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Saturday, September 7, 2024

Weekend Weather Briefing for Saturday, September 07, 2024



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National News


Here is the news and weather briefing for Macon County.

GENERAL OUTLOOK

A cold front will move southeast across the region today, but with little moisture. Dry and cool high pressure will build in behind the front Sunday and control our weather through the middle of next week. Our next rain chance will be late in the week.


School Board - Emergency Meeting (09-06-2024) | Macon Media



Two motions were passed at this emergency meeting of the Macon County Board of Education Friday morning.

Motion #1--Highlands School Project
An additional $825,000 for fuel tank removal and mitigation.

Motion #2--Macon Middle School Track Project.
An additional $120,000 for a more solid foundation to keep warranty on track. If improvements are nor made, warranty is void.




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Local Weather

General Forecast Through Monday Night





Franklin Area

Today

Isolated showers in the late afternoon. Patchy fog before 8am. Otherwise, cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with highs near 80. Calm winds in the morning increasing to come out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon. The chance of rain is 20%.

Tonight

Partly cloudy, with lows around 50. Winds out of the northwest around 5 mph becoming calm before midnight.

Sunday

Mostly sunny, with highs in the upper 70s. Calm winds.

Sunday Night

Mostly clear, with lows around 50. Calm winds.

Monday

Sunny, with highs in the lower 80s. Calm winds.

Monday Night

Mostly clear, with lows in the low-to-mid 50s.


Highlands Plateau

Today

Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with highs in the low-to-mid 70s. Winds out of the northwest around 5 mph.

Tonight

Mostly cloudy, with lows around 50. Winds out of the north 5 to 10 mph.

Sunday

Sunny, with highs in the upper 60s. Light and variable winds.

Sunday Night

Mostly clear, with lows around 50. Calm winds.

Monday

Sunny, with highs in the lower 70s. Light and variable winds.

Monday Night

Mostly clear, with lows around 50.


Otto and South Central Macon County

Today

Isolated showers in the late afternoon. Patchy fog before midmorning. Otherwise, cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with highs near 80. Calm winds in the morning increasing to come out of the northwest around 5 mph in the afternoon. The chance of rain is 20%.

Tonight

Partly cloudy, with lows around 50. Winds out of the northwest around 5 mph becoming calm after midnight.

Sunday

Mostly sunny, with highs in the mid 70s. Calm winds.

Sunday Night

Mostly clear, with lows around 50. Calm winds.

Monday

Sunny, with highs near 80. Calm winds.

Monday Night

Mostly clear, with lows in the low-to-mid 50s.


Nantahala Area



Today

Patchy fog between 7am and 9am. Otherwise, cloudy through mid morning, then gradual clearing, with highs near 70. Calm winds in the morning increasing to come out of the north around 5 mph in the afternoon.

Tonight

Partly cloudy, with lows in the mid-to-upper 40s. Winds out of the northwest around 5 mph becoming calm after midnight.

Sunday

Sunny, with highs near 70. Calm winds.

Sunday Night

Mostly clear, with lows in the upper 40s. Calm winds.

Monday

Sunny, with highs in the mid 70s. Calm winds.

Monday Night

Mostly clear, with lows around 50.


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Hazards



Hazardous weather is not expected today or tonight.

Tropical Update





Tropical Weather Outlook
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL
200 AM EDT Sat Sep 7 2024

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

1. Southwestern Gulf of Mexico:
A tropical wave over the Yucatan Peninsula of Mexico is producing disorganized showers and thunderstorms over Guatemala, southeastern Mexico, and the adjacent waters of the southwestern Gulf of Mexico. The wave is expected to move over the Bay of Campeche later today, and an area of low pressure is forecast to develop while interacting with a frontal boundary. Environmental conditions are forecast to be conducive for development, and a tropical depression could form during the early or middle part of next week while the system moves slowly northwestward over the southwestern Gulf of Mexico.

* Formation chance through 48 hours...medium...40 percent.
* Formation chance through 7 days...medium...60 percent.

2. Eastern and Central Tropical Atlantic:
An elongated trough of low pressure over the eastern and central tropical Atlantic is producing a broad area of shower and thunderstorm activity. A more well-defined area of low pressure may form within this region during the next few days. Some slow development of this system is possible while the disturbance meanders through the early part of next week, then begins to move west-northwestward across the central tropical Atlantic during the middle to latter part of next week.

* Formation chance through 48 hours...low...near 0 percent.
* Formation chance through 7 days...low...30 percent.




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Pollen

The pollen forecast is unavailable due to IT issues being suffered by the provider.


Record Weather Events for September 7th

Record weather events for this date in Macon County
(1872-2016)

Highest Temperature 97°F in Highlands in 1925
Lowest Temperature 38°F in in Highlands in 2017
Greatest Rainfall 3.66 inches in Highlands in 1938
Greatest Snowfall (no measurable snowfall has been recorded on this date since records started being kept in 1872)


Weather Extremes for Macon County in September
Data available from 1872

Highest Temperature 98°F in Frsnklin on 09-04-1975
Lowest Temperature 27°F in Franklin on 09-30-1967
Greatest Rainfall 11.87 inches in Highlands on09-29-1964
Greatest Snowfall snowfall has not been recorded during August in Macon County)

Record Weather Events for September 7th in North Carolina

Highest Temperature 105°F in Albemarle, Stanly County in 1925
Lowest Temperature 30°F in Oconaluftee, Swain County in 1997
Greatest One-Day Rain 7.58 inches in Washington, Beaufort County in 1947
Greatest One-Day Snowfall (no snowfall has been recorded on this date since 1872)

Weather Extremes for North Carolina in September Data available from 1872

Highest Temperature 108°F in Belhaven, Beaufort County on 09-25-1921
Lowest Temperature 23°F in Marion, McDowell County on 09-28-2000
Greatest Rainfall 21.00 inches in Wilmington, New Hanover County on 09-17-2018
Greatest Snowfall (no snowfall has been recorded during August in the state)




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Macon Calendar
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Music Lineup for Friends of the Greenway, Inc.

Frog Quarters Music Schedule (located at 573 East Main Street in Franklin)

September 2024 Schedule

9-7-24—The Shifty Sisters—From heartfelt to irreverent, these ladies offer up all types of music to the crowd. You’ll hear covers and originals both. It’s been a while, but we’re glad to have the trio back to The Frog. Blues, ballads & more.

For other Music and News follow us on Facebook at Friends of the Greenway, Inc. and Instagram at friends_of_the_greenway_inc. To find out more about the Greenway and our organization, our website is: littletennessee.org.

Frog Quarters is open 9a to 2p, Wednesdays thru Saturdays—beside the River Bridge. We are the Non-Profit supporting the Greenway with monies from sales from our Coffee & Gift Shop, Memberships and Donations. As always, thank you for your support!



Mountain Findings
432 Spruce Street (physical)
Highlands, North Carolina 28741
Web: MountainFindings.org

Mountain Findings (a thrift store) is open every Thursday, Friday, and Saturday from 10 am to 1 pm until October 2023.







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Published at 5:00am on Saturday, September 07, 2024
Author: Bobby Coggins


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