Daily Weather Briefing for Sunday, October 1, 2017

LOCAL OUTLOOK

Dry high pressure will dominate the weather pattern through next Saturday. Temperatures will start out below normal through Tuesday, then warm back up to above normal the last half of the week.

WEATHER SPONSOR



Adams Products, a Division of Oldcastle is underwriting the daily weather briefing and public safety updates for the month. We have all your masonry products (block, mortars, tools), plus feature Belgrade Pavers and Sakrete Products. Open 7:30 AM to 4:00 PM, M-F, located at 895 Hickory Knoll Road, Franklin, NC. Special Event – Wed 09-20-17 7:30-10:00 AM - OX Tool Fair – Info on FB page.

Visit our Facebook page at: https://www.facebook.com/Adams.Oldcastle.Franklin.NC/

Phone number is 828.524.8545, all are welcome, let us help you with your next project.



Weather Almanac for October 1st (1872-2016)

Record weather events for this date in Macon County

Highest Temperature 87°F in Franklin in in 1971
Lowest Temperature 26°F in Highlands in 1895
Greatest Rainfall 6.12 inches in Highlands in 1965


Record weather events for October in Macon County

Highest Temperature 91°F in Franklin on Sept 4, 1954
Lowest Temperature 12°F in Highlands on Sept 30, 1910
Greatest Rainfall 9.91 inches in Highlands on Sept 29, 1964
Greatest One-Day Snowfall 1.0 inches in Highlands on Oct 20, 1913


THREE DAY OUTLOOK



TODAY

Sunny with highs in the 60s and winds out of the southeast.

TONIGHT

Mostly clear with lows in the 40s and winds out of the east.



MONDAY

Sunny with highs in the 60s and winds out of the southeast.

MONDAY NIGHT

Mostly clear with lows in the 40s and lower 50s. Winds out of the east.



TUESDAY

Sunny with highs in the 60s to near 70 in the Franklin area.

TUESDAY NIGHT

Mostly clear with lows in the 40s.

HAZARDS

No hazardous weather is expected.

Please turn on your headlights in the fog for your morning commute so other motorists can see you and increase your following distance to increase your reaction time.

Macon Media maintains a Severe Weather Preparedness Page at http://thunderpigblog.blogspot.com/p/breaking-news-hub.html for those who are interested.


As always, you can check to see what advisories, watches, and warnings are in effect for Macon County by visiting http://is.gd/MACONWARN



TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK


Tropical Weather Outlook
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL
200 AM EDT Sun Oct 1 2017

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

1. Surface observations, coastal radar data, and satellite wind data indicate that the area of low pressure near the northeastern coast of the Florida Peninsula is now just southeast of Daytona Beach and is producing gale-force winds to the north of the center. Due to unfavorable upper-level winds, the low is expected to weaken to a trough and move westward across the northern Florida Peninsula and into the northeastern Gulf of Mexico during the next couple of days. Even though development is not expected, gusty winds and locally heavy rains are likely over portions of northeastern Florida and southeastern Georgia tonight through Sunday night. Please see statements from local National Weather Service forecast offices for additional information.

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

2. A tropical wave interacting with an upper-level low is producing a large but disorganized area of cloudiness and showers extending from the eastern Caribbean Sea northward across the Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico to the nearby Atlantic waters. Environmental conditions are not favorable for development and tropical cyclone formation is not forecast. This system is expected to move west-northwestward to westward at 10 to 15 mph during the next few days bringing locally heavy rainfall over portions of the northern Leeward Islands, the Virgin Islands and the Greater Antilles during the next several days. A Flash Flood Watch in effect for Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands through late Sunday night.

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


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National Alliance on Mental Illness
Appalachian South

Meets each Thursday at 7pm
The First Methodist Church Outreach Center
at the intersection of Harrison Ave. and West Main Street
(directly across from Lazy Hiker Brewery)

Come join our weekly support group for anyone suffering from mental illness and their family or friends. This includes Depression, Bipolar,8chizophrenia, PTSD, Substance Abuse, Etc.

Here you will find:
— others living with mental health challenges YOU ARE NOT ALONE
- learn coping skills and ?find hope in shared experience
- help learning how to break down stigma and guilt surrounding mental health
- how to live life with the expectation of a better a better future

Kay (706)970-9987 Denise (828)347-5000)

SYRINGE EXCHANGE PROGRAM

On January 1, 2017, the Syringe Exchange Program of Franklin began operating a comprehensive harm reduction program to address the opioid epidemic that is impacting western NC. Opioid overdose reversal kits including naloxone are available free of charge. If you have any questions about our services or if you know someone interested in volunteering, please contact Stephanie Almeida at 828-475-1920.



Sun and Moon

Sun

Begin civil twilight 7:03 a.m.
Sunrise 7:29 a.m.
Sun transit 1:23 p.m.
Sunset 7:17 p.m.
End civil twilight 7:42 p.m.


Moon

Moonset 3:09 a.m.
Moonrise 5:05 p.m.
Moon transit 10:34 p.m.
Moonset 4:07 a.m. tomorrow morning

Phase of the Moon on October 1, 2017: Waxing Gibbous with 82% of the Moon's visible disk illuminated.
Closest Primary Moon Phase: First Quarter on September 27, 2017 at 10:53 p.m. (local daylight time)





Sky Guides for this week

I took some epic photos of the solar eclipse, but have not yet had time to process them. I will be producing material from the photos and video for sale as a fundraiser for Macon Media. --Bobby

Sky and Telescope Magazine 
Astronomy Magazine


Earth Sky has an article on the eclipses of 2017. [LINK]

Heavens Above has an Android App that will assist you in observing the sky and even has a satellite tracker that will let you know when the International Space Station and dozens of other satellites are overhead. [LINK]

Stellarium is also an app that will assist you in observing the sky. It is available in both Android [LINK] and iOS versions. [LINK]

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Posted at 4:07 am on October 1, 2017

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Data and information sources: Sources (except where otherwise credited): heavens-above.com, Ian Webster's Github, National Centers for Environmental Prediction, The National Weather Service, National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration, Penn State University Electronic Wall Map, The State Climate Office of North Carolina, Storm Prediction Center, U.S. Naval Observatory, and the Weather Prediction Center.