Weather Briefing for Tuesday, August 24, 2021

Here is a truncated weather briefing for Macon County.

Outlook

Warmer and drier conditions will continue across our region today under a building ridge aloft. The ridge of high pressure will remain dominant the rest of the week, and through the weekend, but with Atlantic moisture bringing increased rain chances from time to time, especially during the afternoon and evening hours, and particularly over the mountains. Very warm temperatures will continue through the period.

From Macon County Schools:

The Macon County Board of Education has announced that they will continue their current face covering mandate. Once Covid cases in our community drop to a level that the Macon County Health Department deems safe, the school board will convene and reconsider the face covering mandate.

A full video of the meeting has been embedded below, or you can watch at [MaconMedia.com]

Macon County Board of Education - August 23, 2021




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General forecast through Thursday Night


Franklin area

Today

A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 5pm. Patchy fog before 10am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with highs in the mid-to-upper 80s. Calm winds.

Tonight

Patchy fog after 3am. Otherwise, partly cloudy, with lows in the mid-60s. Calm winds.

Wednesday

A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 2pm. Patchy fog before 8am. Otherwise, sunny, with highs in the upper 80s. Light and variable winds. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Wednesday Night

A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 11pm. Partly cloudy, with lows in the mid-60s. Calm winds.

Thursday

A chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 5pm. Mostly sunny, with highs in the mid-80s. Chance of rain is 60%.

Thursday Night

A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 8pm, then a chance of showers. Partly cloudy, with lows in the mid-60s. Chance of rain is 30%.

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Highlands Plateau

Today

A slight chance of showers, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2pm. Mostly sunny, with highs near 80. Light and variable winds. Chance of rain is 30%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Tonight

A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 7pm. Mostly clear, with lows in the lower 60s. Calm winds. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Wednesday

A chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 5pm. Sunny, with highs near 80. Calm winds in the morning increasing to come out of the southeast around 5 mph in the afternoon. Chance of rain is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Wednesday Night

A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before midnight. Partly cloudy, with lows around 60. Calm winds.

Thursday

A chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 5pm. Mostly sunny, with highs in the mid-70s. Chance of rain is 60%.

Thursday Night

A 30 percent chance of showers before 9pm. Partly cloudy, with lows around 60.

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Otto area

A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 4pm. Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with highs in the mid-80s. Calm winds.

Tonight

Patchy fog after 5am. Otherwise, mostly clear, with lows in the mid-60s. Calm winds.

Wednesday

A chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 5pm. Patchy fog before 8am. Otherwise, sunny, with highs in the mid-80s. 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.

Wednesday Night

A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 11pm. Partly cloudy, with lows in the mid-60s. Calm winds.

Thursday

A chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 5pm. Mostly sunny, with highs in the low-to-mid 80s. Chance of rain is 60%.

Thursday Night

A 30 percent chance of showers before 9pm. Partly cloudy, with lows in the mid-60s.

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Nantahala area

Today

Sunny, with highs in the mid-80s. Calm winds.

Tonight

Patchy fog after 5am. Otherwise, mostly clear, with lows in the mid-60s. Calm winds.

Wednesday

A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 2pm. Sunny, with highs in the mid-80s. Calm winds. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Wednesday Night

A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 10pm. Partly cloudy, with lows in the mid-60s. Calm winds.

Thursday

A chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 5pm. Mostly sunny, with highs near 80. Chance of rain is 60%.

Thursday Night

A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 8pm, then a chance of showers. Partly cloudy, with lows in the low-to-mid 60s. Chance of rain is 30%.

Hazardous Weather Outlook

Hazardous weather is not expected today.

Tropical Weather Outlook

Tropical Weather Outlook
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL
200 AM EDT Tue Aug 24 2021

For the North Atlantic...Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico:

The Weather Prediction Center is issuing Public Advisories on Post-Tropical Cyclone Henri, located inland near southern New England.

1. A broad trough of low pressure is producing disorganized showers and thunderstorms over the east-central tropical Atlantic more than 1000 miles west-northwest of the Cabo Verde Islands. Little development is expected during the next day or two due to marginally conducive ocean temperatures and strong upper-level winds. Afterwards, environmental conditions are expected to become more favorable for gradual development, and a tropical depression could form by the end of the week while the system moves northwestward to northward at 10 to 15 mph over the central Atlantic.

* Formation chance through 48 hours...low...10 percent.
* Formation chance through 5 days...medium...50 percent.

2. A tropical wave over the eastern Caribbean Sea is expected to form a broad area of low pressure over the southwestern Caribbean Sea later this week. Thereafter, environmental conditions are forecast to be favorable for gradual development, and a tropical depression could form by the end of the week while the system moves west-northwestward to northwestward over the northwestern Caribbean Sea.

* Formation chance through 48 hours...low...near 0 percent.
* Formation chance through 5 days...medium...60 percent.

3. Another tropical wave over the far eastern tropical Atlantic located about 500 miles south-southwest of the Cabo Verde Islands is producing a concentrated area of showers and thunderstorms. This activity has become a bit better organized tonight, and some additional development is possible over the next several days while this system moves westward to west-northwestward at 10 to 15 mph over the eastern tropical Atlantic.

* Formation chance through 48 hours...low...20 percent.
* Formation chance through 5 days...medium...40 percent.


Published at 4:00am on Tuesday, August 24, 2021