SCHOOL CLOSINGS AND DELAYS (Data as of 2:50 am)
Macon County Schools
Nantahala District is on a two-hour delay, no buses on icy roads. For more info, see the Facebook post at [LINK]
Franklin District is on a two-hour delay. Source [LINK]
Highlands District No word has been posted that Macon Media can find.
Jackson County Schools are closed, optional workday. Source [LINK]
LOCAL OUTLOOK
Dry high pressure will build over the region today before gradually moving offshore over the weekend. Temperatures will rapidly increase to above normal values. Another cold front arriving from the west will bring precipitation to the region early next week, with drying following through mid-week.
WEATHER SPONSOR
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Weather Almanac for January 18th (1872-2016)
Record weather events for this date in Macon County
Highest Temperature 70°F in Franklin in 1974
Lowest Temperature -7°F in Highlands in 1994
Greatest Rainfall 2.80 inches in Franklin in 1876
Greatest One-Day Snowfall 3.6 inches in Highlands in 1998
Record weather events for January in Macon County
Highest Temperature 78°F at the Coweeta Experimental Station on Jan 28, 1999
Lowest Temperature -19°F in Highlands on Jan 21, 1985
Greatest Rainfall 4.30 inches in Nantahala on Jan 23, 1971
Greatest One-Day Snowfall 14.0 inches in Franklin on Jan 21, 1877
THREE DAY OUTLOOK
TODAY
Wind chills in the morning will be in the teens in the lower elevations. Skies will be sunny with highs reaching the lower 40s at the higher elevations and the upper 40s in the lower elevations. Winds 5 to 10 mph from the northwest at the higher elevations, 3 to 5 mph in the lower elevations with gusts reaching the 10 to 15 mph range at times.
TONIGHT
Clear skies with lows dropping to the upper teens at the higher elevations and the mid-20s in the lower elevations. Wind 5 to 10 mph out of the northwest.
SATURDAY Can we call the lower 50s a heat wave?
Sunny skies with highs reaching the mid-to-upper 40s at the higher elevations and the lower 50s in the lower elevations.
SATURDAY NIGHT
Partly cloudy skies with lows in the mid-to-upper 20s at the higher elevations and the mid-30s in the lower elevations. Winds 5 to 10 mph out of the north.
SUNDAY
Mostly sunny with highs ranging from the upper 40s at the higher elevations to the mid-50s in the lower elevations.
SUNDAY NIGHT
Partly cloudy skies with increasing clouds to be mostly cloudy by around midnight or so. Lows in the lower 30s at the higher elevations to the upper 30s in the lower elevations.
GOES 16 GeoColor - Infrared Loop
12:57 am to 4:07 am UTC
HAZARDS
Black ice is expected to make driving hazardous on secondary roads this 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
GOES-16 ABI CONUS - 11.20 um (Rainfall)
Image Produced at 02:17 am
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 7:13 a.m.
Sunrise 7:40 a.m.
Sun transit 12:44 p.m.
Sunset 5:49 p.m.
End civil twilight 6:16 p.m.
Moon
Moonrise 9:15 a.m.
Moon transit 2:46 p.m.
Moonset 8:21 p.m.
Phase of the Moon on January 19, 2018: Waxing Crescent with 6% of the Moon's visible disk illuminated.
Closest Primary Moon Phase: New Moon on January 16, 2018 at 9:17 p.m. (local standard time)
Sky Guides for this week
Sky and Telescope Magazine
Astronomy Magazine
There will be three solar and two lunar eclipses in 2018. [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 2:50 am on January 19, 2018
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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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