Weather Briefing for Tuesday, May 21, 2024
Here is the news and weather briefing for Macon County.
GENERAL OUTLOOK
Warm high pressure will persist across the region through the middle of the week. A cold front approaches from the northwest on Thursday, bringing a chance of showers and storms mainly to the mountains. The front will stall over the area Friday, keeping rain chances through weekend and into early next week.
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Local Weather
General Forecast Through Thursday Night
Franklin Area
Today
Scattered showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 3pm. Patchy fog before 7am. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with highs in the low-to-mid 80s. Calm winds. Chance of rain is 30%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Tonight
Partly cloudy, with lows in the mid 50s. Calm winds.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with highs in the mid 80s. Light and variable winds.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with lows around 60. Calm winds.
Thursday
A slight chance of showers, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2pm. Partly sunny, with highs in the mid 80s. Chance of rain is 30%.
Thursday Night
Mostly cloudy, with lows around 60.
Highlands Plateau
Today
Scattered showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 3pm. Patchy fog before 8am. Otherwise, partly sunny, with highs in the low-to-mid 70s. Calm winds in the morning increasing to come out of the south around 5 mph in the afternoon. Chance of rain is 30%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Tonight
Patchy fog after 5am. Otherwise, partly cloudy, with lows in the mid 50s. Light winds out of the south.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with highs in the mid 70s. Calm winds in the morning increasing to come out of the southwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with lows in the mid-to-upper 50s. Winds out of the south around 5 mph becoming calm before midnight.
Thursday
A slight chance of showers, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2pm. Partly sunny, with highs in the mid-to-upper 70s. Chance of rain is 30%.
Thursday Night
Mostly cloudy, with lows in the upper 50s.
Otto and South Central Macon County
Today
Scattered showers and thunderstorms, mainly between 3pm and 5pm. Patchy fog before 8am. Otherwise, partly sunny, with highs near 80. Light winds out of the south. Chance of rain is 30%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Tonight
Partly cloudy, with lows in the mid-to-upper 50s. Calm winds.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with highs in the low-to-mid 80s. Calm winds in the morning increasing to come out of the southwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with lows around 60. Calm winds.
Thursday
A slight chance of showers, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2pm. Partly sunny, with highs in the low-to-mid 80s. Chance of rain is 30%.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with lows around 60.
Nantahala Area
Hazards
Hazardous weather is not expected today or tonight.
After a period of dry weather, a chance of thunderstorms will return Wednesday through Saturday.
2024 Atlantic Hurricane Season Outlook | Tropical Tidbits
Pollen
Pollen levels are expected to be in the medium-high range (7.5 out of 12) today with Hickory, Birch, and Oak being the main culprits. Tomorrow is expected to be in the medium-high range (7.5 out of 12.0).
Record Weather Events for May 21st
Record weather events for this date in Macon County
(1872-2016)
Highest Temperature 90°F in Franklin in 1975
Lowest Temperature 30°F in Highlands in 1993
Greatest One-Day Rain 4.03 inches in Highlands in 1901
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
News Briefing
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Published at 5:00am on Tuesday, May 21, 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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