News and Weather Briefing for Monday, July 22, 2024 President Biden Drops Out of Presidential Race
Here is the news and weather briefing for Macon County.
GENERAL OUTLOOK
A nearly stationary front will meander across our region for the next several days providing a focus for above-normal chances of mainly afternoon and evening showers and thunderstorms. Temperatures will be near normal or just a bit cooler than normal.
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Local Weather
General Forecast Through Wednesday Night
Franklin Area
Today
Isolated showers before noon, then scattered showers and thunderstorms between noon and 4pm, then showers are likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 4pm. Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with highs in the low-to-mid 80s. Calm winds. The chance of rain is 60%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Tonight
Scattered showers and thunderstorms before 11pm, then isolated showers. Patchy fog after 3am. Otherwise, increasing clouds, with lows in the mid 60s. Calm winds. The chance of rain is 30%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Tuesday
Showers and thunderstorms likely, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 3pm. Patchy fog before 9am. Highs in the mid 80s. Calm winds. The chance of rain is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Tuesday Night
Showers and possibly a thunderstorm before 8pm, then showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly between 8pm and 11pm. Lows in the mid-to-upper 60s. Calm winds. The chance of rain is 80%.
Wednesday
Showers and thunderstorms likely, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 4pm. Highs in the lower 80s. The chance of rain is 80%.
Wednesday Night
Showers and possibly a thunderstorm before 9pm, then showers and thunderstorms are likely between 9pm and 11pm, then showers are likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 11pm. Lows in the mid-to-upper 60s. The chance of rain is 80%.
Highlands Plateau
Today
Isolated showers before noon, then scattered showers and thunderstorms between noon and 5pm, then showers are likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 5pm. Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with highs in the mid 70s. Calm winds in the morning increasing to come out of the southwest around 5 mph in the afternoon. The chance of rain is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Tonight
Scattered showers and thunderstorms before 11pm, then isolated showers. Patchy fog after 1am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with lows around 60. Winds out of the southwest around 5 mph becoming calm before midnight. The chance of rain is 30%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Tuesday
A chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after noon. Patchy fog before 9am. Highs in the mid 70s. Light and variable winds. The chance of rain is 80%. New rainfall amounts between three quarters and one inch possible.
Tuesday Night
Showers and thunderstorms before 11pm, then showers are likely and possibly a thunderstorm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. Lows in the low-to-mid 60s. Calm winds. The chance of rain is 80%.
Wednesday
Showers and thunderstorms likely, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 3pm. Highs in the mid 70s. The chance of rain is 80%.
Wednesday Night
Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. Lows in the mid 60s. The chance of rain is 80%.
Otto and South Central Macon County
Today
Isolated showers before noon, then scattered showers and thunderstorms between noon and 5pm, then showers are likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 5pm. Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with highs near 80. Light and variable winds. The chance of rain is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Tonight
Scattered showers and thunderstorms. Patchy fog after 2am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with lows in the mid 60s. Calm winds. The chance of rain is 30%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Tuesday
Showers and thunderstorms likely, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 3pm. Patchy fog before 9am. Highs near 80. Light winds out of the southwest. The chance of rain is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Tuesday Night
Showers and thunderstorms before 11pm, then showers are likely and possibly a thunderstorm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. Lows in the mid-to-upper 60s. Calm winds. The chance of rain is 80%.
Wednesday
Showers and thunderstorms likely, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 3pm. Highs near 80. The chance of rain is 80%.
Wednesday Night
Showers and possibly a thunderstorm before 10pm, then showers and thunderstorms are likely, then showers are likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 11pm. Lows in the upper 60s. The chance of rain is 80%.
Nantahala Area
Hazards
Scattered to numerous thunderstorms are expected to develop across the area this afternoon and evening. The main threats will be from frequent cloud to ground lightning and torrential rainfall. However, a few storms could briefly become strong and produce isolated gusty winds. In addition, excessive rainfall could occur in isolated locations, resulting in flash flooding of streams and urban areas.
Pollen levels are expected to be in the low-medium range (2.9 out of 12) today with Grasses, Plantain, and Nettle being the main culprits. Tomorrow is expected to be in the low-medium range (1.5 out of 12.0).
Record Weather Events for July 22nd
Record weather events for this date in Macon County
(1872-2016)
Highest Temperature 97°F in Franklin in 1952
Lowest Temperature 46°F at the Coweeta Experimental Station in 1947
Greatest One-Day Rain 2.24 inches in Highlands in 1979
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 July Data available from 1872
Highest Temperature 101°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 snowfall has been recorded during June in Macon County)
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News Briefing
International News Headlines
Spain set for protests over tourism | BBC News
Global leaders react to Biden‘s announcement to step back from presidential race | DW News
Bangladesh court scraps job quotas after deadly unrest | BBC News
IDF launches airstrikes inside Yemen | ABC News
• Evan Gershkovich: American journalist sentenced to 16 years in Russian prison after spying trial [Sky News]
• European Gas Falls to Lowest in a Week as Freeport LNG Restarts [Bloomberg]
• US election 2024 liveblog: Key Democrats back Kamala Harris as Biden drops out [Al Jazeera]
• Liveblog – Biden drops out of presidential race: Everything you need to know [Jerusalem Post]
• Research body from EU and NATO nation joins China-led ILRS moon project [South China Morning Post]
• Presidential office says S. Korea-U.S. alliance has ‘bipartisan’ support [Yonhap News Agency]
—PRO-RUSSIAN NEWS OUTLETS—
• Biden ‘mentally unfit’ to have nuclear codes – top Republican [Russia Today]
• US journalist Evan Gershkovich sentenced to 16 years for espionage Evan Gershkovich’s only hope now is Donald Trump’s election victory [Pravda]
• West preparing for direct military conflict with Russia — Vucic [TASS: Russian News Agency]
Global National: July 21, 2024 | What’s next for Democrats after Biden drops out of election?ABC World News Tonight with David Muir Full Broadcast – July 21, 2024
“CBS Weekend News” Full Broadcast | July 21, 2024
NBC Nightly News Full Broadcast – July 21, 2024
PBS NewsHour full episode, (July 21, 2024)
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Published at 5:00am on Monday, July 221, 2024
Author: Bobby Coggins
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