LOCAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
A warm front will pass through the region today as a cold front approaches from the west. The cold front will move into the area on Tuesday and stall through mid-week as Hurricane Florence approaches the East Coast.
A note about Hurricane Florence
Computer models vary significantly, and we'll have a better idea of the path of the storm by Tuesday morning. If you have a trip to an east coast beach this week to early next week, you should be paying close attention to the weather forecasts. Impacts to Macon County are impossible to accurately and honestly forecast at this time.
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Weather Almanac for September 10th (1872-2016)
Record weather events for this date in Macon County
Highest Temperature 92°F in Highlands in 1925
Lowest Temperature 36°F at the Coweeta Experimental Station in 1956
Greatest Rainfall 2.50 inches in Franklin in 1876
Record Weather Events for September (1872-2017)
Highest Temperature 98°F in Franklin on Sept 4, 1975
Lowest Temperature 27°F in Franklin on Sept 30, 1967
Greatest Rainfall 11.87 inches in Highlands on Sept 29, 1964
Record weather events for this date and month in Macon County
Record Weather Events for Sept 10th in North Carolina
Highest Temperature 104°F in Belhaven, Beaufort County in 1921
Lowest Temperature 29°F in Grandfather Mountain, Avery County in 1998
Greatest Rainfall 5.56 inches in Lumberton, Robeson County in 1967
(this was due to the remnants of Hurricane Francis)
Record Weather Events for September in North Carolina
Highest Temperature 109°F in Weldon, Halifax County on 09-07-1954
Lowest Temperature 23°F in Marion, McDowell County on 09-28-2000
Greatest Rainfall 18.30 inches in Southport, Brunswick County on 09-16-1999
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
Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly after 3pm. Patchy fog before 10am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a high near 80. Calm wind becoming east southeast around 5 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
TONIGHT
A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1am, then a slight chance of showers between 1am and 5am. Patchy fog. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 65. Calm wind. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
TUESDAY
A chance of showers before 1pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 1pm and 3pm, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 3pm. Mostly cloudy, with highs in the lower 80s. Light and variable wind. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
TUESDAY NIGHT
Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 7pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 7pm and 10pm, then a chance of showers after 10pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 65. Calm wind. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
WEDNESDAY
A chance of showers, then showers and thunderstorms likely after 10am. Partly sunny, with highs in the lower 80s. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
Showers and thunderstorms likely before 8pm, then a chance of showers between 8pm and 10pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 65. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
OTTO AREA
TODAY
Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly after 3pm. Patchy fog before 10am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a high near 80. Calm wind becoming southeast around 5 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
TONIGHT
A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1am, then a slight chance of showers between 1am and 4am. Patchy fog. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 65. Calm wind. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
TUESDAY
A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 3pm, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm between 3pm and 5pm, then showers and thunderstorms likely after 5pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 80. Light and variable wind. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
TUESDAY NIGHT
Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 65. Calm wind. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
WEDNESDAY
A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 2pm, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm between 2pm and 3pm, then showers and thunderstorms likely after 3pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 80. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
Showers and thunderstorms likely before 8pm, then a chance of showers between 8pm and 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 65. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
HIGHLANDS AREA
TODAY
Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly after 3pm. Patchy fog before 11am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with highs in the lower 70s. South southwest wind 5 to 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
TONIGHT
A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1am, then a slight chance of showers between 1am and 4am. Patchy fog. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 60. Light southwest wind. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
TUESDAY
A chance of showers and thunderstorm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 75. Northwest wind 5 to 7 mph becoming south southwest 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.
TUESDAY NIGHT
Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 8pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 8pm and 11pm, then a chance of showers after 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with lows in the lower 60s. Light north northeast wind. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
WEDNESDAY
A chance of showers, then showers and thunderstorms likely after 9am. Mostly cloudy, with highs in the lower 70s. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
Showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy, with lows in the lower 60s. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
NANTAHALA AREA
TODAY
Showers and thunderstorms. Areas of fog before 4pm. Highs in the lower 70s. South southwest wind around 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
TONIGHT
Showers and thunderstorms likely before 11pm, then scattered showers. Patchy fog. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with lows in the lower 60s. Calm wind. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
TUESDAY
A chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 11am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 75. Light and variable wind. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
TUESDAY NIGHT
Showers and thunderstorms likely before 10pm, then a chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with lows in the lower 60s. Calm wind. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
WEDNESDAY
Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly between 3pm and 5pm. Mostly cloudy, with highs in the upper 70s7. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
A chance of showers between 8pm and 10pm. Mostly cloudy, with lows in the lower 60s. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
GOES-16 GeoColor - True Color daytime, multispectral IR
11:32 pm last night to 2:37 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)
2:42 am this morning
TROPICAL OUTLOOK
Tropical Tidbit from Levi Cowan of TropicalTidbits.com https://www.tropicaltidbits.com
Tropical Weather Outlook
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL
200 AM EDT Mon Sep 10 2018
For the North Atlantic...Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico:
The National Hurricane Center is issuing advisories on Hurricane Florence, located over the west-central Atlantic Ocean, on Hurricane Helene, located over the eastern Atlantic, and on recently upgraded Hurricane Isaac, located over the central tropical Atlantic.
1. Disorganized showers and thunderstorms over the northwestern Caribbean Sea are associated with a tropical wave and an upper-level trough. The disturbance is forecast to move slowly west-northwestward to northwestward across the northwestern Caribbean Sea and the Yucatan peninsula during the next couple of days with little or no development expected during that time. However, upper-level winds are forecast to become a little more conducive for development when the system moves across the western Gulf of Mexico Wednesday through Friday.
* Formation chance through 48 hours...low...near 0 percent.
* Formation chance through 5 days...low...30 percent.
2. A non-tropical area of low pressure is forecast to form in the northeastern Atlantic Ocean several hundred miles west-southwest of the Azores in two or three days. Some slow tropical or subtropical development is possible by the end of the week while the low moves southwestward.
* Formation chance through 48 hours...low...near 0 percent.
* Formation chance through 5 days...medium...40 percent.
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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 6:47 a.m.
Sunrise 7:13 a.m.
Sun transit 1:30 p.m.
Sunset 7:48 p.m.
End civil twilight 8:13 p.m.
Moon
Moonrise 8:03 a.m.
Moon transit 2:28 p.m.
Moonset 8:46 p.m.
Phase of the Moon on September 10, 2018: Waxing Crescent with 1% of the Moon's visible disk illuminated.
Closest Primary Moon Phase: New Moon on September 9, 2018 at 2:01 p.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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3:05 am on September 10, 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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