Excessive Rainfall Potential for the Southeast; Heat Expands for Center of the Nation; Critical Fire Weather for Pacific Northwest

Flash flooding threatens areas from the Tennessee Valley to the Carolinas as storms repeat along a stalled front. Monsoonal storms may trigger flooding in the Southwest. Dangerous heat expands across the Desert Southwest, Plains, mid-Mississippi Valley and Southern Tier. Critical fire weather for interior Pacific Northwest. Cooler, drier air brings brief relief to the Great Lakes and Northeast. Read More >

Current conditions at

Macon County Airport (K1A5)

Lat: 35.22°NLon: 83.41°WElev: 2001ft.

Overcast

76°F

24°C

Humidity	87%
Wind Speed	Calm
Barometer	30.19 in
Dewpoint	71°F (22°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Heat Index	76°F (24°C)
Last update	24 Jul 1:55 pm EDT

More Information:

Local Forecast Office More Local Wx 3 Day History Hourly Weather Forecast

Extended Forecast for

Franklin NC

This Afternoon
High: 79 °F
T-storms and
Patchy Fog
Tonight
Low: 67 °F
T-storms and
Patchy Fog
then Chance
Showers and
Patchy Fog
Saturday
High: 82 °F
Patchy Fog
then Chance
T-storms
Saturday Night
Low: 65 °F
Increasing
Clouds
Sunday
High: 85 °F
Chance
Showers then
Chance
T-storms
Sunday Night
Low: 64 °F
Partly Cloudy
Monday
High: 87 °F
Mostly Sunny
Monday Night
Low: 66 °F
Partly Cloudy
Tuesday
High: 89 °F
Mostly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon

Showers and thunderstorms likely, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 4pm. Patchy fog before 4pm, then patchy fog after 5pm. High near 79. Calm wind. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Tonight

Showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 1am. Patchy fog. Low around 67. Calm wind. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Saturday

A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly between 4pm and 5pm. Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, cloudy through mid morning, then gradual clearing, with a high near 82. Light northwest wind. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Saturday Night

Increasing clouds, with a low around 65. Calm wind.

Sunday

A chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 11am. Partly sunny, with a high near 85. Calm wind. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Sunday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 64.

Monday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 87.

Monday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 66.

Tuesday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 89.