Daily Weather Briefing for Monday, June 4, 2018

LOCAL NEWS

The Franklin Town Council will be meeting at 6 pm tonight for their regular monthly meeting. Information about what the plan to discuss is on the blog. [LINK]

LOCAL OUTLOOK

A dry and warm airmass arrives to begin the work week. Only isolated showers and thunderstorms are expected on Wednesday as a cold front settles into the area from the north. Drier and seasonable conditions return for Thursday behind the front before temperatures, humidity, and chances for showers and thunderstorms increase Friday through Sunday as another cold front approaches the region.

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Weather Almanac for June 4th (1872-2016)
Record weather events for this date in Macon County

Highest Temperature 92°F in Franklin in 1985
Lowest Temperature 36°F in Franklin in 1969
Greatest Rainfall 6.03 inches in Highlands in 1967

Record Weather Events for June (1872-2017)

Highest Temperature 99°F at the Coweeta Experimental Station on June 30, 2012
Lowest Temperature 32°F at the Coweeta Experimental Station on June 2, 1966
Greatest Rainfall 7.63 inches in Highlands on June 16, 1949


THREE DAY OUTLOOK

The images below represent the daily forecast at 8 am for today, tomorrow and the day after tomorrow. Click on any of them to enlarge.



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FRANKLIN AREA

TODAY

Sunny, with highs near 80. Winds 5 to 10 mph out of the northwest in the afternoon.

TONIGHT

Increasing clouds, with lows in the lower 50s. West northwest wind 3 to 7 mph.

TUESDAY

Mostly sunny, with a high near 80. Calm wind becoming west northwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.

TUESDAY NIGHT

Mostly clear, with a low around 54. Calm wind.

WEDNESDAY

Sunny, with a high near 83.

WEDNESDAY NIGHT

Mostly clear, with a low around 57.

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OTTO AREA

TODAY

Sunny, with a high near 82. Light northwest wind increasing to 5 to 9 mph in the afternoon.

TONIGHT

Patchy fog after 2am. Otherwise, increasing clouds, with a low around 52. Northwest wind 5 to 7 mph.

TUESDAY

Patchy fog before 8am. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with a high near 80. Calm wind becoming west southwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.

TUESDAY NIGHT

Mostly clear, with a low around 55. Light north northwest wind.

WEDNESDAY

Sunny, with a high near 84.

WEDNESDAY NIGHT

Mostly clear, with a low around 57.

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HIGHLANDS AREA

TODAY

Sunny, with a high near 72. Northwest wind 6 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.

TONIGHT

Increasing clouds, with a low around 54. North northwest wind 8 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.

TUESDAY

Mostly sunny, with a high near 70. Calm wind becoming west around 5 mph in the afternoon.

TUESDAY NIGHT

Mostly clear, with a low around 57. North northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.

WEDNESDAY

Sunny, with a high near 73.

WEDNESDAY NIGHT

Mostly clear, with a low around 55.

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NANTAHALA AREA

TODAY

Sunny, with a high near 77. Light north wind becoming northwest 5 to 9 mph in the afternoon.

TONIGHT

Patchy fog after 1am. Otherwise, increasing clouds, with a low around 52. Northwest wind around 6 mph becoming calm in the evening.

TUESDAY

Mostly sunny, with a high near 77. Calm wind becoming west northwest around 6 mph in the afternoon.

TUESDAY NIGHT

Mostly clear, with a low around 54. Calm wind.

WEDNESDAY

Sunny, with a high near 79.

WEDNESDAY NIGHT

Mostly clear, with a low around 58.

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GOES-16 GeoColor - True Color daytime, multispectral IR
12:57 pm last night to 2:52 am am this morning


HAZARDS

Hazardous weather is not expected today. YAAY!

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 - Band 15 - 12.3 µm - Dirty Longwave Window - IR (Precipitation)
2:57 am this morning

TROPICAL OUTLOOK



Tropical Weather Outlook
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL
200 AM EDT Sat Jun 4 2018

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

Tropical cyclone formation is not expected during the next 5 days.

MACON CALENDAR

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FRANKLIN BIRD CLUB JUNE MEETING

Monday, June 11
Topic: “You Better Watch Out, Chimney Swifts Are Coming to Town”
Presented by: Tom Tribble
Location: Macon County Public Library at 7:00 pm

Watching migrating Chimney Swifts enter a roosting site by the thousands is a spectacle that everyone, not just birders, should witness. For over 100 years, Audubon has focused on making the world a better place for birds – Protect Birds and You Protect the Earth. The Chimney Swift is Audubon North Carolina’s 2016 Bird of the Year, recognized as a focal species, one that helps us understand the opportunities for meaningful conservation action. The Chimney Swift is a familiar sight in the sky over towns and cities, constantly twittering and changing direction as it hunts for insects on the wing, yet rarely recognized. Learn more about this fascinating bird, almost always around where people live but little known.

Tom Tribble is President of Elisha Mitchell Audubon Society, the Audubon chapter that covers Buncombe, Henderson, Madison and several adjacent counties. Tom has been an Audubon member and avid birder for more than 40 years. He worked for 30 years at the NC Center for Geographic Information & Analysis, the State’s Geographic Information System, retiring in 2013. He holds a Bachelor’s degree from Vanderbilt University and a Master’s degree from Duke University.


“Backyard Birding: How to Find, Feed and Figure out Who’s Who”

Wed. June 13th 6:00 p.m. in the Macon County Public Library Meeting Room- “Backyard Birding: How to Find, Feed and Figure out Who’s Who” with Bethany Sheffer, Balsam Mountain Trust Education Outreach Coordinator and CTNC AmeriCorps Member.

Program Description: “Birds are a delightful addition to our daily sightings. Colorful, charismatic and full of amazing adaptations, they are common visitors to our backyards. Join me in learning not just how to meet their basic needs, but also how to enjoy and monitor their populations for science.”

Uptown Gallery classes
(These are on-going classes – repeat weekly)

Free classes and open studio times are being offered at The Uptown Gallery in Franklin. Join others at a painting open studio session every Tuesday from 6:30 pm – 9:00 pm or on Thursday from 11:00 am – 3:00 pm.
Bring your own materials and join an on-going drawing course led by gallery artists on Fridays, from 11am – 2 pm. For information on days open, hours and additional art classes and workshops, contact the gallery on 30 East Main Street at (828) 349 – 4607.

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 5:50 a.m.
Sunrise 6:19 a.m.
Sun transit 1:32 p.m.
Sunset 8:44 p.m.
End civil twilight 9:14 p.m.


Moon

Moonrise 12:44 a.m.
Moon transit 6:04 a.m.
Moonset 11:27 a.m.


Phase of the Moon on June 4, 2018: Waning Gibbous with 70% of the Moon's visible disk illuminated.
Closest Primary Moon Phase: Last Quarter on June 6, 2018 at 2:32 p.m. (local daylight 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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Published at 3:10 am on June 4, 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, National Hurricane Center, 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.