LOCAL OUTLOOK
High pressure over the region will retreat offshore today as a low-pressure system and associated cold front approaches from the Mississippi Valley. The cold front, and associated abundant moisture, will sweep east through the region Monday through Monday night, with drier and cooler conditions then developing through mid-week. Another cold front will approach from the west toward next weekend.
DAY SPONSOR
Carrion Tree Service is underwriting the daily weather briefing and public safety updates for today. they are a fully licensed and insured tree service, specializing in dangerous tree removal, view clearing, pruning, and crane services with a 24 Hour emergency response.
Their phone number is 371-4718. They are located at 120 Depot Street.
They can handle all your tree removal needs in good or bad weather.
WEATHER SPONSOR
Adams Products, a Division of Oldcastle is underwriting the daily weather briefing & public safety updates for the month.
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 22nd (1872-2016)
Record weather events for this date in Macon County
Highest Temperature 82°F in Highlands in 1931
Lowest Temperature 15°F at the Coweeta Experimental Station in 1952
Greatest Rainfall 2.74 inches in Highlands in 1956
Greatest One-Day Snowfall (none recorded)
Record weather events for October in Macon County
Highest Temperature 91°F in Franklin on Oct 5, 1954
Lowest Temperature 12°F in Highlands on Oct 30, 1910
Greatest Rainfall 9.91 inches in Highlands on Oct 4, 1964
Greatest One-Day Snowfall 1.0 inches in Highlands on Oct 20, 1913
THREE DAY OUTLOOK
TODAY
Patchy fog in the morning. Mostly cloudy with clearing skies by noon. Highs in the 60s in the higher elevation and the lower 70s in the lower elevations. Calm winds in the morning then winds 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon.
TONIGHT
Cloudy with fog expected to develop around midnight. Lows in the 50s and winds from the southeast. Rain chances increasing through the night with rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch expected.
MONDAY heavy rain
Cloudy and rainy with highs in the 60s and winds 10 to 15 mph from the southeast, gusting to 20 mph. Near 100% chance of rain, heavy at times, with rainfall amounts between 2 and 3 inches expected.
MONDAY NIGHT
Mostly cloudy with lows in the 40s and winds out of the south and southwest 5 to 10 mph, shifting to come out of the west after midnight. Rain is expected to end mainly before 9 pm.
TUESDAY
Mostly sunny with highs ranging from the upper 50s in the higher elevations to the lower 60s in the lower elevations. Slight chance of showers.
TUESDAY NIGHT
Partly cloudy with lows in the 30s.
HAZARDS
Hazardous weather is not expected today. Rain is expected to move in after dark and will grow increasingly heavier. Two to three inches of rain is expected to fall on Monday, so if you are out driving in the rain, turn on your headlights so other motorists can see you, increase the distance you follow other vehicles. Rainfall runoff may pond on area roadways and hydroplaning may become an issue.
The National Weather Service has issued a Hazardous Weather Outlook for the possibility of frost in the area later in the week. It is posted below for your convenience:
..THURSDAY...Frost/freeze possible. Brisk northwest winds may bring subfreezing air into the parts of the western North Carolina mountains Wednesday night into Thursday morning.
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 22 2017
For the North Atlantic...The Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico:
Tropical cyclone formation is not expected during the next 5 days.
MACON CALENDAR
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It is FFA Christmas Tree order time.....
Help support our Franklin FFA ( Future Farmers of America )....
* All proceeds go to the students for competitions *
FFA students are taking orders for Christmas trees...locally grown Frasier Firs...hand selected by students, 6ft, 7ft, 8ft... $25.00 each...order now - pick up Sat Nov 25 9am-12....Ag Building at Franklin HS....contact Gregory Charles Spala 813-838-7693 or Lori Spala 813-503-2160 calls, text & vm or via FB messenger or send comment...
Cash or checks (FHS....memo line FFA Christmas Tree)
**Thursday, November 16th DEADLINE for orders & money turn in for Christmas Trees**
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 7:20 a.m.
Sunrise 7:46 a.m.
Sun transit 1:18 p.m.
Sunset 6:50 p.m.
End civil twilight 7:15 p.m.
Moon
Moonrise 10:15 a.m.
Moon transit 3:39 p.m.
Moonset 9:00 p.m.
Phase of the Moon on October 22, 2017: Waxing Crescent with 8% of the Moon's visible disk illuminated.
Closest Primary Moon Phase: New Moon on October 19, 2017 at 3:12 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]
CROWD FUNDING OR DAY SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES
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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 4:10 am on October 22, 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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