LOCAL GOVERNMENT MEETINGS
The Franklin TDA will be meeting this afternoon at 5:30 pm in the lower level of town hall. The public agenda and agenda packet is on the blog. Video of the meeting will be added later tonight. [LINK]
The Macon County Board of Commissioners will be meeting Tuesday at 6pm. The public agenda and agenda packet is on the blog. [LINK]
A CodeRED test is scheduled for 11 am on Tuesday. More information on how to sign up for the reverse-911 system is on the blog. [LINK]
...PATCHY DENSE FOG THIS MORNING...
Patchy dense fog has developed in many mountain valleys and along the Blue Ridge Escarpment this morning. Visibility will be reduced to one-quarter mile or less in portions of these areas. Drivers should be prepared for quickly fluctuating visibility values, slow down, use low beam headlights, and increase following distances. The fog should dissipate and visibility improve by 9 AM.
LOCAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
A low-level boundary will remain stalled across the Piedmont and aide in developing afternoon showers and thunderstorms which will linger into the evening. An upper-level disturbance will track northeast the region late Monday leading to drier weather Tuesday and Wednesday. Moisture levels increase Thursday through the end of the week ahead of an approaching cold front.
DAY SPONSOR
Carrion Tree Service is underwriting the daily weather briefing and public safety updates for today. they are a fully licensed and insured tree service, specializing in dangerous tree removal, view clearing, pruning, and crane services with a 24 Hour emergency response.
Their phone number is 371-4718. They are located at 120 Depot Street.
They can handle all your tree removal needs in good or bad weather.
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 August 13th (1872-2016)
Record weather events for this date in Macon County
Highest Temperature 94°F in Highlands in 1925
Lowest Temperature 42°F in Highlands in 1931
Greatest Rainfall 9.68 inches in Highlands in 1940
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
Patchy fog before 10am. Otherwise, cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 84. Light west northwest wind.
TONIGHT
Mostly clear, with a low around 59. North wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
TUESDAY
Sunny, with a high near 85. Calm wind becoming west northwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.
TUESDAY NIGHT
Mostly clear, with a low around 59. Northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
WEDNESDAY
Mostly sunny, with a high near 85.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
Partly cloudy, with a low around 64.
OTTO AREA
TODAY
Isolated showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Patchy fog before 10am. Otherwise, cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 82. Light west wind. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
TONIGHT
Patchy fog after 3am. Otherwise, mostly clear, with a low around 60. Calm wind.
TUESDAY
Patchy fog before 8am. Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 84. Calm wind becoming west around 5 mph in the afternoon.
TUESDAY NIGHT
Mostly clear, with a low around 60. Northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
Mostly sunny, with a high near 84.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
Partly cloudy, with a low around 64.
HIGHLANDS AREA
TODAY
Isolated showers and thunderstorms between 1pm and 3pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 74. Light northwest wind. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
TONIGHT
Mostly clear, with a low around 61. Light and variable wind.
TUESDAY
Sunny, with a high near 79. North northwest wind 5 to 7 mph becoming west in the morning.
TUESDAY NIGHT
Mostly clear, with a low around 62. North northwest wind 7 to 9 mph.
WEDNESDAY
Mostly sunny, with a high near 76.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
Partly cloudy, with a low around 61.
NANTAHALA AREA
TODAY
Patchy fog before 10am. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with a high near 77. Calm wind becoming northwest around 6 mph in the afternoon.
TONIGHT
Patchy fog after 4am. Otherwise, mostly clear, with a low around 59. Light north northwest wind.
TUESDAY
Patchy fog before 8am. Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 79. Calm wind becoming west northwest 5 to 7 mph in the afternoon.
TUESDAY NIGHT
Mostly clear, with a low around 59. Northwest wind 3 to 7 mph.
WEDNESDAY
Mostly sunny, with a high near 76.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
Partly cloudy, with a low around 61.
GOES-16 GeoColor - True Color daytime, multispectral IR
11:42 pm last night to 2:37 am this morning
HAZARDS
Isolated to scattered showers and thunderstorms are possible this afternoon.
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)
2:42 am this morning
TROPICAL OUTLOOK
Tropical Weather Outlook
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL
200 AM EDT Mon Aug 13 2018
For the North Atlantic...Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico:
1. A small, non-tropical, low pressure system located about 500 miles south of Cape Race, Newfoundland, is producing limited shower and thunderstorm activity. Strong upper-level winds are expected to prevent significant development of this system during the next few days while it moves south-southeastward at 10 to 15 mph over the central sub-tropical Atlantic Ocean.
* Formation chance through 48 hours...low...10 percent.
* Formation chance through 5 days...low...20 percent.
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 6:25 a.m.
Sunrise 6:52 a.m.
Sun transit 1:38 p.m.
Sunset 8:24 p.m.
End civil twilight 8:51 p.m.
Moon
Moonrise 9:17 a.m.
Moon transit 3:51 p.m.
Moonset 10:16 p.m.
Phase of the Moon on August 13, 2018: Waxing Crescent with 7% 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 3:00 am on August 13, 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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