Weekend Weather Briefing for Sunday, July 14, 2024
Here is the news and weather briefing for Macon County.
GENERAL OUTLOOK
Hot high pressure persists into early next week, with isolated showers and thunderstorms each afternoon. The pattern changes mid- week as a cold front stalls across the area and brings above normal rain chances and cooler weather.
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Local Weather
General Forecast Through Tuesday Night
Franklin Area
Today
A slight chance of showers, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 3pm. Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, sunny, with highs near 90. Calm winds. Chance of rain is 30%.
Tonight
Patchy fog after 4am. Otherwise, partly cloudy, with lows in the mid 60s. Calm winds.
Monday
A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 1pm. Patchy fog before 8am. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with highs in the lower 90s. Calm winds. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Monday Night
A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 11pm, then a slight chance of showers. Partly cloudy, with lows in the mid-to-upper 60s. Calm winds. Chance of rain is 30%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Tuesday
A slight chance of showers, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 11am. Mostly sunny, with highs near 90. Calm winds. Chance of rain is 50%.
Tuesday Night
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before midnight. Partly cloudy, with lows in the mid-to-upper 60s.
Highlands Plateau
Today
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 3pm. Mostly sunny, with highs in the low-to-mid 80s. Calm winds in the morning increasing to come out of the southwest around 5 mph 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 7pm. 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.
Monday
A slight chance of showers, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 11am. Mostly sunny, with highs in the mid 80s. Light and variable winds. Chance of rain is 40%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Monday Night
A chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight, then a slight chance of showers. Partly cloudy, with lows in the mid 60s. Light and variable winds. Chance of rain is 30%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Tuesday
A chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 11am. Mostly sunny, with highs in the lower 80s. Light and variable winds in the morning increasing to come out of the southwest around 5 mph in the afternoon. Chance of rain is 50%.
Tuesday Night
Showers and thunderstorms likely before 5am, then a slight chance of showers. Mostly clear, with lows in the mid 60s. Chance of rain is 60%.
Otto and South Central Macon County
Today
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 3pm. Increasing clouds, with highs near 90. Calm winds in the morning increasing to come out of the southwest around 5 mph 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 7pm. Partly cloudy, with lows in the upper 60s. Calm winds. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Monday
A slight chance of showers, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 11am. Mostly sunny, with highs near 90. Calm winds. Chance of rain is 40%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Monday Night
A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 11pm, then a slight chance of showers. Partly cloudy, with lows in the upper 60s. Calm winds. Chance of rain is 30%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Tuesday
A chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 11am. Mostly sunny, with highs in the upper 80s. Calm winds. Chance of rain is 50%.
Tuesday Night
A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 2am. Mostly clear, with lows in the upper 60s.
Nantahala Area
Hazards
Hazardous weather is not expected today or tonight.
Record Weather Events for July 14th
Record weather events for this date in Macon County
(1872-2016)
Highest Temperature 96°F in Franklin in 1954
Lowest Temperature 39°F in Highlands in 1903 (also a state record)
Greatest One-Day Rain 3.83 inches in Highlands in 2019
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 14th in North Carolina
Highest Temperature 106°F in Fayetteville, Cumberland County in 1932
Lowest Temperature 39°F in Highlands, Macon County in 1903
Greatest One-Day Rain 5.03 inches in Asheboro, Randolph County in 1944
Greatest One-Day Snowfall (no snowfall has been recorded on this date since 1872)
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Published at 5:00am on Sunday, July 14, 2024
Author: Bobby Coggins
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