LOCAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
A moist cold front will move in from the north tomorrow and persist as a nearly stationary front through Tuesday. Another cold front is forecast to push into the forecast area from the west on Wednesday. This front may eventually cross our area, bringing showers and thunderstorms before the start of the weekend.
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Weather Almanac for September 23rd (1872-2016)
Record Weather Events for this date in Macon County
Highest Temperature 91°F in Highlands in 1931
Lowest Temperature 30°F at the Coweeta Experimental Station in 1982
Greatest Rainfall 2.91 inches at the Coweeta Experimental Station in 2003
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
An expanded almanac is available that covers record weather events, climate averages, and an astronomy section. [LINK]
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 20 percent chance of showers after noon. Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, partly sunny, with a high near 80. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Tonight
A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly after 9pm. Patchy fog between midnight and 4am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with lows in the lower 60s. Calm wind. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Monday
A chance of showers before 9am, then a chance of rain after 9am. Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, cloudy, with highs in the lower 70s. Calm wind becoming east southeast around 5 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Monday Night
A 40 percent chance of showers. Cloudy, with lows in the lower 60s. Southeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Tuesday
A chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 11am. Cloudy, with a high near 75. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Tuesday Night
A 40 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with lows in the lower 60s.
OTTO AREA
Sunday
A 20 percent chance of showers after noon. Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, partly sunny, with a high near 80. Calm wind becoming south around 6 mph in the afternoon.
Sunday Night
A 40 percent chance of showers. Patchy fog after midnight. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with lows in the lower 60s. Light east southeast wind. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Monday
A chance of showers before 9am, then a chance of rain after 9am. Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, cloudy, with a high near 70. East southeast wind 3 to 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Monday Night
A 40 percent chance of showers. Cloudy, with lows in the lower 60s. East wind 3 to 5 mph.
Tuesday
A chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 11am. Cloudy, with a high near 75. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Tuesday Night
A 40 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with lows in the lower 60s.
HIGHLANDS AREA
Sunday
A 20 percent chance of showers after noon. Patchy fog before 8am. Otherwise, partly sunny, with a high near 70. Calm wind becoming south southeast 5 to 8 mph in the afternoon.
Sunday Night
A 50 percent chance of showers. Patchy fog after 11pm. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 60. East wind 7 to 9 mph. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Monday
A chance of showers before 9am, then a chance of rain after 9am. Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, cloudy, with a high near 65. East wind 8 to 11 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Monday Night
A 50 percent chance of showers. Cloudy, with a low around 60. East wind 9 to 13 mph.
Tuesday
A chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 11am. Cloudy, with a high near 70. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Tuesday Night
A 40 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 60.
NANTAHALA AREA
Sunday
A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly after noon. Patchy fog before 10am. Otherwise, partly sunny, with a high near 75. Calm wind becoming south southwest around 6 mph in the afternoon. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Sunday Night
A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly after 10pm. Patchy fog after 10pm. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 60. East southeast wind around 6 mph. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Monday
A chance of showers before 9am, then a chance of rain after 9am. Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, cloudy, with a high near 65. Southeast wind 7 to 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Monday Night
A 40 percent chance of showers. Cloudy, with a low around 60. Southeast wind 6 to 9 mph becoming east northeast in the evening.
Tuesday
A chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 11am. Cloudy, with a high near 70. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Tuesday Night
A 40 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 60.
GOES-16 GeoColor - True Color daytime, multispectral IR
11:42 pm last night o 2:42 am this morning
HAZARDS
Severe 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)
11:52 am last night to 2:47 am this morning
TROPICAL OUTLOOK
Tropical Weather Outlook
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL
200 AM EDT Sun Sep 23 2018
For the North Atlantic...Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico:
The National Hurricane Center is issuing advisories on Tropical Depression Eleven, located several hundred miles east of the Windward Islands, and on Tropical Storm Kirk, located several hundred miles south-southwest of the Cabo Verde Islands.
1. A broad area of low pressure located about 300 miles south-southwest of Bermuda continues to produce limited shower and thunderstorm activity. Although strong upper-level winds currently affecting the system are expected to diminish later today and could allow for some development during the next couple of days, the low will continue to be embedded in a very dry environment while it moves westward and west-northwestward at about 10 mph over the southwestern Atlantic Ocean. By Tuesday or Wednesday, upper-level winds are forecast to strengthen again, likely limiting additional development as the system turns northward and moves by the southeastern coast of the United States.
* Formation chance through 48 hours...low...20 percent.
* Formation chance through 5 days...low...30 percent.
2. The evolution of a complex weather system over the central Atlantic Ocean could lead to two separate episodes of subtropical or tropical development during the upcoming week. First, a non-tropical low pressure system currently located about 1000 miles west-southwest of the Azores is producing gale-force winds with some associated showers and thunderstorms. Conditions appear conducive for this system to acquire some subtropical or tropical characteristics during the next day or so while meandering over the central Atlantic Ocean, and the low could become a subtropical or tropical cyclone before it is overtaken and absorbed by a cold front late Tuesday or Wednesday. Additional information on this system can be found in High Seas Forecasts issued by the National Weather Service.
* Formation chance through 48 hours...medium...60 percent.
* Formation chance through 5 days...medium...60 percent.
3. A second non-tropical low pressure system is expected to form along the central Atlantic cold front by Wednesday several hundred miles west of the Azores. Conditions appear conducive for this system to also acquire subtropical or tropical characteristics by the latter part of this week.
* Formation chance through 48 hours...low...near 0 percent.
* Formation chance through 5 days...low...30 percent.
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Fontana Regional Library to Observe Banned Books Week
With the American Library Association, Fontana Regional Library will celebrate Banned Books Week 2018 September 23-29. The nationwide observance brings together the entire book community — librarians, booksellers, authors, publishers, journalists, teachers, and readers of all types — in shared support of the freedom to seek out and to express ideas, even those some consider unorthodox or unpopular.
A banned book is one that has been removed from a school or library based upon the objections of a person or group; a challenged book is one that is threatened with removal or restriction. In many cases, a challenge is unsuccessful and the book remains on the shelf.
Read the entire press release on the blog. [LINK]
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 6:57 a.m.
Sunrise 7:22 a.m.
Sun transit 1:26 p.m.
Sunset 7:29 p.m.
End civil twilight 7:54 p.m.
Moon
Moonrise 6:33 p.m. last night
Moon transit 12:08 a.m.
Moonset 5:49 a.m.
Moonrise 7:06 p.m.
Phase of the Moon on September 23, 2018: Waxing Gibbous with 98% of the Moon's visible disk illuminated.
Closest Primary Moon Phase: Full Moon on September 24, 2018 at 10:52 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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3:10 am on September 23, 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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