Benefit for Gage Sherrod
Gage is such a little warrior and he is fighting for a kidney transplant!
Please come out and support him!
Where: Mountain View Intermediate
161 Clarks Chapel Road
Franklin, NC 28734
When: Saturday, May 18, 2019
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Hot Dog Dinner starting at 5:00 pm
The band Crossfire will perform.
Raffles ~ Cake Walk ~ 50/50 ~ Live Auction
Car Show – bring your car in support of Gage!
For more information or to make donation contact:
Frances Seay - (828) 371-0370 OR Jeania Teague (828) 371-8371
Papaw-Kenneth Browning Nana-Betty Browning
For more information, please see the Facebook Event Page at https://www.facebook.com/events/2340688245963311/
County Board of Commissioners Meets Tonight
The Macon County Board of Commissioners will meet tonight starting at 6 pm in the Commissioners Boardroom on the third floor of the Macon County Courthouse. The agenda packet from the meeting has been embedded here for your convenience.
Outlook
A southern-stream low pressure system will continue to approach the forecast area from the west today with the potential to produce organized thunderstorms. Drier high pressure will return on Wednesday before another cold front approaches from the west later in the week.
THREE DAY GFS FORECAST
This animated image shows a forecast of precipitation, air pressure and thickness level (cold-air damming) for three days in six-hour increments.
Green, Yellow, and Red indicate rain. Orange and Purple Indicate Freezing Rain or other freezing precipitation. Blue indicates snow.
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Weather Hazards
Storms will develop again this afternoon, with some potentially strong, producing gusty winds and hail. Another round of thunderstorms, some possibly strong, is expected again on Friday.
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WEATHER FORECAST MAPS
Forecast maps for 7 am, 1 pm, and 7 pm.
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FRANKLIN AREA FORECAST
Today
A chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 8am. Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a high near 75. Calm wind becoming northwest around 5 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Tonight
A 20 percent chance of showers before 10pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 46. North wind around 7 mph.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 76. Light and variable wind.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 48. Calm wind becoming south southeast around 5 mph after midnight.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 73.
Thursday Night
A 50 percent chance of showers after 7pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 55.
OTTO AREA FORECAST
Today
A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 3pm, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm between 3pm and 5pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 5pm. Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a high near 74. Calm wind becoming north northwest around 5 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Tonight
A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly before 9pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 48. North wind around 7 mph. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 75. North wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the morning.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 49. Calm wind becoming southeast around 5 mph after midnight.
Thursday
A 20 percent chance of showers after 2pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 72.
Thursday Night
A 50 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 56.
HIGHLANDS PLATEAU FORECAST
Today
Showers and thunderstorms likely before 4pm, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm between 4pm and 5pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 5pm. Patchy fog before 10am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a high near 65. Calm wind becoming west around 5 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Tonight
A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 9pm, then a slight chance of showers between 9pm and 10pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 46. North wind 10 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 66. North wind 5 to 9 mph becoming light and variable.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 46. South southeast wind 6 to 8 mph.
Thursday
A 20 percent chance of showers after 9am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 62.
Thursday Night
Showers likely, mainly after 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 52. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
NANTAHALA AREA FORECAST
Today
A chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 8am. Patchy fog before 10am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a high near 67. Calm wind becoming north northwest around 5 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Tonight
A 20 percent chance of showers before 10pm. Mostly clear, with a low around 46. North wind 7 to 9 mph.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 70. North wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the afternoon.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 48. Calm wind becoming south southeast 5 to 7 mph after midnight.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 66.
Thursday Night
A 50 percent chance of showers after 7pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 53.
Macon County Almanac for April 9, 2019
Highest Temperature 86°F at the Coweeta Experimental Station in 2015
Lowest Temperature 17°F in Highlands in 1902
Greatest Rainfall 2.62 inches at the Coweeta Experimental Station in 1980
Greatest Snowfall 1.2 inches in Highlands in 1916
Weather Extremes for Macon County for the month of March
Data available from 1873 to 2018
Highest Temperature 86°F at the Coweeta Experimental Station on 03-15-1967
Lowest Temperature -7°F in Highlands on 03-07-1899
Greatest Rainfall 6.43 inches in Highlands on 03-29-1898
Greatest Snowfall 25.5 inches at the Coweeta Experimental Station on 03-13-1993
Published at 1:54am on April 9, 2019
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