Here is the news and weather briefing for Macon County.
GENERAL OUTLOOK
Warm high pressure will persist across the region through the middle of the week with a few showers and storms possible each afternoon over the mountains. Rain chances increase Thursday and remain in the forecast each day through Tuesday. Several weak waves of low pressure will move from the lower Mississippi Valley to the Carolinas. Temperatures will remain above normal.
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Local Weather
General Forecast Through Friday Night
Franklin Area
Today
Patchy fog between 7am and 8am. Otherwise, partly sunny, with highs in the low-to-mid 80s. Calm winds in the morning increasing to come out of the south around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Tonight
Mostly cloudy, with lows around 60. Calm winds.
Thursday
A slight chance of showers, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 11am. Partly sunny, with highs in the low-to-mid 80s. Calm winds in the morning increasing to come out of the southwest around 5 mph in the afternoon. Chance of rain is 40%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Thursday Night
A 20 percent chance of showers before 11pm. Partly cloudy, with lows around 60. Calm winds.
Friday
A slight chance of showers, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 11am. Partly sunny, with highs in the low-to-mid 80s. Chance of rain is 40%.
Friday Night
A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 8pm, then a chance of showers between 8pm and midnight. Partly cloudy, with lows around 60. Chance of rain is 40%.
Highlands Plateau
Today
Patchy fog before 8am. Otherwise, partly sunny, with highs in the mid 70s. Calm winds in the morning increasing to come out of the southwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Tonight
Patchy fog after 4am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with lows in the upper 50s. Winds out of the south around 5 mph becoming light and variable.
Thursday
A slight chance of showers, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 11am. Patchy fog before 7am. Otherwise, partly sunny, with highs in the mid 70s. Winds out of the southwest 3 to 7 mph. Chance of rain is 40%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Thursday Night
A 20 percent chance of showers before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with lows in the upper 50s. Winds out of the west 3 to 5 mph.
Friday
A slight chance of showers, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 11am. Partly sunny, with highs in the mid 70. Chance of rain is 40%.
Friday Night
A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 8pm, then a chance of showers between 8pm and midnight. Partly cloudy, with lows in the upper 50s. Chance of rain is 40%.
Otto and South Central Macon County
Today
Patchy fog between 7am and 8am. Otherwise, partly sunny, with highs in the lower 80s. Calm winds in the morning increasing to come out of the south around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Tonight
Mostly cloudy, with lows around 60. Light south wind.
Thursday
A slight chance of showers, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 11am. Partly sunny, with highs near 80. Calm winds in the morning increasing to come out of the southwest around 5 mph in the afternoon. Chance of rain is 40%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Thursday Night
A 20 percent chance of showers before midnight. Partly cloudy, with lows around 60. Calm winds.
Friday
A slight chance of showers, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 11am. Partly sunny, with highs in the lower 80s. Chance of rain is 40%.
Friday Night
A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 8pm, then a chance of showers between 8pm and midnight. Partly cloudy, with lows in the lower 60s. Chance of rain is 40%.
Nantahala Area
Today
Patchy fog between 7am and 8am. Otherwise, partly sunny, with highs in the upper 70s. Calm winds in the morning increasing to come out of the southwest 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon.
Tonight
Mostly cloudy, with lows around 60. Light winds out of the southwest.
Thursday
A slight chance of showers, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 11am. Partly sunny, with highs in the mid-to-upper 70s. Calm winds in the morning increasing to come out of the southwest 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon. Chance of rain is 40%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Thursday Night
A chance of showers before midnight, then a slight chance of showers after 4am. Partly cloudy, with lows around 60. Light winds out of the south. Chance of rain is 30%.
Friday
A chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 11am. Partly sunny, with highs in the upper 70s. Chance of rain is 40%.
Friday Night
A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1am, then a chance of showers after 2am. Partly cloudy, with lows around 60. Chance of rain is 50%.
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Hazards
Chance of afternoon thunderstorms.
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Published at 5:00am on Wednesday, May 22, 2024
Author: Bobby Coggins
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