NATIONAL OUTLOOK
Low pressure over the Lower Great Lakes will move off the Northeast Coast by Wednesday afternoon. The associated front will linger over the Southeast to the Lower Mississippi Valley/Western Gulf Coast through Thursday. Rain will develop over parts of the Great Lakes/Northeast and the Northern Mid-Atlantic/Ohio Valley that will move off most of the Northeast/Northern Mid-Atlantic Coast by Wednesday evening. Snow will also develop over Northern New England through Wednesday evening. In the wake of the system, rain and snow will linger over parts of New England through Thursday. Additionally, showers and thunderstorms will develop along the boundary from the Southern Mid-Atlantic to parts of the Lower Mississippi Valley/Western Gulf Coast that will likewise move off the Southern Mid-Atlantic Coast by Wednesday evening, too. Showers and thunderstorms will remain over parts of the Middle/Lower Mississippi Valley and Western Gulf Coast on Wednesday evening into Thursday.
Meanwhile, a deepening upper-level trough will move onshore over the West Coast Wednesday into Thursday. An associated front will move onshore Wednesday evening into Thursday over California/Great Basin. A plume of moisture will accompany the trough that will slowly work southward from the Pacific Northwest to Southern California by Thursday. The system will produce rain and higher elevation snow over the Pacific Northwest on Tuesday evening that will expand inland to the Northern Rockies by Wednesday morning continuing into Thursday. Similarly, the rain and higher elevation snow will move into Northern California/Great Basin overnight Tuesday and into Central California by Wednesday evening. Overnight Wednesday, the rain will move into Southern California. The snow will be heavy over the Sierras and rain/freezing rain will develop over some of the interior valleys of the Pacific Northwest.
LOCAL OVERVIEW
A cold front is expected to bring increased chances for rain tonight. A warm front approaching from the south is expected to bring more chances for rain on Thursday and Friday. A strong low pressure system is expected to develop and bring heavy rains on Sunday and Monday and there is a possibility for strong storms on Sunday. More will be posted about this system as the weekend approaches.
THREE DAY OUTLOOK
Wednesday
Cloudy with a period of clearing skies before clouds return late in the afternoon. Highs near the lower 60s and wind 5 to 10 mph from the northwest.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy with lows near the lower 40s and calm winds. Cloud cover expected to increase toward daybreak.
Thursday
Increasing clouds with highs near the lower 60s and variable light winds. 40% chance of rain, mainly after 7 am and chances increasing after noon.
Thursday Night
Rainy with lows near the upper 40s and light winds out of the southeast. 80% chance of rain.
Friday
Decreasing clouds with highs near the lower 60s. 60% chance of rain, mainly before 10 am.
Friday Night
Mostly cloudy with lows near the mid 40s.
HAZARDS
No hazardous weather is expected today.
A low pressure is expected to bring heavy rains and possible thunderstorms to the region on Sunday and Monday. The National Weather Service has issued a Hazardous Weather Outlook and a copy is posted below.
..SUNDAY...Heavy rain possible. A deep low pressure system tracking into the ohio valley will push a slow-moving cold front across the area late Sunday through Monday. The front will provide a focus for heavy rain. There may also be enough instability for strong storms Sunday night.
..MONDAY...Heavy rain possible.
MACON CALENDAR
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There is no charge for civic, educational or non profit groups.
THE LT PLUNGE: A BENEFIT FOR FIRE CHIEF ROHRER
The LT Plunge on January 21st at Tassee Shelter (10am )
Entry fee is $15 (includes a bowl of hot chilli, hot chocolate/coffee and completion certificate)
100% of the proceeds raised from the plunge will be donated to Franklin's Fire Department Chief Rohrer to assist him and his family with medical bills as he battles cancer. For more information, please visit the event page at https://www.facebook.com/events/1711019812544383/
MARDI GRAS DINNER TO BENEFIT REACH OF MACON COUNTY
A Mardi Gras Dinner to benefit REACH of Macon COunty will be held at Root + Barrel Kitchen on Main Street on Tuesday, February 28th at 6:30 pm.
Reserved tickets are $75 and open seating is $60.
More information is on the flyer posted here.
Weather Extremes Almanac for January 18, 2017
North Carolina
High Temperature 83ºF in Greensboro, Duplin County in 1943
Low Temperature -20ºF on Grandfather Mountain in Avery County in 1977
Greatest One-Day Rainfall 5.10 inches in Murphy in Cherokee County in 1882
Greatest One-Day Snowfall 12.5 inches in Turnersburg in Iredell County in 1965
Macon County
High Temperature 72ºF at the Coweeta Experimental Station in 1943
Low Temperature -5ºF in Franklin in 1982
Greatest One-Day Rainfall 3.00 inches in Highlands in 2006
Greatest One-Day Snowfall 4.0 inches in Franklin in 1985
Astronomy
Twilight Begins: 7:13 am
Sunrise: 7:41 am
Sunset 5:47 pm
Twilight Ends: 6:14 pm
Day Length: 11 hours
Moon Phase: Waning Gibbous with 71% of the Moon's visible disk illuminated.
Moonset 11:01 am
Moonrise: 11:22 pm
Observing the Skies
Evening Events and Planets
Chart shows sky at 8:30 pm tonight
Venus and Mars are the bright evening planets, but both are close to the western horizon, so don't dally too long before you get out to see them.
Venus -4.4 Magnitude Distance 0.648 AU COnstellation: Aquarius
Mars 1.00 Magnitude Distance: 1.750 AU Constellation: Aquarius
Morning Events and Planets
Chart shows sky at 4 am on Thursday, Jan 19th
The moon will approach to within a few degrees of Jupiter and Spica and the three will make a nice grouping in the early dawn sky tomorrow, provided it is clear.
Mercury 0.0 Magnitude Distance 0.971 AU Constellation: Sagittarius
Saturn 1.4 Magnitude Distance: 10.847 AU Constellation: Ophiuchus
Jupiter -1.9 Magnitude Distance: 5.283 AU Constellation: Virgo
Earth Sky has an article on the eclipses of 2017. [LINK]
CROWD FUNDING OR DAY SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES
If you receive value from what Macon Media provides to the community, please consider becoming a supporter and contribute at least a dollar a month.
If you have a business or event you are interested in sponsorship opportunities or underwriting coverage, send an email to editor@MaconMedia.com for more information. Serious inquiries only. ALl those who advertised before January 1, 2017 will not see any future increase in rates as a thank you for supporting Macon Media during the early days.
Thank You to the people who have been sending in donations and those businesses who are underwriting coverage of news and events. You have kept Macon Media online. You have made it possible for Macon Media to begin purchasing state of the art equipment and begin work on building a real website with features not employed by any local news outlets.
You can find out more information on how to do that and some of what I plan to accomplish if I reach certain levels of funding at >> https://www.patreon.com/MaconMedia
Published at 3:18 am on Jan 18, 2017
#WNCscan #MaconWx #MaconSafety
Be kind to one another.
Data and information sources: Sources (except where otherwise credited): heavens-above.com, National Centers for Environmental Prediction, The National Weather Service, National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration, Penn State University Electronic Wall Map, The State Climate Office of North Carolina, Storm Prediction Center, U.S. Naval Observatory, and the Weather Prediction Center.
..SUNDAY...Heavy rain possible. A deep low pressure system tracking into the ohio valley will push a slow-moving cold front across the area late Sunday through Monday. The front will provide a focus for heavy rain. There may also be enough instability for strong storms Sunday night.
..MONDAY...Heavy rain possible.
MACON CALENDAR
If you have an event you wish to be added to this calendar, please send the information, along with a flyer of photo, to editor@maconmedia.com
There is no charge for civic, educational or non profit groups.
THE LT PLUNGE: A BENEFIT FOR FIRE CHIEF ROHRER
The LT Plunge on January 21st at Tassee Shelter (10am )
Entry fee is $15 (includes a bowl of hot chilli, hot chocolate/coffee and completion certificate)
100% of the proceeds raised from the plunge will be donated to Franklin's Fire Department Chief Rohrer to assist him and his family with medical bills as he battles cancer. For more information, please visit the event page at https://www.facebook.com/events/1711019812544383/
MARDI GRAS DINNER TO BENEFIT REACH OF MACON COUNTY
A Mardi Gras Dinner to benefit REACH of Macon COunty will be held at Root + Barrel Kitchen on Main Street on Tuesday, February 28th at 6:30 pm.
Reserved tickets are $75 and open seating is $60.
More information is on the flyer posted here.
Weather Extremes Almanac for January 18, 2017
North Carolina
High Temperature 83ºF in Greensboro, Duplin County in 1943
Low Temperature -20ºF on Grandfather Mountain in Avery County in 1977
Greatest One-Day Rainfall 5.10 inches in Murphy in Cherokee County in 1882
Greatest One-Day Snowfall 12.5 inches in Turnersburg in Iredell County in 1965
Macon County
High Temperature 72ºF at the Coweeta Experimental Station in 1943
Low Temperature -5ºF in Franklin in 1982
Greatest One-Day Rainfall 3.00 inches in Highlands in 2006
Greatest One-Day Snowfall 4.0 inches in Franklin in 1985
Astronomy
Twilight Begins: 7:13 am
Sunrise: 7:41 am
Sunset 5:47 pm
Twilight Ends: 6:14 pm
Day Length: 11 hours
Moon Phase: Waning Gibbous with 71% of the Moon's visible disk illuminated.
Moonset 11:01 am
Moonrise: 11:22 pm
Observing the Skies
Evening Events and Planets
Venus and Mars are the bright evening planets, but both are close to the western horizon, so don't dally too long before you get out to see them.
Venus -4.4 Magnitude Distance 0.648 AU COnstellation: Aquarius
Mars 1.00 Magnitude Distance: 1.750 AU Constellation: Aquarius
Morning Events and Planets
The moon will approach to within a few degrees of Jupiter and Spica and the three will make a nice grouping in the early dawn sky tomorrow, provided it is clear.
Mercury 0.0 Magnitude Distance 0.971 AU Constellation: Sagittarius
Saturn 1.4 Magnitude Distance: 10.847 AU Constellation: Ophiuchus
Jupiter -1.9 Magnitude Distance: 5.283 AU Constellation: Virgo
Earth Sky has an article on the eclipses of 2017. [LINK]
CROWD FUNDING OR DAY SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES
If you receive value from what Macon Media provides to the community, please consider becoming a supporter and contribute at least a dollar a month.
If you have a business or event you are interested in sponsorship opportunities or underwriting coverage, send an email to editor@MaconMedia.com for more information. Serious inquiries only. ALl those who advertised before January 1, 2017 will not see any future increase in rates as a thank you for supporting Macon Media during the early days.
Thank You to the people who have been sending in donations and those businesses who are underwriting coverage of news and events. You have kept Macon Media online. You have made it possible for Macon Media to begin purchasing state of the art equipment and begin work on building a real website with features not employed by any local news outlets.
You can find out more information on how to do that and some of what I plan to accomplish if I reach certain levels of funding at >> https://www.patreon.com/MaconMedia
Published at 3:18 am on Jan 18, 2017
#WNCscan #MaconWx #MaconSafety
Be kind to one another.
Data and information sources: Sources (except where otherwise credited): heavens-above.com, National Centers for Environmental Prediction, The National Weather Service, National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration, Penn State University Electronic Wall Map, The State Climate Office of North Carolina, Storm Prediction Center, U.S. Naval Observatory, and the Weather Prediction Center.
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