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GENERAL OUTLOOK
A front will move slowly southward across the region today, with cooler air spilling in from the north. Moisture will return over the front tonight. Moisture will continue to stream over the front with rain becoming widespread Thursday into early Friday morning as a system lifts through the area. Dry and cold air will filter into the area Friday into the weekend with temperatures falling below average. Temperatures rebound late weekend into early next week.
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Local Weather
General Forecast Through Friday Night
Franklin Area
Today
Occasional drizzle with a chance of rain before 9am. Patchy fog before 10am. Otherwise, cloudy, with highs in the low-to-mid 50s. Winds out of the northwest 3 to 5 mph. Chance of rain is 30%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Tonight
Rain likely, mainly after 4am. Patchy fog after 9pm. Otherwise, cloudy, with lows in the low-to-mid 40s. Calm winds. Chance of rain is 60%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Thursday
Showers. Areas of fog before 7am. Highs in the upper 40s. Calm winds in the morning increasing to come out of the northwest around 5 mph in the afternoon. Chance of rain is 100%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Thursday Night
Showers, mainly before 2am. Lows around 30. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain is 90%.
Friday
Mostly sunny, with highs in the mid 40s.
Friday Night
Clear, with lows around 20.
Highlands Plateau
Today
Occasional drizzle with a slight chance of rain before 9am, then a slight chance of rain after 5pm. Patchy fog before 10am. Otherwise, cloudy, with highs near 50. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of rain is 20%.
Tonight
Rain likely, mainly after 3am. Patchy fog after 8pm. Otherwise, cloudy, with lows around 40. Winds out of the south around 5 mph becoming calm after midnight. Chance of rain is 60%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Thursday
Showers. Highs in the lower 40s. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain is 100%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Thursday Night
Showers, mainly before 3am. Lows around freezing. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of rain is 100%.
Friday
Mostly sunny, with highs near 40. Breezy.
Friday Night
Clear, with lows around 18.
Otto and South Central Macon County
Today
A 30 percent chance of rain, mainly before 7am. Patchy fog before 10am. Otherwise, cloudy, with highs in the low-to-mid 50s. Winds out of the north 3 to 5 mph. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Tonight
Rain likely, mainly after 5am. Patchy fog after 10pm. Otherwise, cloudy, with lows in the mid 40s. Calm winds increasing to come out of the southeast around 5 mph after midnight. Chance of rain is 60%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Thursday
Rain. Areas of fog before 8am. Highs near 50. Light and variable winds in the morning increasing to come out of the southwest 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon. Chance of rain is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.
Thursday Night
Rain, mainly before midnight. Lows in the mid 30s. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain is 80%.
Friday
A 20 percent chance of rain before noon. Mostly sunny, with highs in the mid-to-upper 40s.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with lows in the low-to-mid 40s.
Nantahala Area
Today
Occasional drizzle with a chance of rain before 9am. Patchy fog before 11am. Otherwise, cloudy, with highs in the upper 40s. Winds out of the northwest 3 to 6 mph. Chance of rain is 30%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Tonight
Rain likely, mainly after 4am. Patchy fog after 9pm. Otherwise, cloudy, with lows in the lower 40s. Calm winds. Chance of rain is 60%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Thursday
Showers. Areas of fog before 7am. Highs in the mid 40s. Winds out of the west around 5 mph becoming calm. Chance of rain is 100%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.
Thursday Night
Showers, mainly before 1am. Lows around 30. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain is 90%.
Friday
Mostly sunny, with highs in the upper 30s.
Friday Night
Clear, with lows around 20.
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Hazards and Tropical Weather
Hazardous weather is not expected today.
Periods of heavy rainfall may affect the western Carolinas and northeast Georgia Thursday through Thursday night. Isolated flooding could result.
Latest US Drought Monitor Map for North Carolina.
Space Weather Goodbye Big Flares, Hello Green Comet | Space Weather News: 26 January 2023
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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 40 (MODERATE) for most of the county, and the ridges and other higher elevations PM2.5 AQI is 40 (MODERATE)
Fire and Smoke Map
Local Air Monitor
Pollen
Pollen levels are expected to be in the low-medium range (0.5 out of 12) today with Juniper and Elm being the main culprits. Tomorrow is expected to be in the low range (0.5 out of 12).
Record Weather Events for February 1st
Record weather events for this date in Macon County
(1872-2016)
Highest Temperature 75°F in Franklin in 1975
Lowest Temperature -5°F in Highlands in 1900
Greatest One-Day Rainfall 4.50 inches in Highlands 1915
Greatest One-Day Snowfall 3.0 inches in Highlands in 1876
Weather Extremes for Macon County for the month of February Data available from 1872
Highest Temperature 79°F at the Coweeta Experimental Station on 01-28-1996
Lowest Temperature -19°F in Highlands on 02-13-1899
Greatest Rainfall 6.37 inches at the Coweeta Experimental Station on 02-13-1966
Greatest Snowfall 15.0 inches in Highlands on 02-14-1912
Record Weather Events for February 1st in North Carolina
Highest Temperature 83°F in Laurinburg, Scotland County in 2002
Lowest Temperature -14°F in Mount Mitchell, Yancey County in 1980
Greatest Rainfall 4.50 inches in Highlands, Macon County in 1915
Greatest Snowfall 18.0 inches in Henderson, Vance County in 1948
Weather Extremes for North Carolina for the month of February Data available from 1872
Highest Temperature 88°F in New Bern, Craven County on 02-28-1962
Lowest Temperature -20°F in Brevard, Transylvania County on 02-17-1958
Greatest Rainfall 8.83 inches in Lake Toxaway, Transylvania County on 02-13-1966
Greatest Snowfall 24.00 in Mount Mitchell, Yancey County on 02-12-1985
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Macon Calendar
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Local and State News
• NC’s Parents’ Bill of Rights is back in the legislature. What’s in it, and what’s changed. [Raleigh News and Observer]
• Duke Energy proposes two new programs to help customers use renewable energy [BPR]
• Bill would make businesses pay if they keep you waiting [WRAL-TV (Raleigh, NC)]
• Webster Park project approved [Smoky Mountain News]
• WNC Communities seeks 2023 WNC Agricultural Hall of Fame nominations [MountainX]
• The Punisher and the Punished: A conversation with retired Force Recon Marine Corporal Adam Ranke [Mountain Philosopher]
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National and World News Roundup
NYC Mayor says police departments should focus on "basic aptitude" of officers, not just training | CBS News
• Stocks Head for Monthly Gains As Investors Eye Fed Meeting [WSJ (video and audio)] [WSJ (article archive)]
• The 2022 Long-Term Budget Outlook (July 2022) [Congressional Budget Office ] [PDF Download]
Vice President Harris Awards the Congressional Space Medal of Honor to Two Recipients | The White House
• Hide your books to avoid felony charges, Fla. schools tell teachers [Washington Post]
• White House blasts Exxon over historical $56 bln annual profit [Washington Post]
• Ohio officials condemn Nazi homeschooling group that has thousands of members [WTTG-TV (Washington, DC)]
• 3 Memphis EMTs fired for their response to the fatal police beating of Tyre Nichols [NBC News]
• CHP Baffled As Same Sinkhole Near Tracy Claims Three Vehicles — All Because Drivers Ignore Road Closure Signs [SFiST]
• U.S. Says Russia Has Violated Nuclear-Arms Treaty by Blocking Inspections [Wall Street Journal]
Mayor Eric Adams delivers 2nd State of the City Address | WCBS-TV (New York City, NY)
Global National: Jan. 31, 2023 | New national standards for long-term care homes unveiled
Nightly News Full Broadcast (January 31st)
PBS NewsHour full episode, January 31, 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 4:16pm CET, 31 January 2023, there have been 100,941,827 confirmed cases of COVID-19 with 1,097,246 deaths, reported to WHO. As of 20 January 2023, a total of 660,066,195 vaccine doses have been administered.
Globally, as of 4:16pm CET, 31 January 2023, there have been 753,479,439 confirmed cases of COVID-19, including 6,812,798 deaths, reported to WHO. As of 24 January 2023, a total of 13,156,047,747 vaccine doses have been administered.
• How costs for Covid tests and treatments will change after federal emergency declarations end in May [NBC News]
• The end of the Covid health emergency won’t slow FDA clearance of shots and treatments [CNBC]
• These benefits will disappear when Biden ends the Covid national and public health emergencies in May [CNN]
• Airplane Toilets Could Catch the Next COVID Variant [The Atlantic]
• Anti-intellectualism amid the COVID-19 pandemic: The discursive elements and sources of anti-Fauci tweets [PubMed]
• TWiV 977: Ageing is infectious [Microbe TV]
• TWiV 976: Clinical update with Dr. Daniel Griffin [Microbe TV]
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Science and Technology News Roundup
• NASA is funding ideas for a Titan seaplane and faster deep space travel [Engadget]
• This Billion-Dollar Startup Wants to Bring Back the Dodo [Bloomberg]
• Bay Area's PayPal sacks 2,000 workers, capping off brutal month for tech [SFGATE]
• Surveillance and the Loneliness of the Long-Distance Trucker [New Yorker Magazine]
• ChatGPT’s creator made a free tool for detecting AI-generated text [The Verge]
Evergreen Links
• Red Dead Online player bids farewell to Google Stadia save by releasing horse they named after their departed daughter [Games Radar]
Dan Carlin's Hardcore History 69 - Twilight of the Æsir
• 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]
How Do We Know What We Know? Philosophy of Science | Fraser Cain
Podcasts and Long Form Videos (History, Culture, Science, Space, Technology and Current Events)
Anything covering educational, entertainment, history, current events, and technology topics
David Kipping: Alien Civilizations and Habitable Worlds | Lex Fridman Podcast #355
The Level1 Show February 1 2023: More Layoffs, Now With Extra Sting | Level1Techs
Cloning Dodos is for the Birds - DTNS 4447 | Daily Tech News Show
Full History of the Ancient Celts: Origins to Roman Conquest | Kings and Generals
Ship 24 Prepared for Flight | SpaceX Boca Chica
Starlink Mission 2-6 | xxx
ALL ABOUT ANDROID 615 | FLIPPING ONEPLUS
LIVE! Europa Clipper Clean Room 24/7 | NASA JPL
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Special Section: The Death of Queen Elizabeth II
(sharing of a particular source is not an endorsement)
(Today is the last day this special ection will run. This is a special section to allow readers to discover original documentation and read/view news coverage of The Passing of Queen Elizabeth II)
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Special Section: The Russo-Ukrainian War
(sharing of a particular source is not an endorsement)
• Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, January 31 [Institute for the Study of War] [PDF for January 31st]
• Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 342 [Al Jazeera]
• LIVEBLOG: Day 343 of Russian aggression against Ukraine [TVP World]
• Russo-Ukrainian War. Day 342: Council of Europe prepares the Tribunal for Putin’s leadership [Euromaiden Press]
• US readying new $2bn Ukraine weapons package: Report [Al Jazeera]
• Will the Ukraine war become a wider European conflict? [Al Jazeera]
• Ukraine plans to spend USD 550 mln on military drones in 2023 [TVP World]
• How do Germany and the EU fund military gear to Ukraine? [DW News]
• Fighter jets for Ukraine: Top adviser 'counts on positive results very soon' [France 24]
• Will the Ukraine war become a wider European conflict? [SOURCE]
News from Russian or pro-Russian outlets or Video About the Russian Perspective
• Moscow provides more evidence of US biolabs in Ukraine [Russia Today]
• Sarmat ICBMs and Borei submarines to make Russian Army one of the world's strongest [Pravda]
• Lavrov expresses concern over escalation between Israel and Palestine [TASS]
Can Ukraine take back Crimea? | Caspian Report
Hundreds of Russian soldiers surrender to Ukraine by raising a white flag. | Divine Justice
Ukraine 11th month Update | The Cold War
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On This Day
February 1 is the 32nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 333 days remain until the end of the year (334 in leap years).
Historical Events
(Please note that the Wikipedia articles often contain a bibliography and links to where you can learn more about a historical event)
1327 – The teenaged Edward III is crowned King of England, but the country is ruled by his mother Queen Isabella and her lover Roger Mortimer.
1411 – The First Peace of Thorn is signed in Thorn (Toruń), Monastic State of the Teutonic Knights (Prussia).
1662 – The Chinese general Koxinga seizes the island of Taiwan after a nine-month siege.
1713 – The Kalabalik or Skirmish at Bender results from the Ottoman sultan's order that his unwelcome guest, King Charles XII of Sweden, be seized.
1793 – French Revolutionary Wars: France declares war on the United Kingdom and the Netherlands.
1796 – The capital of Upper Canada is moved from Newark to York.
1814 – Mayon in the Philippines erupts, killing around 1,200 people, the most devastating eruption of the volcano.
1835 – Slavery is abolished in Mauritius.
1861 – American Civil War: Texas secedes from the United States and joins the Confederacy a week later.
1864 – Second Schleswig War: Prussian forces crossed the border into Schleswig, starting the war.
1865 – President Abraham Lincoln signs the Thirteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution.
1884 – The first volume (A to Ant) of the Oxford English Dictionary is published.
1893 – Thomas A. Edison finishes construction of the first motion picture studio, the Black Maria in West Orange, New Jersey.
1895 – Fountains Valley, Pretoria, the oldest nature reserve in Africa, is proclaimed by President Paul Kruger.
1896 – La bohème premieres in Turin at the Teatro Regio (Turin), conducted by the young Arturo Toscanini.
1897 – Shinhan Bank, the oldest bank in South Korea, opens in Seoul.
1900 – Great Britain, defeated by Boers in key battles, has named Lord Roberts commander of British forces in South Africa.
1908 – Lisbon Regicide: King Carlos I of Portugal and Infante Luis Filipe are shot dead in Lisbon.
1924 – Russia–United Kingdom relations are restored, over six years after the Communist revolution.
1942 – World War II: Josef Terboven, Reichskommissar of German-occupied Norway, appoints Vidkun Quisling the Minister President of the National Government.
1942 – World War II: U.S. Navy conducts Marshalls–Gilberts raids, the first offensive action by the United States against Japanese forces in the Pacific Theater.
1942 – Voice of America, the official external radio and television service of the United States government, begins broadcasting with programs aimed at areas controlled by the Axis powers.
1942 – Mao Zedong makes a speech on "Reform in Learning, the Party and Literature", which puts into motion the Yan'an Rectification Movement.
1946 – Trygve Lie of Norway is picked to be the first United Nations Secretary-General.[
1946 – The Parliament of Hungary abolishes the monarchy after nine centuries, and proclaims the Hungarian Republic.
1950 – The first prototype of the MiG-17 makes its maiden flight.
1957 – Northeast Airlines Flight 823 crashes on Rikers Island in New York City, killing 20 people and injuring 78 others.
1960 – Four black students stage the first of the Greensboro sit-ins at a lunch counter in Greensboro, North Carolina.
1964 – The Beatles have their first number one hit in the United States with "I Want to Hold Your Hand".
1968 – Vietnam War: The execution of Viet Cong officer Nguyễn Văn Lém by South Vietnamese National Police Chief Nguyễn Ngọc Loan is recorded on motion picture film, as well as in an iconic still photograph taken by Eddie Adams.
1968 – Canada's three military services, the Royal Canadian Navy, the Canadian Army and the Royal Canadian Air Force, are unified into the Canadian Forces.
1968 – The New York Central Railroad and the Pennsylvania Railroad are merged to form Penn Central Transportation.
1972 – Kuala Lumpur becomes a city by a royal charter granted by the Yang di-Pertuan Agong of Malaysia.
1974 – A fire in the 25-story Joelma Building in São Paulo, Brazil kills 189 and injures 293.
1979 – Iranian Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini returns to Tehran after nearly 15 years of exile.
1991 – A runway collision between USAir Flight 1493 and SkyWest Flight 5569 at Los Angeles International Airport results in the deaths of 34 people, and injuries to 30 others.
1992 – The Chief Judicial Magistrate of Bhopal court declares Warren Anderson, ex-CEO of Union Carbide, a fugitive under Indian law for failing to appear in the Bhopal disaster case.
1996 – The Communications Decency Act is passed by the U.S. Congress.
1998 – Rear Admiral Lillian E. Fishburne becomes the first female African American to be promoted to rear admiral.
2002 – Daniel Pearl, American journalist and South Asia Bureau Chief of The Wall Street Journal, kidnapped on January 23, is beheaded and mutilated by his captors.
2003 – Space Shuttle Columbia disintegrated during the reentry of mission STS-107 into the Earth's atmosphere, killing all seven astronauts aboard.
2004 – Hajj pilgrimage stampede: In a stampede at the Hajj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia, 251 people are trampled to death and 244 injured.
2005 – King Gyanendra of Nepal carries out a coup d'état to capture the democracy, becoming Chairman of the Councils of ministers.
2009 – The first cabinet of Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir was formed in Iceland, making her the country's first female prime minister and the world's first openly gay head of government.
2012 – Seventy-four people are killed and over 500 injured as a result of clashes between fans of Egyptian football teams Al Masry and Al Ahly in the city of Port Said.
2013 – The Shard, the sixth-tallest building in Europe, opens its viewing gallery to the public.
2021 – A coup d'état in Myanmar removes Aung San Suu Kyi from power and restores military rule.
2022 – Five-year-old Moroccan boy Rayan Aourram falls into a 32-meter (105 feet) deep well in Ighran village in Tamorot commune, Chefchaouen Province, Morocco, but dies four days later, before rescue workers reached him.
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Published at 5:00am on Wednesday, February 01, 2023
Author: Bobby Coggins
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