News and Weather Briefing for Friday, May 03, 2024
Here is the news and weather briefing for Macon County.
GENERAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
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Local Weather
General Forecast Through Sunday Night
Franklin Area
Today
A chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 11am. Patchy fog before midmorning. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with highs in the mid-to-upper 70s. Light and variable winds. Chance of rain is 50%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Tonight
Showers and thunderstorms likely before 3am, then a chance of showers between 3am and 5am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 5am. Patchy fog after 2am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with lows in the upper 50s. Light and variable winds. Chance of rain is 60%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Saturday
Showers and thunderstorms likely, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 1pm. Patchy fog before noon. Highs in the mid 70s. Calm winds in the morning increasing to come out of the south 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon. Chance of rain is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Saturday Night
Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 1am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with lows in the upper 50s. Winds out of the south around 5 mph becoming calm before midnight. Chance of rain is 70%.
Sunday
A chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after noon. Highs in the lower 80s. Chance of rain is 80%.
Sunday Night
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with lows in the upper 50s. Chance of rain is 50%.
Highlands Plateau
Today
A chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 11am. Mostly cloudy, with highs near 70. Winds out of the south 3 to 7 mph. Chance of rain is 50%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Tonight
Showers and thunderstorms likely before 11pm, then a chance of showers between 11pm and 1am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1am. Patchy fog after 2am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with lows in the mid 50s. Winds out of the south 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.
Saturday
Showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 1pm, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 1pm. Patchy fog before noon. Highs in the mid 60s. Winds out of the south 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Saturday Night
Showers and thunderstorms likely before 11pm, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm between 11pm and 4am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 4am. Mostly cloudy, with lows in the mid 50s. Winds out of the southeast 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain is 70%.
Sunday
Showers and thunderstorms likely, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 11am. Highs in the lower 70s. Chance of rain is 80%.
Sunday Night
Showers and possibly a thunderstorm, mainly before 8pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 8pm. Lows in the mid 50s. Chance of rain is 80%.
Otto and South Central Macon County
Today
A chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 10am. Mostly cloudy, with highs in the mid 70s. Calm winds in the morning increasing to come out of the south around 5 mph in the afternoon. Chance of rain is 50%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Tonight
Showers and thunderstorms likely before 11pm, then a chance of showers between 11pm and 3am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 3am. Patchy fog after 2am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with lows around 60. Winds out of the south 3 to 5 mph. Chance of rain is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Saturday
Showers and thunderstorms likely, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 1pm. Patchy fog before noon. Highs in the low-to-mid 70s. Winds out of the south 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Saturday Night
Showers and thunderstorms likely before 11pm, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm between 11pm and 2am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2am. Mostly cloudy, with lows around 60. Winds out of the southeast around 5 mph. Chance of rain is 70%.
Sunday
A chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after noon. Highs near 79. Chance of rain is 80%.
Sunday Night
A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with lows in the upper 50s.
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 (7.3 out of 12) today with Maple, Birch, and Oak being the main culprits. Tomorrow is expected to be in the low range (0.7 out of 12.0).
Record Weather Events for May 3rd
Record weather events for this date in Macon County
(1872-2016)
Highest Temperature 86°F at the Coweeta Experimental Station in 2012
Lowest Temperature 27°F at the Coweeta Experimental Station in 1961
Greatest One-Day Rain 2.40 inches at the Coweeta Experimental Station in 1997
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—
• Organizer of viral fundraiser for UNC frat ‘rager’ creating board to plan party, give to charities [WRAL-TV (Raleigh, NC)]
• NC Senate approves GOP bill requiring sheriffs to cooperate with ICE [Raleigh News and Observer]
• Balancing act: Robinson, Stein offer competing visions of the future in North Carolina [Smoky Mountain News]
—NATIONAL—
Global National: May 2, 2024 | Police recordings offer new insight into Highway 401 wrong-way chase
ABC World News Tonight with David Muir Full Broadcast – May 02, 2024
“CBS Evening News” Full Broadcast | May 02, 2024
NBC Nightly News Full Broadcast – May 02, NBC News
PBS NewsHour full episode, (May 02, 2024)
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Published at 5:00am on Friday, May 03, 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/wx20240503.html
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