News and Weather Briefing for Wednesday, July 31, 2024
Here is the news and weather briefing for Macon County.
GENERAL OUTLOOK
Daily chances of showers and thunderstorms will continue through Saturday, with the best coverage most likely in the afternoons and evenings. A small chance remains that a thunderstorm complex will across the mountains in the overnight hours one or more nights. Very hot and humid weather will continue through Friday, but a cold front arriving this weekend will bring back more typical temperatures by Sunday.
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Local Weather
General Forecast Through Thursday Night
Franklin Area
Today
A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with highs near 90. Calm winds. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Tonight
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 9pm. Patchy fog after 1am. Otherwise, partly cloudy, with lows in the mid 60s. Calm winds. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Thursday
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 3pm. Sunny, with highs in the lower 90s. Light winds out of the northwest.
Thursday Night
A chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 5am. Mostly clear, with lows around 70. Calm winds. The chance of rain is 30%.
Friday
A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 1pm. Sunny, with highs in the lower 90s.
Friday Night
A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with lows in the upper 60s.
Highlands Plateau
Today
A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 11am. Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, sunny during the morning, then mostly cloudy during the afternoon, with highs in the low-to-mid 80s. Winds out of the northwest around 5 mph becoming calm in the afternoon. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Tonight
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 9pm. Patchy fog after 1am. Otherwise, partly cloudy, with lows in the mid 60s. Calm winds in the morning increasing to come out of the northwest around 5 mph after midnight. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Thursday
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 mid 80s. Winds out of the northwest around 5 mph becoming calm by midmorning. The chance of rain is 30%.
Thursday Night
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 10pm. Mostly clear, with lows in the mid 60s. Calm winds in the morning increasing to come out of the northwest around 5 mph after midnight.
Friday
A slight chance of showers, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 11am. Sunny, with highs in the mid 80s. The chance of rain is 40%.
Friday Night
A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly clear, with lows in the mid 60s.
Otto and South Central Macon County
Today
A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 9am. Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with highs in the upper 80s. Light winds out of the north. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Tonight
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 9pm. Patchy fog after 1am. Otherwise, partly cloudy, with lows in the mid-to-upper 60s. Calm winds. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Thursday
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 2pm. Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, sunny, with highs in the lower 90s. Light winds out of the northwest.
Thursday Night
A chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 4am. Mostly clear, with lows around 70. Calm winds. The chance of rain is 30%.
Friday
A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 1pm. Sunny, with highs near 90.
Friday Night
A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly clear, with lows around 70.
Nantahala Area
Hazards
A few strong to severe storms will also be possible again today, with damaging winds the main threat, along with the possibility of torrential downpours and localized flooding.
Pollen levels are expected to be in the medium range (5.6 out of 12) today with Grasses and Nettle being the main culprits. Tomorrow is expected to be in the medium range (5.8 out of 12.0).
Record Weather Events for July 31st
Record weather events for this date in Macon County
(1872-2016)
Highest Temperature 96°F at the Coweeta Experimental Station in 1999
Lowest Temperature 47°F in Highlands in 2014
Greatest One-Day Rain 3.00 inches in Highlands in 1879
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)
Record Weather Events for July 31st in North Carolina
Highest Temperature 107°F in Belhaven, Beaufort County in 1931
Lowest Temperature 41°F in Banner Elk, Avery County in 1914
Greatest One-Day Rain 4.97 inches in New Bern, Craven County in 1963
Greatest One-Day Snowfall (no snowfall has been recorded on this date since 1872)
Weather Extremes for North Carolina for the month of July Data available from 1872
Highest Temperature 105°F in Carthage, Moore County on 06-23-1981
Lowest Temperature 41°F in Jefferson, Ashe County on 06-17-1917
Greatest Rainfall 7.33 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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On This Day
July 31st is the 212th day of the year (213th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar; 153 days remain until the end of the year.
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Published at 5:00am on Wednesday, July 31, 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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