FLAGS LOWERED UNTIL SUNDAY IN HONOR OF FALLEN TROOPER
Governor Roy Cooper has ordered all United States and North Carolina flags at state facilities to be lowered to half-staff at sunrise on Thursday, October 18, 2018 through sunset on Sunday, October 21, 2018 in honor of North Carolina State Highway Patrol Trooper Kevin Conner who died in the line of duty in Columbus County on Wednesday. [LINK]
OUTLOOK
Dry high pressure will build over the region today through Friday. A cold front will bring more abundant moisture back to the region Friday night into Saturday before much cooler and drier air arrives behind the front Saturday night through Sunday. The dry and cool air will linger into the early part of next week before the weather becomes more unsettled mid-week.
Patchy frost will be possible in some sheltered mountain locations around daybreak on both Friday morning and Sunday morning. A more widespread frost and freeze is more likely Sunday night into early Monday morning.
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Giles for Sheriff Meet and Greets
October 17th Highlands Library from 4pm-6pm.
October 19th Carson Community Center 5 pm-7pm.
October 27th Old Cowee School 3 pm- Hot Dog Cookout
Franklin Future Farmers of America Bake Sale
Franklin FFA is doing a bake sale fundraiser at Tractor Supply Sat Oct 20th from 10 am to 2 pm.
Help send members to the FFA Nationals.
WEATHER SPONSOR
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Record Weather Events for October 18th
Record weather events for this date in Macon County
(1872-2016)
Highest Temperature 83°F in Franklin in 1984
Lowest Temperature 23°F at the Coweeta Experimental Station in 1943
Greatest Rainfall 7.00 inches in Franklin in 1879
The excessive rainfall was due to the remnants of Tropical Storm Six of the 1879 Hurricane Season.
This was before storms were named.
Record Weather Events for October (1872-2017)
Highest Temperature 91°F in Franklin on Oct 5, 1954
Lowest Temperature 12°F in Highlands on Oct 30, 1910
Greatest Rainfall 9.91 inches in Highlands on Oct 4, 1964
Greatest Snowfall 1.0 inches in Highlands on October 20, 1913
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)
FRANKLIN AREA
Today
Sunny, with a high near 67. Calm wind.
Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low around 42. Calm wind.
Friday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 68. Calm wind becoming south around 6 mph in the afternoon.
Friday Night
A 40 percent chance of showers, mainly after 10pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 53. South southwest wind 3 to 5 mph.
Saturday
Showers likely, mainly between 9am and 2pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 66. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Saturday Night
A 30 percent chance of showers before 7pm. Patchy frost after 5am. Otherwise, partly cloudy, with a low around 37.
OTTO AREA
Today
Sunny, with a high near 65. Light and variable wind.
Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low around 42. Light southeast wind.
Friday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 66. Calm wind becoming south around 6 mph in the afternoon.
Friday Night
A 50 percent chance of showers, mainly after 10pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 53. West southwest wind around 5 mph.
Saturday
Showers likely, mainly before 2pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 65. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Saturday Night
A 30 percent chance of showers before 7pm. Patchy frost after 5am. Otherwise, partly cloudy, with a low around 38.
HIGHLANDS AREA
Today
Sunny, with a high near 55. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low around 41. East southeast wind 3 to 5 mph.
Friday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 57. Calm wind becoming south southwest 5 to 8 mph in the morning.
Friday Night
A 40 percent chance of showers, mainly after 10pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 49. West wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
Saturday
Showers likely, mainly before 2pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 57. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Saturday Night
A 30 percent chance of showers before 7pm. Patchy frost after 1am. Otherwise, partly cloudy, with a low around 33. Breezy.
NANTAHALA AREA
Today
Sunny, with a high near 61. East wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low around 42. Calm wind becoming southeast around 6 mph after midnight.
Friday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 62. South southeast wind 5 to 9 mph becoming southwest in the afternoon.
Friday Night
Showers likely, mainly after 3am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 50. Southwest wind around 11 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Saturday
Showers likely, mainly before 2pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 57. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Saturday Night
A 30 percent chance of showers before 8pm. Patchy frost after midnight. Otherwise, partly cloudy, with a low around 33. Breezy.
GOES-16 GeoColor - True Color daytime, multispectral IR
12:22 am to 3:17 am this morning
GeoColor is a multispectral product composed of True Color (using a simulated green component) during the daytime, and an Infrared product that uses bands 7 and 13 at night. During the day, the imagery looks approximately as it would appear when viewed with human eyes from space. At night, the blue colors represent liquid water clouds such as fog and stratus, while gray to white indicate higher ice clouds, and the city lights come from a static database that was derived from the VIIRS Day Night Band.
Geocolor was developed at the Cooperative Institute for Research in the Atmosphere (CIRA) and STAR's Regional and Mesoscale Meteorology Branch (RAMMB).
HAZARDS
Hazardous weather is not expected today. Patchy frost will be possible in some sheltered mountain locations around daybreak on both Friday morning and Sunday morning. A more widespread frost and freeze is more likely Sunday night into early Monday morning.
Hurricane Michael will continue to impact the region early today, with heavy rainfall and gusty winds possible. The rains should end by the early afternoon and the end sometime overnight.
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)
12:27 am to 3:22 am this morning
12.3 µm - "Dirty" Longwave IR Window Band - 2 km resolution - Band 15 at 12.3 µm offers nearly continuous monitoring for numerous applications, though usually through a split window difference with a cleaner window channel. These differences can better estimate low-level moisture, volcanic ash, airborne dust/sand, sea surface temperature, and cloud particle size.
TROPICAL OUTLOOK
Tropical Weather Outlook
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL
200 AM EDT Thu Oct 18 2018
For the North Atlantic...Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico:
Tropical cyclone formation is not expected during the next 5 days.
MACON CALENDAR
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Giles for Sheriff Meet and Greets
October 17th Highlands Library from 4pm-6pm.
October 19th Carson Community Center 5 pm-7pm.
October 27th Old Cowee School 3 pm- Hot Dog Cookout
Fontana Regional Library Catalog Changes Set for Oct 11th-15th
From Thursday, October 11 through Monday, October 15, the NC Cardinal library catalog (shared by Fontana Regional Library and more than 160 libraries across the state) will undergo necessary maintenance and upgrading. During that time, the online catalog will not be fully available either to patrons or to library staff. [LINK] http://thunderpigblog.blogspot.com/2018/09/fontana-regional-library-catalog.html
REACH Poetry Night
REACH of Macon County has scheduled a Poetry Night in honor of Domestic Violence Awareness Month at the Ratheskeller for Wednesday, October 17th from 7 pm until the last poet has been heard. Learn more at https://thunderpigblog.blogspot.com/2018/10/reach-schedules-poetry-night-in-honor.html
REACH Purple Purse Challenge
During the month of October, REACH is participating in the Purple Purse Challenge. This Challenge unites nonprofits in a national competition to raise funds for life-changing services for domestic violence survivors. 100% of donations go directly to REACH and they allow REACH to compete for weekly cash prizes and bonus challenges supported by the Allstate Foundation!
You can make a donation securely online through the link below:
www.crowdrise.com/reachofmaconcounty-purplepurse2018
Thank you for your time and support!
Visit REACH of Macon County online at the following locations:
Facebook [LINK] https://www.facebook.com/REACHofMacon/
Website [LINK] https://www.reachofmaconcounty.org/
If you have an emergency situation regarding domestic violence, please call 911
REACH 24/7 Hotline:
Macon County 828-369-5544
Jackson County 828-586-8969
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 7:17 a.m.
Sunrise 7:42 a.m.
Sun transit 1:19 p.m.
Sunset 6:55 p.m.
End civil twilight 7:20 p.m.
Moon
Moonset 1:47 a.m.
Moonrise 3:57 p.m.
Moon transit 9:17 p.m.
Moonset 2:42 a.m. tomorrow morning
Phase of the Moon on October 18, 2018: Waxing Gibbous with 68% of the Moon's visible disk illuminated.
Closest Primary Moon Phase: First Quarter on October 16, 2018 at 2:02 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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3:40 am on October 18, 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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