News and Weather Briefing for Tuesday, June 30, 2026
• Town of Franklin Asks Residents to Observe Voluntary Water Restrictions [Macon Media] • Heat risk will steadily increase through the week, with heat indices likely approaching 100 degrees across the lower elevations, especially by mid to late week. Daily thunderstorms will also be possible across the mountains.
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DAY SPONSOR (since this is a quick forecast intended to cover the whole county, bear in mind that higher elevations may experience cooler temperatures than this and the lower elevations may experience higher temperatures than those in the forecast) .TODAY.…Patchy fog in the morning. Sunny in the morning, then partly sunny with a chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Humid with highs in the mid 80s. Light and variable winds, becoming south around 5 mph in the afternoon. Chance of rain 50 percent. .TUESDAY NIGHT.…Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening, then mostly clear after midnight. Patchy fog after midnight. Lows in the upper 60s. Light and variable winds. Chance of rain 30 percent. .WEDNESDAY.…Mostly sunny. Patchy fog in the morning. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 80s. Light and variable winds, becoming southeast around 5 mph in the afternoon. Chance of rain 40 percent.
FORECAST
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT.…Partly cloudy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening. Lows in the mid 60s. South winds around 5 mph in the evening, becoming light and variable. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.THURSDAY.…Mostly sunny. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 80s. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.THURSDAY NIGHT.…Mostly clear. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening. Lows in the upper 60s. Chance of rain 50 percent.
HAZARDOUS WEATHER
Very hot conditions this afternoon, with heat index values expected to approach the mid to upper 90s in all but the higher elevations. See the heat advisory for more details.
Very hot conditions are expected Wednesday through at least Friday, with afternoon heat index values expected to approach or exceed 100 at times over all but the higher elevations. See the heat advisory for more details.
POLLEN REPORT
Pollen levels are expected to be in the low-medium range (3.8 out of 12) today with Plantain and Grasses being the main culprits. Tomorrow is expected to be in the low-medium range (3.0 out of 12.0).
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LIVE SATURDAY MIDDAY MUSIC CALENDAR FOR JUNE/JULY 2026
11a to 1p at Friends of the Greenway, Inc.
573 E Main St, Franklin, NC 28734
contact: frog28734@gmail.com; 828-369-8488
7-4-2026—It’s Dudes Day on the Fourth! Come have a great get-together with friends old and new as 4 Singer/Songwriters “sing us some songs and tell us some tales”.
7-11-2026—Join us for Bluegrass fun….as Tommy Nelson and the Burningtown Bluegrass Gospel Band bring us their pickin’ and grinnin’ songs.
7-18-26—Two Troubadours…George James and Gary Gibson.
7-25-2026—Bill Petersen will be singing the blues along with maybe some originals. Then, up from Florida, hear John Bois and the Emotional Support Band.
To find out more about the Greenway and our organization, our website is: littletennessee.org.
WEATHER ALMANAC
Record Weather Events for this date in Macon County (1872-2025)
Highest Temperature 99°F at the Coweeta Experimental Station in 2012
Lowest Temperature 44°F at the Coweeta Experimental Station in 1974
Greatest Rainfall 2.10 inches in Highlands in 1971
Record weather events for June in Macon County
Highest Temperature 99°F at the Coweeta Experimental Station on Jun 30, 2012
Lowest Temperature 32°F at the Coweeta Experimental Station on Jun 2, 1966
Greatest Rainfall 7.63 inches in Highlands on Jun 16, 1949
Greatest Snowfall no measurable snowfall has been recorded since records started being kept in 1873
Weather Extremes for North Carolina for the month of June
Highest Temperature 107°F Carthage, Moore County Jun 23, 1981
Lowest Temperature 24°F Jefferson, Ashe County Jun 2, 1932
Greatest One-Day Rainfall 12.41 in Belhaven, Beaufort County Jun 30, 1962
Temperatures climb into the 90s in western North Carolina | WLOS-TV (Asheville, NC)
WNC News
• ‘Unauthorized camping’ ban gets approval in NC Senate [Asheville Citizen-Times]
• Local government officials are discussing public business behind closed doors. Is that legal? [NC Local]
• WRAL-TV Documentary Producer Cristin Severance on news deserts and the future of local journalism [NC Newsline]
NC lawmakers reach budget deal, sources say; house to vote Wednesday and Thursday | WRAL-TV (Raleigh, NC)
NC News
• How to avoid heat-related illnesses as triple-digit threat moves in [WRAL-TV (Raleigh, NC)]
• A year late, NC lawmakers finishing budget bill with votes this week [Raleigh News & Observer]
• AMERICA 250: CBs, ‘Afternoon Delight,’ beer cans: Remembering a cross-country family road trip in 1976 [Greensboro News & Record]
ABC World News Tonight with David Muir – June 29, 2026 | ABC News
National News
• 5 takeaways on divided day for Trump at Supreme Court [The Hill]
• Supreme Court rules constitutional privacy protections apply to cellphone users location history [AP News]
• Justices uphold state law allowing for late-arriving mail-in ballots [SCOTUSblog]
Venezuela earthquake – miracle rescue of mother and baby – 46,000 people missing | BBC News
World News
• Venezuela’s earthquakes death toll nears 1,500, tens of thousands still missing [France 24]
• South Africa on edge ahead of anti-migrant protests [DW News]
• France records around 1,000 additional deaths as extreme heat breaks European records [AP News]
US says peace talks to resume on Tuesday, Iran denies | DW News
Iran War News
• Iran Update Special Report, June 29, 2026 [Institute for the Study of War]
• Iran war live: Tehran denies Trump’s claim of meeting in Doha [AL Jazeera]
• Live Updates: Witkoff, Rubio face bipartisan scrutiny over US-Iran deal, removal of Tehran’s enriched uranium [Jerusalem Post]
The USA Is The Biggest Oil Producer In History… Why Does Hormuz Matter?
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Zelenskyy mocks Putin over Russia’s fuel crisis | Morning Report | TVP World
Russo-Ukraine War
• Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, June 28, 2026 [Institute for the Study of War]
• Russia’s Putin promises security as Ukraine ramps up attacks [DW News]
• Putin vows to keep fighting despite ‘new Ukraine strike halt plan’ [TVP World]
Iran Says it Will Control Hormuz & Has No Plans to Meet US in Qatar | Daybreak Europe 6/30/2026 | Bloomberg Television
Financial News
• For first time, more central banks are set to shrink dollar holdings, survey finds [Yahoo Finance]
• Trump bought as much as $5 million in Axon stock before ICE sought $220 million Taser deal [CNBC]
Shipping Rackets and Sea Mines: The New Normal in Hormuz after 17 Weeks | What’s Going on With Shipping?
Tsula’s Sky Adventure: July’s Cosmic Highlights | Tsula’s Big Adventures
Science News
• Europa’s Ice Shell Secrets Unlocked by Ground Radar Study [Universe Today]
• Millions take omega-3 fish oil for brain health but a new study found no benefit [ScienceDaily]
• This Week’s Sky at a Glance, June 26 – July 5 [Sky & Telescope Magazine]
Data Center Water is a Distraction | Kyle Hill
Technology News
• Why did this journal retract two 1940s papers by Max Planck? [Ars Technica]
• When You Gaze Into the AI Slop, the AI Slop Also Gazes Into You [Gizmodo]
• Feds Seize Domain Names of Nearly 400 Pirate Sports Streaming Sites (Update) [Torrent Freaks]
The lifted beach of Galfa, Trinidad: Giant landslide or mud volcano? | TheGeoModels
Interesting Videos
El Nino Summers and Following Fall and Winters | Spot-On-Weather LLC
The biggest bomb ever dropped – The Bomb Podcast: Kennedy & Khrushchev | BBC World Service
Bitcoin Falls Below the 200 Week Moving Average | Benjamin Cowen
CRYPTO NEWS
• The Future Cyberpunk Imagined Is Here: How Much Did It Get Right? [Decrypt]
• Bullish Bitcoin RSI divergence has analysts calling for 2022-style bear market bottom [Coin Telegraph]
• Trump Holds Up CBDC Ban Through 2030 as He Demands a Voter-ID Law [Bitcoin.com]
Why Sudan Split in Two – Sudan’s 22-Year Civil War Explained | Kings and Generals
HISTORY AND CULTURE
Why the Mongols Vanished After Conquering Everything | Animated History
The Fall of Burgundy & the Rise of the Habsburgs — The Burgundian Wars 1474-77 | SandRhoman History
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Published at 6:00am on Tuesday, June 30, 2026
Author: Bobby Coggins
Source: http://thunderpigblog.blogspot.com/2026/06/wx20260630.html
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