LOCAL OUTLOOK
High pressure will build to our north and persist into the weekend. Shower and thunderstorm chances will increase on Sunday and early next week, as a warm front lifts over the area. Temperatures are expected to climb back above normal by midweek.
Families Belong Together Rally
The rally will be in support of immigrant families being ripped apart at the US-Mexico border. Whether the parents are applying for asylum, fleeing a violent culture, children have been taken from them and placed camps, tents, and "tender care" shelters across the country. It's time for these families to be reunited.
The rally begins at 11:00 a.m on Saturday, June 30th and will be held at the same time as rallies nationwide.
For more information, visit the Facebook event page at https://www.facebook.com/events/214089889212277/
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Weather Almanac for June 30th (1872-2016)
Record weather events for this date in Macon County
Highest Temperature 99°F at the Coweeta Experimental Station in 2012
Lowest Temperature 44°F at the Coweeta Experimental Station in 1974
Greatest Rainfall 2.10 inches in Highlands in 1971
Record Weather Events for June (1872-2017)
Highest Temperature 99°F at the Coweeta Experimental Station on June 30, 2012
Lowest Temperature 32°F at the Coweeta Experimental Station on June 2, 1966
Greatest Rainfall 7.63 inches in Highlands on June 16, 1949
THREE DAY OUTLOOK
TODAY
A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 11am. Patchy fog in the morning. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with a high near 86. Calm wind becoming south southeast around 6 mph in the afternoon. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
TONIGHT
A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Patchy fog after 3am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 66. Calm wind. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
SUNDAY
A chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 9am. Patchy fog before 8am. Otherwise, partly sunny, with a high near 84. Calm wind becoming southeast around 6 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
SUNDAY NIGHT
Showers and thunderstorms likely before 1am, then a chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 66. Calm wind. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
MONDAY
A chance of showers, then showers and thunderstorms likely after 9am. Partly sunny, with a high near 84. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
MONDAY NIGHT
A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 66.
TODAY
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 1pm. Patchy fog in the morning. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with a high near 83. Calm wind becoming southeast 5 to 7 mph in the afternoon. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
TONIGHT
A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Patchy fog after 3am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 66. Light east wind. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
SUNDAY
A chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 9am. Patchy fog before 8am. Otherwise, partly sunny, with a high near 81. Calm wind becoming southeast around 6 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
SUNDAY NIGHT
Showers and thunderstorms likely before 2am, then a chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 66. Calm wind. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
MONDAY
A chance of showers, then showers and thunderstorms likely after 8am. Partly sunny, with a high near 81. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
MONDAY NIGHT
A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 67.
TODAY
A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 10am. Patchy fog in the morning. Otherwise, partly sunny, with a high near 77. Southeast wind 6 to 8 mph. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
TONIGHT
A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Patchy fog after 3am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 62. East southeast wind around 7 mph. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
SUNDAY
A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Patchy fog before 8am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a high near 75. Southeast wind 5 to 7 mph. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
SUNDAY NIGHT
Showers and thunderstorms likely before 11pm, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm between 11pm and 3am, then a chance of showers after 3am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 63. East southeast wind 3 to 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
MONDAY
A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 9am, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 10am. Partly sunny, with a high near 75. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
MONDAY NIGHT
A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 64.
TODAY
A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after noon. Patchy fog in the morning. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with a high near 84. Calm wind becoming south southeast around 5 mph in the afternoon. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
TONIGHT
A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Patchy fog after 3am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 66. Calm wind. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
SUNDAY
A chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 9am. Patchy fog early. Otherwise, partly sunny, with a high near 81. Calm wind becoming southeast around 6 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
SUNDAY NIGHT
Showers and thunderstorms likely before 1am, then a chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 67. Light east southeast wind. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
MONDAY
A chance of showers, then showers and thunderstorms likely after 9am. Partly sunny, with a high near 81. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
MONDAY NIGHT
A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 66.
GOES-16 GeoColor - True Color daytime, multispectral IR
12:07 am to 3:02 am this morning
HAZARDS
Hazardous Weather is not expected today.
There is a chance of thunderstorms each day for the rest of the weekend through the end of next week, mainly during the afternoon and evening hours with few storms becoming strong to severe each day with gusty winds, frequent lightning and isolated flooding from heavy rainfall.
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 - Band 15 - 12.3 µm - Dirty Longwave Window - IR (Precipitation)
3:07 am this morning
TROPICAL OUTLOOK
Tropical Weather Outlook
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL
200 AM EDT Sat Jun 30 2018
For the North Atlantic...Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico:
Tropical cyclone formation is not expected during the next 5 days.
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Families Belong Together Rally
The rally will be in support of immigrant families being ripped apart at the US-Mexico border. Whether the parents are applying for asylum, fleeing a violent culture, children have been taken from them and placed camps, tents, and "tender care" shelters across the country. It's time for these families to be reunited.
The rally begins at 11:00 a.m on Saturday, June 30th and will be held at the same time as rallies nationwide.
For more information, visit the Facebook event page at https://www.facebook.com/events/214089889212277/
FRIENDS OF THE GREENWAY BUTTERFLY GARDEN RENEWAL CELEBRATION DAY
Friends of the Greenway is having a Butterfly Garden Renewal Celebration Day on Tuesday, July 10, 2018 from 9 AM to 11 AM. There will be a Ribbon Cutting at 9:30 AM to welcome the community to the renovated garden. Bringing back the eleven-year-old garden was funded in part with a grant from the Macon County Unrestricted Endowment Fund which is administered by the North Carolina Community Foundation. Find out about the butterflies that can be found in the area and the plants that maintain their lifecycle. Park behind the Shops at Riverwalk on Highlands Road. Follow the Greenway trail for a short distance--just past the Rotary Shelter. Rain date is Wednesday, July 11.
Suminski Family Books Summer Film Fest for Families
All ticket sales sold by FROG volunteers benefit:
FRIENDS OF THE GREENWAY, INC.
Location: Smoky Mountain Center for the Performing Arts
Start time for each movie: 7:00 PM
Save When You Pre-Buy Your Tickets!
Single Ticket $5 for each movie (pre & at the door)
Season Pass $15 1 ticket to each movie Family of 4 Season Passes $50 4 tickets to each movie
Movies and Dates:
Paddington 2 on July 12, 2018
Hidden Figures on July 19, 2018
Peter Rabbit on August 19, 2018
Wonder on August 26, 2018 (benefits Friends of the Greenway)
Purchase at FROG Quarters, 573 E. Main (next to new bridge) Hours: Wed-Fri, 9 AM-2 PM
There are 3 other non-profits involved: Folk Heritage Association of Macon County NC, Grandpa’s Woodshed Project, Women’s History Trail, and Read2Me. The FROG-specific specific movie is Wonder, but our members can pre-sell tickets to all movies.
Uptown Gallery classes
(These are on-going classes – repeat weekly)
Free classes and open studio times are being offered at The Uptown Gallery in Franklin. Join others at a painting open studio session every Tuesday from 6:30 pm – 9:00 pm or on Thursday from 11:00 am – 3:00 pm.
Bring your own materials and join an on-going drawing course led by gallery artists on Fridays, from 11am – 2 pm. For information on days open, hours and additional art classes and workshops, contact the gallery on 30 East Main Street at (828) 349 – 4607.
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 5:53 a.m.
Sunrise 6:22 a.m.
Sun transit 1:37 p.m.
Sunset 8:52 p.m.
End civil twilight 9:22 p.m.
Moon
Moonrise 10:03 p.m. last night
Moon transit 3:14 a.m.
Moonset 8:27 a.m.
Moonrise 10:44 p.m.
Phase of the Moon on June 30, 2018: Waning Gibbous with 95% of the Moon's visible disk illuminated.
Closest Primary Moon Phase: Full Moon on June 28, 2018 at 12:53 a.m. (local daylight 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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Published at 3:30 am on June 30, 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, National Hurricane Center, Penn State University Electronic Wall Map, The State Climate Office of North Carolina, Storm Prediction Center, U.S. Naval Observatory, University of Utah Department of Atmospheric Sciences, and the Weather Prediction Center.
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