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. Seasonably cool and dry conditions continue, with frost likely across portions of the area again tonight.
2. Temperatures warm again into midweek before another frontal system increases precipitation chances and ushers in much colder weather late in the week.
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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....Sunny. Highs in the mid 60s. North winds 5 to 10 mph.
.TONIGHT....Clear. Lows in the upper 30s. North winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY....Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 60s. Light and variable winds, becoming west around 5 mph in the afternoon.
.TUESDAY NIGHT....Partly cloudy. Lows around 40. Northwest winds around 5 mph.
.VETERANS DAY....Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 60s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT....Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 40s.
HAZARDOUS WEATHER
Hazardous weather is not expected.
SPACE WEATHER FORECAST
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VERY HIGH SPEED SOLAR WIND: Earth is inside a fast-moving stream of solar wind flowing from a wide hole in the sun's atmosphere. Wind speeds are currently topping 700 km/s (1.6 million mph). NOAA forecasters are predicting a G1-class geomagnetic storm with high-latitude auroras on Nov. 9th. [LINK] https://spaceweather.com/archive.php?view=1&day=09&month=11&year=2026
POLLEN REPORT
Pollen levels are expected to be in the low range (2.1 out of 12) today with Ragweed and Chenopods being the main culprits. Tomorrow is expected to be in the low range (2.3 out of 12.0)
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MACON CALENDAR
(send your event to editor@maconmedia.com)
Preparing for Winter Weather Emergencies
Join us at the Crawford Senior Center located at 108 Wayah Street, at 10 a.m. on November 24, 2026, to learn how to prepare for winter weather emergencies. Call 828-349-2058 ext. 0 for more information.
The many ways you can connect to Mountain Findings to arrange donation pick-ups, drop-off location, shopping hours, volunteering, and to learn more on our community grants programs and graduating seniors scholarships.
Facebook: @MountainFindings
Phone: 828-526-9929
Email: MountainFindings1@gmail.com
Webpage: MountainFindings.org
Location: 452 Spruce St, Highlands, NC
LIVE SATURDAY MIDDAY MUSIC CALENDAR FOR NOVEMBER 2026
11a to 1p at Friends of the Greenway, Inc.
573 E Main St, Franklin, NC 28734
contact: frog28734@gmail.com; 828-369-8488
TBA
To find out more about the Greenway and our organization, our website is: littletennessee.org.
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WEATHER ALMANAC
Record Weather Events for this date in Macon County (1872-2025)
Highest Temperature 81°F at the Coweeta Experimental Station in 2024
Lowest Temperature 13°F in Highlands in 1900
Greatest Rainfall 2.55 inches in Highlands in 2015
Greatest Snowfall 4.0 inches in Highlands in 1968
Record weather events for November in Macon County
Highest Temperature 83°F at the Coweeta Experimental Station on Nov 4, 2003
Lowest Temperature -3°F in Highlands on Nov 25, 1950
Greatest Rainfall 4.69 inches in Highlands on Nov 29, 1914
Greatest Snowfall 6.0 inches in Highlands on Nov 28, 1922
Weather Extremes for North Carolina for the month of November
Highest Temperature 89°F in Asheboro, Randolph County on Nov 7, 2024
Lowest Temperature -12°F in Grandfather Mountain, Avery County on Nov 15, 1969
Greatest One-Day Rainfall 9.70 in Lake Toxaway, Transylvania County on Nov 19, 2003
Greatest Snowfall 13.0 inches in Mount Mitchell, Yancey County on Nov 1, 2014
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WNC News
• Ribbon-Cutting Ceremony for the All-Inclusive Playground at Sunnyside Park [Macon Media ]
Tourism rebounds along Blue Ridge Parkway | WLOS-TV (Asheville), NC
• Smoky Mountain Toy Run rides again, funding gifts for kids this holiday season [WLOS-TV Asheville, NC ]
• Smoky Mountain powers past North Buncombe, 58-34 [Asheville Citizen-Times]
• Election 2026 Results [The Franklin Press]
• Election Day: Republicans dominate locals, County ends dry spell, and a crazy close referendum [Macon Sense]
• Coming home: Amie Owens takes over as Waynesville town manager [ Smoky Mountain News ]
• (Jackson) County voters speak out in a loud, blue voice [ The Mountaineer ]
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NC News
Cooler temperatures, snow possible in Western N.C.? | Week of Weather with Grant & Elizabeth | WRAL-TV (Durham, NC)
• Is NC turning blue? Not so fast. What this year’s election results mean for 2028 [WRAL-TV (Raleigh, NC)]
• NC Gov. Josh Stein to navigate a new era in state politics, as Democrats control House [Raleigh News & Observer]
• N.C. political journalists share what North Carolinians should take from the 2026 elections [NC Local]
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National News
ABC World News Tonight with David Muir - Nov. 08, 2026 | ABC News
Meet the Press Full Episode — November 8 | NBC News
This Week with George Stephanopoulos Full Broadcast - Sunday, November 8, 2026 | ABC News
The World After the Blue Wave - What Changes for Ukraine, Iran, Israel & U.S. Defence? | Perun
• Stephen Miller Claims in Fawning Mar-A-Lago Speech That U.S. ‘Would Not Exist Right Now’ If Not for Trump [Mediaite]
• Democrats see new path to expand Senate majority in 2028 [The Hill]
• Floods bring rare relief to US Southwest reservoirs as Lake Powell rises 20 feet [AP News ]
• Jeffries says Democrats will not work with Trump's new chief of staff Yahoo News]
• Potential Vance challengers smell blood in the water after brutal GOP losses Washington Post]
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Financial News
Hennion & Walsh's CIO: Talent is now the most expensive bottleneck in AI | Market Hang| Yahoo Finanace
Watching Wall Street, Back to Work After Blue Wave, Deadly Mass Shooting in Poland | Bloomberg This Weekend 11/08/2026 | Bloomberg Television
• Trump Backs Nvidia CEO After He Admits Affair With Suspected Spy [Yahoo Finance]
• How Democrats will try to end Trump’s tariffs [CNBC]
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World News
COP31 climate summit: What would count as success? | DW News
What The Ship: Hormuz Crisis, War Risk Spikes, Cruise Chaos, Cable Sabotage & SS United States | What's Going on With Shipping?
Cenotaph Highlights | Royal Family Joins Nation for Remembrance Sunday | The Royal Family Channel
• Justice minister nominee cautious on withdrawal of indictments against Lee [Yonhap News Agency]
• Taiwan tracks 8 Chinese ships, 1 military aircraft [Taiwan News]
• South Africa's ANC hit by worst-ever performance in local elections [DW News]
Drone launched at gas field in Iraqi Kurdistan causes explosion, halts production | Al Jazeera English
• Iran war live: Trump to talk to Xi, Putin about Tehran, ‘denuclearization’ [Al Jazeera]
• Iran Update, November 8, 2026 [Institute for the Study of War]
• Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, November 8, 2026 [Institute for the Study of War]
• Russia targets emergency crews at the site of a deadly strike in southern Ukraine [AP News]
After the Krakow shooting: a city in shock, a country on alert | World News Tonight | TVP World
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Science News
Scientists Created Ice That Is Stronger Than Concrete | Anton Petrov
SpaceX’s $2 Trillion Bet Has a Physics Problem | Astraveo
• Curiosity captures a martian dawn [Sky & Telescope Magazine]
• TWiV 1372: Clinical Update with Dr. Daniel Griffin [Microbe TV]
• TWiV 1373: Challenging Dengue and RIGging Flu [Microbe TV]
• Our Sun’s Undiscovered Stellar Nemesis Is Still Out There, Says Physicist [Universe Today]
• An ancient ocean full of giant predators reveals a surprising twist in evolution [ScienceDaily]
• This Week's Sky at a Glance, November 6 – 15 [Sky & Telescope Magazine]
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Technology News
America's Plan to 2x Its Most Powerful X-Ray Laser | CNET
The tech industry is waiting for returns on AI investments (with Daniel Howley) |
• Coordinated disturbances haunt grids worldwide. Here’s how researchers solved the mystery. [Tech Crunch]
• Physicists listened to electrical noise to crack a superconductor mystery [Ars Technica]
• DOJ Says Deepfaked CEOs and Lawyers Helped Steal $129 Million From Hospitals, Banks, and Others [Gizmodo]
• Mexico’s Senate Approves ISP Rules to Disconnect Persistent Online Pirates [Torrent Freaks]
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Interesting Videos
Not only Janissaries - The Ottoman Empire’s Elite Army | Kings and Generals
5th Generation Warfare | The Battle You Were Born Into | Dirty Civilian
Learjet Engine Found in Crater, What Went Wrong With Radar? | jeffostroff
The Uranium Problem | Maxinomics
Vera Rubin Delivers Even More BIG Discoveries | Fraser Cain
Black Holes. Explained. For 2 More Hours. | PBS Space Time
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CRYPTO & AI NEWS
Bitcoin Falls to the Bull Market Support Band | Benjamin Cowen
AI Millionaires Are Moving Into Crypto | Coin Bureau
• This Bitcoin Developer’s Idea Would Make Quantum Attacks a Losing Bet [Decrypt]
• Binance France emails announce closure of its users’ accounts on Dec. 31 [Coin Telegraph]
• Binance CFO Exits After 5 Years to Pursue AI and Crypto Tokenization [Bitcoin.com]
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Published at 6:00am on Monday November 09, 2026
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