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GENERAL OUTLOOK
High pressure will remain over the region until late Friday, with dry conditions and gradually warming temperatures. A low pressure system approaching from the west will increase rain chances late Friday into Saturday. High pressure returns on New Year`s Day and into Monday, with drier conditions returning. A cold front and associated moisture will approach from the west next Tuesday.
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Local Weather
General Forecast Through Saturday Night
Franklin Area
Today
Mostly cloudy through mid morning, then gradual clearing, with highs near 60. Calm winds in the morning increasing to come out of the south around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Tonight
Mostly clear, with lows in the mid 30s. Calm winds.
Friday
A 30 percent chance of rain, mainly after 4pm. Partly sunny, with highs in the upper 50s. Calm winds in the morning increasing to come out of the southeast around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Friday Night
Rain, mainly after 10pm. Lows in the mid 40s. Light winds out of the southeast. Chance of rain is 80%.
Saturday
Showers, mainly before 4pm. Highs in the upper 50s. Chance of rain is 90%.
Saturday Night
A 30 percent chance of showers before 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with lows in the lower 40s.
Highlands Plateau
Today
Mostly cloudy through mid morning, then gradual clearing, with highs in the lower 50s. Winds out of the southwest 3 to 7 mph.
Tonight
Mostly clear, with lows around freezing. Light winds out of the south.
Friday
A 30 percent chance of rain, mainly after 4pm. Patchy fog before 8am. Otherwise, partly sunny, with highs near 50. Light and variable winds in the morning increasing to come out of the southeast around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Friday Night
Rain, mainly after 9pm. The rain could be heavy at times. Lows around 40. Light winds out of the southeast increasing to 5 to 10 mph before midnight. Chance of rain is 80%.
Saturday
Showers, mainly before 4pm. The rain could be heavy at times. Highs near 50. Chance of rain is 90%.
Saturday Night
A 30 percent chance of showers before 10pm. Mostly cloudy, with lows around 40.
Otto and South Central Macon County
Mostly cloudy through mid morning, then gradual clearing, with highs near 60. Calm winds in the morning increasing to come out of the south around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Tonight
Mostly clear, with lows in the mid 30s. Calm winds.
Friday
A 30 percent chance of rain, mainly after 4pm. Partly sunny, with highs in the mid 50s. Calm winds in the morning increasing to come out of the southeast around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Friday Night
Rain, mainly after 9pm. Lows in the mid 40s. Winds out of the southeast 3 to 5 mph. Chance of rain is 80%.
Saturday
Showers, mainly before 4pm. Highs in the mid-to-upper 50s. Chance of rain is 90%.
Saturday Night
A 30 percent chance of showers before 10pm. Mostly cloudy, with lows in the low-to-mid 40s.
Nantahala Area
Today
Partly sunny, then gradually becoming sunny, with highs in the mid-to-upper 50s. Light and variable winds.
Tonight
Mostly clear, with lows in the mid 30s. Calm winds.
Friday
A 30 percent chance of rain, mainly after 4pm. Partly sunny, with highs in the mid 50s. Calm winds becoming south southeast around 5 mph.
Friday Night
Rain, mainly after 11pm. Lows in the mid 40s. Winds out of the southeast 3 to 5 mph. Chance of rain is 80%.
Saturday
Showers, mainly before 4pm. Highs in the low-to-mid 50s. Chance of rain is 90%.
Saturday Night
A 40 percent chance of showers before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with lows in the low-to-mid 40s.
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Hazards and Tropical Weather
Hazardous weather is not expected today or tonight.
Latest US Drought Monitor Map for North Carolina.
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• Damaging 2022 Atlantic hurricane season draws to a close [National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration]
• Atlantic hurricane season ends with 14 named storms [AP News]
Tropical Weather Outlook
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL
700 PM EST Wed Nov 30 2022
For the North Atlantic...Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico:
Tropical cyclone formation is not expected during the next 5 days.
This is the last regularly scheduled Tropical Weather Outlook of the 2022 Atlantic Hurricane Season. Routine issuance of the Tropical Weather Outlook will resume on May 15, 2023. During the off-season, Special Tropical Weather Outlooks will be issued as conditions warrant.
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Almanac
24 Hour Smoke Forecast
No known appreciable smoke field will be crossing Macon County today or tonight.
PM2.5 AQI is 60 (MODERATE) for most of the county, and the ridges and other higher elevations PM2.5 AQI is 60 (MODERATE)
Fire and Smoke Map
Local Air Monitor
Pollen
Pollen levels are expected to be in the low range (0.8 out of 12) today with Juniper being the main culprit. Tomorrow is expected to be in the low range (0.7 out of 12).
Record Weather Events for December 29th
Record weather events for this date in Macon County
(1872-2016)
Highest Temperature 73°F in Franklin in 1984
Lowest Temperature -10°F in Highlands in 1894
Greatest One-Day Rainfall 5.26 inches in Highlands in 1954
Greatest One-Day Snowfall 8.5 inches in Highlands in 1935
Weather Extremes for Macon County for the month of December Data available from 1872
Highest Temperature 78°F in Franklin on 12-31-1951
Lowest Temperature -12°F in Highlands on 12-30-1917
Greatest Rainfall 6.25 inches in Highlands on 12-28-2018
Greatest Snowfall 12.0 inches in Franklin on 12-21-1876
Record Weather Events for December 29th in North Carolina
Highest Temperature 81°F in Greenville, Pitt County in 2015
Lowest Temperature -10°F in Highlands, Macon County in 1894
Greatest Rainfall 7.80 inches at the Lake Toxaway, Transylvania County in 2018
Greatest Snowfall 12.00 inches in Gastonia, Gaston County in 1935
Weather Extremes for North Carolina for the month of December Data available from 1872
Highest Temperature 87°F in Edenton, Chowan County on 12-03-1922
Lowest Temperature -21°F in Banner Elk, Avery County on 12-30-1917
Greatest Rainfall 7.80 inches in Lake Toxaway, Transylvania County on 12-29-2018
Greatest Snowfall 25.00 in Mount Mitchell, Yancey County on 12-09-2017
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Macon Calendar
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Local and State News
• WATER LINE BREAK WHITE OAK STREET and BOIL WATER ADVISORY | UPDATE: Service Restored, Boil Water Avisory Remains in Place [Macon Media]
Asheville city leaders update on water issues | WYFF-TV (Greenville, SC)
• Winter weather upends water systems across the Deep South [BPR]
• Power grid expert: 'Clearly something wrong' with Duke need for rolling blackouts WRAL-TV (Raleigh, NC)]
• NC is a leading pork and poultry producer. Now, a company wants to grow chicken in a lab. [Raleigh News and observer]
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Special Section: The Russo-Ukrainian War
(sharing of a particular source is not an endorsement)
• Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, December 28 [Institute for the Study of War] [PDF for December 28th]
• Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 308 [Al Jazeera]
• LIVEBLOG: Day 308 of Russian aggression against Ukraine [TVP World]
• Russo-Ukrainian War. Day 308: Nearly 9 million Ukrainians without electricity [Euromaiden Press]
An American Fighting Russia; Nucking_Futs_Yuri | FUNKER530 - Veteran Community and Combat Footage
• 2022 review: Visualising how the Russia-Ukraine war unfolded [Al Jazeera]
• Russia’s War Unites Europe, but Highlights Bloc’s Dependence on U.S. [Wall Street Journal]
• How Putin's war destroyed Russia's business model [DW News]
• In Ukraine's Kharkiv region, engineers begin reconnecting energy grid in freezing conditions [France 24]
• What is Zelenskyy’s 10-point peace plan? [Al Jazeera]
The rise of Vladimir Putin | DW Documentary
2022 in review: A year of conflict in Ukraine | Al Jazeera
Timothy Snyder: Making of Modern Ukraine (23 Lectures) | Yale Courses
• Class Syllabus ["The Making of Modern Ukraine," Fall 2022]
News from Russian or pro-Russian outlets or Video About the Russian Perspective
• Hunting for Russians: How a Ukrainian law firm runs a campaign targeting ordinary people in Western Europe [Russia Today]
• Surovikin's five principles will cause Ukraine to disappear like smoke in the wind [Pravda]
• Lavrov highlights need to liberate Russia’s four new regions [TASS]
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National and World News Roundup
• China Increases Trade in Asia as U.S. Pushes Toward Decoupling [WSJ (video and audio)] [WSJ (article archive)]
• Iran Crisis Update, December 28 Understanding War] [PDF for December 28th]
• In Much of the South, Subfreezing Weather Crippled Water Systems [New York Times]
• Southwest struggles to recover from historic meltdown as thousands remain stranded [Los Angeles Times]
• Northeast continues to lose population [Boston.com]
• Santos scandal crashes into McCarthy speakership battle [Politico]
• Race for GOP Chair Obscures the Party's Bigger Problems [New York Times via Yahoo! News]
• Biden to regulate travel from China after previously calling Trump xenophobic [Fox News via Yahoo! News]
• Co-conspirator in Whitmer kidnap plot sentenced to over 19 years in prison [Courthouse News Service]
• Trump-era border policy will remain in place while justices hear argument on procedural question [SCOTUSblog]
Washington Today (12/28/2022): Southwest Airlines, Covid & China, and Farewell Addresses | C-SPAN Radio
The World Ahead 2023: five stories to watch out for The Economist
The Decline of Russia and China | U.S. Naval Institute
Global National: Dec. 28, 2022 | What we know so far about OPP officer's shooting as charges laid
Nightly News Full Broadcast (December 28th)
PBS NewsHour full episode, December 28, 2022
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COVID-19 News and Updates
Here is a section on COVID-19. It includes local, regional, state, national, and global items.
COVID-19 Numbers for Macon County:
• WHO Coronavirus (COVID-19) Dashboard [World Health Organization]
In United States of America, from 3 January 2020 to 4:54pm CET, 23 December 2022, there have been 99,027,628 confirmed cases of COVID-19 with 1,080,010 deaths, reported to WHO. As of 2 December 2022, a total of 647,345,101 vaccine doses have been administered.
Globally, as of 4:54pm CET, 23 December 2022, there have been 651,918,402 confirmed cases of COVID-19, including 6,656,601 deaths, reported to WHO. As of 13 December 2022, a total of 13,008,560,983 vaccine doses have been administered.
COVID-19 Update: China's BF.7 Surge | MedCram - Medical Lectures Explained CLEARLY
Q and A with A and V Livestream 12/28/22 8:00 PM | Microbe TV
• Milan Reports 50% of Passengers on China Flights Have Covid [Bloomberg (video and audio)] [Bloomberg (article archive)]
• CDC Announces Negative COVID-19 Test Requirement from Air Passengers Entering the United States from the People’s Republic of China [CDC Newsroom]
• Where did the covid aid money go? Takeaways from The Covid Money Trail investigation [Washington Post]
• The impact of heating, ventilation, and air conditioning design features on the transmission of viruses, including the 2019 novel coronavirus: A systematic review of ventilation and coronavirus [PLOS (Public Library of Science)]
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Science and Technology News Roundup
• SpaceX launches 54 upgraded Starlink internet satellites and nails rocket landing at sea in 60th flight of the year [SPACE.COM]
• A different perspective on the Vega C failure [European Spaceflight]
• Google, YouTube content providers must face U.S. children's privacy lawsuit [Reuters]
• MSG defends using facial recognition to kick lawyer out of Rockettes show [ARS TECHNICA]
• Elon Musk Says @ElGrecoSF Has Tiny Testicles [Gizmodo]
• Facebook addiction increases depression severity among people who are already depressed [PsyPost]
• Ford used a quantum computer to find better EV battery materials [Popular Science]
Semi-permanent links
• Fall of Civilizations #16. Bagan - City of Temples [Fall of Civilizations Podcast]
• 25 tips to help you prepare for the 2024 total solar eclipse [Astronomy Magazine]
• Neal Stephenson’s Lamina1 drops white paper on building the open metaverse [Venture Beat] [PDF of White paper]
• Yes, the Great Books Make Us Better People [New York Times]
Podcasts and Long Form Videos (History, Culture, Science, Space, Technology and Current Events)
Anything covering educational, entertainment, history, current events, and technology topics
Christopher Judge WINS Best Performance as Kratos at the Game Awards 2022 - FULL SPEECH | VGS - Video Game Sophistry
TechTV Reminisce Episode – DTNS 4424 | Daily Tech News Show
How The Biggest Banks Get Away With Fraud (Sept 2021) | ColdFusion
Two Exciting Earth Mass Exoplanets In The Habitable Zone of a Nearby Star Anton Petrov
Stuff Made Here on the Future of Digital Fabrication: Interview With Shane Wighton | FormLabs
Milky Way From Space, Terraforming the Moon, Visiting Mars Rovers - Q&A 205 | Universe Today
TWiM 278: Bacteria sing the blues | Microbe TV
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Russo-Ukrainian War Videos (mostly long form)
--> An American Fighting Russia; Nucking_Futs_Yuri | FUNKER530 - Veteran Community and Combat Footage
What military impact can Russian strikes on Ukraine's power network have? | Binkov's Battlegrounds
Ukraine Reports 30+ Russian Missiles Fired At Civilian Targets In Kherson | NBC News
Ukraine war: what to expect in 2023 - Conflict Zone Special | DW News
Ukraine civilians flee Kherson as Russian attacks intensify | BBC News
The rise of Vladimir Putin | DW Documentary
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On This Day
December 29th is the 363rd day of the year (364th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar; two days remain until the end of the year.
Historical Events
Historical Events
(Please note that the Wikipedia articles often contain a bibliography and links to where you can learn more about a historical event)
875 – Charles the Bald, King of the Franks, is crowned as Holy Roman Emperor Charles II.
1170 – Thomas Becket, Archbishop of Canterbury, is assassinated inside Canterbury Cathedral by followers of King Henry II; he subsequently becomes a saint and martyr in the Anglican Communion and the Catholic Church.
• [Wikipedia Bio: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Becket]
• [The HORRIFIC Murder Of Thomas Becket - Archbishop Of Canterbury]
• [Why Henry II Murdered Archbishop Thomas Becket | Britain's Bloodiest Dynasty | Timeline]
1503 – The Battle of Garigliano (1503) was fought between a Spanish army under Gonzalo Fernández de Córdoba and a French army commanded by Ludovico II, Marquess of Saluzzo.
• [Wikipedia: Battle of Garigliano (1503)]
• [(VIDEO) Battles of Cerignola and Garigliano 1503 - Italian Wars DOCUMENTARY]
• [HistoryOfWar.org]
1508 – Portuguese forces under the command of Francisco de Almeida attack Khambhat at the Battle of Dabul.
1607 – Indian princess Pocahantas saves captain John Smith from murder.
• [Who Was The Real Pocahontas? | Pocahontas And John Smith | Timeline]
• [NCpedia]
• [Eyewitness to History]
1778 – American Revolutionary War: Three thousand British soldiers under the command of Lieutenant Colonel Archibald Campbell capture Savannah, Georgia.
1812 – USS Constitution, under the command of Captain William Bainbridge, captures HMS Java off the coast of Brazil after a three-hour battle.
• [Naval History and Heritage Command]
• [Wikipedia article]
• [History Central]
1835 – The Treaty of New Echota is signed, ceding all the lands of the Cherokee east of the Mississippi River to the United States.
• [Wikipedia]
• [(VIDEO) Original Treaty of New Echota unveiled]
• [Images of Treaty]
• [PDF Copy at National Museum of the American Indian]
1845 – The United States annexes the Republic of Texas.
• [Wikipedia: Texas annexation]
• [VIDEO: The Annexation of Texas]
• [The Annexation of Texas, the Mexican-American War, and the Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo, 1845–1848]
1860 – The launch of HMS Warrior, with her combination of screw propeller, iron hull and iron armour, renders all previous warships obsolete.
1874 – The military coup of Gen. Martinez Campos in Sagunto ends the failed First Spanish Republic and the monarchy is restored as Prince Alfonso is proclaimed King of Spain.
1876 – The Ashtabula River railroad disaster occurs, leaving 64 injured and 92 dead at Ashtabula, Ohio.
1890 – Wounded Knee Massacre on Pine Ridge Indian Reservation, 300 Lakota are killed by the United States 7th Cavalry Regiment.
• [Wikipedia]
• [HistoryPod Video]
• [VIDEO: The Ghost Dance Movement | Native American Culture | Wounded Knee Massacre]
1911 – Mongolia gains independence from the Qing dynasty, enthroning 8th Jebtsundamba Khutughtu as Khagan of Mongolia.
1911 – Sun Yat-sen becomes the provisional President of the Republic of China; he formally takes office on January 1, 1912.
1913 – Cecil B. DeMille starts filming Hollywood's first feature film, The Squaw Man.
• [Wikipedia]
• [Full Mpvie on Youtube]
• [Wikipedia Bio: Cecil B. DeMille]
1916 – A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man, the first novel by James Joyce, is first published as a book by American publishing house B. W. Huebschis after its serialization in The Egoist (1914–15).
1930 – Sir Muhammad Iqbal's presidential address in Allahabad introduces the two-nation theory and outlines a vision for the creation of Pakistan.
1934 – Japan renounces the Washington Naval Treaty of 1922 and the London Naval Treaty of 1930.
1937 – The Irish Free State is replaced by a new state called Ireland with the adoption of a new constitution.
1940 – World War II: In the Second Great Fire of London, the Luftwaffe fire-bombs London, England, killing almost 200 civilians.
1949 – KC2XAK of Bridgeport, Connecticut becomes the first Ultra high frequency (UHF) television station to operate a daily schedule.
1972 – Eastern Air Lines Flight 401 (a Lockheed L-1011 TriStar) crashes in the Florida Everglades on approach to Miami International Airport, Florida, killing 101 of the 176 people on board.
1975 – A bomb explodes at LaGuardia Airport in New York City, killing 11 people and injuring 74.
1989 – Czech writer, philosopher and dissident Václav Havel is elected the first post-communist President of Czechoslovakia.
• [Wikipedia Bio: Václav Havel]
• [Obituary in the New York Times]
• [Václav Havel's Legacy Today (Part 1)]
• [Václav Havel's Legacy Today (Part 2)]
1989 – The Nikkei 225 for the Tokyo Stock Exchange hits its all-time intra-day high of 38,957.44 and closing high at 38,915.87, serving as the apex of the Japanese asset price bubble.
1992 – Fernando Collor de Mello, president of Brazil, tries to resign amidst corruption charges, but is then impeached.
1994 – Turkish Airlines Flight 278 (a Boeing 737-400) crashes on approach to Van Ferit Melen Airport in Van, Turkey, killing 57 of the 76 people on board.
1996 – Guatemala and leaders of Guatemalan National Revolutionary Unity sign a peace accord ending a 36-year civil war.
1997 – Hong Kong begins to kill all the city's 1.25 million chickens to stop the spread of a potentially deadly influenza strain.
1998 – Leaders of the Khmer Rouge apologize for the 1970s genocide in Cambodia that claimed over one million lives.
2003 – The last known speaker of Akkala Sami dies, rendering the language extinct.
2006 – The UK settles its Anglo-American loan, post-WWII loan debt.
2012 – A Tupolev Tu-204 airliner crashes in a ditch between the airport fence and the M3 highway after overshooting a runway at Vnukovo International Airport in Moscow, Russia, killing five people and leaving three others critically injured.
2013 – A suicide bomb attack at the Volgograd-1 railway station in the southern Russian city of Volgograd kills at least 18 people and wounds 40 others.
2013 – Seven-time Formula One champion Michael Schumacher suffers a massive head injury while skiing in the French Alps.
2020 – A large explosion at the airport in the southern Yemeni city of Aden kills at least 22 people and wounds 50.
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Published at 3:00am on Thursday, December 28, 2022
Author: Bobby Coggins
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