News and Weather Briefing for Thursday, May 02, 2024
Here is the news and weather briefing for Macon County.
GENERAL OUTLOOK
Dry and warm high pressure remains over the area, before a rainy frontal system with periodic thunderstorms moves in Friday and stalls through the weekend. A general summertime pattern sets up early next week, which will likely support scattered thunderstorm development each afternoon.
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Local Weather
General Forecast Through Saturday Night
Franklin Area
Today
Areas of fog before 8am. Otherwise, sunny, with highs in the lower 80s. Calm winds in the morning increasing to come out of the southeast 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon.
Tonight
Partly cloudy, with lows in the mid 50s. Winds out of the south 5 to 10 mph becoming calm before midnight.
Friday
A 40 percent chance of showers, mainly after 11am. Mostly cloudy, with highs in the mid 70s. Calm winds in the morning increasing to come out of the south 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Friday Night
Showers likely, mainly after 2am. Mostly cloudy, with lows in the upper 50s. Winds out of the south around 5 mph becoming calm before midnight. Chance of rain is 60%.
Saturday
Showers likely, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 9am. Highs in the mid 70s. Chance of rain is 80%.
Saturday Night
Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 11pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with lows in the mid-to-upper 50s. Chance of rain is 70%.
Highlands Plateau
Today
Sunny, with highs in the mid 70s. Light and variable winds early in the morning increasing to come out of the southeast 5 to 10 mph by midmorning.
Tonight
Partly cloudy, with lows in the mid 50s. Winds out of the southeast 3 to 7 mph.
Friday
A chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 10am. Partly sunny, with highs near 70. Winds out of the south 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain is 50%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Friday Night
A chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers likely after 8pm. Mostly cloudy, with lows in the mid 50s. Winds out of the south 5 to 10 mph becoming calm before midnight. Chance of rain is 60%.
Saturday
Showers and possibly a thunderstorm, mainly before 3pm, then showers and thunderstorms after 3pm. Highs in the mid 60s. Chance of rain is 80%.
Saturday Night
Showers and thunderstorms likely before 9pm, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 9pm. Mostly cloudy, with lows in the mid 50s. Chance of rain is 70%.
Otto and South Central Macon County
Today
Sunny, with highs near 80. Calm winds in the morning increasing to come out of the southeast 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon.
Tonight
Partly cloudy, with lows in the mid-to-upper 50s. Winds out of the south 5 to 10 mph becoming calm before midnight.
Friday
A chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 10am. Partly sunny, with highs in the mid 70s. Calm winds early increasing to come out of the south 5 to 10 mph by midmorning. Chance of rain is 50%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Friday Night
Showers likely, mainly after 10pm. Mostly cloudy, with lows in the upper 50s. Winds out of the southeast 3 to 6 mph. Chance of rain is 60%.
Saturday
Showers and possibly a thunderstorm before 3pm, then showers and thunderstorms between 3pm and 5pm, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 5pm. Highs near 73. Chance of rain is 80%.
Saturday Night
Showers and thunderstorms likely before 4am, then a chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with lows in the upper 50s. Chance of rain is 70%.
Nantahala Area
Hazardous weather is not expected today or tonight.
Back to Top Pollen
Pollen levels are expected to be in the medium-high range (8.8 out of 12) today with Maple, Birch, and Oak being the main culprits. Tomorrow is expected to be in the medium range (7.0 out of 12.0).
Record Weather Events for May 2nd
Record weather events for this date in Macon County
(1872-2016)
Highest Temperature 88°F at the Coweeta Experimental Station in 2007
Lowest Temperature 23°F at the Coweeta Experimental Station in 1963
Greatest One-Day Rain 2.30 inches at the Coweeta Experimental Station in 1946
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
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Published at 5:00am on Thursday, May 02, 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.
Source: http://thunderpigblog.blogspot.com/2024/05/wx20240502.html
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