LOCAL OUTLOOK
A moist cold front will cross the region today, bringing rain and thunderstorms with it. In the fronts wake, dry high pressure will overspread the region and persist through the work week. Another moist cold front will likely affect the forecast area over the weekend.
DAY SPONSOR
Carrion Tree Service is underwriting the daily weather briefing and public safety updates for today. they are a fully licensed and insured tree service, specializing in dangerous tree removal, view clearing, pruning, and crane services with a 24 Hour emergency response.
Their phone number is 371-4718. They are located at 120 Depot Street.
They can handle all your tree removal needs in good or bad weather.
WEATHER SPONSOR
Adams Products, a Division of Oldcastle is underwriting the daily weather briefing & public safety updates for the month.
Open 7:30 AM to 4:00 PM, M-F, located at 895 Hickory Knoll Road, Franklin, NC. Visit our Facebook page at:
All your masonry needs are available. Phone number is 828.524.8545, public is welcome, we’ll help with your with your next project.
Weather Almanac for January 22nd (1872-2016)
Record weather events for this date in Macon County
Highest Temperature 70°F in Franklin in 1967
Lowest Temperature -13°F at the Coweeta Experimental Station in 1985
Greatest Rainfall 4.07 inches at the Coweeta Experimental Station in 1959
Greatest One-Day Snowfall 9.0 inches at the Coweeta Experimental Station in 1987
Record weather events for January in Macon County
Highest Temperature 78°F at the Coweeta Experimental Station on Jan 28, 1999
Lowest Temperature -19°F in Highlands on Jan 21, 1985
Greatest Rainfall 4.30 inches in Nantahala on Jan 23, 1971
Greatest One-Day Snowfall 14.0 inches in Franklin on Jan 21, 1877
THREE DAY OUTLOOK
TODAY Rain Chances Increase
Patchy fog in the morning. Mostly cloudy skies with highs ranging from the lower 50s at the higher elevations to the mid to upper 50s in the lower elevations. Calm winds early, then increasing to 5 to 10 mph out of the south in the morning hours. Rain chances will increase from 10% at 6 am to 25% at 10 am and to 50% at 4 pm and them 60% at 6pm. Rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch are expected.
TONIGHT Rain and Thunderstorms
Cloudy skies with lows dropping to the lower 30s at the higher elevations and near the mid-to-upper 30s in the lower elevations. Winds 5 to 10 mph out of the southeast, then shifting to come out of the west after midnight. 80% chance of rain with rainfall amounts of between half and three-quarters of an inch possible. More is possible in locations that get hit by a thunderstorm. The greatest chances of thunderstorms is between 8 pm and 1 am.
TUESDAY Sunny and Windy
Mostly sunny skies with highs ranging from the lower 40s at the higher elevations to the upper 40s in the lower elevations. Winds 10 to 15 mph out of the west with gust in the 25 mph range. The strongest winds will be crossing our area between 10am to just after midnight....peaking in the late afternoon between 3 pm and 5 pm.
TUESDAY NIGHT Windy and Cold
Partly cloudy skies with lows ranging from near 20 at the higher elevations to the mid-20s in the lower elevations. Wind chills will make it feel from 5 to 10 degrees colder at times. Winds 10 to 15 mph out of the northwest, gusting into the 20 mph range.
WEDNESDAY
Sunny with highs ranging from the lower 40s at the higher elevations near 50 in the lower elevations.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
Mostly clear skies with lows ranging from the upper teens at the higher elevations to the mid-20s in the lower elevations.
GOES 16 GeoColor - Infrared Loop
12:12 am to 3:07 am UTC
HAZARDS
Hazardous weather is not expected today.
Macon Media maintains a Severe Weather Preparedness Page at http://thunderpigblog.blogspot.com/p/breaking-news-hub.html for those who are interested.
As always, you can check to see what advisories, watches, and warnings are in effect for Macon County by visiting http://is.gd/MACONWARN
GOES-16 ABI CONUS - 11.20 um (Rainfall)
Image Produced at 03:07 am
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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.
Sun and Moon
Sun
Begin civil twilight 7:12 a.m.
Sunrise 7:39 a.m.
Sun transit 12:45 p.m.
Sunset 5:52 p.m.
End civil twilight 6:19 p.m.
Moon
Moonrise 10:56 a.m.
Moon transit 5:02 p.m.
Moonset 11:14 p.m.
Phase of the Moon on January 22, 2018: Waxing Crescent with 27% of the Moon's visible disk illuminated.
Closest Primary Moon Phase: First Quarter on January 24, 2018 at 5:20 p.m. (local standard time)
Sky Guides for this week
Sky and Telescope Magazine
Astronomy Magazine
There will be three solar and two lunar eclipses in 2018. [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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Posted at 3:23 am on January 22, 2018
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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.
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