Daily Weather Briefing for Saturday, June 17, 2017

LOCAL OUTLOOK

A deep ridge over the Atlantic will continue to transport warm, moist air into the area through the weekend and into early next week, keeping chances of afternoon showers and thunderstorms in the forecast. A cold front approaching the area will increase chances for storms on Monday. The front should move east across the region late Tuesday night, allowing a brief drying trend to commence for midweek.

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Weather Almanac for June 17th (1872-2016)

Record weather events for this date in Macon County

Highest Temperature 93°F at the Coweeta Experimental Station in 2015
Lowest Temperature 36°F in Highlands in 1917
Greatest Rainfall 2.91 inches at the Coweeta Experimental Station in 1951



THREE DAY OUTLOOK




TODAY

Patchy fog in the morning. Partly sunny with highs in the mid-80s. Calm winds in the morning and from the southwest in the afternoon. 50% chance of showers and thunderstorms.

TONIGHT

Patchy fog after 3 am. Mostly cloudy with lows in the mid-60s and calm winds. 30% chance of showers and thunderstorms.



SUNDAY

Patchy fog in the morning. Partly sunny with highs near the mid-80s. Calm winds in the morning, then from the southwest in the afternoon. 60% chance of showers and thunderstorms with rainfall amounts between a tenth and a quarter of an inch expected and more possible in locations that are hit by thunderstorms.

SUNDAY NIGHT

Mostly cloudy with lows in the mid-60s and calm winds. 60% chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 8 pm.



MONDAY

Mostly cloudy with highs near 80. 70% chance of showers and thunderstorms.

MONDAY NIGHT

Mostly cloudy with lows near 60. 70% chance of showers and thunderstorms.


HAZARDS

No hazardous weather expected today outside the typical summer afternoon thunderstorms that may produce brief torrential downpours or lightning or briefly damaging winds.

As always, you can check to see what advisories, watches, and warnings are in effect for Macon County by visiting http://is.gd/MACONWARN

TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK

There are two areas of concern for tropical meteorologists, one off the coast of Africa, and another in the Gulf of Mexico that encompass two systems that may have a chance of future development. More information is included in a Tropical Outlook issued by the National Hurricane Center that has been included below for those who want more information.



Tropical Weather Outlook
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL
200 AM EDT Sat Jun 17 2017

For the North Atlantic...Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico:

1. A tropical wave located about 1600 miles east-southeast of the southern Windward Islands is producing scattered showers and thunderstorms.

This disturbance continues to show signs of organization, and some additional development is possible during the next couple of days before conditions become less favorable for tropical cyclone formation. This system is expected to continue moving toward the west at 15 to 20 mph over the tropical Atlantic during the next several days.

* Formation chance through 48 hours...medium...40 percent.
* Formation chance through 5 days...high...70 percent.

2. A broad trough of low pressure is producing a large area of cloudiness and showers over most of Honduras and the northwestern Caribbean Sea. Conditions appear to be favorable for gradual development of this large disturbance while it moves slowly northwestward across the Yucatan Peninsula this weekend and into the south-central Gulf of Mexico early next week. Regardless of development, heavy rains are likely to spread over portions of Central America, the Yucatan Peninsula, and western Cuba during the next several days.

* Formation chance through 48 hours...low...20 percent.
* Formation chance through 5 days...high...70 percent.

* Formation chance through 48 hours...low...near 0 percent.
* Formation chance through 5 days...medium...50 percent.


MACON CALENDAR

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Monday, June 19

Franklin Bird Club meeting at 7 pm in the Macon County Public Library.

The program will feature “Birding in Belize” by Barbara McRae and Bob Gilbert.


National Alliance on Mental Illness
Appalachian South

Meets each Thursday at 7pm
The First Methodist Church Outreach Center
at the intersection of Harrison Ave. and West Main Street
(directly across from Lazy Hiker Brewery)

Come join our weekly support group for anyone suffering from mental illness and their family or friends. This includes Depression,

Bipolar,8chizophrenia, PTSD, Substance Abuse, Etc.

Here you will find:
— others living with mental health challenges YOU ARE NOT ALONE
- learn coping skills and ?find hope in shared experience
- help learning how to break down stigma and guilt surrounding mental health
- how to live life with the expectation of a better a better future

Kay (706)970-9987 Denise (828)347-5000)

SYRINGE EXCHANGE PROGRAM

On January 1, 2017, the Syringe Exchange Program of Franklin began operating a comprehensive harm reduction program to address the opioid epidemic that is impacting western NC. Opioid overdose reversal kits including naloxone are available free of charge. If you have any questions about our services or if you know someone interested in volunteering, please contact Stephanie Almeida at 828-475-1920.



Astronomy

Twilight Begins: 5:49 am
Sunrise: 6:19 am
Sunset 8:50 pm
Twilight Ends: 9:20 pm


Moon Phase: Last Quarter at 7:33 am.

Moonrise 1:44 a.m.
Moonset 1:45 p.m.





Evening Events and Planets

Chart shows sky at 10:30 pm tonight




Morning Events and Planets

Chart shows sky at 4 am tomorrow morning



Sky Guides for this week

Sky and Telescope

Magazine 
Astronomy

Magazine


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 3:30 am on June 17, 2017

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Data and information sources: Sources (except where otherwise credited): heavens-above.com, Ian Webster's Github, 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,nthe National HUrricane Center, and the Weather Prediction Center.