News and Weather Briefing for Thursday, September 05, 2024
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Here is the news and weather briefing for Macon County.
GENERAL OUTLOOK
High pressure maintains a cool northeast breeze through the rest of the day, keeping temperatures below normal. Rain chances return mainly across the Piedmont on Friday. A cold front arrives from the northwest by Saturday with dry and mild weather into next week.
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Local Weather
General Forecast Through Saturday Night
Franklin Area
Today
Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with highs in the lower 80s. Calm winds.
Tonight
Partly cloudy, with lows in the mid 50s. Calm winds.
Friday
A 20 percent chance of showers after 3pm. Partly sunny, with highs near 80. Calm winds.
Friday Night
A 20 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with lows in the upper 50s. Calm winds.
Saturday
A 20 percent chance of showers before 11am. Mostly sunny, with highs near 80.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with lows around 50.
Highlands Plateau
Today
Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with highs near 70. Winds out of the east 3 to 6 mph.
Tonight
Partly cloudy, with lows in the mid 50s. Light and variable winds.
Friday
A 20 percent chance of showers after 1pm. Partly sunny, with highs near 70. Light and variable winds.
Friday Night
A 20 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with lows in the mid 50s. Light and variable winds.
Saturday
A 20 percent chance of showers before 3pm. Mostly sunny, with highs in the low-to-mid 70s.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with lows around 50.
Otto and South Central Macon County
Today
Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with highs near 80. Light and variable winds.
Tonight
Partly cloudy, with lows in the mid 50s. Calm winds.
Friday
A 20 percent chance of showers after 2pm. Partly sunny, with highs in the mid-to-upper 70s. Calm winds.
Friday Night
A 20 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with lows in the upper 50s. Calm winds.
Saturday
A 20 percent chance of showers before 11am. Mostly sunny, with highs near 80.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with lows around 50.
Nantahala Area
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Hazards
Hazardous weather is not expected today or tonight.
Tropical Update
Pollen
Record Weather Events for September 5th
Record weather events for this date in Macon County
(1872-2016)
Highest Temperature 98°F in Franklin in 1954
Lowest Temperature 38°F in in Highlands in 1997
Greatest Rainfall 4.58 inches in Highlands in 1915
Greatest Snowfall (no measurable snowfall has been recorded on this date since records started being kept in 1872)
Weather Extremes for Macon County for September
Data available from 1872
Highest Temperature 98°F in Frsnklin on 09-04-1975
Lowest Temperature 27°F in Franklin on 09-30-1967
Greatest Rainfall 11.87 inches in Highlands on09-29-1964
Greatest Snowfall snowfall has not been recorded during August in Macon County)
Record Weather Events for September 5th in North Carolina
Highest Temperature 104°F in Albemarle, Stanly County in 1925
Lowest Temperature 30°F in Laurel Springs, Ashe County in 1997
Greatest One-Day Rain 10.18 inches in Wilmington, New Hanover County in 2019
Greatest One-Day Snowfall (no snowfall has been recorded on this date since 1872)
Weather Extremes for North Carolina for the month of September Data available from 1872
Highest Temperature 108°F in Belhaven, Beaufort County on 09-25-1921
Lowest Temperature 23°F in Marion, McDowell County on 09-28-2000
Greatest Rainfall 21.00 inches in Wilmington, New Hanover County on 09-17-2018
Greatest Snowfall (no snowfall has been recorded during August in the state)
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Published at 5:00am on Thursday, September 05, 2024
Author: Bobby Coggins
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