OUTLOOK
Dry high pressure will remain over our region through today, then move to near Bermuda. An active pattern returns on Monday with increasing daily shower and thunderstorm chances as multiple disturbances pass over the Carolinas through much of the week.
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Local News Update
(National News is published after the Macon Calendar section)
Local COVID-19 Numbers for May 1st, 2021; Macon County Reports Three Additional COVID-19 Deaths [LINK]
Groundbreaking Ceremony for New Angel Medical Center Facility [LINK]
Governor Orders Flags Lowered Until Sunset on May 4th [LINK]
Weather-related Video
National Weather Map for Today
General forecast through Tuesday Night
Franklin area
Today
Mostly cloudy, with highs in the mid-70s. Calm winds early increasing to come out of the south 5 to 10 mph by midmorning.
Tonight
Showers likely, mainly after 3am. Patchy fog after 1am. Otherwise, cloudy, with lows in the upper 50s. Calm winds increasing to come out of the south 5 to 10 mph after midnight. Chance of rain is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Monday
Showers before 9am, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm between 9am and 4pm, then showers and thunderstorms likely after 4pm. Patchy fog before 9am. Highs in the mid-70s. Winds out of the south 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Monday Night
Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly before 7pm. Mostly cloudy, with lows around 60. Winds out of the southwest around 5 mph becoming calm before midnight. Chance of rain is 60%.
Tuesday
Showers and thunderstorms likely, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 2pm. Highs near 80. Chance of rain is 80%.
Tuesday Night
Showers. Lows around 60. Chance of rain is 90%.
Highlands area
Today
Mostly cloudy, with highs in the mid-60s. Winds out of the south 5 to 10 mph.
Tonight
Showers likely, mainly after 2am. Patchy fog after 2am. Otherwise, cloudy, with lows in the mid-50s. Winds out of the south 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Monday
Showers before 10am, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm between 10am and 3pm, then showers and thunderstorms likely after 3pm. Patchy fog before 9am. Highs in the mid-60s. Winds out of the southwest 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three-quarters of an inch possible.
Monday Night
Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly before 7pm. Mostly cloudy, with lows around 60. Winds out of the southwest 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain is 60%.
Tuesday
Showers and thunderstorms likely, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 1pm. Highs near 70. Chance of rain is 80%.
Tuesday Night
Showers. Lows in the mid-to-upper 50s. Chance of rain is 90%.
Otto area
Today
Mostly cloudy, with highs in the mid-70s. Calm winds early increasing to come out of the south 5 to 10 mph by midmorning.
Tonight
Showers likely, mainly after 3am. Patchy fog after 1am. Otherwise, cloudy, with lows in the upper 50s. Winds out of the southeast 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Monday
Showers before 10am, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm between 10am and 4pm, then showers and thunderstorms likely after 4pm. Patchy fog before 9am. Highs in the mid-70s. Winds out of the south 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three-quarters of an inch possible.
Monday Night
Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly before 7pm. Mostly cloudy, with lows in the lower 60s. Winds out of the southwest 3 to 6 mph. Chance of rain is 60%.
Tuesday
Showers and thunderstorms likely, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 1pm. Highs near 80. Chance of rain is 80%.
Tuesday Night
Showers. Lows around 60. Chance of rain is 90%.
Nantahala area
Today
Mostly cloudy, with highs in the lower 70s. Winds out of the south 3 to 7 mph.
Tonight
Showers likely, mainly after 4am. Patchy fog after 4am. Otherwise, cloudy, with lows in the upper 50s. Winds out of the south 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Monday
Showers before 9am, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm between 9am and 4pm, then showers and thunderstorms likely after 4pm. Patchy fog before 9am. Highs near 70. Winds out of the south 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Monday Night
Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly before 5am. Mostly cloudy, with lows in the lower 60s. WInds out of the southwest 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain is 60%.
Tuesday
Showers and thunderstorms likely, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 1pm. High in the mid-70s. Chance of rain is 80%.
Tuesday Night
Showers. Lows around 60. Chance of rain is 90%.
HAZARDS
Hazardous weather is not expected today.
Air Quality
Air quality is in the extereme upper range of green for most of the county, with the ridges and other higher elevations today being in the extreme lower range of yellow.
Fire and Smoke Map
(There are no significant sources of smoke in the region as of 3am on 04-22-2021.)
Pollen
Pollen levels are expected to be in the medium-high range (8.7 out of 12) today with Maple, Birch, and Oak being the main culprits. Tomorrow is expected to be in the low range (0.6 out of 12).
Weather Extremes for Macon County on May 1st
Highest Temperature 88°F at the Coweeta Experimental Station in 2007
Lowest Temperature 23°F at the Coweeta Experimental Station in 1963
Greatest Rainfall 2.30 inches at the Coweeta Experimental Station in 1946
Greatest Snowfall No measurable snowfall has been recorded on this date since records started being kept in 1872
May Weather Extremes for Macon County
Highest Temperature 92°F at the Coweeta Experimental Station on 05-20-1966
Lowest Temperature 23°F at the Coweeta Experimental Station on 05-02-1963
Greatest Rainfall 5.97 inches in Highlands on 05-30-2018
Greatest Snowfall 2.5 inches in Highlands on 05-07-1992
Macon Calendar
Macon County Public Library
Exploring North Carolina's Lookout Towers: A Guide to Hikes and Vistas with Author Peter Barr Thursday, May 6th, 6:30 p.m. outside the Macon County Public Library in the picnic pavilion next to Macon Early College- Exploring North Carolina's Lookout Towers: A Guide to Hikes and Vistas with Author Peter Barr Join us for a presentation by the author and a chance to purchase your own copy of his updated book on NC's lookout towers. Please call, email or visit Kristina Moe at the library to register- 828-524-3600, kmoe@fontanalib.org Friends of the Greenway
Friends of the Greenway would like to invite you to FROG FAIR, our spring arts & crafts fair on May 8, 2021 from 9-3 at FROG Quarters, 573 E. Main St, Franklin (at the Town bridge). We are excited to report that so far, 26 vendors have chosen to participate at the FAIR. As a fund raiser event for FROG, we collect a vendor registration fee, will offer a continental breakfast, lunch specials, homemade desserts and hold a 50/50 drawing with a $50 guarantee. Area musicians will perform throughout the day, with a sitting area for extra enjoyment. Mark your calendar and come enjoy the day. Stop by FROG Quarters Wednesday-Saturday between 9-2 to become a registered vendor or to purchase 50/50 drawing tickets. Hope to see you on May 8. For vendor information, email us at frog28734@gmail.com.
National News Update
The SpaceX Crew-1 mission to the International Space Station ended this morning with the return to earth of the "Resilience" Dragon Capsule in the Gulf of Mexico southwest of Panama City, Florida and a splashdown at 2:57am. A video highlight is posted below.
Here is video of the launch from November 15, 2020
On This Day
May 2nd is the 122nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. 243 days remain until the end of the year. Historical Events
1194 – King Richard I of England gives Portsmouth its first Royal Charter.
1230 – William de Braose is hanged by Prince Llywelyn the Great.
1536 – Anne Boleyn, Queen of England, is arrested and imprisoned on charges of adultery, incest, treason and witchcraft.
1559 – John Knox returns from exile to Scotland to become the leader of the nascent Scottish Reformation.
1568 – Mary, Queen of Scots, escapes from Loch Leven Castle.
1611 – The King James Version of the Bible is published for the first time in London, England, by printer Robert Barker.
1625 – Afonso Mendes, appointed by Pope Gregory XV as Latin Patriarch of Ethiopia, arrives at Beilul from Goa.
1670 – King Charles II of England grants a permanent charter to the Hudson's Bay Company to open up the fur trade in North America.
1808 – Outbreak of the Peninsular War: The people of Madrid rise up in rebellion against French occupation. Francisco de Goya later memorializes this event in his painting The Second of May 1808.
1812 – The Siege of Cuautla during the Mexican War of Independence ends with both sides claiming victory after Mexican rebels under José María Morelos y Pavón abandon the city after 72 days under siege by royalist Spanish troops under Félix María Calleja.
1829 – After anchoring nearby, Captain Charles Fremantle of HMS Challenger, declares the Swan River Colony in Australia.
1863 – American Civil War: Stonewall Jackson is wounded by friendly fire while returning to camp after reconnoitering during the Battle of Chancellorsville. He succumbs to pneumonia eight days later.
1866 – Peruvian defenders fight off the Spanish fleet at the Battle of Callao.
1876 – The April Uprising breaks out in Ottoman Bulgaria.
1885 – Cree and Assiniboine warriors win the Battle of Cut Knife, their largest victory over Canadian forces during the North-West Rebellion.
1889 – Menelik II, Emperor of Ethiopia, signs the Treaty of Wuchale, giving Italy control over Eritrea.
1906 – Closing ceremony of the Intercalated Games in Athens, Greece.
1920 – The first game of the Negro National League baseball is played in Indianapolis.
1933 – Germany's independent labor unions are replaced by the German Labour Front.
1941 – Following the coup d'état against Iraq Crown Prince 'Abd al-Ilah earlier that year, the United Kingdom launches the Anglo-Iraqi War to restore him to power.
1945 - More than 1,000,000 German soldiers officially surrender to the Western Allies in Italy and Austria
1945 – World War II: Battle of Berlin ends as Soviet army takes Berlin and General Weidling surrenders
1945 – World War II: The surrender of Caserta comes into effect, by which German troops in Italy cease fighting.
1945 – World War II: The US 82nd Airborne Division liberates Wöbbelin concentration camp finding 1000 dead prisoners, most of whom starved to death.
1945 – World War II: A death march from Dachau to the Austrian border is halted by the segregated, all-Nisei 522nd Field Artillery Battalion of the U.S. Army in southern Bavaria, saving several hundred prisoners.
1952 – A De Havilland Comet makes the first jetliner flight with fare-paying passengers, from London to Johannesburg.
1963 – Berthold Seliger launches a rocket with three stages and a maximum flight altitude of more than 100 kilometres near Cuxhaven. It is the only sounding rocket developed in Germany.
1964 – Vietnam War: An explosion sinks the American aircraft carrier USNS Card while it is docked at Saigon. Two Viet Cong combat swimmers had placed explosives on the ship's hull. She is raised and returned to service less than seven months later.
1964 – First ascent of Shishapangma, the fourteenth highest mountain in the world and the lowest of the Eight-thousanders.
1969 – The British ocean liner Queen Elizabeth 2 departs on her maiden voyage to New York City.
1972 – In the early morning hours a fire breaks out at the Sunshine Mine located between Kellogg and Wallace, Idaho, killing 91 workers.
1982 – Falklands War: The British nuclear submarine HMS Conqueror sinks the Argentine cruiser ARA General Belgrano.
1986 – Chernobyl disaster: The City of Chernobyl is evacuated six days after the disaster.
1989 – Cold War: Hungary begins dismantling its border fence with Austria, which allows a number of East Germans to defect.
1995 – During the Croatian War of Independence, the Army of the Republic of Serb Krajina fires cluster bombs at Zagreb, killing seven and wounding over 175 civilians.
1998 – The European Central Bank is founded in Brussels in order to define and execute the European Union's monetary policy.
1999 – Panamanian general election, 1999: Mireya Moscoso becomes the first woman to be elected President of Panama.
2000 – President Bill Clinton announces that accurate GPS access would no longer be restricted to the United States military.
2004 – The Yelwa massacre concludes. It began on 4 February 2004 when armed Muslims killed 78 Christians at Yelwa. In response, about 630 Muslims were killed by Christians on May 2nd.
2008 – Cyclone Nargis makes landfall in Burma killing over 138,000 people and leaving millions of people homeless.
2008 – Chaitén Volcano begins erupting in Chile, forcing the evacuation of more than 4,500 people.
2011 – Osama bin Laden, the suspected mastermind behind the September 11 attacks and the FBI's most wanted man, is killed by the United States special forces in Abbottabad, Pakistan.
2011 – An E. coli outbreak strikes Europe, mostly in Germany, leaving more than 30 people dead and many others sickened.
2012 – A pastel version of The Scream, by Norwegian painter Edvard Munch, sells for $120 million in a New York City auction, setting a new world record for a work of art at auction.
2014 – Two mudslides in Badakhshan, Afghanistan, leave up to 2,500 people missing.
2019 - Drone delivers a kidney for transplant surgery in Baltimore, Maryland, for the first time
2019 - Facebook bans Alex Jones (InfoWars), Milo Yiannopoulos (ex-Breitbart), Louis Farrakhan (Nation of Islam), Paul Nehlen and Laura Loomer for hate speech
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Published at 3:50am on Sunday, May 02, 2021
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