Weekend Weather Briefing for Sunday, August 25, 2024
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Here is the news and weather briefing for Macon County.
GENERAL OUTLOOK
Surface high pressure will remain over the region through the first half of next week while continuing the dry weather. Our cooler than normal temperatures will change over the weekend as an upper ridge builds in from the west with a warming trend which will continue into early next week when it becomes hot again. Moisture begins to increase by next Thursday.
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Local Weather
General Forecast Through Tuesday Night
Franklin Area
Today
Patchy fog before 10am. Otherwise, cloudy through midmorning, then gradual clearing, with highs in the upper 80s. Calm winds.
Tonight
Patchy fog after 4am. Otherwise, increasing clouds, with lows in the upper 50s. Calm winds.
Monday
Patchy fog before 8am. Otherwise, cloudy through midmorning, then gradual clearing, with highs near 90. Calm winds.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with lows in the low-to-mid 60s. Calm winds.
Tuesday
Sunny, with highs in the low-to-mid 90s.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with lows in the mid 60s.
Highlands Plateau
Today
Sunny, with highs in the upper 70s. Light winds out of the northeast.
Tonight
Mostly clear, with lows in the mid-to-upper 50s. Light winds out of the southeast.
Monday
Sunny, with highs near 80. Light and variable winds.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with lows around 60. Calm winds.
Tuesday
Sunny, with highs in the mid 80s.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with lows in the lower 60s.
Otto and South Central Macon County
Today
Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with highs in the mid-to-upper 80s. Calm winds.
Tonight
Partly cloudy, with lows around 60. Calm winds.
Monday
Patchy fog before 8am. Otherwise, partly sunny through midmorning, then becoming sunny, with highs near 90. Calm winds.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with lows in the mid 60s. Calm winds.
Tuesday
Sunny, with highs in the lower 90s.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with lows in the mid 60s.
Nantahala Area
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Hazards
Hazardous weather is not expected today or tonight.
Tropical Update
Pollen
Pollen levels are expected to be in the medium-high range (8.8 out of 12) today with Ragweed, Chenopods, and Grasses being the main culprits. Tomorrow is expected to be in the medium-high range (8.9 out of 12.0).
Record Weather Events for August 25th
Record weather events for this date in Macon County
(1872-2016)
Highest Temperature 92°F in Franklin in 1975
Lowest Temperature 45°F at the Coweeta Experimental Station in 1952
Greatest Rainfall 2.81 inches in Highlands in 2008
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 1872
Highest Temperature 106°F in Concord, Cabarrus County on 08-09-1980
Lowest Temperature 37°F in Banner Elk, Avery County on 08-29-1968
Greatest Rainfall 9.16 inches in Hendersonville, Henderson County on 08-13-1940
Greatest Snowfall snowfall has not been recorded during August in Macon County)
Record Weather Events for August 25th in North Carolina
Highest Temperature 104°F in Jackson, Northampton County in 2002
Lowest Temperature 38°F in Cullowhee, Jackson County in 1925
Greatest One-Day Rain 7.15 inches in Monroe, Union County in 1908
Greatest One-Day Snowfall (no snowfall has been recorded on this date since 1872)
Weather Extremes for North Carolina for the month of August
Data available from 1872
Highest Temperature 110°F in Fayetteville, Cumberland County on 08-21-1983
Lowest Temperature 31°F in Banner Elk, Avery County on 08-23-1930
Greatest Rainfall 12.43 inches in Morehead City, Carteret County on 08-12-1955
Greatest Snowfall (no snowfall has been recorded during August in the state)
Macon Calendar
(send your event to calendar@maconmedia.com)
Board of Education Forum at the Franklin High School Fine Arts Center
Event: Board of Education Candidate Forum
Date: Sunday, August 25
Time: 6:00 – 7:30 pm
Place: Franklin Fine Arts Center, Franklin High School
Organizers: Young Progressive Voters Group of Macon County
Our group is hosting a multipartisan candidate forum for the three Macon County Board of Education candidates to have an opportunity to present their views to the voters of Macon County. The group’s idea is to attract more young voters to the polls by making it a more casual, fun event. The format is similar to the game show, “Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader?” We will have two panels, one of BOE candidates and one of teachers as contestants. We prepared trivia questions and campaign questions in advance and have sent them to the candidates to give them time to prepare for the event. Democratic Candidate for NC Superintendent of Public Instruction, Mo Green will be the emcee for the first half of the event.
We think this would be a fun, innovative way to get the people of Macon County together to support our local school board candidates. Sunday, August 25th from 6 – 7 pm.
Music Lineup for Friends of the Greenway, Inc.
Frog Quarters Music Schedule (located at 573 East Main Street in Franklin)
August 2024 Schedule
8-31-24—Jim Austin’s Classic Country Band—Country Classics that you don’t hear on the radio anymore. You’ll love the history of the artists and the big sound of the band with Jim Austin and his talented group.
For other Music and News follow us on Facebook at Friends of the Greenway, Inc. and Instagram at friends_of_the_greenway_inc. To find out more about the Greenway and our organization, our website is: littletennessee.org.
Frog Quarters is open 9a to 2p, Wednesdays thru Saturdays—beside the River Bridge. We are the Non-Profit supporting the Greenway with monies from sales from our Coffee & Gift Shop, Memberships and Donations. As always, thank you for your support!
Mountain Findings
432 Spruce Street (physical)
Highlands, North Carolina 28741
Web: MountainFindings.org
Mountain Findings (a thrift store) is open every Thursday, Friday, and Saturday from 10 am to 1 pm until October 2023.
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Published at 5:00am on Sunday, August 25, 2024
Author: Bobby Coggins
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