News and Weather Briefing for Thursday, July 25, 2024
Here is the news and weather briefing for Macon County.
GENERAL OUTLOOK
A nearly stationary front will meander across our region through Saturday providing a focus for above normal chances of mainly afternoon and evening showers and thunderstorms. Temperatures will be below normal. Afternoon and evening shower and thunderstorm chances return to seasonal normals to start next week. Temperatures rise back to normal as well.
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Local Weather
General Forecast Through Saturday Night
Franklin Area
Today
Showers and thunderstorms before 4pm, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 5pm. Patchy fog before 10am. Highs near 80. Calm winds. The chance of rain is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.
Tonight
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 10pm. Patchy fog after 11pm. Otherwise, mostly 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.
Friday
A slight chance of showers before 11am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 11am and 2pm, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 2pm. Areas of fog before 10am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with highs in the lower 80s. Calm winds. The chance of rain is 70%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Friday Night
Showers and thunderstorms likely before 11pm, then a chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with lows around 65. Calm winds. The chance of rain is 60%.
Saturday
Showers likely, with thunderstorms also possible after 2pm. Mostly cloudy, with highs in the lower 80s. The chance of rain is 70%.
Saturday Night
Showers and thunderstorms likely before 8pm, then a chance of showers between 8pm and 3am. Mostly cloudy, with lows in the mid 60s. The chance of rain is 60%.
Highlands Plateau
Today
Showers likely before 11am, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm between 11am and 4pm, then showers and thunderstorms likely after 4pm. Patchy fog before 11am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with highs in the low-to-mid 70s. Calm winds. The chance of rain is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Tonight
Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly before 11pm. Widespread dense fog, mainly between midnight and 3am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with lows around 60. Calm winds. The chance of rain is 60%. 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 1pm, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 1pm. Areas of fog before 10am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with highs in the low-to-mid 70s. Light winds out of the northeast. The chance of rain is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.
Friday Night
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with lows around 60. Calm winds. The chance of rain is 50%.
Saturday
A chance of showers before 11am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 11am and 1pm, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with highs in the low-to-mid 70s. The chance of rain is 70%.
Saturday Night
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with lows in the lower 60s. The chance of rain is 50%.
Otto and South Central Macon County
Today
Showers and possibly a thunderstorm, mainly before 5pm, then showers and thunderstorms likely after 5pm. Patchy fog before 10am. Highs in the upper 70s. Calm winds. The chance of rain is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Tonight
Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly before 11pm. Patchy fog after midnight. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with lows in the mid 60s. 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.
Friday
A chance of showers before 11am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 11am and 2pm, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 2pm. Areas of fog before 10am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with highs near 80. Calm winds. The chance of rain is 70%. 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 between 7pm and 11pm, then a chance of showers after 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with lows in the mid 60s. Calm winds. The chance of rain is 60%.
Saturday
A chance of showers before 11am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 11am and 1pm, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with highs near 80. The chance of rain is 70%.
Saturday Night
Showers and thunderstorms likely before 8pm, then a chance of showers between 8pm and 3am. Mostly cloudy, with lows in the mid 60s. The chance of rain is 60%.
Nantahala Area
Hazards
Showers and thunderstorms likely this afternoon and evening. Flooding may occur where storms repeatedly pass over areas. Scattered to numerous thunderstorms will develop across the area this afternoon and continue into the evening. The main threats will be from cloud-to-ground lightning and torrential rainfall. Excessive rainfall could occur in isolated locations, resulting in flash flooding of streams and urban areas.
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Published at 5:00am on Thursday, July 25, 2024
Author: Bobby Coggins
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