OUTLOOK
Abundant moisture will bring widespread rain to the area today. Reinforcing cool air will arrive from the northwest through the weekend, with scattered rain or snow showers developing near the Tennessee border and the higher elevations. Dry and cool high pressure will return early next week, but with another moist cold front arriving later in the week.
THREE DAY GFS FORECAST
Testing a new feature that shows a forecast of precipitation, air pressure and thickness level (cold-air damming) for three days in six-hour increments.
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Record Weather Events for October 26th
Record weather events for this date in Macon County
(1872-2016)
Highest Temperature 861°F at the Coweeta Experimental Station in 1947
Lowest Temperature 17°F in Highlands in 1903
Greatest Rainfall 2.99 inches at the Coweeta Experimental Station in 1977
Greatest Snowfall (no measurable snow has fallen on this date since 1872)
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
Showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 9am. Some of the storms could produce heavy rainfall. Patchy fog. High near 53. East southeast wind around 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three-quarters of an inch possible.
Tonight
A chance of showers before 2am, then a chance of rain between 2am and 3am, then a chance of showers after 3am. Patchy fog. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 45. Light and variable wind. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Saturday
A 40 percent chance of showers. Patchy fog before 10am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a high near 56. West northwest wind 5 to 8 mph. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Saturday Night
A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly before 10pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 40. West northwest wind 5 to 7 mph.
Sunday
A 40 percent chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 62.
Sunday Night
A 50 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 40.
OTTO AREA
Today
Showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 9am. Some of the storms could produce heavy rainfall. Patchy fog. High near 51. East southeast wind around 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between three quarters and one inch possible.
Tonight
A chance of showers before 1am, then a chance of rain after 1am. Patchy fog. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 45. Calm wind becoming west northwest around 5 mph after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Saturday
A 40 percent chance of showers. Patchy fog before 10am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a high near 55. West northwest wind 6 to 8 mph. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Saturday Night
A 20 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 41. West northwest wind 6 to 8 mph.
Sunday
A 30 percent chance of showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 61.
Sunday Night
A 50 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 41.
HIGHLANDS AREA
Today
Showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 9am. Some of the storms could produce heavy rainfall. Patchy fog. High near 47. Southeast wind 8 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between three quarters and one inch possible.
Tonight
A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7pm, then a chance of showers between 7pm and midnight, then a chance of rain after midnight. Patchy fog. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 41. Light and variable wind becoming west northwest 5 to 9 mph in the evening. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Saturday
A 30 percent chance of showers. Patchy fog before 11am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a high near 49. West northwest wind 11 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Saturday Night
A 20 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 37. Northwest wind 9 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.
Sunday
A 40 percent chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 54.
Sunday Night
A 50 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 36.
NANTAHALA AREA
Today
Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. Some of the storms could produce heavy rainfall. Patchy fog. High near 52. South southeast wind 7 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three-quarters of an inch possible.
Tonight
Showers likely, mainly after midnight. Patchy fog. Otherwise, cloudy, with a low around 42. Southwest wind 5 to 7 mph becoming west northwest after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Saturday
A 50 percent chance of showers. Patchy fog before 1pm. Otherwise, cloudy, with a high near 48. West northwest wind 9 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Saturday Night
A 30 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 38. West northwest wind 9 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Sunday
A 40 percent chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 56.
Sunday Night
Showers likely, mainly between 2am and 3am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 37. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
GOES-16 GeoColor - True Color daytime, multispectral IR
11:52 pm last night to 2:52 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 anticipated 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)
112:07 am to 3:02 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 Fri Oct 26 2018
For the North Atlantic...Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico:
1. Showers and thunderstorms are gradually becoming better organized in association with a low-pressure system located about 1000 miles east-northeast of the northern Leeward Islands. However, recent satellite data indicate that the circulation is elongated and the center is not yet well defined. This system will likely become a tropical or subtropical cyclone later today while it moves generally northward over the central Atlantic. After that time, the low is forecast to turn westward well to the north or northeast of the Lesser Antilles through early next week.
* Formation chance through 48 hours...high...90 percent.
* Formation chance through 5 days...high...90 percent.
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Giles for Sheriff Meet and Greets
October 27th Old Cowee School 3 pm- Hot Dog Cookout
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]
Website [LINK]
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 7:23 a.m.
Sunrise 7:49 a.m.
Sun transit 1:17 p.m.
Sunset 6:45 p.m.
End civil twilight 7:11 p.m.
Moon
Moonrise 7:50 p.m. last night
Moon transit 2:41 a.m.
Moonset 9:38 a.m.
Moonrise 8:31 p.m.
Phase of the Moon on October 26, 2018: Waning Gibbous with 95% of the Moon's visible disk illuminated.
Closest Primary Moon Phase: Full Moon on October 24, 2018 at 12:45 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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3:25 am on October 26, 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, Sky and Telescope Magazine, Astronomy Magazine, 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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