Here is the news and weather briefing for Macon County.
GENERAL OUTLOOK
We can expect a warming trend through the weekend and into next week as high pressure remains centered just off the Atlantic Coast. A weak cold front is expected to move through the area on Tuesday bringing scattered showers and thunderstorms to the western Carolinas.
• Macon County Launches the Community Health Assessment Survey to Help Better Understand Resident Health and Opportunities for Improvement [Macon Media]
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Local Weather
General Forecast Through Sunday Night
Franklin Area
Today
Patchy fog before 8am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with highs in the lower 70s. Calm winds in the morning increasing to come out of the southeast around 5 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.
Saturday Night
Patchy fog after 3am. Otherwise, partly cloudy, with lows in the low-to-mid 50s. Light and variable winds.
Sunday
Patchy fog before 8am. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with highs in the mid 70s. Light winds out of the southeast early in the morning increasing to come out of the south 5 to 10 mph by midmorning.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with lows around 50. Winds out of the southeast 5 to 10 mph becoming calm before midnight.
Monday
Sunny, with highs near 80.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with lows in the mid 50s.
Highlands Plateau
Today
Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with highs in the low-to-mid 60s. Winds out of the southeast 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Saturday Night
Patchy fog before 2am, then patchy fog after 3am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with lows around 50. Winds out of the southeast 5 to 10 mph.
Sunday
Patchy fog before 8am. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with highs in the upper 60s. Winds out of the south 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with lows around 50. Winds out of the southeast 5 to 10 mph.
Monday
Sunny, with highs near 70.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with lows in the low-to-mid 50s.
Otto and South Central Macon County
Today
Patchy fog before 8am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with highs near 70. Winds out of the southeast around 5 mph.
Saturday Night
Patchy fog after 3am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with lows in the mid 50s. Light winds out of the southeast.
Sunday
Patchy fog before 8am. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with highs in the mid 70s. Winds out of the southeast 5 to 10 mph.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with lows in the lower 50s. Winds out of the southeast 5 to 10 mph.
Monday
Sunny, with highs in the upper 70s.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with lows in the mid 50s.
Nantahala Area
Today
Patchy fog before 8am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with highs in the mid-to-upper 60s. Winds out of the southeast 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with lows in the lower 50s. Winds out of the southeast 3 to 6 mph.
Sunday
Patchy fog before 8am. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with highs in the low-to-mid 70s. Winds out of the south 5 to 10 mph.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with lows around 50. Winds out of the southeast 5 to 10 mph.
Monday
Sunny, with highs in the mid 70s.
Monday Night
A 30 percent chance of showers after 2am. Partly cloudy, with lows in the mid 50s.
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Hazards
Hazardous weather is not expected today or tonight.
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Pollen levels are expected to be in the medium-high range (8.2 out of 12) today with Maple, Birch, and Oak being the main culprits. Tomorrow is expected to be in the medium-high range (8.4 out of 12.0).
Record Weather Events for April 27th
Record weather events for this date in Macon County
(1872-2016)
Highest Temperature 90°F in Franklin in 1986
Lowest Temperature 25°F in Highlands in 1919
Greatest One-Day Rain 2.55 inches in Highlands in 1964
Greatest One-Day Snowfall (no snowfall has been recorded on this date since record-keeping began in 1871)
Weather Extremes for Macon County for the month of April Data available from 1872
Highest Temperature 91°F in Franklin on 04-26-1986
Lowest Temperature 13°F in Highlands on 04-01-1987
Greatest Rainfall 7.00 inches in Highlands on 04-07-1895
Greatest Snowfall 9.5 inches in Franklin on 04-04-1987
Record Weather Events for April 27th in North Carolina
Highest Temperature 100°F in Lewiston, Bertie County in 1990 (the earliest 100° day)
Lowest Temperature 20°F in Grandfather Mountain, Avery County in 1967
Greatest Rainfall 5.20 inches in Edenton, Chowan County in 1960
Greatest Snowfall 3.0 inches in Sparta, Alleghany County in 1978
(the excessive rainfall was due to the remnants of Hurricane Gladys)
Weather Extremes for North Carolina for the month of April Data available from 1872
Highest Temperature 102°F in Carthage, Moore County on 04-29-1981
Lowest Temperature 1°F in Mount Mitchell, Yancey County on 04-08-2007
Greatest Rainfall 7.30 inches in Lake Toxaway, Transylvania County on 04-16-2011
Greatest Snowfall 19.00 in Mount Mitchell, Yancey County on 04-11-2003
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Macon Calendar
(send your event to calendar@maconmedia.com)
Music Lineup for Friends of the Greenway, Inc.
Frog Quarters Music Schedule (located at 573 East Main Street in Franklin)
April 2024 Schedule
4-27-24—-------------SUPER ADOPTION DAY at Frogs!!
PAWSITIVE (the Macon Co. Animal Shelter Volunteers) and AARC (the Appalachian Animal Rescue Center) will be conducting a great Adoption Day on the outside, while on the inside several of our area talented musicians will bring their talents to Frog Quarters. On the slate are:
George James
Bill Peterson
The Shifty Sisters
Charley Simmons
Dave Stewart
Frog Quarters is open 9a to 2p, Wednesdays thru Saturdays—beside the River Bridge. We are the Non-Profit supporting the Greenway with monies from sales from our Coffee & Gift Shop, Memberships and Donations. As always, thank you for your support!
2nd Annual Youth Mental Health Rally and March
Sunday, April 28, 2024 From 2pm to 5pm
Organized and presented by Gracie Parker/Why Us Kids? Come join us for the 2nd Annual Youth Mental Health Rally at the Gazebo, downtown Franklin NC to raise awareness to the youth mental health crisis in our community, county and State. Learn more at https://www.facebook.com/events/3684885531726614
Mountain Findings
432 Spruce Street (physical)
Highlands, North Carolina 28741
Web: MountainFindings.org
Mountain Findings (a thrift store) is open every Thursday, Friday, and Saturday from 10 am to 1 pm until October 2023.
News Briefing
• China Scans ‘World’s Largest Naval Base’ In USA; US Navy’s Norfolk Naval Station ‘Unmasked’ By Spy Satellite [The Eurasian Times]
• Federal regulator finds Tesla Autopilot has ‘critical safety gap’ linked to hundreds of collisions [CNBC]
• Texas Attracted California Techies. Now It’s Losing Thousands of Them. [Texas Monthly]
• Russia arrests Forbes reporter over social media posts on Bucha massacre [France 24]
Washington Week with The Atlantic full episode, 4/26/24
2024 Campaign Trail: Candidates on the Road in Pennsylvania | C-SPAN
Baltimore To Reopen to Large Commercial Traffic...But With Restrictions. | What's Going on With Shipping?
2024 White House Correspondents Dinner| C-SPAN
2024 Campaign Trail: Candidates on the Road & Maryland's U.S. Senate Race | C-SPAN
Washington Today (4-26-24): Pentagon announces $6B for Ukraine; Zelensky requests Patriot systems | C-SPAN
Global National: April 26, 2024 | Aamjiwnaang First Nation declares state of emergency
ABC World News Tonight with David Muir Full Broadcast - April 26, 2024
"CBS Evening News" Full Broadcast | April 26, 2024
NBC Nightly News Full Broadcast - April 26, NBC News
PBS NewsHour full episode, (April 26, 2024)
---Science, Technology, Culture, and History News Roundup---
• The Sky This Week from April 19 to 26: Look out for bright Lyrids [Astronomy Magazine]
• This Week's Sky at a Glance, April 26 – May 5 [Sky and Telescope Magazine]
The Level1 Show April 26 2024: P-U-Gi-Oh | Level1 Techs
Stream Fatigue, I'm Out - DTNS 4756 | Daily Tech News Show
• Astronomers Will Get Gravitational Wave Alerts Within 30 Seconds [UNiverse Today]
• Curving Terahertz Signals Around Obstacles for 6G >> The first curved THz data link could boost faster data networks beyond 5G [IEEE Spectrum]
• Ubuntu 24.04: This great new Linux distro isn't just fast - it's a fortress [ZDNET]
• YouTube could roll out ads while videos are paused after “strong traction” in experiment [Dexerto]
• Hackers try to exploit WordPress plugin vulnerability that’s as severe as it gets [ARS TECHNICA]
• FTC says Amazon executives destroyed potential evidence by using apps like Signal [The verge]
---Science, Technology, Culture, and History Video Section---
New Evidence Found for Planet 9 with Konstantin Batygin | Event Horizon
Artemis III in Jeopardy // Giant Lava Lake on Io // Voyager-1 Fixed | Fraser Cain
Dark energy explained | Sean Carroll and Lex Fridman
The Strange Mystery of the Hubble Tension | John Michael Godier
What Is The Biggest Thing In The Universe? | The Entire History of the Universe
---COVID News Roundup---
Beyond the Noise #37: Measles is back | Microbe TV
TWiV 1108: Clinical update with Dr. Daniel Griffin | Microbe TV
• Statement on the antigen composition of COVID-19 vaccines [World Health Organization]
• Ambient carbon dioxide concentration correlates with SARS-CoV-2 aerostability and infection risk [nature communications]
• COVID-19 Vaccination and Incidence of Pediatric SARS-CoV-2 Infection and Hospitalization [JAMA Network]
• Accurate evaluation of live-virus microneutralization for SARS-CoV-2 variant JN.1 [BioRxiv (PDF)]
• Officials Failed to Act When COVID Hit Prisons. A New Study Shows the Deadly Cost. [The Marshall Project]
• Computer simulation predicts Australia's COVID-19 vaccine campaign prevented thousands of deaths before Omicron spread [Australia News]
• Biden Revokes COVID Mask Mandate for Federal Employees [FedSmith]
• Covid vaccines aren't linked to sudden death in young people, a new CDC report finds. [NBC News]
• Beyond the Noise #36: The misinformation business [Microbe TV]
• TWiV 1106: Clinical update with Dr. Daniel Griffin [Microbe TV]
• TWiV 1107: Uncoating some envelopes [Microbe TV]
On This Day
April 27th is the 117th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. 248 days remain until the end of the year. Historical Events
395 – Emperor Arcadius marries Aelia Eudoxia, daughter of the Frankish general Flavius Bauto. She becomes one of the more powerful Roman empresses of Late Antiquity.
711 – Islamic conquest of Hispania: Moorish troops led by Tariq ibn Ziyad land at Gibraltar to begin their invasion of the Iberian Peninsula (Al-Andalus).
1124 - David I becomes King of Scots
1296 – First War of Scottish Independence: John Balliol's Scottish army is defeated by an English army commanded by John de Warenne, 6th Earl of Surrey at the Battle of Dunbar.
1509 – Pope Julius II places the Italian state of Venice under interdict.
1521 – Battle of Mactan: Explorer Ferdinand Magellan is killed by natives in the Philippines led by chief Lapulapu.
1565 – Cebu is established becoming the first Spanish settlement in the Philippines.
1595 – The relics of Saint Sava are incinerated in Belgrade on the Vračar plateau by Ottoman Grand Vizier Sinan Pasha; the site of the incineration is now the location of the Church of Saint Sava, one of the largest Orthodox churches in the world.
1650 – The Battle of Carbisdale: A Royalist army from Orkney invades mainland Scotland but is defeated by a Covenanter army.
1667 – Blind and impoverished, John Milton sells Paradise Lost to a printer for £10, so that it could be entered into the Stationers' Register.
1805 – First Barbary War: United States Marines and Berbers attack the Tripolitan city of Derna (The "shores of Tripoli" part of the Marines' Hymn).
1813 – War of 1812: American troops capture York, the capital of Upper Canada, in the Battle of York.
1861 – American President Abraham Lincoln suspends the writ of habeas corpus.
1865 - Steamboat "SS Sultana" explodes in the Mississippi River, killing up to 1,800 of the 2,427 passengers in the greatest maritime disaster in United States history. Most were paroled Union POWs on their way home.
1906 – The State Duma of the Russian Empire meets for the first time.
1909 – Sultan of Ottoman Empire Abdul Hamid II is overthrown, and is succeeded by his brother, Mehmed V.
1911 – Following the resignation and death of William P. Frye, a compromise is reached to rotate the office of President pro tempore of the United States Senate.
1927 – Carabineros de Chile (Chilean national police force and gendarmerie) are created.
1936 – The United Auto Workers (UAW) gains autonomy from the American Federation of Labor.
1941 – World War II: German troops enter Athens.
1945 – World War II: The last German formations withdraw from Finland to Norway. The Lapland War and thus, World War II in Finland, comes to an end and the Raising the Flag on the Three-Country Cairn photograph is taken.
1945 – World War II: Benito Mussolini is arrested by Italian partisans in Dongo, while attempting escape disguised as a German soldier.
1953 – Operation Moolah offers $50,000 to any pilot who defected with a fully mission-capable Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-15 to South Korea. The first pilot was to receive $100,000.
1967 – Expo 67 officially opens in Montreal, Quebec, Canada with a large opening ceremony broadcast around the world. It opens to the public the next day.
1978 – Former United States President Nixon aide John D. Ehrlichman is released from an Arizona prison after serving 18 months for Watergate-related crimes.
1978 – The Saur Revolution begins in Afghanistan, ending the following morning with the murder of Afghan President Mohammed Daoud Khan and the establishment of the Democratic Republic of Afghanistan.
1981 – Xerox PARC introduces the computer mouse.
1986 – The city of Pripyat and surrounding areas are evacuated due to Chernobyl disaster.
1987 – The U.S. Department of Justice bars Austrian President Kurt Waldheim (and his wife, Elisabeth, who had also been a Nazi) from entering the US, charging that he had aided in the deportations and executions of thousands of Jews and others as a German Army officer during World War II.
1989 – The April 27 demonstrations, student-led protests responding to the April 26 Editorial, during the Tiananmen Square protests of 1989.
1992 – The Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, comprising Serbia and Montenegro, is proclaimed.
1992 – Betty Boothroyd becomes the first woman to be elected Speaker of the British House of Commons in its 700-year history.
1992 – The Russian Federation and 12 other former Soviet republics become members of the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank.
1993 – Most of the Zambia national football team lose their lives in a plane crash off Libreville, Gabon en route to Dakar, Senegal to play a 1994 FIFA World Cup qualifying match against Senegal.
1994 – South African general election: The first democratic general election in South Africa, in which black citizens could vote. The Interim Constitution comes into force.
2005 – Airbus A380 aircraft had its maiden test flight.
2006 – Construction begins on the Freedom Tower (later renamed One World Trade Center) in New York City.
2007 – Estonian authorities remove the Bronze Soldier, a Soviet Red Army war memorial in Tallinn, amid political controversy with Russia.
2007 – Israeli archaeologists discover the tomb of Herod the Great south of Jerusalem.
2011 – The 2011 Super Outbreak devastates parts of the Southeastern United States, especially the states of Alabama, Mississippi, Georgia, and Tennessee. 205 tornadoes touched down on April 27 alone, killing more than 300 and injuring hundreds more.
2012 – At least four explosions hit the Ukrainian city of Dnipropetrovsk with at least 27 people injured.
2018 – The Panmunjom Declaration is signed between North and South Korea, officially declaring their intentions to end the Korean conflict.
2018 - German leader Angela Merkel has a 1-day trip to Washington meeting US President Donald Trump
2018 - Mass protests across Spain after 5 men convicted of sexual abuse but not rape of teenage girl during Running of the Bulls festival in Pamplona
2018 - More than 40 Tuareg killed over two days by suspected jihadists in Menaka region, Mali
2019 - Pope Francis donates $500,000 for migrants stranded in Mexico trying to reach the US
2020 - Global confirmed cases of COVID-19 pass 3 million with the death toll at 205,000. US has 1/3 of all new cases.
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Published at 5:00am on Saturday, April 27, 2023
Author: Bobby Coggins
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