Daily Weather Briefing for Saturday, August 10, 2019

DAILY WEATHER BRIEFING
SATURDAY, AUGUST 9, 2019

Due to computer issues, there will be no full daily weather briefing until Sunday or Monday. Macon Media apologizes for this inconvenience.




DAILY PHOTO





A medical helicopter landing at Angel Medical Center on the afternoon of Friday, August 9, 2019. The photo was taken from Main Street.

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General Forecast for Macon County
(the temperature range for the lower elevations like Franklin and Otto will be higher than the range of temperatures for the higher elevations of Nantahala and Highlands)

Today

Partly sunny. Areas of fog this morning. A slight chance of showers this morning, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms this afternoon. Highs in the upper 70s to mid-80s. Northwest winds around 5 mph. Chance of rain 40 percent.

Tonight

Partly cloudy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening. Patchy fog after midnight. Lows in the low-to-mid 60s. Winds out of the northeast around 5 mph. Chance of rain 30 percent.

Sunday

Mostly sunny. Patchy fog in the morning. Highs in the upper 70s to mid-80s. Winds out of the east around 5 mph, shifting to come out of the southwest in the afternoon.

Sunday Night

Partly cloudy. Lows in the low-to-mid 60s. Winds out of the southeast around 5 mph.

Monday

Mostly sunny. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 70s to mid-80s. Winds out of the southwest around 5 mph. Chance of rain 40 percent.

Monday Night

Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid-to-upper 60s.


HAZARDOUS WEATHER

Isolated to scattered thunderstorms are expected this afternoon and evening. Cloud-to-ground lightning, brief heavy rain, and gusty winds
will be possible.

Tropical Outlook

The tropics remain quiet, and there are no anticipated storms forming in the next 5 days.

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Published on August 10th, 2019, via voice to text with heavy editing afterward due to my Appalachian American accent.