News and Weather Briefing for Thursday, May 30, 2024
Here is the news and weather briefing for Macon County.
GENERAL OUTLOOK
A cooler and drier air mass will gradually build into the region through the end of the week, with high pressure moving across the region at the start of the weekend. Once the high moves off to our east on Sunday, we should see a slow warm up with a return of the mainly afternoon and evening showers and thunderstorms.
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Local Weather
General Forecast Through Saturday Night
Franklin Area
Today
Patchy fog before 8am. Otherwise, sunny, with highs in the upper 70s. Calm winds.
Tonight
Mostly clear, with lows in the mid-to-upper 40s. Light winds out of the northwest.
Friday
Sunny, with highs near 80. Calm winds.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with lows around 50. Calm winds.
Saturday
Mostly sunny, with highs near 80.
Saturday Night
A 30 percent chance of showers after 2am. Mostly cloudy, with lows in the mid 50s.
Highlands Plateau
Today
Sunny, with highs near 70. Winds out of the north around 5 mph becoming light and variable by midmorning.
Tonight
Mostly clear, with lows in the mid-to-upper 40s. Winds out of the north 3 to 7 mph.
Friday
Sunny, with highs near 70. Light and variable winds early in the morning increasing to come out of the northeast around 5 mph by midmorning.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with lows in the upper 40s. Light and variable winds.
Saturday
Mostly sunny, with highs near 70.
Saturday Night
A 30 percent chance of showers after 2am. Mostly cloudy, with lows in the lower 50s.
Otto and South Central Macon County
Today
Patchy fog before 8am. Otherwise, sunny, with highs in the mid 70s. Calm winds.
Tonight
Mostly clear, with lows around 50. Light winds out of the northwest.
Friday
Sunny, with highs in the mid-to-upper 70s. Light and variable winds.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with lows around 50. Calm winds.
Saturday
Mostly sunny, with highs in the mid-to-upper 70s.
Saturday Night
A 30 percent chance of showers after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with lows in the mid 50s.
Nantahala Area
Hazards
Hazardous weather is not expected today or tonight.
• New preseason hurricane forecast is highest ever issued. Brace yourself, Florida [Miami Herald (via Yahoo News)]
Pollen levels are expected to be in the medium-high range (7.1 out of 12) today with Grasses, Mulberry, and Poplar being the main culprits. Tomorrow is expected to be in the medium-high range (6.4 out of 12.0).
Record Weather Events for May 30th
Record weather events for this date in Macon County
(1872-2016)
Highest Temperature 90°F at the Coweeta Experimental Station in 2019
Lowest Temperature 34°F in Highlands in 1984
Greatest One-Day Rain 5.97 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—
Shooting along Blue Ridge Parkway leaves one injured | WLOS-TV (Asheville, NC)
Budget Work Session Between County Commissioners and Schoolboard (05-28-2024) | Macon Media
• North Carolina unveils new, more secure driver’s licenses with state-inspired designs [WLOS-TV (Asheville, NC)]
• Ohio man gets probation after pleading guilty to threatening North Carolina legislator [WRAL-TV (Raleigh, NC)]
• From leans Democrat to ‘toss up.’ What to make of the latest NC governor’s race poll [Raleigh News and Observer]
• Dogwood Health Trust announces community listening sessions with new independent monitor for HCA [BPR News]
• A 6th house has collapsed into the Atlantic Ocean along North Carolina’s Outer Banks [AP News]
—NATIONAL—
International News Headlines
India heatwave sees temperatures rise above 50C | BBC News
North Korea sends balloons filled with trash, propaganda into South Korea | NBC News
• N. Korea fires around 10 short-range ballistic missiles into East Sea: JCS [Yonhap News Agency]
• 14 pro-democracy activists found guilty of subversion in Hong Kong’s biggest national security case [CNBC]
• From Allies and Advisers, Pressure Grows on Biden to Allow Attacks on Russian Territory [New York Times]
• Mexico: Second mayoral candidate killed days before election [DW News]
• Police raid European Parliament offices amid election interference concerns [France 24]
• Khamenei urges US students: ‘Keep fighting against ‘genocidal’ Israeli policies’ [Jerusalem Post]
Global National: May 29, 2024 | US-made bombs used in Israeli strike on Rafah camp
ABC World News Tonight with David Muir Full Broadcast – May 29, 2024
“CBS Evening News” Full Broadcast | May 29, 2024
NBC Nightly News Full Broadcast – May 29, NBC News
PBS NewsHour full episode, (May 29, 2024)
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Published at 5:00am on Thursday, May 30, 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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