Daily Weather Briefing for Sunday, June 25, 2017

LOCAL OUTLOOK

Drier and cooler air will start to spread in from the northwest through today, with these conditions persisting through much of the week. Moisture will slowly return around an offshore ridge of high pressure toward the end of the week.


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Weather Almanac for June 25th (1872-2016)

Record weather events for this date in Macon County

Highest Temperature 93°F in Franklin in 1952
Lowest Temperature 39°F in Highlands in 1922
Greatest Rainfall 4.05 inches in Highlands in 1912


THREE DAY OUTLOOK




TODAY

Patchy fog early. Mostly cloudy early and clearing to become mostly sunny in the afternoon with highs near 80 and lower humidity so it won't feel as muggy as it has been the last few days. Winds will start out light from the northwest and will pick up during the day to 5 to 10 mph out of the northwest, peaking at around 5 pm.

TONIGHT

Mostly clear skies with temperatures dropping from near 70 at sunset to the mid-50s by dawn. Winds will be very light out of the north.



MONDAY

Mostly sunny with highs in the upper-70s and winds out of the northwest. Clouds will gradually increase during the day to become partly cloudy by sunset.

MONDAY NIGHT

Partly cloudy with temperatures dropping from the mid-60s at sunset to the mid-50s by sunrise. Very light winds out of the north and northwest.



TUESDAY

Mostly sunny with highs in the mid-70s. Slight chance of showers, mainly after 10 am.

TUESDAY NIGHT

Mostly clear with lows near the lower 50s.


HAZARDS

No hazardous weather expected.

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

Tropical Weather Outlook
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL
200 AM EDT Sun Jun 25 2017

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

Tropical cyclone formation is not expected during the next 5 days.


MACON CALENDAR

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There is no charge for civic, educational or non-profit groups, except for groups or events that receive funding from the TDA, TDC, and EDC, where full rates apply.


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: 5:51 am
Sunrise: 6:21 am
Sunset 8:52 pm
Twilight Ends: 9:22 pm


Moon Phase: Waxing Crescent with 4% of the Moon's visible disk illuminated.

Moonrise 8:05 a.m.
Moonset 10:25 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 3:38 am on June 25, 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, and the Weather Prediction Center.