OUTLOOK
The Bermuda high will hangout in the western Atlantic while a cutoff low tracks across the south-central United States this weekend into early next week leading to diurnally driven showers and thunderstorms. The main concern is locally heavy rainfall leading to isolated runoff issues from these slow moving, heavy rain producing storms. The Bermuda high gradually weakens middle to late next week while gulf moisture interacts with a cold front sinking south out of Canada. This will lead to continued diurnal activity middle to late next week.
Weather Alert
General pulse thunderstorms are expected across the region today, mainly in the afternoon and evening hours. The main impacts with these thunderstorms are cloud-to-ground lightning and locally heavy rainfall.
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Vet's Portrait Project for 2021 The Macon County Art Association in Franklin is pleased to announce that the Vet’s Portrait Project will be held this year. This will be our ninth year for this event. Unfortunately the pandemic precluded the project last year but the artists are ready to go for 2021. This year there are spots for 4-7 veterans as we had applications remaining from 2019. Please announce the call for Macon County Veterans or their family members to apply to have the Veteran’s portrait painted by one of our local artists. Vets or their families may apply at the gallery between Memorial Day and July 4th of this year. There is no cost to apply or for the portraits. The only requirement is that the Veteran or their family member be present to receive the portrait on Veterans Day November 11, 2021. Community members who wish to help support the costs for this program are also welcome. Contact the project chair by email at karen@programservices.org.
National Weather Map for Today
General forecast through Tuesday Night
Franklin area
Today
A chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 10am. Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with highs near 80. 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 of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Sunday Night
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Patchy fog after midnight. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with lows in the lower 60s. Light winds out of the southeast. Chance of rain is 50%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Monday
Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm. Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with highs near 80. Calm winds in the morning increasing to come out of the south around 5 mph in the afternoon. Chance of rain is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Monday Night
Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 9pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 9pm and 2am, then a chance of showers after 2am. Mostly cloudy, with lows in the lower 60s. Light winds out of the south. Chance of rain is 60%.
Tuesday
Showers and possibly a thunderstorm, mainly before 3pm, then showers and thunderstorms likely after 3pm. Highs near 80. Chance of rain is 80%.
Tuesday Night
A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 2am, then a chance of showers after 3am. Mostly cloudy, with lows in the low-to-mid 60s. Chance of rain is 40%.
Highlands area
Today
A chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 9am. Patchy fog before 8am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with highs in the low-to-mid 70s. Winds out of the south 3 to 5 mph. Chance of rain is 50%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Sunday Night
Showers and thunderstorms likely. Patchy fog after midnight. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with lows around 60. Winds out of the southeast 5 to 10 mph becoming light and variable after midnight. Chance of rain is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Monday
Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. Patchy fog before 9am. Highs near 70. Calm winds in the morning increasing to come out of the south around 5 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.
Monday Night
Showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy, with lows around 60. Calm winds. Chance of rain is 60%.
Tuesday
Showers and possibly a thunderstorm, mainly before 3pm, then showers and thunderstorms likely after 3pm. Highs near 70. Chance of rain is 80%.
Tuesday Night
A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 2am, then a chance of showers after 3am. Mostly cloudy, with lows around 60. Chance of rain is 30%.
Otto area
Today
chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 9am. Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with highs near 80. 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 of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Sunday Night
A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 11pm, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm between 11pm and 1am, then a chance of showers after 1am. Patchy fog after midnight. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with lows in the lower 60s. Light winds out of the southeast. Chance of rain is 60%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Monday
Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. Patchy fog before 9am. Highs in the upper 70s. Light winds out of the south. Chance of rain is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Monday Night
Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 9pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 9pm and 2am, then a chance of showers after 2am. Mostly cloudy, with lows in the mid-60s. Calm winds. Chance of rain is 60%.
Tuesday
Showers and possibly a thunderstorm, mainly before 3pm, then showers and thunderstorms likely after 3pm. Highs near 80. Chance of rain is 80%.
Tuesday Night
A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 2am, then a chance of showers after 3am. Mostly cloudy, with lows in the low-to-mid 60s. Chance of rain is 40%.
Nantahala area
Today
A chance of showers before 10am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 10am and 4pm, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 4pm. Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with highs near 80 Light winds out of the southeast. Chance of rain is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Sunday Night
A 50 percent chance of showers. Patchy fog after 1am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with lows in the mid-60s. Calm winds in the early evening increasing to come out of the south around 5 mph after midnight. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Monday
Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. Patchy fog before 9am. Highs in the mid-70s. Light and variable winds. Chance of rain is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Monday Night
Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 9pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 9pm and 2am, then a chance of showers after 2am. Mostly cloudy, with lows in the mid-60s. Light winds out of the south. Chance of rain is 60%.
Tuesday
Showers and possibly a thunderstorm, mainly before 3pm, then showers and thunderstorms likely after 3pm. Highs in the mid-70s. Chance of rain is 80%.
Tuesday Night
A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 2am, then a chance of showers after 3am. Mostly cloudy, with lows in the low-to-mid 60s. Chance of rain is 40%.
HAZARDS
General summerlike pulse thunderstorms are expected again today across the forecast area. The main potential impacts are locally heavy rainfall leading to isolated runoff issues and cloud-to-ground lightning with any thunderstorm that develops.
TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
Tropical Weather Outlook
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL
200 AM EDT Sun Jun 6 2021
For the North Atlantic...Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico:
Tropical cyclone formation is not expected during the next 5 days.
Air Quality
Air quality is in the middle range of green for most of the county, with the ridges and other higher elevations today being in the middle range of green.
Fire and Smoke Map
(There are no significant sources of smoke in the region as of 3am on 04-22-2021.)
Pollen
Pollen levels are expected to be in the loiw-medium range (3.6 out of 12) today with Oak, Poplar, and Grasses being the main culprits. Tomorrow is expected to be in the low-medium range range (3.2 out of 12).
Weather Extremes for Macon County on June 6th
Highest Temperature 93°F in Franklin in 1985
Lowest Temperature 37°F at the Coweeta Experimental Station in 1946
Greatest Rainfall 4.50 inches in Highlands in 1916
Greatest Snowfall (No snowfall recorded on this date since records started being kept in 1872)
June Weather Extremes for Macon County
Highest Temperature 99°F at the Coweeta Experimental Station on 06-30-2012
Lowest Temperature 32°F at the Coweeta Experimental Station on 06-02-1966
Greatest Rainfall 7.63 inches in Highlands on 06-16-1949
Greatest Snowfall no measurable snowfall has been recorded since records started being kept in 1872
Macon Calendar
The Macon County Art Association (a not for profit member organization) is offering classes in encaustic painting on Specified Fridays from 10AM-12PM at the Uptown Gallery 30 E Main St Franklin NC. Specific class dates are Friday July 9 and 23, August 3 and 27, September 3 and 17, October 29.
For more information contact the instructor, Karen Smith, at karen@programservices.org
National News Update
G-7 nations reach historic deal on global tax reform • Under the agreement, G-7 nations will back a global minimum corporate tax of at least 15%, U.K. Finance Minister Rishi Sunak announced in a series of tweets. • The reforms will affect the largest companies in the world with profit margins of at least 10%. • U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen, who is in London for the face-to-face meeting, hailed the move as significant and unprecedented. For more, see [CNBC article] Delta Flight From LAX Diverted After Flight Crew, Passengers Take Down Man Allegedly Attempting To Break Into Cockpit [https://losangeles.cbslocal.com/2021/06/04/delta-flight-lax-crew-passengers-take-down-man-allegedly-breaking-into-cockpit/] Delta flight diverted after attempted cockpit breach
SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches Sirius XM satellite
See a space.com[article] on the missionor or for a full video, see [SpaceX on Youtube]
U.S. and U.K. Hail G7 Minimum Corporate Tax Deal
G7: Rich nations back deal to tax multinationals - BBC News
PBS NewsHour Weekend Full Episode June 5, 2021
On This Day
(material will be added later today)
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Published at 6:00am on Sunday, June 06, 2021
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