Warmer weather is in store today compared to Saturday. Another
cold front will arrive tonight, bringing rainfall chances into
the forecast tonight and Monday morning, which may briefly change
to snow in high elevations before precipitation ends. Cold high
pressure returns by Monday evening, keeping the forecast dry
through Thanksgiving.
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Showers, mainly before 7am. Patchy fog before 9am. Highs in the mid-50s. Light winds out of the northwest increasing to 5 to 15 mph by midmorning. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph. Chance of rain is 80%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Tonight
Mostly clear, with lows in the lower 20s. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Tuesday
Sunny, with highs near 50. Calm winds bin the morning increasing to come out of the northwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Tuesday Night
Clear, with lows in the mid-20s. Calm winds.
Wednesday
Sunny, with highs in the mid-50s.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with lows around 30.
Highlands Plateau
Today
Showers. Patchy fog after 4am. Lows around 40. Winds out of the northwest around 5 mph. Chance of rain is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Monday
A 40 percent chance of showers before 8am. Patchy fog before 7am. Otherwise, cloudy through midmorning, then gradual clearing, with highs in the upper 40s. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Tonight
Mostly clear, with lows in the mid-20s. Winds out of the northwest 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Tuesday
Sunny, with highs near 43. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph becoming light northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.
Tuesday Night
Clear, with lows around 30. Calm winds.
Wednesday
Sunny, with highs in the mid-40s.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with lows around 30.
Otto area
Today
A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly before 8am. Patchy fog before 7am. Otherwise, cloudy through mid morning, then gradual clearing, with highs in the low-to-mid 50s. Light winds out of the northwest increasing to10 to 15 mph by midmorning. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Tonight
Mostly clear, with lows in the low-to-mid 20s. Winds out of the north 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Tuesday
Sunny, with highs near 50. Winds out of the north 3 to 5 mph.
Tuesday Night
Clear, with lows in the mid-20s. Calm winds.
Wednesday
Sunny, with highs in the mid-50s.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with lows around 30.
Nantahala area
Today
A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly before 7am. Patchy fog before 8am. Otherwise, cloudy through mid morning, then gradual clearing, with temperatures falling to around 409 by 5pm. Light winds out of the northwest early in the morning increasing to 5 to 10 mph by midmorning. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Tonight
Mostly clear, with lows in the mid-20s. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph decrfeasing to light winds out after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.
Tuesday
Sunny, with highs in the mid-40s. Calm winds in the m,orning increasing northwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Tuesday Night
Clear, with lows around 30. Light and variable winds.
Air quality is in the extreme upper range of green for most of the county, with the ridges and other higher elevations today being in the extreme upper range of green.
Fire and Smoke Map
(There is haze from the wildfires out on the west coast.)
Pollen
Pollen levels are expected to be in the low range (0.3 out of 12) today with Ragweed being the main culprit. Tomorrow is expected to be in the low range (1.2 out of 12).
Record Weather Events for November 22nd
Record weather events for this date in Macon County
(1872-2016)
Highest Temperature 76°F at the Coweeta Experimental Station in 1994
Lowest Temperature 3°F in Highlands in 1914
Greatest One-Day Rainfall 3.33 inches at the Coweeta Experimental Station in 1952 Greatest
One-Day Snowfall 1.7 inches in Franklin in 1882
Record Weather Events for November (1872-2017)
Highest Temperature 83°F at the Coweeta Experimental Station on Nov 4, 2003
Lowest Temperature -3°F in Highlands on Nov 25, 1950
Greatest Rainfall 4.69 inches in Highlands on Nov 29, 1914
Greatest Snowfall 6.0 inches in Highlands on Nov 28, 1922
Record Weather Events for November 1st in North Carolina
Highest Temperature 90°F in Maysville, Onslow County in 2009
Lowest Temperature 12°F in Banner Elk, Avery County in 1913
Greatest Rainfall 5.08 inches in Lake Toxaway, Transylvania County in 1969
Greatest Snowfall 13.0 inches in Mount Mitchell, Yancey County in 2014
Record Weather Events for November in North Carolina
Highest Temperature 90°F in Goldsboro, Wayne County on 11-09-1900
Lowest Temperature -19°F in Montreat, Yancey County on 11-25-1950
Greatest Rainfall 8.15 inches in Idlewild, Ashe County on 11-06-1977
Greatest Snowfall 18.00 in Montreat, Yancey County on 11-04-1930
THE POLAR EXPRESS™ with the Great Smoky Mountains Railroad is back in 2021! The 1¼ hour round-trip passenger excursion comes to life as the train departs the Bryson City depot for a journey through the quiet wilderness for a special visit at the North Pole. Set to the sounds of the motion picture soundtrack, guests on board will enjoy warm cocoa and a treat while listening and reading along with the magical story. Children’s faces show the magic of the season when the train arrives at the North Pole to find Santa Claus waiting. Santa will board THE POLAR EXPRESS™, greeting each child and presenting them with a special gift as in the story, their own silver sleigh bell. Christmas carols will be sung as they return back to the Bryson City Depot. For ticksts, see [GSMR.com]
COLD Turkey 5K & Little Turkeys Fun Run (ALL AGES) 2021
This year's Cold Turkey will be a benefit for Macon County Special Olympics
Gobble! Gobble! Join others for Franklin, NC's annual Cold Turkey 5K Run/Walk & Little Turkeys FUN! Run/Walk on THANKSGIVING DAY (2021)
Race day registration begins at 8:00AM
Little Turkeys FUN! Run/Walk (10-U) starts at 9AM
Cold Turkey 5K starts at 9:30AM
Dillsboro Lights & Luminaries
Adapted from an old Scandinavian custom of lighting the way for the Christ child, more than 2,500 candles in small white bags line the streets and every storefront is aglow with Christmas lights and decorations.
Shopkeepers and restaurants are open late. See Santa and Mrs. Claus as they ride through town in their pickup truck. Write a letter to Santa and drop it off at his special mailbox. Live music on Front Street.
For more information, see [Visit Dillsboro]
Since it looks like we may be in for a new wave of infections, here is a section on COVID-19. It will include local, regional, state, national, and global items.
• Fauci warns time running short to prevent ‘dangerous’ Covid surge in US | US news [The Guardian]
• Multistate Outbreak of SARS-CoV-2 Infections, Including Vaccine Breakthrough Infections, Associated with Large Public Gatherings, United States [CDC: Emerging Infectious Diseases]
• New Orleans Bars and Restaurants Will Require Vaccine Proof for Entry Through Mardi Gras [Eater: New Orleans]
Violent Protests Against COVID-19 Lockdowns—35,000 In Brussels—Continue In Europe
Anti-lockdown protests gather force in Europe amid COVID surge | DW News
• Dissecting the early COVID-19 cases in Wuhan [Science Magazine]
• Association of regional Covid-19 mortality with indicators of indoor ventilation, including temperature and wind: insights into the upcoming winter. [ResearchGate]
• Persistent Autoimmune Activation and Proinflammatory State in Post-COVID Syndrome [MedRxiv (PDF)]
Dr John Campbell: Boosters for all adults, conflicting advice
• Covid misinformation spreads because so many Americans are awful at math [Washington Post]
• A Shot to Save the World: The Inside Story of the Life-or-Death Race for a COVID-19 Vaccine [Amazon (Link to Kindle Edition)]
November 22nd is the 326th day of the year (327th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar; 39 days remain until the end of the year.
Historical Events
(Please note that the Wikipedia articles often contain a bibliography and links to where you can learn more about a historical event)
498 – After the death of Anastasius II, Symmachus is elected Pope in the Lateran Palace, while Laurentius is elected Pope in Santa Maria Maggiore.
845 – The first duke of Brittany, Nominoe, defeats the Frankish king Charles the Bald at the Battle of Ballon near Redon.
1307 – Pope Clement V issues the papal bull Pastoralis Praeeminentiae which instructed all Christian monarchs in Europe to arrest all Templars and seize their assets.
1574 – Spanish navigator Juan Fernández discovers islands now known as the Juan Fernández Islands off Chile.
1635 – Dutch colonial forces on Taiwan launch a pacification campaign against native villages, resulting in Dutch control of the middle and south of the island.
1718 – Royal Navy Lieutenant Robert Maynard attacks and boards the vessels of the British pirate Edward Teach (best known as "Blackbeard") off the coast of North Carolina. The casualties on both sides include Maynard's first officer Mister Hyde and Teach himself.
1837 – Canadian journalist and politician William Lyon Mackenzie calls for a rebellion against the United Kingdom in his essay "To the People of Upper Canada", published in his newspaper The Constitution.
1869 – In Dumbarton, Scotland, the clipper Cutty Sark is launched.
1873 – The French steamer SS Ville du Havre sinks in 12 minutes after colliding with the Scottish iron clipper Loch Earn in the Atlantic, with a loss of 226 lives.
1908 – The Congress of Manastir establishes the Albanian alphabet.
1935 – The China Clipper inaugurates the first commercial transpacific air service, connecting Alameda, California with Manila.
1940 – World War II: Following the initial Italian invasion, Greek troops counterattack into Italian-occupied Albania and capture Korytsa.
1942 – World War II: Battle of Stalingrad: General Friedrich Paulus sends Adolf Hitler a telegram saying that the German 6th Army is surrounded.
1943 – World War II: Cairo Conference: U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt, British Prime Minister Winston Churchill, and Chinese Premier Chiang Kai-shek meet in Cairo, Egypt, to discuss ways to defeat Japan.
1943 – Lebanon gains independence from France.
1948 – Chinese Civil War: Elements of the Chinese Communist Second Field Army under Liu Bocheng trap the Nationalist 12th Army, beginning the Shuangduiji Campaign, the largest engagement of the Huaihai Campaign.
1967 – UN Security Council Resolution 242 is adopted, establishing a set of the principles aimed at guiding negotiations for an Arab–Israeli peace settlement.
1971 – In Britain's worst mountaineering tragedy, the Cairngorm Plateau Disaster, five children and one of their leaders are found dead from exposure in the Scottish mountains.
1974 – The United Nations General Assembly grants the Palestine Liberation Organization observer status.
1975 – Juan Carlos is declared King of Spain following the death of Francisco Franco.
1977 – British Airways inaugurates a regular London to New York City supersonic Concorde service.
1989 – In West Beirut, a bomb explodes near the motorcade of Lebanese President René Moawad, killing him.
1990 – British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher withdraws from the Conservative Party leadership election, confirming the end of her Prime-Ministership.
1995 – Toy Story is released as the first feature-length film created completely using computer-generated imagery.
1995 – The 7.3 Mw Gulf of Aqaba earthquake shakes the Sinai Peninsula and Saudi Arabia region with a maximum Mercalli intensity of VIII (Severe), killing eight and injuring 30, and generating a non-destructive tsunami.
2002 – In Nigeria, more than 100 people are killed at an attack aimed at the contestants of the Miss World contest.
2003 – Baghdad DHL attempted shootdown incident: Shortly after takeoff, a DHL Express cargo plane is struck on the left wing by a surface-to-air missile and forced to land.
2003 – England defeats Australia in the 2003 Rugby World Cup Final, becoming the first side from the Northern Hemisphere to win the tournament.
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Published at 5:00am on Monday, November 22, 2021
Author: Bobby Coggins
Resources used to compile the information in this article include, but are not limited to the following websites or books:
MaconMedia.com, youtube.com, weather.gov, airnow.gov, wikipedia.com, onthisday.com, ncdcr.gov, ncsu.edu, utah.edu, https://www.microbe.tv/twiv/, wolfram.com, biorxiv.org, aps.org, nejm.org, plos.org, cell.com, researchsquare.com, cureus.com, spc.noaa.gov, nhc.noaa.gov, ncdenr.org, medrxiv.org, archive.org, ncpedia.org, nasa.gov, https://ww2days.com, nih.gov, carolinapublicpress.org, microbe.tv, smokymountainnews.com, psypost.org, blogspot.com, pollen.com, franklinnc.com, maconnc.org, spaceweather.com, solarham.com, loc.gov, ncleg.net, senate.gov, house.gov, whitehouse.gov, drudgereport.com, politico.com, realclearpolitics.com, ushmm.org, This Day in North Carolina History, World War II Day By Day, The Holocaust Encyclopedia, The Timetables of History, The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, The World History and Book of Facts (multiple years), On This Day In History: Over 4,000 facts, The NASA Archives. 60 Years in Space, This Day in North Carolina History, The Smithsonian History of Space Exploration: From the Ancient World to the Extraterrestrial Future, Spaceflight, 2nd Edition: The Complete Story from Sputnik to Curiousity, The Story of Civilization (11 volumes), The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, American History, Volume 1: 1492-1877, American History, Volume 2: 1877 - Present, A Complete Chronolgy of the Second World War.
Weather and Almanac 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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