News and Weather Briefing for Monday, July 29, 2024
Here is the news and weather briefing for Macon County.
GENERAL OUTLOOK
An upper trough and warm front will move northeast across the region today, followed by another weak boundary tonight, all of which will keep our weather unsettled to start the new week. The pattern remains active through the middle of the week, until a ridge builds in for Thursday and Friday and brings more hot temperatures. A cold front is expected to drop in from the northwest next weekend.
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Local Weather
General Forecast Through Wednesday Night
Franklin Area
Today
Scattered showers and thunderstorms before noon, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm between noon and 3pm, then scattered showers and thunderstorms after 3pm. Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with highs in the low-to-mid 80s. Light and variable winds. The chance of rain is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Tonight
A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 2am. Patchy fog after 4am. Otherwise, partly cloudy, with lows in the mid 60s. Calm winds. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Tuesday
Showers and thunderstorms. Patchy fog before 8am. Highs in the mid 80s. Light winds out of the west. The chance of rain is 80%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Tuesday Night
Showers and thunderstorms likely before 2am, then a chance of showers. Partly cloudy, with lows in the mid-to-upper 60s. Calm winds. The chance of rain is 60%.
Wednesday
A slight chance of showers, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 9am. Mostly sunny, with highs near 90. The chance of rain is 50%.
Wednesday Night
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 9pm. Mostly clear, with lows in the mid-to-upper 60s.
Highlands Plateau
Today
Showers and thunderstorms likely before 3pm, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm between 3pm and 5pm, then scattered showers and thunderstorms after 5pm. Patchy fog before 11am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with highs in the mid 70s. Winds out of the west 3 to 5 mph. The chance of rain is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Tonight
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 2am. Patchy fog after 2am. Otherwise, partly cloudy, with lows in the mid 60s. Light winds out of the northwest. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Tuesday
Showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 10am. Patchy fog before 8am. Highs in the upper 70s. Winds out of the west around 5 mph. The chance of rain is 80%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Tuesday Night
Showers and thunderstorms likely before 2am, then a slight chance of showers between 2am and 5am, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 5am. Partly cloudy, with lows in the mid 60s. Winds out of the west around 5 mph. The chance of rain is 60%.
Wednesday
Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly between 3pm and 5pm. Mostly sunny, with highs near 80. The chance of rain is 60%.
Wednesday Night
A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 10pm. Mostly clear, with lows in the mid 60s.
Otto and South Central Macon County
Today
Scattered showers and thunderstorms before 1pm, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm between 1pm and 4pm, then scattered showers and thunderstorms after 4pm. Patchy fog before 10am. Otherwise, partly sunny, with highs in the lower 80s. Light and variable winds. The chance of rain is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Tonight
A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 2am. Patchy fog after 4am. Otherwise, partly cloudy, with lows in the mid 60s. Calm winds. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Tuesday
Showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 10am. Highs in the mid 80s. Calm winds in the morning increasing to come out of the west around 5 mph in the afternoon. The chance of rain is 80%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Tuesday Night
Showers and thunderstorms likely before 2am, then a slight chance of showers between 2am and 4am, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 4am. Partly cloudy, with lows in the mid-to-upper 60s. Calm winds. The chance of rain is 60%.
Wednesday
A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 8am. Mostly sunny, with highs in the upper 80s.
Wednesday Night
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 10pm. Mostly clear, with lows in the upper 60s.
Nantahala Area
Hazards
Widespread showers and storms will continue today and Tuesday. The potential for localized flooding will continue. Additionally, some storms could be strong to marginally severe Tuesday afternoon into Tuesday night with damaging winds as the main threat. By Wednesday, rain chances become more limited with a low probability for widespread hazardous weather.
Pollen levels are expected to be in the low-medium range (04.7 out of 12) today with Grasses and Nettle being the main culprits. Tomorrow is expected to be in the low-medium range (4.9 out of 12.0).
Record Weather Events for July 29th
Record weather events for this date in Macon County
(1872-2016)
Highest Temperature 101°F in Franklin in 1952
Lowest Temperature 40°F in Highlands in 1911 (also a state record for the day)
Greatest One-Day Rain 21.15 inches in Highlands in 1879 (also a state record for the day)
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)
Weather Extremes for North Carolina for the month of July Data available from 1872
Highest Temperature 109°F in Albemarle, Stanly County on 07-28-1940
Lowest Temperature 32°F in Celo, Yancey County on 07-10-1961
Greatest Rainfall 21.15 inches in Highlands, Macon County on 07-29-1879
Greatest Snowfall (no snowfall has been recorded during June in the state)
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Published at 5:00am on Monday, July 29, 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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