Weekend Weather Briefing for Sunday, August 11, 2024
Here is the news and weather briefing for Macon County.
GENERAL OUTLOOK
A cold front will stall across the Carolinas today leading to another round of scattered showers and thunderstorms this afternoon into late this evening. High pressure builds in from the west throughout the workweek while the front stalls across the Southeast and keeps daily shower and thunderstorm chances around. High temperatures be on a cooling trend starting today and will continue through the workweek.
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Local Weather
General Forecast Through Tuesday Night
Franklin Area
Today
A slight chance of showers in the midafternoon. Mostly sunny, with highs near 90. Light and variable winds. The chance of rain is 20%.
Tonight
Patchy fog after 5am. Otherwise, partly cloudy, with lows in the low-to-mid 60s. Calm winds.
Sunday
Patchy fog before 8am. Otherwise, sunny, with highs in the upper 80s. Calm winds.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with lows around 60. Calm winds.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with highs in the upper 80s.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with lows in the mid 60s.
Highlands Plateau
Today
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly in the midafternoon. Mostly sunny, with highs near 80. Winds out of the north around 5 mph early in the morning decreasing to calm winds by midmorning.
Tonight
Patchy fog after 3am. Otherwise, partly cloudy, with lows around 60. Winds out of the north 3 to 5 mph.
Sunday
Patchy fog before 8am. Otherwise, sunny, with highs near 80. Winds out of the northwest around 5 mph becoming calm by midmorning.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with lows around 60. Light winds out of the north.
Monday
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 3pm. Mostly sunny, with highs near 80.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with lows around 60.
Otto and South Central Macon County
Today
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2pm. Mostly sunny, with highs in the upper 80s. Calm winds.
Tonight
Patchy fog after 5am. Otherwise, partly cloudy, with lows in the mid 60s. Light winds out of the north.
Sunday
Patchy fog before 8am. Otherwise, sunny, with highs in the mid-to-upper 80s. Calm winds.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with lows in the low-to-mid 60s. Calm winds.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with highs in the mid 80s.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with lows in the mid 60s.
Nantahala Area
Hazards
Hazardous weather is not expected today or tonight.
Tropical Update
Pollen levels are expected to be in the medium range (7.5 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 11th
Record weather events for this date in Macon County
(1872-2016)
Highest Temperature 93°F in Franklin in 1983
Lowest Temperature 46°F in Franklin in 1989
Greatest Rainfall 3.10 inches in Highlands in 1919
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 Sunday, August 11, 2024
Author: Bobby Coggins
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