News and Weather Briefing for Monday, August 12, 2024
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Here is the news and weather briefing for Macon County.
GENERAL OUTLOOK
A stalled frontal boundary over the Carolinas will lead to scattered showers and thunderstorms through early this morning. High pressure builds in throughout the workweek while the front stalls over the Southeast and keeps daily shower and thunderstorm chances around. High temperatures will continue on a cooling trend through the workweek, with a warming trend expected over the weekend ahead of an approaching cold front.
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Local Weather
General Forecast Through Wednesday Night
Franklin Area
Today
Mostly sunny, with highs in the upper 80s. Light winds out of the northwest.
Tonight
Mostly cloudy, with lows in the mid 60s. Calm winds.
Tuesday
A slight chance of showers, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2pm. Mostly sunny, with highs in the mid 80s. 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 Night
A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 8pm, then a slight chance of showers between 8pm and midnight. Partly cloudy, with lows in the low-to-mid 60s. Calm winds. The chance of rain is 30%.
Wednesday
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2pm. Mostly sunny, with highs in the mid 80s.
Wednesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with lows in the mid 60s.
Highlands Plateau
Today
Partly sunny, with highs near 80. Calm winds.
Tonight
Mostly cloudy, with lows in the lower 60s. Calm winds.
Tuesday
A chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 2pm. Mostly sunny, with highs in the mid 70s. Calm winds. The chance of rain is 40%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Tuesday Night
A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 11pm, then a slight chance of showers between 11pm and 2am. Partly cloudy, with lows around 60. Calm winds. The chance of rain is 30%.
Wednesday
A slight chance of showers, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2pm. Mostly sunny, with highs in the mid 70s. The chance of rain is 30%.
Wednesday Night
A 30 percent chance of showers before 8pm. Mostly cloudy, with lows around 60.
Otto and South Central Macon County
Today
Patchy fog before midmorning. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with highs in the mid 80s. Calm winds.
Tonight
Mostly cloudy, with lows in the mid 60s. Calm winds.
Tuesday
A slight chance of showers between 10am and 2pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2pm. Mostly sunny, with highs in the mid 80s. 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 Night
A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 8pm, then a slight chance of showers between 8pm and 1am. Partly cloudy, with lows in the low-to-mid 60s. Calm winds. The chance of rain is 30%.
Wednesday
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 5pm. Mostly sunny, with highs in the mid 80s.
Wednesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with lows in the mid 60s.
Nantahala Area
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Hazards
Hazardous weather is not expected today or tonight.
Tropical Update
[Sunday] Tropical Storm Likely to Form Near Leeward Islands
Tropical Weather Outlook
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL
200 AM EDT Mon Aug 12 2024
For the North Atlantic…Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico:
Active Systems:
The National Hurricane Center is issuing advisories on Potential Tropical Cyclone Five, located over the central tropical Atlantic.
* Formation chance through 48 hours…high…90 percent.
* Formation chance through 7 days…high…90 percent.
Pollen
Pollen levels are expected to be in the medium range (7.8 out of 12) today with Ragweed, Chenopods, and Grasses being the main culprits. Tomorrow is expected to be in the medium range (8.0 out of 12.0).
Record Weather Events for August 12th
Record weather events for this date in Macon County
(1872-2016)
Highest Temperature 95°F in Franklin in 1957
Lowest Temperature 41°F in Franklin in 1890
Greatest Rainfall 2.91 inches in Highlands in 1940
Greatest Snowfall (no measurable snowfall has been recorded on this date since records started being kept in 1872)
Weather Extremes for Macon County for the month of August
Data available from 1873 to 2022
Highest Temperature 99°F in Franklin on 08-09-1980
Lowest Temperature 40°F at the Coweeta Experimental Station on 08-29-1968
Greatest Rainfall 9.68 inches in Highlands on 08-13-1940
Greatest Snowfall no measurable snowfall has been recorded since records started being kept in 1873
All-time record weather events for Macon County
Highest Temperature 101°F in Franklin on Jul 29, 1952
Lowest Temperature -19°F in Highlands on Jan 21, 1985
Greatest Rainfall 21.15 inches in Highlands on Jul 29, 1879
Greatest One-Day Snowfall 25.5 inches at the Coweeta Experimental Station on Mar 13, 1993
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Published at 5:00am on Monday, August 12, 2024
Author: Bobby Coggins
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