Weekend Wather Briefing for Saturday, September 14, 2024
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Here is the news and weather briefing for Macon County.
GENERAL OUTLOOK
A broad area of moisture will persist across the Southeast today, resulting in light showers over our area. An area of low pressure will slowly organize just off the Carolina coast early next week, possibly tracking into the Mid-Atlantic.
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Local Weather
General Forecast Through Monday Night
Franklin Area
Today
A 20 percent chance of showers between 9am and 3pm. Patchy fog before 11am. Otherwise, partly sunny, with highs in the mid 70s. Light winds out of the southeast early in the morning increasing to 5 to 10 mph by midmorning. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.
Tonight
A slight chance of showers before 11pm, then a chance of rain, mainly before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with lows around 60. Winds out of the southeast 5 to 10 mph in the evening shifting to come out of the northeast before midnight. The chance of rain is 30%.
Sunday
A slight chance of rain before 9am, then a slight chance of showers after 9am. Partly sunny, with highs in the upper 70s. Winds out of the east 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. The chance of rain is 20%.
Sunday Night
A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with lows in the upper 50s. Winds out of the east 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Monday
A 20 percent chance of showers. Mostly sunny, with highs near 80. Winds out of the northeast 5 to 10 mph.
Monday Night
A 20 percent chance of showers before 2am. Partly cloudy, with lows in the mid 50s.
Highlands Plateau
Today
A 40 percent chance of showers, mainly before 3pm. Patchy fog before noon. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with highs in the mid-to-upper 60s. Winds out of the east 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Tonight
A chance of showers before 11pm, then a chance of rain after 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with lows in the mid 50s. Winds out of the east 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. The chance of rain is 50%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Sunday
A chance of rain before 9am, then a chance of showers after 3pm. Partly sunny, with highs in the upper 60s. Winds out of the east 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph. The chance of rain is 30%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Sunday Night
A 30 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with lows in the mid 50s. Winds out of the east 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.
Monday
A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly after 2pm. Mostly sunny, with highs near 70.
Monday Night
A 30 percent chance of showers before 8pm. Partly cloudy, with lows in the low-to-upper 50s.
Otto and South Central Macon County
Today
A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly between 8am and noon. Patchy fog before 11am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with highs in the mid 70s. Winds out of the southeast 5 to 10 mph. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Tonight
A chance of showers before 11pm, then a chance of rain after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with lows around 60. Winds out of the east 5 to 10 mph. The chance of rain is 40%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Sunday
A slight chance of rain before 9am, then a slight chance of showers after 9am. Partly sunny, with highs in the mid 70s. Winds out of the east 5 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. The chance of rain is 20%.
Sunday Night
A 30 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with lows in the upper 50s. Winds out of the east 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Monday
A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly after 5pm. Mostly sunny, with highs in the mid-to-upper 70s.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with lows in the mid 50s.
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 range (6.8 out of 12) today with Ragweed, Chenopods, and Grasses being the main culprits. Tomorrow is expected to be in the low-medium range (8.1 out of 12.0).
Record Weather Events for September 14th
Record weather events for this date in Macon County
(1872-2023)
Highest Temperature 91°F at the Coweeta Experimental Station in 2019
Lowest Temperature 30°F at the Coweeta Experimental Station in 1953
Greatest Rainfall 3.21 inches at the Coweeta Experimental Station in 1945
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 14th in North Carolina
Highest Temperature 101°F in Chapel Hill, Orange County in 1897
Lowest Temperature 28°F in Celo, Yancey County in 1953
Greatest One-Day Rain 9.80 inches in New Bern, Craven County in 2018
Greatest One-Day Snowfall (no snowfall has been recorded on this date since 1872)
Weather Extremes for North Carolina for 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 Saturday, September 14, 2024
Author: Bobby Coggins
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