News and Weather Briefing for Tuesday, May 14, 2024
May 14, 2024
Here is the news and weather briefing for Macon County.
GENERAL OUTLOOK
Low pressure brings rain and scattered thunderstorms to our region today and tomorrow. Brief high pressure brings a mainly dry day on Thursday. Showers and scattered thunderstorms return Friday and into the weekend.
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Local Weather
General Forecast Through Thursday Night
Franklin Area
Today
A chance of showers before noon, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after noon. Patchy fog before 11am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with highs near 71. Calm winds becoming south 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon. Chance of rain is 60%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Tonight
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Patchy fog after 9pm. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with lows in the mid-to-upper 50s. Winds out of the southeast 3 to 7 mph. Chance of rain is 50%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Wednesday
A chance of showers, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 11am. Areas of fog before 9am. Highs in the mid 70s. Calm winds in the morning increasing to come out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon. Chance of rain is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Wednesday Night
Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly before 9pm. Mostly cloudy, with lows in the mid 50s. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain is 60%.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with highs in the lower 80s.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with lows in the mid 50s.
Highlands Plateau
Today
Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly before 4pm, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 5pm. Areas of fog before 2pm. Otherwise, cloudy, with highs near 60. Winds out of the southeast 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Tonight
Showers and thunderstorms likely before 1am, then a chance of showers. Widespread fog, mainly between 3am and 5am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with lows in the mid 50s. Winds out of the southwest 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Wednesday
A chance of showers, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 11am. Areas of fog before 9am. Highs in the mid-to-upper 60s. Winds out of the west 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Wednesday Night
Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly before 8pm. Mostly cloudy, with lows in the low-to-mid 50s. Winds out of the northwest 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of rain is 60%.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with highs in the mid 70s.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with lows in the mid 50s.
Otto and South Central Macon County
Today
Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 4pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 5pm. Patchy fog before noon. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with highs in the upper 60s. Winds out of the southeast 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Tonight
Showers and thunderstorms likely before 1am, then a chance of showers. Patchy fog after 9pm. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with lows in the mid-to-upper 50s. Winds out of the south 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Wednesday
A chance of showers, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 11am. Areas of fog before 9am. Highs in the low-to-mid 50s. Winds out of the west 3 to 8 mph. Chance of rain is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Wednesday Night
Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly before 8pm. Mostly cloudy, with lows in the mid 50s. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain is 60%.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with highs near 80.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with lows in the mid-to-upper 50s.
Nantahala Area
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Hazards
TODAY
Numerous showers and scattered thunderstorms are expected this afternoon and evening. A few of the storms could become severe with damaging winds and large hail the main threats. Isolated heavy rainfall is also possible.
TOMORROW
Numerous showers and scattered thunderstorms are expected again Wednesday afternoon and evening. A few of the storms could become severe with damaging winds and large hail the main threats. Isolated heavy rainfall is also possible.
Back to Top Pollen
Pollen levels are expected to be in the low range (2.2 out of 12) today with Birch, Hickory, and Maple being the main culprits. Tomorrow is expected to be in the medium range (5.6 out of 12.0).
Record Weather Events for May 14th
Record weather events for this date in Macon County
(1872-2016)
Highest Temperature 90°F at the Coweeta Experimental Station in 2018
Lowest Temperature 28°F in Highlands in 1910
Greatest One-Day Rain 2.99 inches in Highlands in 1976
Greatest One-Day Snowfall (no snowfall has been recorded on this date since record-keeping began in 1871)
Weather Extremes for Macon County for the month of May Data available from 1872
Highest Temperature 92°F at the Coweeta Experimental Station on 05-20-1996
Lowest Temperature 23°F at the Coweeta Experimental Station on 05-02-1963
Greatest Rainfall 5.97 inches in Highlands on 05-30-2018
Greatest Snowfall 2.5 inches in Highlands on 05-07-1992
(the excessive rainfall was due to the remnants of Hurricane Gladys)
–> Weather Extremes for North Carolina for the month of May Data available from 1872
Highest Temperature 107°F in Aurora, Beaufort Countyy on 05-26-2011
Lowest Temperature 14°F in Mount Mitchell, Yancey County on 05-09-2020
Greatest Rainfall 8.51 inches in Pisgah Forest, Transylvania County on 05-20-1942
Greatest Snowfall 15.00 in Mount Mitchell, Yancey County on 05-07-1992
News Briefing
—STATE AND LOCAL—
Auditor candidates have very different view of what the job should do | WRAL-TV (Raleigh, NC)
Foraging tours show people diversity of foods found right in WNC | WLOS-TV (Asheville, NC)
• What you should know about North Carolina’s Republican second primary election [WLOS-TV (Asheville, NC)]
• Raleigh police’s real-time analysis center has nearly 1,000 cameras, finds trouble spots for crime [WRAL-TV (Raleigh, NC)]
• Despite a new lawsuit, removal of Asheville’s Vance Monument base will begin May 14 [Asheville Citizen-Times]
• HCA hands itself a clean bill of health for Mission sale agreement [Mountain Xpress]
• Canton leaders make ‘big stink’ over big stink [Smoky Mountain News]
• Fire ants keep marching in [Sylva Herald and Ruralite]
—NATIONAL—
International News Headlines
Yom Hazikaron Ceremony for the English-Speaking Community | Jerusalem Post
King Charles hands over military role to William | BBC News
Georgian police disperse protesters | Grigol Gegelia | TVP World
• Threats against NGO leaders multiply as Georgia green lights ‘Russian law’ for final vote [France 24]
• Iran jails regime critic Sadegh Zibakalam [DW News]
• Argentines strike against spending cuts under Javier Milei [BBC News]
• Sudan: Fires used as weapon destroyed more towns than ever in April, study says [Africa News]
• S. Korea, China agree to work for successful trilateral summit with Japan: Seoul ministry [Yonhap News Agency]
• India election 2024: Why isn’t Modi’s BJP fielding candidates in Kashmir? [Al Jazeera]
Global National: May 13, 2024 | Western Canada wildfire evacuees wait for word on fate of homes
ABC World News Tonight with David Muir Full Broadcast – May 13, 2024
“CBS Evening News” Full Broadcast | May 13, 2024
NBC Nightly News Full Broadcast – May 13, NBC News
PBS NewsHour full episode, (May 13, 2024)
On This Day
May 14 is the 134th day of the year (135th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar; 231 days remain until the end of the year.
Historical Events
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Published at 5:30am on Tuesday, May 14, 2024
Author: Bobby Coggins
Resources used to compile the information in this article include, but are not limited to rthe following websites or books: MaconMedia.com, youtube.com, weather.gov, airnow.gov, wikipedia.com, onthisday.com, ncdcr.gov, ncsu.edu, utah.edu, https://www.microbe.tv/twiv/, wolfram.com, biorxiv.org, aps.org, nejm.org, plos.org, cell.com, researchsquare.com, cureus.com, spc.noaa.gov, nhc.noaa.gov, ncdenr.org, medrxiv.org, archive.org, ncpedia.org, nasa.gov, https://ww2days.com, nih.gov, carolinapublicpress.org, microbe.tv, smokymountainnews.com, psypost.org, blogspot.com, pollen.com, franklinnc.com, maconnc.org, spaceweather.com, solarham.com, loc.gov, ncleg.net, senate.gov, house.gov, whitehouse.gov, drudgereport.com, politico.com, realclearpolitics.com, ushmm.org, This Day in North Carolina History, World War II Day By Day, The Holocaust Encyclopedia, The Timetables of History, The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich, The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, The World History and Book of Facts (multiple years), On This Day In History: Over 4,000 facts, The NASA Archives. 60 Years in Space, This Day in North Carolina History, The Smithsonian History of Space Exploration: From the Ancient World to the Extraterrestrial Future, Spaceflight, 2nd Edition: The Complete Story from Sputnik to Curiousity, The Story of Civilization (11 volumes), The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, American History, Volume 1: 1492-1877, American History, Volume 2: 1877 – Present, A Complete Chronolgy of the Second World War. Weather and Almanac data and information sources: Sources (except where otherwise credited): heavens-above.com, Ian Webster’s Github, National Centers for Environmental Prediction, The National Weather Service, National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration, National Hurricane Center, Penn State University Electronic Wall Map, The State Climate Office of North Carolina, Storm Prediction Center, U.S. Naval Observatory, University of Utah Department of Atmospheric Sciences, and the Weather Prediction Center.
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