News and Weather Briefing for Thursday, July 29, 2021

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Hot and dry high pressure extends into the region through Friday allowing heat indices to climb near or into the low 100s outside the mountains. Friday a cold front will approach the area gradually sinking south across the Carolinas and northern Georgia throughout the day. This front is expected to track south of the forecast area Saturday before lifting north again into the area Sunday. This frontal boundary will keep shower and thunderstorm chances around. Early next week another cold front brings cooler weather along with more shower and thunderstorm chances.

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National Weather Map for Today

General forecast through Saturday Night

Franklin area

Today

Areas of fog before 10am. Otherwise, cloudy through mid morning, then gradual clearing, with highs in the lower 90s. Calm winds in the morning increasing to come out of the northwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.

Tonight

Patchy fog after 5am. Otherwise, increasing clouds, with lows in the upper 60s. Calm winds.

Friday

A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before midafternoon. Patchy fog before 8am. Otherwise, cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with highs in the lower 90s. Calm winds in the morning increasing to come out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph mph in the afternoon. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Friday Night

Partly cloudy, with lows in the mid-to-upper 60s. Winds out of the northwest around 5 mph becoming calm before midnight.

Saturday

A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with highs near 90.

Saturday Night

A 30 percent chance of showers. Partly cloudy, with lows in the mid-to-upper 60s.

Highlands Plateau

Today

Sunny, with highs near 85. Winds out of the west around 5 mph.

Tonight

Partly cloudy, with lows in the mid-60s. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph mph.

Friday

A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 10am. Mostly sunny, with highs in the mid-80s. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph.

Friday Night

Partly cloudy, with lows in the lower 60s. Winds out of the northwest around 5 mph.

Saturday

A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with highs in the lower 80s.

Saturday Night

A 30 percent chance of showers. Partly cloudy, with lows in the lower 60s.

Otto area

Patchy fog before 10am. Otherwise, cloudy through mid morning, then gradual clearing, with highs near 90. Calm winds in the morning increasing to come out of the northwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.

Tonight

Increasing clouds, with lows around 70. Calm winds.

Friday

A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 9am. Patchy fog before midmorning. Otherwise, cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with highs near 90. Winds out of the northwest 3 to 8 mph.

Friday Night

Partly cloudy, with lows in the mid-to-upper 60s. Winds out of the northwest around 5 mph becoming calm before midnight.

Saturday

A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with highs near 90.

Saturday Night

A 30 percent chance of showers. Partly cloudy, with lows in the mid-to-upper 60s.

Nantahala area

Today

Patchy fog before 10am. Otherwise, cloudy through mid morning, then gradual clearing, with highs near 90. Calm winds in the morning increasing to come out of the northwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.

Tonight

Increasing clouds, with lows around 70. Calm winds.

Friday

A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 9am. Patchy fog before midmorning. Otherwise, cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with highs near 90. Winds out of the northwest 3 to 8 mph.

Friday Night

Partly cloudy, with lows in the mid-to-upper 60s. Winds out of the northwest around 5 mph becoming calm before midnight.

Saturday

A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with highs near 90.

Saturday Night

A 30 percent chance of showers. Partly cloudy, with lows in the mid-to-upper 60s.

Hazardous weather is not expected at this time.

TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK

Tropical Weather Outlook
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL
200 AM EDT Thu Jul 29 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 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 is haze from the wildfires out on the west coast.)

Pollen levels are expected to be in the low-medium range (4.9 out of 12) today with Grasses, Plantain, and Nettle being the main culprits. Tomorrow is expected to be in the medium range (5.4 out of 12).

Weather Extremes for Macon County on July 29th

Highest Temperature 101°F in Franklin in 1952
Lowest Temperature 40°F in Highlands in 1911
Greatest Rainfall 21.15 inches in Highlands in 1879
Greatest Snowfall (No snowfall recorded on this date since records started being kept in 1872)