NEWS BRIEF
The Franklin Town Council met Monday for their regular monthly meeting. They have scheduled an additional meeting to take place Tuesday, August 21st. Video of Monday's meeting is on the blog. [LINK]
The Nantahala Community Development Club hosted a forum featuring candidates for office. Video of that event is on the blog. [LINK]
LOCAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
Weak high pressure will persist over the area today, but with weak upper-level disturbances arriving from the west this afternoon and evening. Thunderstorm coverage will increase from Wednesday onward, especially during the afternoon and evening periods. Primary impacts will include cloud-to-ground lightning, heavy rainfall, and gusty winds. A cold front will then approach from the northwest tonight into Thursday and stall somewhere in or near the forecast area through late week. Seasonably warm temperatures and scattered to numerous afternoon and evening showers and thunderstorms will continue through the end of the week. The front will persist in the vicinity through the weekend, with deeper moisture returning from the south for the latter half of the weekend into early next week.
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Weather Almanac for August 8th (1872-2016)
Record weather events for this date in Macon County
Highest Temperature 98°F in Franklin in 1980
Lowest Temperature 44°F at the Coweeta Experimental Station in 1948
Greatest Rainfall 2.24 inches in Highlands in 1974
Record Weather Events for August (1872-2017)
Highest Temperature 99°F in Franklin on August 9, 1980
Lowest Temperature 40°F at the Coweeta Experimental Station on August 29, 1968
Greatest Rainfall 9.68 inches in Highlands on August 13, 1940
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
A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 10am. Areas of fog before 10am. Otherwise, partly sunny, with a high near 83. Calm wind becoming west around 6 mph in the afternoon. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
TONIGHT
Showers and thunderstorms likely before 10pm, then a chance of showers. Patchy fog before 2am, then patchy fog after 3am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 66. Calm wind. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
THURSDAY
Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly after 4pm. Areas of fog before 8am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a high near 84. Calm wind becoming west northwest around 5 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
THURSDAY NIGHT
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 65. Calm wind. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
FRIDAY
A chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 11am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 83. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
FRIDAY NIGHT
A chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight, then a chance of showers between midnight and 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 64. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
OTTO AREA
TONIGHT
A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 11am. Areas of fog before 9am. Otherwise, partly sunny, with a high near 82. Light and variable wind becoming west northwest 5 to 7 mph in the afternoon. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
TONIGHT
A chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 4am. Patchy fog before 2am, then patchy fog after 3am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 65. Calm wind becoming north around 5 mph after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
THURSDAY
Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly after 5pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 81. Calm wind becoming northwest around 6 mph in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
THURSDAY NIGHT
A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 10pm, then a slight chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 64. Calm wind. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
FRIDAY
A slight chance of showers, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 10am. Partly sunny, with a high near 80. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
FRIDAY NIGHT
A chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight, then a chance of showers between midnight and 3am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 64. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
HIGHLANDS AREA
TODAY
A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 11am. Areas of fog before 8am. Otherwise, partly sunny, with a high near 76. West northwest wind around 9 mph. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
TONIGHT
A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 9pm, then a chance of showers between 9pm and 5am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 5am. Patchy fog after 3am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 63. West wind 8 to 11 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
THURSDAY
Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly after 5pm. Areas of fog before 8am. Otherwise, partly sunny, with a high near 76. West northwest wind 8 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
THURSDAY NIGHT
A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 10pm, then a slight chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 61. West northwest wind 6 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
FRIDAY
A chance of showers before noon, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between noon and 5pm, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 5pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 74. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
FRIDAY NIGHT
A chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight, then a chance of showers between midnight and 3am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 61. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
NANTAHALA AREA
TODAY
Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly after 4pm. Areas of fog before 10am. Otherwise, partly sunny, with a high near 77. West wind 5 to 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
TONIGHT
Showers and thunderstorms likely before 10pm, then a chance of showers between 10pm and 3am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 3am. Areas of fog after 10pm. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 63. West wind 3 to 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
THURSDAY
Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly after 3pm. Areas of fog before 8am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a high near 78. West wind 3 to 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
THURSDAY NIGHT
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 61. Light west northwest wind. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
FRIDAY
A chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 10am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 78. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
FRIDAY NIGHT
A chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight, then a chance of showers between midnight and 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 61. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
GOES-16 GeoColor - True Color daytime, multispectral IR
12:02 am to 2:57 am this morning
HAZARDS
Hazardous weather is not expected today.
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)
3:02 am this morning
TROPICAL OUTLOOK
Tropical Weather Outlook
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL
200 AM EDT Wed Aug 8 2018
For the North Atlantic...Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico:
The National Hurricane Center is issuing advisories on Subtropical Storm Debby, located a little more than 1100 miles west-northwest of the Azores.
Tropical cyclone formation is not expected during the next 5 days.
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.
Franklin Health & Fitness 30th Anniversary Celebration [LINK]
http://thunderpigblog.blogspot.com/2018/07/franklin-health-fitness-announces-their.html
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 6:21 a.m.
Sunrise 6:48 a.m.
Sun transit 1:39 p.m.
Sunset 8:30 p.m.
End civil twilight 8:57 p.m.
Moon
Moonrise 3:36 a.m.
Moon transit 10:54 a.m.
Moonset 6:13 p.m.
Phase of the Moon on August 8, 2018: Waning Crescent with 11% of the Moon's visible disk illuminated.
Closest Primary Moon Phase: New Moon on August 11, 2018 at 5:58 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 3:50 am on August 8, 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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