Weather Briefing for Saturday, July 10, 2021

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A weak cold front will lay over to the north of the region tonight through Saturday. Warm and moist high pressure will set up over the southeast through the rest of the weekend and persist throughout next week.

National Weather Map for Today

General forecast through Sunday Night

Franklin area

Today

Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly after 3pm. Patchy dense fog before 9am. Otherwise, partly sunny, with highs in the mid-80s. Light and variable winds. Chance of rain is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Tonight

Showers and thunderstorms likely before 10pm, then a slight chance of showers. Patchy fog after 11pm. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with lows in the mid-60s. Calm winds. Chance of rain is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Sunday

A chance of showers and thunderstorms, then rain and thunderstorms likely after 9am. Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, partly sunny, with highs in the mid-80s. Calm winds by midmorning increasing to come out of the southwest around 5 mph in the afternoon. Chance of rain is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Sunday Night

Rain and thunderstorms likely, mainly before 9pm. Mostly cloudy, with lows in the mid-50s. Light winds out of the south. Chance of rain is 60%.

Monday

Rain and thunderstorms likely, mainly after 2pm. Partly sunny, with highs in the lower 80s. Chance of rain is 60%.

Monday Night

Rain and thunderstorms likely before 2am, then a chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with lows in the mid-60s. Chance of rain is 60%.

Highlands Plateau

Today

Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly after 3pm. Partly sunny, with highs in the mid-to-upper 70s. Winds out of the northwest around 5 mph becoming calm. Chance of rain is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Tonight

Showers and thunderstorms likely before 10pm, then a slight chance of showers. Patchy fog after midnight. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with lows in the mid-50s. Light winds out of the west. Chance of rain is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Sunday

Rain and thunderstorms. Patchy fog before 9am. Highs in the mid-70s. Light and variable winds early increasing to come out of the southwest 5 to 10 mph by midmorning. Chance of rain is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Sunday Night

Rain and thunderstorms, mainly before 10pm. Lows in the mid-50s. Winds out of the southwest around 5 mph. Chance of rain is 80%.

Monday

A chance of rain and thunderstorms before noon, then rain likely and possibly a thunderstorm between noon and 2pm, then rain and thunderstorms likely after 2pm. Partly sunny, with highs in the lower 70s. Chance of rain is 70%.

Monday Night

Rain and thunderstorms likely before 2am, then a chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with lows in the mid-50s. Chance of rain is 60%.

Otto area

Today

Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly after 3pm. Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, partly sunny, with highs in the mid-80s. Light and variable winds. Chance of rain is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Tonight

Showers and thunderstorms likely before 10pm, then a slight chance of showers. Patchy fog after midnight. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with lows in the mid-50s. Calm winds. Chance of rain is 60%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Sunday

Rain and thunderstorms, mainly after 2pm. Patchy fog before 9am. Highs in the mid-80s. Calm winds in the morning increasing to come out of the southwest 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon. Chance of rain is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Sunday Night

Rain and thunderstorms likely, mainly before 9pm. Mostly cloudy, with lows in the mid-50s. Winds out of the south around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening. Chance of rain is 60%.

Monday

Rain and thunderstorms likely, mainly after 2pm. Partly sunny, with highs near 80. Chance of rain is 60%.

Monday Night

Rain and thunderstorms likely before 2am, then a chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with lows in the mid-50s. Chance of rain is 60%.

Nantahala area

Today

Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly after 3pm. Partly sunny, with highs near 80. Light winds out of the west. Chance of rain is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Tonight

Showers and thunderstorms likely before 10pm, then a slight chance of showers. Patchy fog after 11pm. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with lows in the mid-50s. Calm winds. Chance of rain is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Sunday

Rain and thunderstorms likely, then rain and possibly a thunderstorm after 5pm. Patchy fog before 9am. Highs in the upper 70s. Calm winds in the morning increasing to come out of the southwest around 5 mph in the afternoon. Chance of rain is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Sunday Night

Rain and thunderstorms likely, mainly before 9pm. Mostly cloudy, with lows in the lower 60s. Light winds out of the south. Chance of rain is 60%.

Monday

Rain and thunderstorms likely, mainly after 2pm. Partly sunny, with highs in the mid-to-upper 70s. Chance of rain is 60%.

Monday Night

Rain and thunderstorms likely before 2am, then a chance of rain between 2am and 5am. Mostly cloudy, with lows in the mid-60s. Chance of rain is 60%.

Hazardous Weather is not anticipated today. The impacts of the remnants of Tropical Storm ELSA will be mainly to our south and east.

TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK

Tropical Weather Outlook
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL
200 AM EDT Sat Jul 10 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 extreme upper range of green for most of the county, with the ridges and other higher elevations today being in the upper 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 (1.7 out of 12) today with Grasses and Plantain being the main culprits. Tomorrow is expected to be in the low range (0.3 out of 12).

Weather Extremes for Macon County on July 9th

Highest Temperature 93°F at the Coweeta Experimental Station in 1980
Lowest Temperature 43°F in Highlands in 1918
Greatest Rainfall 3.44 inches in Highlands in 1916
Greatest Snowfall (No snowfall recorded on this date since records started being kept in 1872)