News and Weather Briefing for Thursday, September 12, 2024
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Here is the news and weather briefing for Macon County.
GENERAL OUTLOOK
The remnants of Francine are expected to drift north over the lower Mississippi River Valley through late week with a broad area of moisture moving north from the Gulf of Mexico to the Carolinas. This will result in periods of showers and thunderstorms for our area mainly Friday and Saturday. Scattered showers may linger through Sunday with an area of low pressure potentially developing off the Carolina coast that may keep rain chances across the area into the middle of next week.
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Local Weather
General Forecast Through Saturday Night
Franklin Area
Today
A 30 percent chance of rain, mainly after 3pm. Cloudy, with highs in the low-to-mid 70s. Light winds out of the east early in the morning increasing to come out of the southeast 5 to 10 mph by midmorning. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Tonight
Showers likely, mainly before 4am. Patchy fog after midnight. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with lows around 60. Winds out of the southeast 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. The chance of rain is 60%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Friday
Showers likely, with thunderstorms also possible after 11am. Mostly cloudy, with highs in the low-to-mid 70s. Winds out of the southeast 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. The chance of rain is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Friday Night
Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm. Mostly cloudy, with lows around 62. Winds out of the southeast 5 to 7 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. The chance of rain is 70%.
Saturday
Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm. Mostly cloudy, with highs in the lower 70s. The chance of rain is 70%.
Saturday Night
Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 11pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 11pm and 2am, then a chance of showers after 2am. Mostly cloudy, with lows around 60. The chance of rain is 60%.
Highlands Plateau
Today
A chance of rain between 11am and 5pm, then a chance of showers after 5pm. Cloudy, with highs in the mid 60s. Winds out of the east 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. The chance of rain is 30%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Tonight
A chance of showers before 7pm, then a chance of rain between 7pm and 10pm, then showers likely after 10pm. Patchy fog after midnight. Otherwise, cloudy, with lows in the mid 50s. Winds out of the east 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph. The chance of rain is 70%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Friday
Showers likely, with thunderstorms also possible after 11am. Mostly cloudy, with highs in the mid 60s. Winds out of the east 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph. The chance of rain is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Friday Night
Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. Lows in the upper 50s. Winds out of the east 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. The chance of rain is 80%.
Saturday
Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. Highs in the low-to-mid 60s. The chance of rain is 80%.
Saturday Night
Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 1am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms, then a chance of showers after 2am. Mostly cloudy, with lows in the mid-to-upper 50s. The chance of rain is 70%.
Otto and South Central Macon County
Today
A chance of rain between 11am and 4pm, then a chance of showers after 4pm. Cloudy, with highs near 70. Winds out of the southeast 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. The chance of rain is 30%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Tonight
A chance of showers before 7pm, then a chance of rain between 7pm and 9pm, then showers likely after 9pm. Patchy fog after midnight. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with lows around 60. Winds out of the southeast 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. The chance of rain is 60%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Friday
Showers likely, with thunderstorms also possible after 11am. Mostly cloudy, with highs near 70. Winds out of the southeast 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. The chance of rain is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Friday Night
Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm. Cloudy, with lows around 60. Winds out of the east 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. The chance of rain is 70%.
Saturday
Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm. Mostly cloudy, with highs near 70. The chance of rain is 70%.
Saturday Night
Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before midnight, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between midnight and 2am, then a chance of showers after 2am. Mostly cloudy, with lows around 60. The chance of rain is 70%.
Nantahala Area
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Hazards
Hazardous weather is not expected today or tonight.
Tropical Update
[Monday] Francine Forms; Expected to Hit Louisiana as a Hurricane on Wednesday
Tropical Weather Outlook
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL
200 AM EDT Thu Sep 12 2024
For the North Atlantic…Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico:
Active Systems:
The National Hurricane Center is issuing advisories on Tropical Storm Francine, located over southern Louisiana, and on Tropical Depression Seven, located over the eastern Atlantic Ocean.
1. Central Tropical Atlantic (AL92):
A weak area of low pressure located over the central tropical Atlantic is producing disorganized shower and thunderstorm activity. Development of this system is not likely while it moves westward at around 10 mph over the central tropical Atlantic.
* Formation chance through 48 hours…low…10 percent.
* Formation chance through 7 days…low…10 percent.
2. East of the Leeward Islands (AL94):
A small area of low pressure located several hundred miles to the east of the Leeward Islands is producing a few disorganized showers and thunderstorms. The proximity of dry air near the system is expected to limit additional development over the next couple of days before environmental conditions become even less conducive by this weekend while the system moves slowly west-northwestward.
* Formation chance through 48 hours…low…10 percent.
* Formation chance through 7 days…low…10 percent.
3. Offshore the Southeastern U.S.:
In a few days, a non-tropical area of low pressure could form along a residual frontal boundary a few hundred miles off the southeastern U.S. coastline. Thereafter, some subtropical or tropical development is possible during the early part of next week while the system drifts to the north or northwest.
* Formation chance through 48 hours…low…near 0 percent.
* Formation chance through 7 days…low…30 percent.
Pollen
Pollen levels are expected to be in the medium-high range (8.1 out of 12) today with Ragweed, Chenopods, and Grasses being the main culprits. Tomorrow is expected to be in the medium range (5.8 out of 12.0).
Record Weather Events for September 12th
Record weather events for this date in Macon County
(1872-2023)
Highest Temperature 93°F at the Coweeta Experimental Station in 2019
Lowest Temperature 36°F in Highlands in 1917
Greatest Rainfall 2.55 inches in Highlands in 2017
Highest Temperature 98°F in Franklin on 09-04-1975
Lowest Temperature 27°F in Franklin on 09-30-1967
Greatest Rainfall 11.87 inches in Highlands on 09-27-1964
Weather Extremes for North Carolina for September
Data available from 1870 to 2023
Highest Temperature 108°F Belhaven, Beaufort County 09-25-1921
Lowest Temperature 23°F Marion, McDowell County 09-28-2000
Greatest One-Day Rainfall 21.00 in Wilmington, New Hanover County 09-17-2018
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Published at 5:00am on Thursday, September 12, 2024
Author: Bobby Coggins
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