Weekend Weather Briefing for Sunday, September 22, 2024
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Here is the news and weather briefing for Macon County.
GENERAL OUTLOOK
High pressure will linger across the region through the weekend helping keep temperatures above normal. A more moist airmass will spread over the area on Monday and linger through at least mid-week.
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Local Weather
General Forecast Through Tuesday Night
Franklin Area
Today
Areas of fog before 9am. Otherwise, cloudy through midmorning, then gradual clearing, with highs near 90. Light winds out of the northwest.
Tonight
Patchy fog after 2am. Otherwise, partly cloudy, with lows in the mid 60s. Calm winds.
Monday
A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 1pm. Areas of fog before 10am. Otherwise, partly sunny, with highs in the mid 80s. Light and variable winds. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Monday Night
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with lows around 63. Calm winds. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Tuesday
A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 11am. Partly sunny, with highs in the lower 80s. Calm winds in the morning increasing to come out of the southwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Tuesday Night
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with lows in the lower 60s. The chance of rain is 40%.
Highlands Plateau
Today
Patchy fog before 8am. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with highs in the lower 80s. Winds out of the northwest around 5 mph early in the morning decreasing to calm winds by midmorning.
Tonight
Partly cloudy, with lows around 60. Light and variable winds.
Monday
A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after noon. Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with highs in the mid 70s. Calm winds. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Monday Night
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with lows around 60. Calm winds. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Tuesday
A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 9am. Partly sunny, with highs in the low-to-mid 70s. Calm winds in the morning increasing to come out of the southwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Tuesday Night
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with lows around 60. The chance of rain is 50%.
Otto and South Central Macon County
Today
A 20 percent chance of showers after 2pm. Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with highs in the upper 80s. Calm winds.
Tonight
Patchy fog after 3am. Otherwise, partly cloudy, with lows in the mid 60s. Calm winds.
Monday
A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 1pm. Areas of fog before 9am. Otherwise, partly sunny, with highs in the lower 80s. Calm winds. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.
Monday Night
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with lows in the mid 60s. Calm winds. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Tuesday
A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 10am. Mostly sunny, with highs near 80. Calm winds in the morning increasing to come out of the southwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Tuesday Night
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with lows in the low-to-mid 60s. The chance of rain is 40%.
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 low range (7.6 out of 12) today with Ragweed, Chenopods, and Grasses being the main culprits. Tomorrow is expected to be in the low range (5.2 out of 12.0).
Record Weather Events for September 22nd
Record weather events for this date in Macon County
(1872-2016)
Highest Temperature 91°F in Franklin in 1955
Lowest Temperature 29°F in Highlands in 1918
Greatest Rainfall 3.10 inches in Highlands in 1898
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 Franklin 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 22nd in North Carolina
Highest Temperature 105°F in Belhaven, Beaufort County in 1921
Lowest Temperature 23°F in Mount Mitchell, Yancey County in 1983
Greatest One-Day Rain 7.32 inches in Murfreesboro, Hertford County in 2016
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 21.04 inches in Elizabethtown, Bladen County on 09-30-2018
Greatest Snowfall (no snowfall has been recorded during August in the state)
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Published at 5:00am on Sunday, September 22, 2024
Author: Bobby Coggins
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