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OUTLOOK
Today will be marked by continuing showers and embedded thunder, before a brief period of drying takes place on Friday. Friday night and into Saturday, a more enhanced system will allow rain and thunder chances to return to the forecast through the weekend. Monday, cool high pressure builds in and keeps the forecast dry through the middle of the next workweek.
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Local Weather
National Weather Map for Today
General forecast through Saturday Night
Franklin Area Forecast
Today
Scattered showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 2pm. Patchy fog between 9am and noon. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with highs in the upper 60s. Light and variable winds. Chance of rain is 40%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Tonight
Isolated showers before 9pm. Patchy fog after 1am. Otherwise, partly cloudy, with lows in the mid-to-upper 40s. Calm winds. Chance of rain is 20%.
Friday
A 40 percent chance of showers, mainly after noon. Patchy fog before 8am. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with highs near 70. Calm winds in the morning increasing to come out of the south around 5 mph in the afternoon. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Friday Night
Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm. Mostly cloudy, with lows in the low-to-mid 50s. Light winds out of teh south. Chance of rain is 70%.
New Year's Day
Showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 4pm. Highs near 70. Chance of rain is 80%.
Saturday Night
Showers before 7pm, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm between 7pm and 10pm, then showers after 10pm. Lows in the mid 40s. Chance of rain is 90%.
Highlands Area Forecast
Today
Scattered showers, with thunderstorms also possible after noon. Patchy fog before 11am, then patchy fog after 4pm. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with highs near 60. Winds out of the southwest in the 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain is 40%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Tonight
Isolated showers before 8pm. Patchy fog between 10pm and 3am. Otherwise, partly cloudy, with lows in the upper 40s. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain is 20%.
Friday Tonight A chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 5pm. Increasing clouds, with highs near 60. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph in the morning increasing to come out of the southwest in the afternoon. Chance of rain is 50%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Friday Night
Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. Lows in the mid 50s. WInds out of the southwest 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of rain is 80%.
New Year's Day
Showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 3pm. Highs in the low-to-mid 60s. Chance of rain is 80%.
Saturday Night
Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. Some of the storms could produce heavy rainfall. Lows in the mid 40s. Chance of rain is 90%.
Otto Area Forecast
Today
Scattered showers, with thunderstorms also possible after noon. Patchy fog before 11am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with highs in the mid 60s. Calm winds in the morning increasing to come out of the south around 5 mph in the afternoon. Chance of rain is 40%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Tonight
Isolated showers before 8pm. Patchy fog after 11pm. Otherwise, partly cloudy, with lows in the upper 40s. Calm winds. Chance of rain is 20%.
Friday
A 50 percent chance of showers, mainly after 11am. Mostly sunny, with highs near 70. Calm winds in the morning increasing to come out of the south 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Friday Night
Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. Los in the mid 50s. Winds out of the south 3 to 5 mph. Chance of rain is 80%.
New Year's Day
Showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 2pm. Highs near 70. Chance of rain is 80%.
Saturday Night
Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. Lows in the mid 40s. Chance of rain is 90%.
Nantahala Area Forecast
Today
Scattered showers, mainly between noon and 3pm. Patchy fog before 11am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with highs in the mid 60s. Light winds out of the southwest. Chance of rain is 30%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Tonight
Isolated showers before 8pm. Patchy fog between 1am and 3am. Otherwise, partly cloudy, with lows around 50. Calm winds. Chance of rain is 20%.
Friday
A chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 5pm. Mostly sunny, with highs in the mid 60s. Calm winds in the morning increasing to come out of the southwest around 5 mph in the afternoon. Chance of rain is 50%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Friday Night
Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. Lows in the mid-to-upper 50s. Light winds out of the southwest. Chance of rain is 80%.
New Year's Day
Showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 4pm. Highs in the upper 60s. Chance of rain is 90%.
Saturday Night
Showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 5am. Lows in the low-to-mid 40s. Chance of rain is 90%.
Hazardous Weather Outlook
A few showers and isolated thunderstorms may develop this afternoon across northeast Georgia and the Upstate, tracking into western North Carolina south of the I-40 corridor. The main threats will be cloud- to-ground lightning, locally heavy downpours and gusty winds. A storm or two may become severe, producing damaging wind gusts.
Another round of showers with embedded thunderstorms is expected Friday, with a few strong storms possible across the area.
Another dynamic storm system will cross the area over the weekend, bringing yet another round of showers and embedded thunderstorms. A few severe storms may be possible Saturday night into Sunday, with the main threat being damaging wind gusts.
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Hazards and Tropical Weather
Hazardous weather is not expected for today.
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Almanac
Air quality is in the extreme upper range of green for most of the county, with the ridges and other higher elevations today being in the extreme upper range of green.
Fire and Smoke Map
Pollen
Pollen levels are expected to be in the low-medium range (0.3 out of 12) today with Juniper being the main culprit. Tomorrow is expected to be in the low range (2.3 out of 12).
Record Weather Events for December 30th
Record weather events for this date in Macon County
(1872-2016)
Highest Temperature 71°F at the Coweeta Experimental Station in 1984
lowest Temperature -12°F in Highlands in 1917
Greatest One-Day Rainfall 1.706 inches in Highlands in 1912
Greatest One-Day Snowfall 3.0 inches in Highlands in 1997
Record weather events for December in Macon County
Highest Temperature 78°F in Franklin on Dec 31, 1951
Lowest Temperature -12°F in Highlands on Dec 30, 1917
Greatest Rainfall 6.00 inches in Highlands on Dec 14, 1901
Greatest One-Day Snowfall 12.0 inches in Franklin on Dec 21, 1876
All-time record weather events for Macon County
Highest Temperature 101°F in Franklin on Jul 29, 1952
Lowest Temperature -19°F in Highlands on Jan 21, 1985
Greatest Rainfall 21.15 inches in Highlands on Jul 29, 1879
Greatest One-Day Snowfall 25.5 inches at the Coweeta Experimental Station on Mar 13, 1993
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Macon Calendar
(send your event to calendar@maconmedia.com)
The 8th Annual NYE (New Years' Eve) Ruby Drop
It's time for the 8th Annual New Years Eve Ruby Drop on Main St. Franklin, NC. This event is hosted by Motor Company Grill and Crabtree General Store. Many Businesses will be open along Main Street offering shopping, dining, live music, and drinks! Motor Co. will be serving dinner inside, as well as heaters and corn hole (weather permitting) on the patio. [SOURCE]
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Local and State News
COVID-19 Numbers for Macon County: [November 15, 2021]
• NC hospitals report COVID-19 hospitalization spike of 20% over last three days [wlos-tv]
• Year in review: In 2021, readers shared thoughts on pandemic, growth, Vance Monument and more [Mountain Xpress]
• FAKE NEWS FREAKOUT! SEASON 6!! [Smoky Mountain News]
• Homeless encampment on French Broad reappears, grows; outreach manager fears its clearing [Asheville Citizen-Times]
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National and World News Roundup
• Ghislaine Maxwell found guilty after monthlong sex trafficking trial [Courthouse News Service]
• Hong Kong police charge two former Stand News editors with sedition [Reuters]
• Oklahoma bill gives parents the right to have a book removed from a school library [McAlester News-Capital]
• New Mexico tribes concerned about plan to power nuclear lab [KOB-TV 4]
NBC Nightly News Full Broadcast - December 29th, 2021
PBS NewsHour Full Episode December 29th, 2021
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COVID-19 News and Updates
Since it looks like we may be in for a new wave of infections, here is a section on COVID-19. It will include local, regional, state, national, and global items.
COVID-19 Numbers for Macon County: [November 18, 2021]
• WHO Coronavirus (COVID-19) Dashboard [World Health Organization]
Globally, as of 4:14pm CET, 29 December 2021, there have been 281,808,270 confirmed cases of COVID-19, including 5,411,759 deaths, reported to WHO. As of 28 December 2021, a total of 8,687,201,202 vaccine doses have been administered.
In United States of America, from 3 January 2020 to 4:14pm CET, 29 December 2021, there have been 52,543,602 confirmed cases of COVID-19 with 812,577 deaths, reported to WHO. As of 23 December 2021, a total of 485,274,895 vaccine doses have been administered.
• World hits record number of COVID-19 cases in a week: Tally [Al Jazeera]
• Wearing masks outdoors mandatory in Paris starting Friday [France 24]
• https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20211230-paris-mandates-wearing-masks-even-outdoors-starting-friday [South China Morning Post]
• Chinese Military Deploys Troops as Xi’an Covid-19 Worsens [Vision Times]
• Monitoring COVID-19 Variants
[Centers for Disease Control and Prevention]
[Outbreak.info]
• CDC Releases Emergency Guidance for Healthcare Facilities to Prepare for Potential Omicron Surge [Centers for Disease Control and Prevention]
• COVID-19 case rates by county in 2021 [AXIOS]
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Science and Technology News Roundup
• Former US Intelligence Analysts Sued For Hacking A Saudi Activist's Phone On Behalf Of The United Arab Emirates [TechDirt]
• Waymo unveils design for a robotaxi without a steering wheel [DigitalTrends]
• CES 2022 will introduce HDMI 2.1a, another confusing new spec [The verge]
• NASA clears Axiom crew for 1st private mission to International Space Station [Space.com]
The Biggest Science Stories Of 2021 | Answers With Joe
• Audio version links [LesFrifman.com]
• Can Matt Mullenweg save the internet? [protocol]
• Importance of the pig as a human biomedical model [Science Tranlational Medicine]
• Riot Games to pay $100m in discrimination case [BBC News]
• LastPass users receive warnings of compromised passwords [protocol]
• Forward Pallet Structure Lowered, Beginning Multiple-Day Sunshield Deployment [NASA: James Webb Space Telescope]
Tech Podcasts • Million-Dollar Predictions [Linux Unplugged #438]
• Xcode X [Accidental Tech Podcast #462]
• Best and Worst of 2021 [Rocket #365]
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On This Day
December 30th is the 364th day of the year (365th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar; one day remains until the end of the year.
Historical Events
(Please note that the Wikipedia articles often contain a bibliography and links to where you can learn more about a historical event)
534 – The second and final edition of the Code of Justinian comes into effect in the Byzantine Empire.
999 – Battle of Glenmama: The combined forces of Munster and Meath under king Brian Boru inflict a crushing defeat on the allied armies of Leinster and Dublin near Lyons Hill in Ireland.
• [Wikiepdia article]
• [Wikipedia Bio: Brian Boru]
• [King Brian Boru documentary]
1066 – Granada massacre: A Muslim mob storms the royal palace in Granada, crucifies Jewish vizier Joseph ibn Naghrela and massacres most of the Jewish population of the city.
• [Wikipedia article]
• [On This Day Video]
1419 – Hundred Years' War: Battle of La Rochelle.
• [Wikipedia/a>]
• [Kings and Generals: rench Resurgence - Hundred Years' War DOCUMENTARY]
• [Impregnable Fortress: The Siege of La Rochelle 1627 | Anglo-French Wars 1627-1629]
1460 – Wars of the Roses: Lancastrians kill the 3rd Duke of York and win the Battle of Wakefield.
• [Wikipedia: Battle of Wakefield]
• [VIDEO: The Battle of Wakefield, 30th December 1460]
• [Wikipedia: Wars of the Roses]
• [Wars of Roses 1455-1487 - English Civil Wars DOCUMENTARY]
1702 – Queen Anne's War: James Moore, Governor of the Province of Carolina, abandons the Siege of St. Augustine.
1813 – War of 1812: British soldiers burn Buffalo, New York.
• [Wikipedia: Battle of Buffalo]
• [History: The War of 1812 Documentary]
1816 – The Treaty of St. Louis between the United States and the united Ottawa, Ojibwa, and Potawatomi Indian tribes is proclaimed.
• [Wikipedia: Treaty of St. Louis (1816)]
1825 – The Treaty of St. Louis between the United States and the Shawnee Nation is proclaimed.
• [Wikipedia: Treaty of St. Louis (1825)]
1853 – Gadsden Purchase: The United States buys land from Mexico to facilitate railroad building in the Southwest.
• [Wikipedia: Gadsden Purchase]
• [The History Guy Video]
• [History Snapshot: The Gadsden Purchase, 1853]
1890 – Following the Wounded Knee Massacre, the United States Army and Lakota warriors face off in the Drexel Mission Fight.
• [Wikipedia: Drexel Mission Fight]
• [US Army at Wounded Knee: Drexel Mission]
1896 – Filipino patriot and reform advocate José Rizal is executed by a Spanish firing squad in Manila.
1896 – Canadian ice hockey player Ernie McLea scores the first hat-trick in Stanley Cup play, and the Cup-winning goal as the Montreal Victorias defeat the Winnipeg Victorias 6–5.
1897 – The British Colony of Natal annexes Zululand.
1903 – A fire at the Iroquois Theater in Chicago, Illinois kills at least 605.
• [Wikipedia]
• [The Iroquois Theater Disaster | A Short Documentary | Fascinating Horror]
• [C-SPAN Book TV]
1905 – Former Idaho Governor Frank Steunenberg is assassinated at the front gate of his home in Caldwell.
1906 – The All-India Muslim League is founded in Dacca, East Bengal, British India (later Dhaka, Bangladesh).
1916 – Russian mystic and advisor to the Tsar Grigori Yefimovich Rasputin is murdered by a loyalist group led by Prince Felix Yusupov. His frozen, partially-trussed body was discovered in a Moscow river three days later.
• [Wikipedia Bio: Grigori Rasputin]
• [Grigori Rasputin: The Devil Incarnate]
• [VIDEO: The Real Rasputin (Imperial Russia Documentary) | Timeline]
1916 – The last coronation in Hungary is performed for King Charles IV and Queen Zita.
1922 – The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) is formed.
• [Wikipedia: Treaty on the Creation of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics]
• [HistoryPod Video]
• [VIDEO: How Did the Soviet Union Begin?]
1927 – The Ginza Line, the first subway line in Asia, opens in Tokyo, Japan.
1935 – The Italian Air Force bombs a Swedish Red Cross hospital during the Second Italo-Abyssinian War.
1936 – The Flint sit-down strike hits General Motors.
1943 – Subhas Chandra Bose raises the flag of Indian independence at Port Blair.
1944 – King George II of Greece declares a regency, leaving the throne vacant.
1947 – Cold War: King Michael I of Romania is forced to abdicate by the Soviet Union-backed Communist government of Romania.
1952 – An RAF Avro Lancaster bomber crashes in Luqa, Malta after an engine failure, killing three crew members and a civilian on the ground.
1958 – The Guatemalan Air Force sinks several Mexican fishing boats alleged to have breached maritime borders, killing three and sparking international tension.
1972 – Vietnam War: Operation Linebacker II ends.
1993 – Israel establishes diplomatic relations with Vatican City and also upgrades to full diplomatic relations with Ireland.
1996 – Proposed budget cuts by Benjamin Netanyahu spark protests from 250,000 workers who shut down services across Israel.
1997 – In the worst incident in Algeria's insurgency, the Wilaya of Relizane massacres, 400 people from four villages are killed.
2000 – Rizal Day bombings: A series of bombs explode in various places in Metro Manila, Philippines within a period of a few hours, killing 22 and injuring about a hundred.
2004 – A fire in the República Cromagnon nightclub in Buenos Aires, Argentina, kills 194.
2005 – Tropical Storm Zeta forms in the open Atlantic Ocean, tying the record for the latest tropical cyclone ever to form in the North Atlantic basin.
2006 – Madrid–Barajas Airport is bombed.
2006 – The Indonesian passenger ferry MV Senopati Nusantara sinks in a storm, resulting in at least 400 deaths.
2006 – Former President of Iraq Saddam Hussein is executed.
• [Wikipedia: Execution of Saddam Hussein]
• [VIDEO: Celebrations after execution of Saddam Hussein]
• [VIDEO: The Trial of Saddam Hussein]
2009 – A segment of the Lanzhou–Zhengzhou–Changsha pipeline ruptures in Shaanxi, China, and approximately 150,000 l (40,000 US gal) of diesel oil flows down the Wei River before finally reaching the Yellow River.
2009 – A suicide bomber kills nine people at Forward Operating Base Chapman, a key facility of the Central Intelligence Agency in Afghanistan.
2013 – More than 100 people are killed when anti-government forces attack key buildings in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo.
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Published at 5:30am on Thursday, December 30, 2021
Author: Bobby Coggins
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