LOCAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
An upper-level trough of low pressure will develop west of the Appalachians today and persist well into the weekend as a stalled surface front lingers north of the region. Moisture will increase ahead of this system to produce a long period of unsettled weather from Friday onward. A weak cold front will approach slowly from the northwest early next week and likely arrive in the region on Wednesday.
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Weather Almanac for August 16th (1872-2016)
Record weather events for this date in Macon County
Highest Temperature 94°F in Franklin in 1954
Lowest Temperature 46°F at the Coweeta Experimental Station in 1961
Greatest Rainfall 2.81 inches in Highlands in 1969
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
Isolated showers and thunderstorms after 3pm. Patchy fog before 8am. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with a high near 86. Light and variable wind. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
TONIGHT
Isolated showers and thunderstorms. Patchy fog after 3am. Otherwise, partly cloudy, with a low around 66. Calm wind. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
FRIDAY
Patchy fog before 8am. Otherwise, partly sunny, with a high near 82. Calm wind becoming west southwest around 6 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
FRIDAY NIGHT
Showers and thunderstorms likely before 10pm, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm between 10pm and midnight, then showers likely after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 66. Calm wind. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
SATURDAY
Showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 79. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
SATURDAY NIGHT
Showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 1am, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 1am. Low around 65. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
OTTO AREA
TODAY
Scattered showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 5pm. Patchy fog before 8am. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with a high near 84. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
TONIGHT
Scattered showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 8pm. Patchy fog after 3am. Otherwise, partly cloudy, with a low around 66. Light and variable wind. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
FRIDAY
Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly after 2pm. Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, partly sunny, with a high near 80. Calm wind becoming southwest around 6 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.
FRIDAY NIGHT
Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly before 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 66. Light west wind. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
SATURDAY
Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 9am, then showers and thunderstorms likely after 9am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 76. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
SATURDAY NIGHT
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 64. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
HIGHLANDS AREA
TODAY
Scattered showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 4pm. Patchy fog before 8am. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with a high near 77. West southwest wind 3 to 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
TONIGHT
Scattered showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 8pm. Patchy fog after 3am. Otherwise, partly cloudy, with a low around 63. South southwest wind around 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
FRIDAY
Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly after 2pm. Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, partly sunny, with a high near 74. Southwest wind 5 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
FRIDAY NIGHT
Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly before 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 62. West wind 5 to 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
SATURDAY
Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 9am, then showers and thunderstorms likely after 9am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 72. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
SATURDAY NIGHT
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 61. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
NANTAHALA AREA
TODAY
Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with a high near 80. Calm wind becoming south southwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.
TONIGHT
Isolated showers and thunderstorms. Patchy fog before 2am, then patchy fog after 3am. Otherwise, partly cloudy, with a low around 64. South southwest wind 3 to 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
FRIDAY
Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly after 2pm. Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a high near 76. West southwest wind 5 to 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
FRIDAY NIGHT
Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly before 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 63. West southwest wind around 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
SATURDAY
Showers and thunderstorms likely before 8am, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm between 8am and 9am, then showers and thunderstorms likely after 9am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 72. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
SATURDAY NIGHT
Showers and thunderstorms likely before 1am, then a chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 62. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
GOES-16 GeoColor - True Color daytime, multispectral IR
12:42 am to 3:42 am this morning
HAZARDS
Hazardous weather is not expected today. Tomorrow, however, is a different story.
A frontal boundary will approach the region Friday. Numerous showers and thunderstorms are expected to develop. The primary threats will be cloud-to-ground lightning, very heavy rain, damaging winds and large hail.
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)
3:42 am this morning
TROPICAL OUTLOOK
Tropical Weather Outlook
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL
200 AM EDT Thu Aug 16 2018
For the North Atlantic...Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico:
The National Hurricane Center is issuing advisories on Subtropical Storm Ernesto located several hundred miles southeast of Cape Race, Newfoundland.
1. Disorganized showers and thunderstorms located about 750 miles east-southeast of the Windward Islands are associated with a tropical wave. A gradual development of this system is possible over the next 2 to 3 days while it moves west-northwestward at 15 to 20 mph toward the Windward Islands. After that time, unfavorable environmental conditions should limit the chances for additional development when the system moves over the eastern Caribbean Sea.
* 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 6:27 a.m.
Sunrise 6:54 a.m.
Sun transit 1:38 p.m.
Sunset 8:21 p.m.
End civil twilight 8:48 p.m.
Moon
Moonrise 12:32 p.m.
Moon transit 6:20 p.m.
Moonset 12:02 a.m. tomorrow morning
Phase of the Moon on August 16, 2018: Waxing Crescent with 33% of the Moon's visible disk illuminated.
Closest Primary Moon Phase: First Quarter on August 18, 2018 at 3:48 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 4:15 am on August 16, 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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