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OUTLOOK
Cool and dry high pressure will push into the area behind the departing cold front tonight, and settle along the East Coast over the weekend. A coastal low should develop off the southern Atlantic Coast late Sunday into early Monday, and may spread some precipitation chances back into the area Monday into Monday night as it tracks northeast.
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Local Weather
General Forecast Through Monday Night
Franklin Area
Today
Sunny, with highs in the low-to-mid 40s. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph in the morning becoming light in the afternoon.
Tonight
Mostly clear, with lows around 20. Light and variable winds.
Sunday
Sunny, with highs near 50. Calm winds in the morning increasing to come out of the southeast around 5 mph by noon.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with lows in the mid 20s. Calm winds.
Monday
Partly sunny, with highs near 50.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with lows in the mid 20s.
Highlands Plateau
Today
Sunny, with highs in the mid-to-upper 30s. Winds out of the northwest 10 to 15 mph in the morning becoming light and variable in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.
Tonight
Mostly clear, with lows around 20. Winds out of the east 3 to 7 mph.
Sunday
Sunny, with highs near 40. Winds out of the east around 5 mph.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with lows in the mid 20s. Light and variable winds early in the evening increasing to come out of the northeast around 5 mph.
Monday
Partly sunny, with highs near 40.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with lows in the mid 20s.
Otto and South Central Macon County
Today
Sunny, with highs in the low-to-mid 40s. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph in the morning becoming light north in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.
Tonight
Mostly clear, with lows around 20. Light winds out of the southeast.
Sunday
Sunny, with highs in the upper 40s. Calm winds in the morning increasing to come out of the southeast around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with lows in the mid 20s. Light and variable winds.
Monday
Partly sunny, with highs in the upper 40s.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with lows in the mid 20s.
Nantahala Area
Today
Sunny, with highs in the upper 30s. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph in the morning becoming light in the afternoon.
Tonight
Clear, with lows in the mid 20s. Light and variable winds.
Sunday
Sunny, with highs in the mid 40s. Light winds out of the southeast.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with lows in the mid-to-upper 20s. Calm winds.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with highs in the low-to-mid 40s.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with lows in the mid 20s.
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Hazards and Tropical Weather
Other than possible black ice on area roadways this morning, hazardous weather is not expected today.
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Almanac
Air quality is in the upper range of green for most of the county, with the ridges and other higher elevations today being in the upper range of green. due to smoke from several fires in the southeast.
Fire and Smoke Map
Pollen
Pollen levels are expected to be in the low range (2.0 out of 12) today with Juniper and Elm being the main culprit. Tomorrow is expected to be in the low-medium range (1.7 out of 12).
Record Weather Events for February 5th
Record weather events for this date in Macon County
(1872-2016)
Highest Temperature 72°F in Franklin in 1890
Lowest Temperature -11°F in Highlands in 1917
Greatest Rainfall 2.22 inches at the Coweeta Experimental Station in 1960
Greatest Snowfall 4.0 inches in Highlands in 1929
Record weather events for January in Macon County
Highest Temperature 79°F at the Coweeta Experimental Station on 02-28-1996
Lowest Temperature -19°F in Highlands on 02-13-1899
Greatest Rainfall 6.37 inches at the Coweeta Experimental Station on 02-13-1966
Greatest Snowfall 15.0 inches in Highlands on 02-14-1912
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
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Local and State News
Macon County Board of Commissioners - FY 2023 Budget Kickoff
An article with handouts from the meeting and more information will be published on Monday.
• The Highlands Playhouse renames production company and launches 84th season [Plateau Daily News]
• National Weather Service Releases 48-Hour Rainfall Totals for Region [Macon Media]
• Enhancing Mental Health with Alternative Treatments (Color, Music, & Nutrition) [Macon Media]
• Navigating ARPA funding challenging for nonprofits [Carolina Public Press]
• North Carolina Supreme Court strikes down new voting maps [WRAl-TV (Raleigh, NC) ]
• NC political maps unconstitutionally gerrymandered, Supreme Court rules [Raleigh News and Observer]
Franklin Town Council - January 2022 Regular Meeting
Asheville Citizen-Times COVID-19 Tracker [Asheville Citizen-Times]
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National and World News Roundup
Former Vice President Pence Remarks at Federalist Society Conference
• Lawsuit alleges DC police department keeps 'watchlist' of critics [ABC News]
• Beijing Olympics Opening Ceremony Review: China Sets Off Propaganda Fireworks; NBC Awkwardly Balances Sports & Geopolitics [Deadline]
• Bridgewater’s Ray Dalio Sees U.S. on Path to Civil War as Political Polarization Rises [Bloomberg]
• Ray Dalio: Money, Power, and the Collapse of Empires [Lex Fridman Podcast #251]
• Paul promises investigation of Fauci if Republicans take Senate [The Hill]
• Deputies: 3 arrested following violent outbreak at Neo-Nazi rally in Orlando [WOFL-TV (Orlando, FL)]
• Michael Avenatti found guilty in fraud trial over Stormy Daniels book money [CNBC]
• GoFundMe closes ‘Freedom convoy’ fundraiser after reports from police [Toronto Star]
• Elizabeth the Steadfast: Queen marks 70 years on throne [AP News]
• Uyghur athlete delivers Olympic flame in opening ceremony after global criticism of China [NBC News]
Global National: Feb. 4, 2022 | Ottawa police signal new strategy to handle disruptive protesters
NBC Nightly News Full Broadcast - February 4th, 2021
PBS NewsHour Full Episode February 4th, 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 5:30pm CET, 4 February 2022, there have been 386,548,962 confirmed cases of COVID-19, including 5,705,754 deaths, reported to WHO. As of 2 February 2022, a total of 10,040,768,270 vaccine doses have been administered.
In United States of America, from 3 January 2020 to 5:30pm CET, 4 February 2022, there have been 75,087,972 confirmed cases of COVID-19 with 888,113 deaths, reported to WHO. As of 28 January 2022, a total of 523,213,327 vaccine doses have been administered.
• Myocarditis Risk 17 Times Higher for Unvaccinated Patients Ages 12-30 Who Get COVID-19 Than COVID-Vaccinated Patients [Epic Research]
Dr John Campbell: Are omicron vaccines needed
• US death toll from COVID-19 hits 900,000, sped by omicron [ABC News]
• US anti-vaccine mandate campaigners aim to mimic Canadian convoy tactic [The Guardian]
• How to fact-check Joe Rogan, and other questions from the fact-checking community [Poynter]
• COVID-19 vaccine side effects: The positives about feeling bad [Science]
• Americans get sicker as omicron stalls everything from heart surgeries to cancer care [National Public Radio]
• Multiple spillovers from humans and onward transmission of SARS-CoV-2 in white-tailed deer [Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America]
• Effectiveness of Face Mask or Respirator Use in Indoor Public Settings for Prevention of SARS-CoV-2 Infection — California, February–December 2021 [Centers for Disease Control and Prevention]
• ACE2 binding is an ancestral and evolvable trait of sarbecoviruses [nATURE]
• When viruses become more virulent [sCIENCE]
• Why the COVID death rate in the U.S. is so much higher than other wealthy nations [PBS News Hour]
• Monitoring COVID-19
[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
• Oldest Active Linux Distro Slackware Finally Releases Version 15 [It's FOSS News]
• AMD rises 10% after issuing strong 2022 sales outlook [CNBC]
• Snap earned a profit for the first time in its history. Meanwhile, Mark Zuckerberg lost $31 billion as Meta's stock price plummeted.[Gizmodo]
• Amazon, Intel and other tech companies acknowledge rejecting remote work could cost them talent [SOURCE]
• US tests of robotic patrol dogs on Mexican border prompt outcry [the Guardian]
• title [SOURCE]
• Thiel Capital and regional airline Mesa invest in electric seaglider start-up Regent [CNBC]
Podcasts and Long Form Videos
Anything from educational, entertainment, history and technology
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Facebook Feeling the Meta Blues? - DTNS 4205
#UltimateHomeServer - Thoughts on Diskless Raspberry Pi for Home Technology/IoT
VS Code 1.64 Release Party 🎉
Humans Will Never Get to Deep Space – Nobel Prize Physicist | SophieCo. Visionaries
Who Wants to be a Satoshionaire Land of the Snow Edition | Jupiter Extras 83
All-In’s hijacked feed, Google’s earnings breakdown, Jason’s legendary iPad troll | E1376
Transplanting Pig Organs into Humans | TechnoLogic
Why the UK's IBM Failed
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On This Day
February 5th is the 36th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 329 days remain until the end of the year (330 in leap years).
Historical Events
(Please note that the Wikipedia articles often contain a bibliography and links to where you can learn more about a historical event)
62 – Earthquake in Pompeii, Italy.
756 – An Lushan, leader of a revolt against the Tang Dynasty, declares himself emperor and establishes the state of Yan.
789 – Idris I reaches Volubilis and founds the Idrisid dynasty, marking the secession of Morocco from the Abbasid caliphate and founding the first Moroccan state.
1576 – Henry of Navarre abjures Catholicism at Tours and rejoins the Protestant forces in the French Wars of Religion.
1597 – A group of early Japanese Christians are killed by the new government of Japan for being seen as a threat to Japanese society.
1649 – Charles Stuart, the son of King Charles I, is declared King Charles II of England and Scotland by the Scottish Parliament.
1778 – South Carolina becomes the second state to ratify the Articles of Confederation.
1782 – Spanish defeat British forces and capture Menorca.
1783 – In Calabria, a sequence of strong earthquakes begins.
1807 – HMS Blenheim and HMS Java disappear off the coast of Rodrigues.
1810 – Peninsular War: Siege of Cádiz begins.
1818 – Jean-Baptiste Bernadotte ascends to the thrones of Sweden and Norway.
1849 – University of Wisconsin–Madison's first class meets at Madison Female Academy.
1852 – The New Hermitage Museum in Saint Petersburg, Russia, one of the largest and oldest museums in the world, opens to the public.
1859 – Alexandru Ioan Cuza, Prince of Moldavia, is also elected as prince of Wallachia, joining the two principalities as a personal union called the United Principalities, an autonomous region within the Ottoman Empire, which ushered in the birth of the modern Romanian state.
1862 – Moldavia and Wallachia formally unite to create the Romanian United Principalities.
1869 – The largest alluvial gold nugget in history, called the "Welcome Stranger", is found in Moliagul, Victoria, Australia.
1885 – King Leopold II of Belgium establishes the Congo as a personal possession.
1901 – J. P. Morgan forms $1 billion steel company, having bought some of John D. Rockefeller's iron mines and Andrew Carnegie's entire steel business.
1905 – In Mexico, the General Hospital of Mexico is inaugurated, started with four basic specialties.
1907 – Belgian chemist Leo Baekeland announces the creation of Bakelite, the world's first synthetic plastic.
1913 – Greek military aviators, Michael Moutoussis and Aristeidis Moraitinis perform the first naval air mission in history, with a Farman MF.7 hydroplane.
1917 – The current constitution of Mexico is adopted, establishing a federal republic with powers separated into independent executive, legislative, and judicial branches.
1917 – The Congress of the United States passes the Immigration Act of 1917 over President Woodrow Wilson's veto.
1918 – Stephen W. Thompson shoots down a German airplane; this is the first aerial victory by the U.S. military.
1918 – SS Tuscania is torpedoed off the coast of Ireland; it is the first ship carrying American troops to Europe to be torpedoed and sunk.
1919 – Charlie Chaplin, Mary Pickford, Douglas Fairbanks, and D. W. Griffith launch United Artists.
1924 – The Royal Greenwich Observatory begins broadcasting the hourly time signals known as the Greenwich Time Signal.
1933 – Mutiny on Royal Netherlands Navy warship HNLMS De Zeven Provinciën off the coast of Sumatra, Dutch East Indies.
1939 – GeneralÃsimo Francisco Franco becomes the 68th "Caudillo de España", or Leader of Spain.
1941 – World War II: Allied forces begin the Battle of Keren to capture Keren, Eritrea.
1945 – World War II: General Douglas MacArthur returns to Manila.
1958 – Gamal Abdel Nasser is nominated to be the first president of the United Arab Republic.
1958 – A hydrogen bomb known as the Tybee Bomb is lost by the US Air Force off the coast of Savannah, Georgia, never to be recovered.
1962 – French President Charles de Gaulle calls for Algeria to be granted independence.
1963 – The European Court of Justice's ruling in Van Gend en Loos v Nederlandse Administratie der Belastingen establishes the principle of direct effect, one of the most important, if not the most important, decisions in the development of European Union law.
1967 – Cultural Revolution: The Shanghai People's Commune is formally proclaimed, with Yao Wenyuan and Zhang Chunqiao being appointed as its leaders.
1971 – Astronauts land on the Moon in the Apollo 14 mission.
1975 – Riots break in Lima, Peru after the police forces go on strike the day before. The uprising (locally known as the Limazo) is bloodily suppressed by the military dictatorship.
1985 – Ugo Vetere, then the mayor of Rome, and Chedli Klibi, then the mayor of Carthage meet in Tunis to sign a treaty of friendship officially ending the Third Punic War which lasted 2,131 years.
1988 – Manuel Noriega is indicted on drug smuggling and money laundering charges.
1994 – Byron De La Beckwith is convicted of the 1963 murder of civil rights leader Medgar Evers.
1994 – Markale massacres, more than 60 people are killed and some 200 wounded as a mortar shell explodes in a downtown marketplace in Sarajevo.
1997 – The so-called Big Three banks in Switzerland announce the creation of a $71 million fund to aid Holocaust survivors and their families.
2000 – Russian forces massacre at least 60 civilians in the Novye Aldi suburb of Grozny, Chechnya.
2004 – Rebels from the Revolutionary Artibonite Resistance Front capture the city of Gonaïves, starting the 2004 Haiti rebellion.
2008 – A major tornado outbreak across the Southern United States kills 57.
2019 – Pope Francis becomes the first Pope in history to visit and perform papal mass in the Arabian Peninsula during his visit to Abu Dhabi.
2020 – United States President Donald Trump is acquitted by the United States Senate in his first impeachment trial.
2021 – Police riot in Mexico City as they try to break up a demonstration by cyclists who were protesting after a bus ran over a bicyclist. Eleven police officers are arrested.
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Published at 5:00am on Saturday, February 5, 2021
Author: Bobby Coggins
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