Weekend Weather Briefing for Saturday, September 07, 2024
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Here is the news and weather briefing for Macon County.
GENERAL OUTLOOK
A cold front will move southeast across the region today, but with little moisture. Dry and cool high pressure will build in behind the front Sunday and control our weather through the middle of next week. Our next rain chance will be late in the week.
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Local Weather
General Forecast Through Monday Night
Franklin Area
Today
Isolated showers in the late afternoon. Patchy fog before 8am. Otherwise, cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with highs near 80. Calm winds in the morning increasing to come out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon. The chance of rain is 20%.
Tonight
Partly cloudy, with lows around 50. Winds out of the northwest around 5 mph becoming calm before midnight.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with highs in the upper 70s. Calm winds.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with lows around 50. Calm winds.
Monday
Sunny, with highs in the lower 80s. Calm winds.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with lows in the low-to-mid 50s.
Highlands Plateau
Today
Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with highs in the low-to-mid 70s. Winds out of the northwest around 5 mph.
Tonight
Mostly cloudy, with lows around 50. Winds out of the north 5 to 10 mph.
Sunday
Sunny, with highs in the upper 60s. Light and variable winds.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with lows around 50. Calm winds.
Monday
Sunny, with highs in the lower 70s. Light and variable winds.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with lows around 50.
Otto and South Central Macon County
Today
Isolated showers in the late afternoon. Patchy fog before midmorning. Otherwise, cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with highs near 80. Calm winds in the morning increasing to come out of the northwest around 5 mph in the afternoon. The chance of rain is 20%.
Tonight
Partly cloudy, with lows around 50. Winds out of the northwest around 5 mph becoming calm after midnight.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with highs in the mid 70s. Calm winds.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with lows around 50. Calm winds.
Monday
Sunny, with highs near 80. Calm winds.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with lows in the low-to-mid 50s.
Nantahala Area
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Hazards
Hazardous weather is not expected today or tonight.
Tropical Update
Pollen
Record Weather Events for September 7th
Record weather events for this date in Macon County
(1872-2016)
Highest Temperature 97°F in Highlands in 1925
Lowest Temperature 38°F in in Highlands in 2017
Greatest Rainfall 3.66 inches in Highlands in 1938
Greatest Snowfall (no measurable snowfall has been recorded on this date since records started being kept in 1872)
Weather Extremes for Macon County in 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 7th in North Carolina
Highest Temperature 105°F in Albemarle, Stanly County in 1925
Lowest Temperature 30°F in Oconaluftee, Swain County in 1997
Greatest One-Day Rain 7.58 inches in Washington, Beaufort County in 1947
Greatest One-Day Snowfall (no snowfall has been recorded on this date since 1872)
Weather Extremes for North Carolina in 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 07, 2024
Author: Bobby Coggins
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