NATIONAL OUTLOOK
A weak boundary over the Great Lakes will weaken by Monday. The system will produce lake effect/lake enhanced snow over the Great Lakes into parts of Northern New England that will slowly come to an end ahead of the next system by Monday afternoon into evening. In addition, upper-level energy over Middle Mississippi Valley will move eastward off the Mid-Atlantic Coast followed by a second area of upper-level energy from the Upper Great Lakes. The energy will produce snow over the Ohio/Tennessee Valleys and rain over parts of the Tennessee Valley on Sunday morning. Rain and snow from this system will move into parts of the Mid-Atlantic and Central Appalachians through Monday evening.
Meanwhile over Florida, upper-level energy over the Southeast/Eastern Gulf Coast will move off the Florida Coast by Sunday evening. The energy will produce rain over parts of Florida through late Sunday night.
Furthermore, a front moving onshore over the West Coast of Canada will weaken while a new front develops over the Upper/Middle Mississippi Valley into the Central Plains/High Plains on Monday afternoon into evening. The dying boundary will move into the Pacific Northwest that will produce rain over parts of the Northwest Sunday afternoon into late Sunday evening. As the energy associated with the western front moves into the Northern Plains/Upper Mississippi Valley on Monday the new front will develop over the region. The system will produce snow over the Northern Plains/Upper Mississippi Valley on Monday morning that will expand into the Upper Great Lakes by Monday evening.
LOCAL OVERVIEW
A broad upper level trough will persist over the eastern part of the country to start the week keeping temperatures near normal if not slightly below. At the same time, pockets of upper level energy will help generate intermittent snow showers across the western North Carolina mountains into Monday. An upper level ridge and relatively warm high pressure builds in from the west on Tuesday. Accumulations in the valleys should be less than an inch or so, more at elevations above 2500 feet.
THREE DAY OUTLOOK
Sunday
Cloudy with highs near the lower 40s and winds out of the west 5 to 15 mph, gusting to 25 mph or so. 40% chance of precipitation, with a rain/snow mix falling until the afternoon, when it will turn to all rain. Little or no snow accumulation is expected in the valleys where most of us live.
Sunday Night
Mostly cloudy with lows near the low to mid 20s and winds out of the northwest 10 to 15 mph, gusting to 25 mph in the valleys and up to 35 mph on the ridges. 50% chance of snow with accumulations of less than an inch or so in the valleys and perhaps a couple of inches above 2500 feet. Altitudes above 3500 feet couple see up to 3 inches or so overnight. Win d chills will be in the teens at times.
Monday
Mostly sunny with highs near the upper 30s to near 40 and winds out of the northwest 10 to 15 mph, gusting to 25 mph. Wind chills will be below freezing for most of the day.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy with lows near the mid to upper 20s and light winds out of the northwest.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny with highs near the mid to upper 50s and winds out of the west 5 to 10 mph.
Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy with lows near freezing.
HAZARDS
No hazardous weather expected. Winds will be up a bit, so if you're burning brush piles or debris, please use caution and either put it off for a couple of days or build some lines around what you're burning.
Snow flurries, heavy at times, through early Monday are in the forecast. Less than an inch accumulation in the valleys is expected. If you're out driving around when one of the snow showers hit, please exercise caution on the roadways.
As always, you can check to see what advisories, watches and warnings are in effect for Macon County by visiting http://is.gd/MACONWARN
MACON CALENDAR
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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 29, 2017
North Carolina
High Temperature 85ºF in Willard, Pender County in 1918
Low Temperature -16ºF in Montreat, Yancey County in 1934
Greatest One-Day Rainfall 4.50 inches in Washington, Beaufort County in 2014
Greatest One-Day Snowfall 12.0 inches in Banner Elk, Avery County in 1930
Macon County
High Temperature 73ºF at the Coweeta Experimental Station in 1999
Low Temperature -9ºF in Highlands in 1897
Greatest One-Day Rainfall 1.60 inches in Highlands in 1893
Greatest One-Day Snowfall 7.5 inches in Highlands in 1930
Astronomy
Twilight Begins: 7:08 am
Sunrise: 7:35 am
Sunset 5:59 pm
Twilight Ends: 6:26 pm
Day Length: 11 hours 18 minutes
Moon Phase: Waxing Crescent with 3% of the Moon's visible disk illuminated
Moonrise 8:34 am
Moonset 7:54 pm
Observing the Skies
Evening Events and Planets
Venus and Mars are the bright evening planets.
VENUS
Rises 9:40 am
Sets 9:38 pm
Brightness -4.4 Magnitude
Distance 0.5557 AU
Constellation: Pisces
MARS
Rises 10:01 am
Sets 10:01 pm
Brightness 1.1 Magnitude
Distance: 1.834 AU
Constellation: Pisces
Morning Events and Planets
MERCURY
Rises 6:20 am
Sets 4:05 pm
Brightness 0.0 Magnitude
Distance 1.174 AU
Constellation: Sagittarius
SATURN
Rises 9:32 am
Sets 2:39 pm
Brightness 1.4 Magnitude
Distance: 10.715 AU
Constellation: Ophiuchus
JUPITER
Rises 11:43 pm
Sets 11:02 am
Brightness -2.0 Magnitude
Distance: 5.088 AU
Constellation: Virgo
Sky Guides for this week (Jan 27- Feb 4)
Sky and Telescope Magazine
Astronomy Magazine
Did you know Iridium Flares will soon become a thing of the past? Read more about it in Sky and Telescope Magazine. [LINK]
Earth Sky has an article on the eclipses of 2017. [LINK]
Heavens Above has an Android App that will assist you in observing the sky and even has a satellite tracker that will let you know when the International Space Station and dozens of other satellites are overhead. [LINK]
Stellarium is also an app that will assist you in observing the sky. It is available in both Android [LINK] and iOS versions. [LINK]
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Published at 4:42 am on Jan 29, 2017
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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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