News and Weather Briefing for Friday, May 31, 2024
Here is the news and weather briefing for Macon County.
GENERAL OUTLOOK
Dry high pressure centered over the region will keep temperatures slightly below normal with dry weather persisting through Saturday. High pressure shifts offshore Sunday with warming temperatures and increasing moisture. A more active stretch of weather may return early next week with daily afternoon thunderstorm chances within a summer like pattern. Another cold front will approach the area late week.
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Local Weather
General Forecast Through Friday Night
Franklin Area
Today
Mostly sunny, with highs in the upper 70s. Calm winds.
Tonight
Partly cloudy, with lows around 50. Calm winds.
Saturday
Partly sunny, with highs in the mid-to-upper 70s. Calm winds in the morning increasing to come out of the south around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Saturday Night
A 40 percent chance of showers, mainly after 10pm. Mostly cloudy, with lows in the upper 50s. Calm winds.
Sunday
Showers likely, with thunderstorms also possible after 9am. Mostly cloudy, with highs in the mid-to-upper 70s. Chance of rain is 70%.
Sunday Night
A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 10pm, then a chance of showers between 10pm and midnight. Mostly cloudy, with lows in the upper 50s. Chance of rain is 30%.
Highlands Plateau
Today
Mostly sunny, with highs near 70. Light and variable winds early in the morning increasing to come out of the southeast around 5 mph by midmorning.
Tonight
Partly cloudy, with lows around 50. Winds out of the east 3 to 5 mph.
Saturday
Mostly sunny, with highs in the mid-to-upper 60s. Winds out of the southeast around 5 mph.
Saturday Night
A 20 percent chance of showers after 2am. Mostly cloudy, with lows in the mid 50s. Winds out of the south around 5 mph.
Sunday
A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 2pm, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm between 2pm and 5pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 5pm. Mostly cloudy, with highs near 70. Chance of rain is 60%.
Sunday Night
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 10pm. Partly cloudy, with lows in the mid 50s.
Otto and South Central Macon County
Today
Mostly sunny, with highs in the mid 70s. Calm winds in the morning increasing to come out of the south around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Tonight
Partly cloudy, with lows in the lower 50s. Calm winds.
Saturday
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.
Saturday Night
A 20 percent chance of showers after 2am. Mostly cloudy, with lows in the upper 50s. Winds out of the southeast around 5 mph becoming calm before midnight.
Sunday
A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 2pm, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm between 2pm and 4pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 4pm. Mostly cloudy, with highs in the mid 70s. Chance of rain is 60%.
Sunday Night
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 10pm. Partly cloudy, with lows around 60.
Nantahala Area
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Hazards
Hazardous weather is not expected today or tonight.
Pollen
Pollen levels are expected to be in the medium-high range (6.6 out of 12) today with Oak, Polar, and Grasses being the main culprits. Tomorrow is expected to be in the medium-high range (6.0 out of 12.0).
Record Weather Events for May 31st
Record weather events for this date in Macon County
(1872-2016)
Highest Temperature 90°F at the Coweeta Experimental Station in 2011
Lowest Temperature 31°F in Franklin in 1984
Greatest One-Day Rain 2.94 inches in Highlands in 2018
Greatest One-Day Snowfall (no snowfall has been recorded on this date since record-keeping began in 1871)
Weather Extremes for Macon County for the month of May Data available from 1872
Highest Temperature 92°F at the Coweeta Experimental Station on 05-20-1996
Lowest Temperature 23°F at the Coweeta Experimental Station on 05-02-1963
Greatest Rainfall 5.97 inches in Highlands on 05-30-2018
Greatest Snowfall 2.5 inches in Highlands on 05-07-1992
(the excessive rainfall was due to the remnants of Hurricane Gladys)
–> Weather Extremes for North Carolina for the month of May Data available from 1872
Highest Temperature 107°F in Aurora, Beaufort Countyy on 05-26-2011
Lowest Temperature 14°F in Mount Mitchell, Yancey County on 05-09-2020
Greatest Rainfall 8.51 inches in Pisgah Forest, Transylvania County on 05-20-1942
Greatest Snowfall 15.00 in Mount Mitchell, Yancey County on 05-07-1992
News Briefing
—STATE AND LOCAL—
The Sullenberger Aviation Museum takes flight in Charlotte | Queen City News
News 13 celebrates 70 years with a summer of memories and nostalgia | WLOS-TV (Asheville, NC)
• We may get another chance to see northern lights in NC. Here’s why + when [Raleigh News and Observer]
• Like Trump, NC politicians have history of campaign finance violations [WRAL-TV (Raleigh, NC)]
• NC Supreme Court resets easier public access to police body camera video; 5-2 ruling [Asheville Citizen-Times]
• Mill closure looms large over Canton municipal budget [Smoky Mountain News]
—NATIONAL—
International News Headlines
Papua New Guinea landslide survivors speak to FRANCE24 about their ordeal | FRANCE 24 English
Italy’s PM says fascism is ‘consigned to history’ – not everyone is so sure | BBC News
• Most Israelis rate military’s campaign in Gaza ‘about right’ or not enough [Washington Post (via MSN)]
• Modi touts India’s roaring economy as he seeks reelection, but many feel left behind [AP News]
• Biden gives Ukraine permission to carry out limited strikes within Russia using US weapons [CNN]
• Hong Kong convicts 14 activists of subversion [BBC News]
• US and Britain strike Houthi rebel targets in Yemen after surge in shipping attacks [AP News]
• South Africa election: ANC losing majority in early results [DW News]
• Israeli airstrike on Rafah kills 12 Palestinians, Gaza medics say [Reuters]
• Blinken arrives in Prague as NATO foreign ministers set to discuss Ukraine [TVP World]
• Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, May 30, 2024 [Institute for the Study of War]
• Russo-Ukrainian war, day 827: Western allies shift stance, allowing Ukraine to strike targets inside Russia [Euromaidan Press]
Global National: May 30, 2024 | What Trump’s hush money verdict means for his political future
ABC World News Tonight with David Muir Full Broadcast – May 30, 2024
“CBS Evening News” Full Broadcast | May 30, 2024
NBC Nightly News Full Broadcast – May 30, NBC News
PBS NewsHour full episode, (May 30, 2024)
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Published at 5:00am on Friday, May 31, 2024
Author: Bobby Coggins
Resources used to compile the information in this article include, but are not limited to rthe following websites or books: MaconMedia.com, youtube.com, weather.gov, airnow.gov, wikipedia.com, onthisday.com, ncdcr.gov, ncsu.edu, utah.edu, https://www.microbe.tv/twiv/, wolfram.com, biorxiv.org, aps.org, nejm.org, plos.org, cell.com, researchsquare.com, cureus.com, spc.noaa.gov, nhc.noaa.gov, ncdenr.org, medrxiv.org, archive.org, ncpedia.org, nasa.gov, https://ww2days.com, nih.gov, carolinapublicpress.org, microbe.tv, smokymountainnews.com, psypost.org, blogspot.com, pollen.com, franklinnc.com, maconnc.org, spaceweather.com, solarham.com, loc.gov, ncleg.net, senate.gov, house.gov, whitehouse.gov, drudgereport.com, politico.com, realclearpolitics.com, ushmm.org, This Day in North Carolina History, World War II Day By Day, The Holocaust Encyclopedia, The Timetables of History, The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich, The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, The World History and Book of Facts (multiple years), On This Day In History: Over 4,000 facts, The NASA Archives. 60 Years in Space, This Day in North Carolina History, The Smithsonian History of Space Exploration: From the Ancient World to the Extraterrestrial Future, Spaceflight, 2nd Edition: The Complete Story from Sputnik to Curiousity, The Story of Civilization (11 volumes), The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, American History, Volume 1: 1492-1877, American History, Volume 2: 1877 – Present, A Complete Chronolgy of the Second World War. Weather and Almanac data and information sources: Sources (except where otherwise credited): heavens-above.com, Ian Webster’s Github, National Centers for Environmental Prediction, The National Weather Service, National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration, National Hurricane Center, Penn State University Electronic Wall Map, The State Climate Office of North Carolina, Storm Prediction Center, U.S. Naval Observatory, University of Utah Department of Atmospheric Sciences, and the Weather Prediction Center.
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