Mays & Frost Emergency Fund
Two children, Tristan Mays, age 2, and Shawna Mays, age 5, died as a result of a vehicle fire on the Jackson County side of Balsam Gap this week. Their mother, Kristina, suffered third and fourth-degree burns from her hips down and is in a burn unit in Winston-Salem. A GoFundMe to help the family with expenses has been established at https://www.gofundme.com/mays-amp-frost-emergency-fund
Prayers Against Drugs
Tonight at 6 PM at the courthouse. Members of the community gather to pray and offer support to one another.
LOCAL OUTLOOK
Warm and moist high pressure will persist across the area today. A stormy cold front will cross the region this afternoon with cooler and drier air working in through the weekend. Mostly dry conditions will persist Monday and a general warming trend will occur through next week.
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:
https://www.facebook.com/Adams.Oldcastle.Franklin.NC/
All your masonry needs are available. Our phone number is 828.524.8545, the public is welcome, we’ll help you with your with your next project.
Weather Almanac for July 6th (1872-2016)
Record weather events for this date in Macon County
Highest Temperature 93°F at the Coweeta Experimental Station in 2002
Lowest Temperature 45°F in Highlands in 1915
Greatest Rainfall 4.00 inches in Nantahala in 1959
Record Weather Events for July (1872-2017)
Highest Temperature 101°F in Franklin on July 29, 1952
Lowest Temperature 34°F in Highlands on July 2, 1911
Greatest Rainfall 21.15 inches in Highlands on July 29, 1879
WEATHER FORECAST MAPS
Forecast maps for 8 am, 2 pm, and 8 pm.
[click on any image in this article to enlarge]
(These images replace the three-day forecast maps)
THREE DAY OUTLOOK
FRANKLIN AREA
TODAY
Scattered showers possible before noon and showers and thunderstorms likely after noon. Patchy fog before 10am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a high near 83. Light winds out of the north-northwest. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
TONIGHT
A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 11pm, then a slight chance of showers. Patchy fog overnight. Otherwise, cloudy, with a low around 65. Light winds out of the north-northwest. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
SATURDAY
A chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 2pm. Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a high near 79. Calm wind becoming east around 5 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
SATURDAY NIGHT
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 61. East wind 3 to 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
SUNDAY
Mostly sunny, with a high near 82.
SUNDAY NIGHT
Mostly clear, with a low around 60.
OTTO AREA
TODAY
Scattered showers, then showers and thunderstorms likely after noon. Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a high near 81. Light north northwest wind. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
TONIGHT
A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 11pm, then a slight chance of showers. Patchy fog after 1am. Otherwise, cloudy, with a low around 65. Light north northwest wind. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
SATURDAY
A chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 1pm. Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a high near 78. East wind 3 to 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
SATURDAY NIGHT
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 62. East wind around 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
SUNDAY
Mostly sunny, with a high near 79.
SUNDAY NIGHT
Mostly clear, with a low around 60.
HIGHLANDS AREA
TODAY
Scattered showers, then showers and thunderstorms likely after noon. Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a high near 75. West northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three-quarters of an inch possible.
TONIGHT
A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 11pm, then a slight chance of showers. Patchy fog after 1am. Otherwise, cloudy, with a low around 62. North wind 5 to 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
SATURDAY
A chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 5pm. Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a high near 69. East wind 7 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
SATURDAY NIGHT
A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly before 9pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 57. East wind around 9 mph.
SUNDAY
Mostly sunny, with a high near 72.
SUNDAY NIGHT
Mostly clear, with a low around 58.
NANTAHALA AREA
TODAY
Scattered showers, then showers and thunderstorms likely after noon. Patchy fog before 10am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a high near 77. Calm wind becoming north northwest around 5 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
TONIGHT
A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 11pm, then a slight chance of showers. Patchy fog after 11pm. Otherwise, cloudy, with a low around 63. North northeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
SATURDAY
A chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 11am. Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a high near 72. Calm wind becoming east 5 to 7 mph in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
SATURDAY NIGHT
A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 8pm, then a slight chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 58. East wind around 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
SUNDAY
A 20 percent chance of showers before 9am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 75.
SUNDAY NIGHT
Mostly clear, with a low around 58.
GOES-16 GeoColor - True Color daytime, multispectral IR
12:57 to 2:52 am this morning
HAZARDS
Heavy rain possible. Numerous thunderstorms will cross the region. Meanwhile, a moist atmosphere established will help promote torrential downpours, high rainfall rates, and the possibility of local flash flooding.
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)
2:52 am this morning
TROPICAL OUTLOOK
Tropical Weather Outlook
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL
200 AM EDT Fri Jul 6 2018
For the North Atlantic...Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico:
The National Hurricane Center is issuing advisories on Tropical Storm Beryl, located over the central tropical Atlantic Ocean more than a thousand miles east-southeast of the Lesser Antilles.
1. A well-defined low-pressure system located about midway between the southeastern United States and Bermuda is producing disorganized showers and a few thunderstorms. Environmental conditions appear conducive for some gradual development during the next couple of days while the system moves slowly northwestward then northward off the coast of North Carolina. Although the system is forecast to interact with a frontal zone early next week, it could linger off the southeast U.S. coast where some additional development is possible.
* Formation chance through 48 hours...medium...40 percent.
* Formation chance through 5 days...medium...50 percent.
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FRIENDS OF THE GREENWAY BUTTERFLY GARDEN RENEWAL CELEBRATION DAY
Friends of the Greenway is having a Butterfly Garden Renewal Celebration Day on Tuesday, July 10, 2018 from 9 AM to 11 AM. There will be a Ribbon Cutting at 9:30 AM to welcome the community to the renovated garden. Bringing back the eleven-year-old garden was funded in part with a grant from the Macon County Unrestricted Endowment Fund which is administered by the North Carolina Community Foundation. Find out about the butterflies that can be found in the area and the plants that maintain their lifecycle. Park behind the Shops at Riverwalk on Highlands Road. Follow the Greenway trail for a short distance--just past the Rotary Shelter. Rain date is Wednesday, July 11.
Suminski Family Books Summer Film Fest for Families
All ticket sales sold by FROG volunteers benefit:
FRIENDS OF THE GREENWAY, INC.
Location: Smoky Mountain Center for the Performing Arts
Start time for each movie: 7:00 PM
Save When You Pre-Buy Your Tickets!
Single Ticket $5 for each movie (pre & at the door)
Season Pass $15 1 ticket to each movie Family of 4 Season Passes $50 4 tickets to each movie
Movies and Dates:
Paddington 2 on July 12, 2018
Hidden Figures on July 19, 2018
Peter Rabbit on August 19, 2018
Wonder on August 26, 2018 (benefits Friends of the Greenway)
Purchase at FROG Quarters, 573 E. Main (next to new bridge) Hours: Wed-Fri, 9 AM-2 PM
There are 3 other non-profits involved: Folk Heritage Association of Macon County NC, Grandpa’s Woodshed Project, Women’s History Trail, and Read2Me. The FROG-specific specific movie is Wonder, but our members can pre-sell tickets to all movies.
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 5:56 a.m.
Sunrise 6:25 a.m.
Sun transit 1:38 p.m.
Sunset 8:51 p.m.
End civil twilight 9:21 p.m.
Moon
Moonrise 1:31 a.m.
Moon transit 7:44 a.m.
Moonset 2:03 p.m.
Phase of the Moon on July 6, 2018: Last Quarter at 3:51 a.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 3:30 am on July 06, 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, University of Utah Department of Atmospheric Sciences, and the Weather Prediction Center.
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