LOCAL OUTLOOK
Cooler and drier air will move into the area today and tomorrow. The heat and humidity will return for the middle of the week with an active thunderstorm pattern 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 1977
Lowest Temperature 44°F in Highlands in 1913
Greatest Rainfall 4.50 inches in Highlands in 1916
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
Patchy fog between 7am and 8am. Otherwise, cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 84. Light east northeast wind.
TONIGHT
Mostly clear, with a low around 59. Calm wind.
MONDAY
Sunny, with a high near 85. Light west northwest wind.
MONDAY NIGHT
Mostly clear, with a low around 63. Calm wind.
TUESDAY
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 85.
TUESDAY NIGHT
A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1am, then a chance of showers after 3am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 65. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
OTTO AREA
TODAY
Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 81. Light and variable wind becoming east southeast around 5 mph in the afternoon.
TONIGHT
Mostly clear, with a low around 60. Light and variable wind.
MONDAY
Sunny, with a high near 83. Calm wind.
MONDAY NIGHT
Mostly clear, with a low around 64. Calm wind.
TUESDAY
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 84.
TUESDAY NIGHT
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 9pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 66.
HIGHLANDS AREA
TODAY
Partly sunny, with a high near 73. East northeast wind 3 to 7 mph.
TONIGHT
Mostly clear, with a low around 59. East wind around 5 mph.
MONDAY
Sunny, with a high near 76. Calm wind becoming north around 5 mph in the morning.
MONDAY NIGHT
Mostly clear, with a low around 62. West wind 5 to 8 mph becoming north in the evening.
TUESDAY
A slight chance of showers, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 77. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
TUESDAY NIGHT
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 9pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 63.
NANTAHALA AREA
TODAY
Isolated showers after 2pm. Patchy fog before 8am. Otherwise, partly sunny, with a high near 80. Light and variable wind. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
TONIGHT
Patchy fog after 3am. Otherwise, partly cloudy, with a low around 60. Light and variable wind.
MONDAY
A 20 percent chance of showers after 2pm. Patchy fog before 7am. Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 80. Calm wind becoming west northwest around 6 mph in the afternoon.
MONDAY NIGHT
Mostly clear, with a low around 63. Northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
TUESDAY
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 5pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 80.
TUESDAY NIGHT
Partly cloudy, with a low around 64. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
GOES-16 GeoColor - True Color daytime, multispectral IR
12:02 to 2:57 am this morning
HAZARDS
Hazardous weather is not expected.
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 Sun Jul 8 2018
For the North Atlantic...Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico:
The National Hurricane Center is issuing advisories on Tropical Storm Beryl, located several hundred miles east of the Lesser Antilles, and on Tropical Depression Three, located a little more than one hundred miles south of the North Carolina Outer Banks.
Tropical cyclone formation is not expected during the next 5 days.
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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 3:20 am on July 08, 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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