News and Weather Briefing for Monday, June 22, 2026
GENERAL FORECAST
(since this is a quick forecast intended to cover the whole county, bear in mind that higher elevations may experience cooler temperatures than this and the lower elevations may experience higher temperatures than those in the forecast)
..TODAY.…Mostly sunny this morning, then showers with thunderstorms likely this afternoon. Highs in the mid 70s. West winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain near 100 percent.
..TONIGHT.…Thunderstorms likely in the evening. Showers likely. Patchy fog after midnight. Lows around 60. West winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 70 percent.
..TUESDAY.…Patchy fog in the morning. Partly sunny with a chance of showers in the morning, then mostly sunny in the afternoon. Highs around 70. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 30 mph. Chance of rain 50 percent.
..TUESDAY NIGHT.…Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 50s. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph. Gusts up to 25 mph in the evening.
..WEDNESDAY.…Sunny. Highs in the mid 70s. Northwest winds around 5 mph, becoming southwest in the afternoon.
..WEDNESDAY NIGHT.…Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s.
HAZARDOUS WEATHER
Periods of showers and thunderstorms are expected today. There is a chance that some storms could be strong to severe, with damaging winds being the primary threat.
Tropical Weather Outlook
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL
200 AM EDT Mon Jun 22 2026
For the North Atlantic…Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico:
Tropical cyclone formation is not expected during the next 7 days.
Pollen levels are expected to be in the low range (2.2 out of 12) today with Plaintain and Grasses being the main culprits. Tomorrow is expected to be in the low-medium range (3.0 out of 12.0).
Record Weather Events for June 22nd
Record weather events for this date in Macon County
(1872-2016)
Highest Temperature 96°F in Franklin in 1964
Lowest Temperature 40°F in Highlands in 1992
Greatest Rainfall 3.65 inches in Highlands in 1962
Highest Temperature 99°F at the Coweeta Experimental Station on Jun 30, 2012
Lowest Temperature 32°F at the Coweeta Experimental Station on Jun 2, 1966
Greatest Rainfall 7.63 inches in Highlands on Jun 16, 1949
Greatest Snowfall no measurable snowfall has been recorded since records started being kept in 1873
Weather Extremes for North Carolina for the month of September Data available from 1870 to 2025
Highest Temperature 107°F Carthage, Moore County Jun 23, 1981
Lowest Temperature 24°F Jefferson, Ashe County Jun 2, 1932
Greatest One-Day Rainfall 12.41 in Belhaven, Beaufort County Jun 30, 1962
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Meet the Press Full Episode — June 21 | NBC News
• Heat, wind and drought conditions spark wildfires in US West [AP News]
• Judge in Charlie Kirk killing case to decide if prosecutors could be punished for comments in media [Ground News]
• Pirro vows to prosecute Reflection Pool vandals [The Hill]
• Pilot: Unruly passenger bites fellow flyer on American Airlines flight [UPI]
• Georgia pair charged with murder after bartender’s dismembered remains found in lake outside Atlanta [Fox News]
Financial News
UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer Expected to Set Resignation Timetable | Daybreak Europe 6/22/2026 | Bloomberg Television
• How are stocks impacted when the Fed doesn’t change interest rates? [Yahoo Finance]
• China imposes trade curbs on dozens of U.S. firms in retaliation for Pentagon blacklist [CNBC]
Science and Technology
The Oxygen Solution to the Fermi Paradox | John Michael Godier
• WIPO Alert Pay Aims to Cut Off Piracy Profits with Help from Payment Providers [Torrent Freak]
• Trump admin’s coal investments assist plants with repeated violations [Ars Technica]
• Federal Regulators Want Stablecoins to Keep Working Without ID Checks [Gizmodo]
• Ebola and hantavirus can start like the flu but turn deadly fast [Science Daily]
• Beyond the Noise #108: President Trump’s childhood vaccine schedule [Microbe TV]
“Godzilla” El Niño May Have Begun, Here’s What This Means for Earth | Anton Petrov
AI and Crypto News
Bitcoin: Bear Market Resistance Band | Benjamin Cowen
• Inception Labs’ Mercury 2 AI Beats Google’s DiffusionGemma at Its Own Game [Decrypt]
• Bitcoin tipped for Q3 ‘macro bottom’ near $50K as major liquidity grab looms [Coin Telegraph]
• Why Lummis Says the CLARITY Act Will End the ‘Absurdity’ Facing US Software Developers [Bitcoin.com]
Bitcoin Just Hit Its $28 Trillion Tipping Point – Ex-CFTC Insider Caroline Pham | The Wolf of All Streets
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Published at 9.00am on Monday, June 22, 2026
Author: Bobby Coggins
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