LOCAL OUTLOOK
A cold front will cross the region this afternoon and evening bringing widespread showers and thunderstorms with it. In its wake, cooler and drier air will move over the area through the weekend. Mostly dry conditions will persist into next week with a warming trend expected.
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Weather Almanac for July 7th (1872-2016)
Record weather events for this date in Macon County
Highest Temperature 96°F in Franklin in 1990
Lowest Temperature 47°F in Highlands in 1918
Greatest Rainfall 5.37 inches in Highlands in 1941
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 and thunderstorms. Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, cloudy, with a high near 80. Calm wind becoming east around 5 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
TONIGHT
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Patchy fog possible overnight. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 63. Light and variable wind. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
SUNDAY
A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly after 3pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 81. East northeast wind around 5 mph. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
SUNDAY NIGHT
A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly before 10pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 62. Light east wind.
MONDAY
Sunny, with highs in the mid-80s.
MONDAY NIGHT
Mostly clear, with lows in the low to mid-60s.
OTTO AREA
TODAY
Scattered showers and thunderstorms. Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, cloudy, with a high near 77. Calm wind becoming east around 6 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
TONIGHT
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Patchy fog after midnight. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 63. Northeast wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
SUNDAY
A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly after 2pm. Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, partly sunny, with a high near 79. East northeast wind around 6 mph. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
SUNDAY NIGHT
A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly before 10pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 62. East southeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
MONDAY
Sunny, with a high near 83.
MONDAY NIGHT
Mostly clear, with a low around 63.
HIGHLANDS AREA
TODAY
Scattered showers and thunderstorms. Patchy fog before 10am. Otherwise, cloudy, with a high near 71. East wind around 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
TONIGHT
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Patchy fog after midnight. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 58. East wind around 11 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
SUNDAY
A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly before 9am. Partly sunny, with a high near 71. East wind 6 to 10 mph. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
SUNDAY NIGHT
A 20 percent chance of showers before 3am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 60. East northeast wind around 6 mph.
MONDAY
Sunny, with a high near 76.
MONDAY NIGHT
Mostly clear, with a low around 62.
NANTAHALA AREA
TODAY
Scattered showers before 9am, then scattered showers and thunderstorms between 9am and 2pm, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 2pm. Patchy fog before 10am. Otherwise, cloudy, with a high near 76. Calm wind becoming east around 5 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
TONIGHT
Showers and thunderstorms likely before 11pm, then a chance of showers. Patchy fog after 10pm. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 61. East southeast wind around 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
SUNDAY
A chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 5pm. Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, partly sunny, with a high near 77. East southeast wind around 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
SUNDAY NIGHT
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 61. East southeast wind 3 to 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
MONDAY
Sunny, with a high near 79.
MONDAY NIGHT
Mostly clear, with a low around 63.
GOES-16 GeoColor - True Color daytime, multispectral IR
12:17 to 3:12 am this morning
HAZARDS
Scattered showers and thunderstorms are possible, with a few of them possibly becoming strong. Most of us will just see regular garden variety summer showers and thunderstorms.
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)
3:12 am this morning
TROPICAL OUTLOOK
Tropical Weather Outlook
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL
200 AM EDT Sat Jul 7 2018
For the North Atlantic...Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico:
The National Hurricane Center is issuing advisories on Hurricane Beryl, located over the central tropical Atlantic Ocean, and on Tropical Depression Three, located a couple of hundred miles south-southeast of the North Carolina Outer Banks.
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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 6:26 a.m.
Sun transit 1:38 p.m.
Sunset 8:51 p.m.
End civil twilight 9:20 p.m.
Moon
Moonrise 2:03 a.m.
Moon transit 8:30 a.m.
Moonset 3:04 p.m.
Phase of the Moon on July 7, 2018: Waning Crescent with 36% of the Moon's visible disk illuminated.
Closest Primary Moon Phase: Last Quarter on July 6, 2018 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 07, 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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