Weekend Weather Briefing for Sunday, May 19, 2024
Here is the news and weather briefing for Macon County.
GENERAL OUTLOOK
A low pressure system will exit off the Carolina Coast today, with high pressure building in from the north. Relatively dry conditions return for the first half of the week resulting in only isolated afternoon and evening showers and storms in the mountains. A cold front will bring better shower and thunderstorm chances back into the forecast late in the week.
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Local Weather
General Forecast Through Tuesday Night
Franklin Area
Today
A slight chance of showers, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 10am. Patchy fog before 7am. Otherwise, partly sunny, with highs in the mid 70s. Calm winds. Chance of rain is 50%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Tonight
A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 11pm, then a slight chance of showers between 11pm and 1am. Partly cloudy, with lows in the mid 50s. Calm winds. Chance of rain is 30%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Monday
Scattered showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 3pm. Mostly sunny, with highs near 80. Calm winds. Chance of rain is 30%.
Monday Night
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 9pm. Partly cloudy, with lows in the mid-to-upper 50s. Calm winds.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with highs in the low-to-mid 80s.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with lows in the mid-to-upper 50s.
Highlands Plateau
Today
A chance of showers, then showers and thunderstorms likely after 9am. Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with highs in the mid 60s. Winds out of the northeast around 5 mph. Chance of rain is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Tonight
A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 2am, then isolated showers after 5am. Patchy fog between 10pm and 1am. Otherwise, partly cloudy, with lows in the lower 50s. Calm winds. Chance of rain is 40%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Monday
Scattered showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 3pm. Mostly sunny, with highs near 70. Light and variable winds early in the morning increasing and shifting to come out of the east around 5 mph by midmorning. Chance of rain is 30%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Monday Night
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 10pm. Partly cloudy, with lows in the mid 50s. Calm winds.
Tuesday
Isolated showers between 11am and 1pm, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with highs in the low-to-mid 70s. Chance of rain is 20%.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with lows in the mid 50s.
Otto and South Central Macon County
Today
Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly after 3pm. Patchy fog before 7am. Otherwise, partly sunny, with highs in the lower 70s. Calm winds. Chance of rain is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.
Tonight
A chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight, then a slight chance of showers between midnight and 1am. Partly cloudy, with lows in the mid 50s. Calm winds. Chance of rain is 40%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Monday
Scattered showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 3pm. Mostly sunny, with highs in the upper 70s. Calm winds. Chance of rain is 30%.
Monday Night
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 9pm, then isolated showers. Partly cloudy, with lows in the mid-to-upper 50s. Calm winds. Chance of rain is 20%.
Tuesday
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms between 2pm and 3pm. Mostly sunny, with highs near 80. Chance of rain is 20%.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with lows in the mid-to-upper 50s.
Nantahala Area
Hazards
Hazardous weather is not expected today or tonight.
Pollen
Pollen levels are expected to be in the medium range (3.9 out of 12) today with Hickory, Birch, and Oak being the main culprits. Tomorrow is expected to be in the low-medium range (7.4out of 12.0).
Record Weather Events for May 19th
Record weather events for this date in Macon County
(1872-2016)
Highest Temperature 91°F in Franklin in 1996
Lowest Temperature 29°F in Highlands in 1894
Greatest One-Day Rain 2.81 inches in Highlands in 1983
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
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Published at 5:00am on Sunday, May 19, 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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