

Showers and thunderstorms likely, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 5pm. Patchy fog before 9am. Highs in the mid-70s. Calm winds. Chance of rain is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Tonight

Showers and possibly a thunderstorm before 8pm, then showers and thunderstorms likely between 8pm and 11pm, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 11pm. Patchy fog before 2am, then patchy fog after 3am. Low in the mid-60s. Calm winds. Chance of rain is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Tuesday

Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. Highs near 70. Calm winds. Chance of rain is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Tuesday Night

Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm. Mostly cloudy, with lows in the lower 60s. Calm winds. Chance of rain is 60%.

Wednesday

A chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 10am. Partly sunny, with highs in the upper 70s. Chance of rain is 50%.

Wednesday Night

Mostly cloudy, with lows in the mid-60s.

Continued high coverage of heavy rain-producing showers and thunderstorms will persist today and Tuesday. The isolated flash flooding threat will gradually increase as earlier storms saturate the ground and raise stream levels, setting the stage for possible flooding with any later storms that move over the same areas.

TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK

Tropical Weather Outlook
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL
200 AM EDT Mon Jul 19 2021

For the North Atlantic…Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico:

Tropical cyclone formation is not expected during the next 5 days.

Air quality is in the middlerange of green for most of the county, with the ridges and other higher elevations today being in the middle range of green.

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

Pollen levels are expected to be in the low range (0.5 out of 12) today with Grasses, Plantain, and Chenopods being the main culprits. Tomorrow is expected to be in the low range (0.5 out of 12).

Weather Extremes for Macon County on July 16th

Highest Temperature 97°F in Franklin in 1986
Lowest Temperature 47°F at the Coweeta Experimental Station in 2009
Greatest Rainfall 3.79 inches in Highlands in 1959
Greatest Snowfall (No snowfall recorded on this date since records started being kept in 1872)