News and Weather Briefing for Wednesday, May 01, 2024
Here is the news and weather briefing for Macon County.
GENERAL OUTLOOK
Dry and warm high pressure will build across the through Thursday, before an active frontal system moves in Friday and lingers through the weekend. The atmosphere remains unsettled with afternoon storms possible early next week.
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Local Weather
General Forecast Through Friday Night
Franklin Area
Today
Areas of fog before 9am. Otherwise, partly sunny, then gradually becoming sunny, with highs near 80. Light winds out of the northwest.
Tonight
Mostly clear, with lows in the lower 50s. Winds out of the southeast around 5 mph becoming calm before midnight.
Thursday
Sunny, with highs in the mid 80s. Calm winds in the morning increasing to come out of the southeast 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with lows in the mid 50s. Winds out of the southeast 5 to 10 mph becoming calm before midnight.
Friday
A slight chance of showers, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 10am. Partly sunny, with highs near 80. Calm winds in the morning increasing to come out of the south 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon. Chance of rain is 30%.
Friday Night
A chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with lows in the mid-to-upper 50s. Chance of rain is 60%.
Highlands Plateau
Today
Areas of fog before 9am. Otherwise, sunny, with highs in the mid-70s. Winds out of the north 5 to 10 mph.
Tonight
Mostly clear, with lows around 54. South wind around 6 mph becoming light and variable before midnight.
Thursday
Sunny, with highs in the mid 70s. Winds out of the northeast 5 to 10 mph in the morning increasing to come out of the southeast in the afternoon.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with lows in the mid 50s. Winds out of the southeast 5 to 10 mph shifting to come out of the northeast after midnight.
Friday
A slight chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 10am. Partly sunny, with highs near 70. Winds out of the east 5 to 10 mph becoming south in the afternoon. Chance of rain is 20%.
Friday Night
A chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with lows in the mid 50s. Chance of rain is 60%.
Otto and South Central Macon County
Today
Areas of fog before 9am. Otherwise, partly sunny, then gradually becoming sunny, with highs near 80. Winds out of the north 3 to 5 mph.
Tonight
Mostly clear, with lows in the mid 50s. Winds out of the south around 5 mph becoming calm before midnight.
Thursday
Sunny, with highs near 80. Calm winds early in the morning increasing to come out of the southeast 5 to 10 mph by midmorning.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with lows in the mid-to-upper 50s. South wind 5 to 10 mph shifting to come out of the east after midnight.
Friday
A slight chance of showers, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 10am. Partly sunny, with highs in the mid 70s. Light winds out of the southeast early in the morning increasing and shifting to come out of the south 5 to 10 mph by midmorning. Chance of rain is 30%.
Friday Night
A chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with lows in the upper 50s. Chance of rain is 60%.
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 (8.7 out of 12) today with Maple, Birch, and Oak being the main culprits. Tomorrow is expected to be in the medium-high range (8.5 out of 12.0).
Record Weather Events for May 1st
Record weather events for this date in Macon County
(1872-2016)
Highest Temperature 86°F at the Coweeta Experimental Station in 2007
Lowest Temperature 28°F in Highlands in 1996
Greatest One-Day Rain 2.15 inches in Highlands in 2016
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
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Published at 5:00am on Wednesday, May 01, 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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