News and Weather Briefing for Thursday, June 27, 2024
Here is the news and weather briefing for Macon County.
GENERAL OUTLOOK
A cold front will track across the area today leading to producing scattered showers and thunderstorms. Hot and increasingly humid and unsettled conditions are expected Friday through Sunday. Another cold front moves through the area Sunday night, ushering in a more seasonable airmass for Monday and Tuesday before heat begins to return to the area for Wednesday.
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Local Weather
General Forecast Through Saturday Night
Franklin Area
Today
A chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 11am. Mostly cloudy, with highs in the upper 80s. Calm winds. Chance of rain is 50%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Tonight
A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 9pm, then a slight chance of showers between 9pm and 11pm. Patchy fog after 2am. Otherwise, partly cloudy, with lows in the mid 60s. Calm winds. Chance of rain is 30%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Friday
A slight chance of showers, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 11am. Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with highs in the upper 80s. Calm winds in the morning increasing to come out of the southeast around 5 mph in the afternoon. Chance of rain is 40%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Friday Night
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 2am. Mostly cloudy, with lows in the upper 60s. Calm winds.
Saturday
Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly after 3pm. Partly sunny, with highs near 90. Chance of rain is 60%.
Saturday Night
Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly before 7pm. Mostly cloudy, with lows around 70. Chance of rain is 60%.
Highlands Plateau
Today
A chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 11am. Mostly cloudy, with highs near 80. Light and variable winds. Chance of rain is 50%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Tonight
A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 10pm, then a slight chance of showers between 10pm and 2am. Patchy fog after 1am. Otherwise, partly cloudy, with lows in the low-to-mid 60s. Calm winds. Chance of rain is 40%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Friday
A chance of showers before 11am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 11am and 4pm, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 4pm. Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with highs in the upper 70s. Calm winds early in the morning increasing to come out of the southeast around 5 mph by midmorning. Chance of rain is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Friday Night
Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 7pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 7pm. Mostly cloudy, with lows in the mid 60s. Winds out of the southeast. Chance of rain is 60%.
Saturday
Showers and thunderstorms likely, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 5pm. Highs near 80. Chance of rain is 80%.
Saturday Night
Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly before 7pm. Mostly cloudy, with lows in the mid 60s. Chance of rain is 60%.
Otto and South Central Macon County
Today
A chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 11am. Mostly cloudy, with highs in the mid-to-upper 80s. Calm winds. Chance of rain is 50%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Tonight
A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 10pm, then a slight chance of showers between 10pm and 1am. Patchy fog after 2am. Otherwise, partly cloudy, with lows in the mid 60s. Calm winds. Chance of rain is 40%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Friday
A chance of showers before 11am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 11am and 4pm, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 4pm. Patchy fog before 8am. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with highs in the mid 80s. Calm winds in the morning increasing to come out of the southeast around 5 mph in the afternoon. Chance of rain is 60%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Friday Night
Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 7pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 7pm. Mostly cloudy, with lows around 70. Calm winds. Chance of rain is 60%.
Saturday
Showers and thunderstorms likely, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 5pm. Highs in the mid 80s. Chance of rain is 80%.
Saturday Night
Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly before 7pm. Mostly cloudy, with lows around 70. Chance of rain is 60%.
Nantahala Area
Hazards
Hazardous weather is not expected today or tonight.
Pollen levels are expected to be in the low-medium range (2.8 out of 12) today with Grasses and Plantain being the main culprits. Tomorrow is expected to be in the low-medium range (2.9 out of 12.0).
Record Weather Events for June 27th
Record weather events for this date in Macon County
(1872-2016)
Highest Temperature 97°F in Franklin in 1954
Lowest Temperature 45°F at the Coweeta Experimental Station in 1979
Greatest Rainfall 3.73 inches in Highlands in 1963
Greatest Snowfall (no measurable snowfall has been recorded on this date since records started being kept in 1872)
Weather Extremes for Macon County for the month of June
Data available from 1873 to 2018
Highest Temperature 99°F at the Coweeta Experimental Station on 06-30-2012
Lowest Temperature 32°F at the Coweeta Experimental Station on 06-02-1966
Greatest Rainfall 7.63 inches in Highlands on 06-16-1949
Greatest Snowfall no measurable snowfall has been recorded since records started being kept in 1873
Record Weather Events for June 27th in North Carolina
Highest Temperature 107°F in Gastonia, Gaston County in 1934
Lowest Temperature 37°F in Laurel Springs, Ashe County in 1936
Greatest One-Day Rain 5.28 inches in Washington, Beaufort County in 1945
Weather Extremes for North Carolina for the month of June Data available from 1872
Highest Temperature 107°F in Carthage, Moore County on 06-23-1981
Lowest Temperature 23°F in Jefferson, Ashe County on 06-17-1917
Greatest Rainfall 12.41 inches in Belhaven, Beaufort County on 06-30-1962
Greatest Snowfall (no snowfall has been recorded during June in the state)
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News Briefing
—STATE AND LOCAL—
Summerfield residents hold rally against de-annexation bill | WGHP-TV (High Point, NC(
House Bill 909 passes in the NC House of Representatives, paving way for de-annexation of Summerfield | WXII-TV (High Point, NC)
• Lawmakers propose new NC constitutional amendments on voting laws, governor’s power [WRAL-TV (Raleigh, NC)]
• U.S. Forest Service scraps plans to log in Nantahala National Forest [WLOS-TV (Asheville, NC)]
• Sylva to create economic development board [Smoky Mountain News]
—NATIONAL—
International News Headlines
US, South Korea, Japan hold joint large-scale military drills in East Asian waters | DW News
• S. Korea, U.S., Japan hold 1st trilateral ‘Freedom Edge’ exercise [Yonhap News Agency]
How Australia’s quiet diplomacy led Julian Assange to freedom | James Yrkoski | TVP World
• Bolivian general arrested after apparent failed coup attempt as government faces new crisis [AP News]
• Ex-president of Honduras sentenced to 45 years in US prison for drug trafficking [The Guardian (UK)]
• Middle East updates: Israel preparing for war with Hezbollah [DW News]
• Taiwan military to conduct air defense drills next month [Taiwan News]
• Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, June 26, 2024 [Institute for the Study of War]
—PRO-RUSSIAN NEWS OUTLETS—
• Russia considers downgrading diplomatic relations with the West [Russia Today]
• Mysterious incident: Russian MiG-31 interceptor flies near RQ-4B Global Hawk over Black Sea [Pravda]
• Russia’s Navy to receive over 40 new ships in 2024 — Putin [TASS: Russian News Agency]
Global National: June 26, 2024 | Newfoundland and Labrador cod moratorium ends after 32 years
ABC World News Tonight with David Muir Full Broadcast – June 25, 2024
“CBS Evening News” Full Broadcast | June 26, 2024
NBC Nightly News Full Broadcast – June 26, 2024
PBS NewsHour full episode, (June 26, 2024)
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Published at 5:00am on Thursday, June 27, 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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