Daily Weather Briefing for Tuesday, October 3, 2017

LOCAL OUTLOOK

Dry high pressure will dominate the weather pattern through into the weekend. The recent cool temperatures will climb back to above normal levels by the middle of the week.

LOCAL NEWS



The Franklin Town Council met last night. The video is on the blog. [LINK]


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 3rd (1872-2016)

Record weather events for this date in Macon County

Highest Temperature 88°F in Franklin in 1954
Lowest Temperature 24°F at the Coweeta Experimental Station in 1974
Greatest Rainfall 7.03inches in Highlands in 1898


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

Patchy dense fog in the morning. Sunny with highs in the upper 60s in the higher elevations to the mid 70s in the lower elevations. Light winds out of the southeast.

TONIGHT

Clear with lows in the upper 30s in the higher elevations to the upper 40s in the valleys. Winds out of the east calming before midnight.



WEDNESDAY

Sunny with highs ranging from the mid-60s to the mid-70s and light winds out of the southeast.

WEDNESDAY NIGHT

Clear with lows in the 40s and calm winds.



THURSDAY

Sunny with highs ranging from the mid-60s to the mid-70s.

THURSDAY NIGHT

Mostly clear with lows from the mid-40s to the mid-50s.

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 Tue Oct 3 2017

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

1. A sharp trough of low pressure, located over the northwestern Bahamas, continues to produce an area of scattered showers and thunderstorms. Although tropical cyclone formation is not expected due to hostile upper-level winds, the disturbance is forecast to move westward at 25 to 30 mph for the next day or so, spreading locally heavy rainfall and strong gusty winds in brief squalls across portions of the northwestern Bahamas early this morning, and across much of South Florida later morning and continuing into the afternoon. Additional information on this disturbance can be found in High Seas Forecasts issued by the NOAA Tropical Analysis and Forecast Branch, and also in forecast products and statements issued by your local weather service office.

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

2. An area of low pressure is expected to form over the northwestern Caribbean Sea within the next few days. Some slow development of this system is possible by the weekend while the low drifts northward into the southern Gulf of Mexico.

* Formation chance through 48 hours...low...near 0 percent.
Formation chance through 5 days...low...30 percent.



MACON CALENDAR

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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 7:05 a.m.
Sunrise 7:30 a.m.
Sun transit 1:22 p.m.
Sunset 7:14 p.m.
End civil twilight 7:40 p.m.


Moon

Moonset 5:07 a.m.
Moonrise 6:19 p.m.
Moon transit 12:11 a.m. on following day
Moonset 6:08 a.m. tomorrow morning


Phase of the Moon on October 3, 2017: Waxing Gibbous with 95% of the Moon's visible disk illuminated.
Closest Primary Moon Phase: Full Moon on October 5, 2017 at 2:40 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 3:45 am on October 3, 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.