ANNOUNCEMENTS
• Back to School Safety Tips for the 2026-2027 School Year [Macon Media]
• Town of Franklin Asks Residents to Observe Voluntary Water Restrictions [Macon Media]
• Nine N.C. counties in exceptional drought as statewide drought continues [Macon Media]
WEATHER OUTLOOK
1. Dry weather with warm temperatures returns today and is expected through the workweek, then a strong cold front brings much cooler temperatures over the weekend.
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FORECAST
(since this is a quick forecast intended to cover the whole county, bear in mind that higher elevations may experience cooler temperatures than this and the lower elevations may experience higher temperatures than those in the forecast)
.TODAY....Patchy fog this morning. Sunny. Highs in the mid 70s. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 35 mph.
.TONIGHT....Clear in the evening, then becoming partly cloudy. Patchy fog after midnight. Lows in the lower 50s. Northwest winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY....Patchy fog in the morning. Sunny. Highs in the upper 70s. Northwest winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT....Clear. Lows in the mid 50s. Light and variable winds, becoming north around 5 mph after midnight.
.WEDNESDAY....Sunny. Highs around 80. North winds around 5 mph in the morning, becoming light and variable.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT....Clear. Lows in the upper 50s.
HAZARDOUS WEATHER
Hazardous weather is not expected today or tonight.
SPACE WEATHER FORECAST
Hazardous space weather is not in the current forecast.
POLLEN REPORT
Pollen levels are expected to be in the medium range (5.1 out of 12) today with Ragweed, Chenopods, and Grasses being the main culprits. Tomorrow is expected to be in the low-medium range (4.6 out of 12.0)
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MACON CALENDAR
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Email: MountainFindings1@gmail.com
Webpage: MountainFindings.org
Location: 452 Spruce St, Highlands, NC
LIVE SATURDAY MIDDAY MUSIC CALENDAR FOR OCTOBER 2026
11a to 1p at Friends of the Greenway, Inc.
573 E Main St, Franklin, NC 28734
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WEATHER ALMANAC
Record Weather Events for this date in Macon County (1872-2025)
Highest Temperature 86°F at the Coweeta Experimental Station in 2017
Lowest Temperature 25°F at the Coweeta Experimental Station in 2000
Greatest Rainfall 3.44 inches in Highlands in 1927
Record weather events for October in Macon County
Highest Temperature 91°F in Franklin on Oct 5, 1954
Lowest Temperature 12°F in Highlands on Oct 30, 1910
Greatest Rainfall 1.0 inches in Highlands on Oct 4, 1964
Greatest Snowfall 1.0 inches in Highlands on Oct 20, 1913
Weather Extremes for North Carolina for the month of October
Highest Temperature 103°F in Wadesboro, Anson County on Oct 3, 2019
Lowest Temperature 8°F in Banner Elk, Avery County on Oct 21, 1952
Greatest One-Day Rainfall 12.53 in Lumberton, Robeson County on Oct 8, 2016
Greatest Snowfall 11.0 inches in Mount Mitchell, Yancey County on Oct 25, 1990
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WNC News
McDowell County's response to Isaias remnants | WLOS-TV (Asheville), NC
• Columbus Day, 2026 [Macon Media]
• October 2026 Franklin Town Council Meeting [Macon Media]
• Ken Bostic, former News 13 weather team member, dies at 80 [WLOS-TV Asheville, NC ]
• Smallmouth bass, russet darters back in portion of Swannanoa River. Why it matters [Asheville Citizen-Times]
• The outlaw bear that captured Asheville [Asheville Watchdog ]
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NC News
I-Team: Durham fire victims, families raise concerns about property conditions | WTVD-TV (Durham, NC)
• NC sues state’s biggest hospital chain, extends enrollment deadline for State Health Plan [WRAL-TV (Raleigh, NC)]
• We asked four candidates for NC’s Senate seat what they’d do if they win [Raleigh News & Observer]
• Purple Primer: Your Guide to the 2026 Elections in North Carolina [NC Local]
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National News
ABC World News Tonight with David Muir - Oct. 11, 2026 | ABC News
NBC Nightly News with Tom Llamas Full Episode - Oct. 11 | NBC News
Lectures in History Podcast: America 250: What Did the World Look Like in 1776? | C-SPAN
• Judge orders cancellation of Trump’s government-funded ads [The Hill]
• 3 GOP states go to US Supreme Court to challenge 3 Democratic-led states’ abortion ‘shield’ laws [AP News]
• ‘I just had the flu’: James Talarico shoots down conservative speculation about his absence from the trail Yahoo News]
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Iran War News
Inside the Hormuz Attacks: Separating Fact from Fiction| What's Going on With Shipping?
How Yemen's Houthis are fending off Saudi Arabia's massive military | DW News
• Iran Update, October 11, 2026 [Institute for the Study of War]
• Iran war live: Riyadh airport hit again; Tehran says US reply ‘inadequate’ [AL Jazeera]
• Live Updates: Iranian, Saudi FMs discuss Houthi tensions, IDF soldier lightly wounded in Lebanon [Jerusalem Post]
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Russo-Ukraine War
Trump's 'energy ceasefire' announcement catches Kyiv by surprise | DW News
CQ0sBu60tMcU | World News Tonight | TVP World
• Russia attacks Ukrainian power plant hours after Trump ‘ceasefire’ [UK Telegraph]
• Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, October 11, 2026 [Institute for the Study of War]
• Zelenskyy says Russia violated energy truce announced by Trump [Al Jazeera]
• Six senators call for Trump administration to ‘immediately reverse course’ on Russian diesel plan [AP News]
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Financial News
Hollywood's latest films cast tech leaders Musk, Altman and Zuckerberg in a dark light | CNBC Television
Trump Claims Russia-Ukraine Agree to ‘Energy’ Truce, Houthi Attacks on Saudi Airports Escalate | The Asia trade 10/12/2026 | Bloomberg Television
• Michael Dell defends Trump Accounts' shift to individual company stocks [Yahoo Finance]
• Why China is importing a record amount of gold — and what it means for prices [CNBC]
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Published at 6:00am on Monday, October 12, 2026
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