LOCAL OUTLOOK
Dry high pressure will dominate the weather pattern through Friday. There may be increased chances of rain this weekend due to moisture being transported from the Gulf of Mexico to our region.
WEATHER SPONSOR
Adams Products, a Division of Oldcastle is underwriting the daily weather briefing & public safety updates for the month.
Oct 2 to Oct 13, specific surplus pavers will be offered at reduced pricing, pallet quantities only (limited).
Open 7:30 AM to 4:00 PM, M-F, located at 895 Hickory Knoll Road, Franklin, NC. Visit our Facebook page at:
All your masonry needs are available. Phone number is 828.524.8545, public is welcome, we’ll help with your with your next project.
Weather Almanac for October 4th (1872-2016)
Record weather events for this date in Macon County
Highest Temperature 89°F in Franklin in 1954
Lowest Temperature 23°F in Franklin in 1974
Greatest Rainfall 9.91inches in Highlands in 1964
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 ranging from the 60s in the higher elevations and the low to mid-70s in the lower elevations. Winds out of the east.
TONIGHT
Clear with lows in the 40s and winds out of the northeast.
THURSDAY
Patchy fog in the morning and highs ranging from the mid-60s to the mid-70s. Winds out of the northeast and a 30% chance of a passing shower in the afternoon.
THURSDAY NIGHT
Mostly clear with lows ranging from the mid-40s to the mid-50s. Winds out of the southeast before midnight and shifting to come out of the northeast after midnight.
FRIDAY
Patchy fog in the morning. Sunny with highs in the 60s and 70s.
FRIDAY NIGHT
Partly cloudy with lows in the upper 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 Wed Oct 4 2017
For the North Atlantic...Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico:
1. Showers and thunderstorms associated with the broad area of low pressure located over the southwestern Caribbean Sea continue to show signs of organization. Environmental conditions are forecast to steadily become more conducive for development, and this system is expected to become a tropical depression within the next couple of days. The large disturbance should move slowly northwestward across or near the eastern portions of Nicaragua and Honduras, move into the northwestern Caribbean Sea on Thursday, and emerge over the southern Gulf of Mexico by the weekend. Interests in Nicaragua, Honduras, Belize, and the Yucatan peninsula should monitor the progress of this system over the next few days. An Air Force Reserve reconnaissance aircraft is scheduled to investigate the disturbance this afternoon, if necessary. Regardless of development, this system will likely produce heavy rains over portions of Central America during the next few days.
* Formation chance through 48 hours...high...70 percent.
* Formation chance through 5 days...high...80 percent.
2. A trough of low pressure located over central Cuba and extending northward into the Straits of Florida is producing a broad area of disorganized showers and thunderstorms across the southern peninsula of Florida, the northwestern Bahamas, and the adjacent Atlantic waters. Although significant development of this system is not expected due to strong upper-level winds, brief squalls will likely produce locally heavy rainfall and strong gusty winds over portions of the Bahamas and the southern Florida peninsula during the next couple of days.
* Formation chance through 48 hours...low...10 percent.
* Formation chance through 5 days...low...10 percent.
Here is the Tuesday evening update posted by Levi Cowan of Tropical Tidbits. [LINK]
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 7:06 a.m.
Sunrise 7:31 a.m.
Sun transit 1:22 p.m.
Sunset 7:13 p.m.
End civil twilight 7:38 p.m.
Moon
Moonrise 6:19 p.m. on preceding day
Moon transit 12:11 a.m.
Moonset 6:08 a.m.
Moonrise 6:55 p.m.
Phase of the Moon on October 4, 2017: Waxing Gibbous with 98% 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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You can find out more information on how to do that and some of what I plan to accomplish if I reach certain levels of funding at
https://www.patreon.com/MaconMedia
Posted at 3:32 am on October 4, 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.
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