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GENERAL OUTLOOK
A front will stall across the lower Piedmont tonight and remain nearly stationary through Monday. This will provide chances for showers and thunderstorms periodically until high pressure pushes the front south of the area Tuesday. Mild high pressure will settle over the region midweek, then shift to our east by the end of week.
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Local Weather
General Forecast Through Tuesday Night
Franklin Area
Today
A 20 percent chance of rain after noon. Partly sunny, with highs in the low-to-mid 70s. Calm winds in the morning increasing to come out of the southwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Tonight
Showers likely, mainly after 11pm. Patchy fog after 4am. Otherwise, increasing clouds, with lows around 50. Winds out of the southeast 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Monday
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with highs in the lower 70s. Calm winds in the morning increasing to come out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph. Chance of rain is 40%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Monday Night
A 20 percent chance of showers after 3am. Partly cloudy, with lows in the mid 40s. Winds out of the northwest around 5 mph becoming calm before midnight.
Tuesday
A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly between 9am and 5pm. Partly sunny, with highs in the mid 60s.
Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy, with lows in the mid 30s.
Highlands Plateau
Today
A slight chance of rain before noon, then a chance of showers, mainly between noon and 5pm. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with highs in the mid 60s. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph shifting to come out of the south in the afternoon. Chance of rain is 30%.
New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Tonight
Showers likely, with thunderstorms also possible after 4am. Patchy fog after 4am. Otherwise, increasing clouds, with lows around 50. Winds out of the south 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.
Monday
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with highs in the mid 60s. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of rain is 50%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Monday Night
A slight chance of showers before 7pm, then a slight chance of showers after midnight. Partly cloudy, with lows in the mid 40s. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of rain is 20%.
Tuesday
A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly after 9am. Partly sunny, with highs in the mid 50s.
Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy, with lows in the mid 30s.
Otto and South Central Macon County
Today
A slight chance of rain between noon and 2pm, then a slight chance of showers after 2pm. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with highs in the lower 70s. Light and variable winds in the morning increasing to come out of the south 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon. Chance of rain is 20%.
Tonight
Showers likely, with thunderstorms also possible after 5am. Patchy fog after 4am. Otherwise, increasing clouds, with lows in the low-to-mid 50s. Winds out of the south 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.
Monday
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with highs in the lower 70s. Calm winds in the morning increasing to come out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph. Chance of rain is 40%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Monday Night
A 20 percent chance of showers after 2am. Partly cloudy, with lows in the mid-to-upper 40s. Winds out of the northwest around 5 mph becoming calm before midnight.
Tuesday
A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly after 9am. Partly sunny, with highs in the low-to-mid 60s.
Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy, with lows in the mid 30s.
Nantahala Area
Today
A 20 percent chance of rain after noon. Mostly sunny, with highs near 70. Calm winds in the morning increasing to come out of the southwest 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon.
Tonight
A chance of rain before midnight. Patchy fog after 5am. Otherwise, increasing clouds, with lows around 50. Winds out of the southwest around 5 mph shifting to come out of the southeast after midnight. Chance of rain is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Monday
A 40 percent chance of showers, mainly before noon. Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with highs in the mid 60s. Calm winds in the morning increasing to come out of the west 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Monday Night
A 20 percent chance of showers after 3am. Partly cloudy, with lows in the mid-to-upper 40s. Winds out of the northwest around 5 mph becoming calm before midnight.
Tuesday
A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly after 9am. Partly sunny, with highs near 60.
Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy, with lows in the mid 30s.
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Hazards and Tropical Weather
Hazardous weather is not expected today or tonight.
Latest US Drought Monitor Map for North Carolina.
Space Weather A Dark Coronal Hole & Stealthy Solar Storm Combo-Pack: Space Weather News 23 March 2023
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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 45 (GOOD) for most of the county, and the ridges and other higher elevations PM2.5 AQI is 45 (GOOD)
Fire and Smoke Map
Local Air Monitor
Pollen levels are expected to be in the high range (11.2 out of 12) today with Jumiper, Oak, and Maple being the main culprits. Tomorrow is expected to be in the medium-high range (8.6 out of 12).
Record Weather Events for March 26th
Record weather events for this date in Macon County
(1872-2016)
Highest Temperature 85°F at the Coweeta Experimental Station in 2007
Lowest Temperature 9°F in Highlands in 1894
Greatest One-Day Rain 6.61 inches in Highlands in 2021
Greatest One-Day Snowfall 6.5 inches in Franklin in 1971
Weather Extremes for Macon County for the month of March Data available from 1872
Highest Temperature 87°F at the Coweeta Experimental Station on 03-29-2020
Lowest Temperature -7°F in Highlands on 03-07-1899
Greatest Rainfall 6.61 inches in Highlands on 03-26-2021
Greatest Snowfall 25.5 inches at the Coweeta Experimental Station on 03-13-1993
Record Weather Events for March 26th in North Carolina
Highest Temperature 90°F in Marshall, Madison County in 1929
Lowest Temperature 0°F in Mount Mitchell, Yancey County in 2014
Greatest Rainfall 6.88 inches in Lake Toxaway, Transylvania County in 2021
Greatest Snowfall 9.0 inches in Lake Toxaway, Transylvania County in 1971
Weather Extremes for North Carolina for the month of March Data available from 1872
Highest Temperature 98°F in Belhaven, Beaufort County on 03-27-1921
Lowest Temperature -11°F in Mount Mitchell, Yancey County on 03-03-1980
Greatest Rainfall 10.10 inches in Lake Toxaway, Transylvania County on 03-04-1979
Greatest Snowfall 36.00 in Mount Mitchell, Yancey County on 03-13-1993
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Macon Calendar
(send your event to calendar@maconmedia.com)
Friends of the Macon County Public Library Sets Used Bookstore Half-price Sale March 31 and April 1
WHAT: Friends of the Macon County Public Library (FOL) Used Bookstore Half-Price Sale
WHEN: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday and Saturday, March 31 and April 1, 2023
WHERE: Friends of the Macon County Public Library Used Bookstore, 115 Highlands Rd., Franklin
WHY: Raise money to support programs and events at the library
No events have been submitted for Macon Calendar.
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Local and State News
• North Carolina treasurer running for governor in 2024 [WRAL-TV (Raleigh, NC)]
• ‘First of its kind’: NC sues real estate firm over accusations of ‘predatory’ lending [Raleigh News and Observer]
• Helpline being established to help those impacted by Pactiv Evergreen mill closure [WLOS-TV (Asheville, NC)]
• FRL director offers insight regarding recent meeting [Macon County News and Shopping Guide]
• NC approves Medicaid expansion, reversing long opposition [BPR]
• Angel Medical Center President's Column for March 2023 [Macon Media (Franklin, NC)]
Proposed State Budget for 2023-2025 [Download PDF]
• Macon County Board of Commissioners March 2023 Regular Meeting [Macon Media]
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National and World News Roundup
• Mississippi Tornado Kills 25 and Injures Dozens [Wall Street Journal]
Drone footage shows 'utter devastation' after tornado slams Mississippi | CNN
• Why there may be no return to ‘normal’ for the U.S. used vehicle market [CNBC]
• Michigan overturns anti-union ‘right to work’ law [Courthouse News Service]
• Shawn Fain wins UAW presidency, completing stunning upset of leadership [Detroit Metro Times]
• Cuban migrants use hang glider to escape to Florida Keys airport, deputies say [Florida Keys News]
• France burns as anger erupts over Macron pension reforms [Courthouse News Service]
• Putin: Russia to station nuclear weapons in Belarus [BBC News]
• Awaiting possible indictment, Trump rallies in Waco and vows to ‘destroy the deep state’ [CNBC]
Trump holds first 2024 presidential campaign rally in Texas | NBC
Former President Trump holds first campaign event for 2024 presidential election in Waco, Texas | KRIV-TV (Houston, TX)
F-35C to Replace Top Gun Plane; Boeing to Close Production of F/A-18 Super Hornet | US Defense News
Washington Today (3-24-23): President Biden in Canada, announces deal on asylum-seeking migrants | C-SPAN RADIO
Global National: March 25, 2023 | Canada-US border rule change takes effect
Nightly News Full Broadcast (March 25th)
PBS NewsHour full episode, (March 25, 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 6:06pm CET, 21 March 2023, there have been 102,544,598 confirmed cases of COVID-19 with 1,114,970 deaths, reported to WHO. As of 10 February 2023, a total of 662,514,513 vaccine doses have been administered.
Globally, as of 6:06pm CET, 21 March 2023, there have been 761,071,826 confirmed cases of COVID-19, including 6,879,677 deaths, reported to WHO. As of 19 March 2023, a total of 13,244,177,602 vaccine doses have been administered.
• Unlock the Full Potential of Vaccines: The Surprising Power of Sleep [ SciTech Daily ]
• Federal Workers Win Order Blocking Biden’s Covid Vaccine Mandate [ Bloomberg ]
• Coronavirus: China reports first case of coinfection by two Omicron subvariants [ South China Morning Post ]
• Official Covid infection stats axed as cases reach highest level this year [ UK Independent (via AOL)]
• Why America was uniquely vulnerable to COVID [ AXIOS ]
Dr Tony Fauci | American Masters (Season 37, Episode 02)
• TWiV 995: Viral origin stories [Microbe TV]
• TWiV 994: Clinical update with Dr. Daniel Griffin [Microbe TV]
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Science and Technology News Roundup
• Scientists grew living human skin around a robotic finger [Science News]
• Internet Archive is Liable for Copyright Infringement, Court Rules [Torrent Freak]
• Eating more magnesium each day keeps dementia at bay [Australian National University]
• A Historical Comparison of U.S. Army & U.S. Civilian Suicide Rates, 1900-2020 [SOURCE]
• TikTok is part of China’s cognitive warfare campaign [The Guardian]
• Terminator creator James Cameron says AI has taken over and it's already too late [Unilad]
• ChatGPT is about to revolutionize the economy. We need to decide what that looks like. [MIT Technology Review]
• Z-Library returns, aims to avoid seizures by giving each user a secret URL [ARS TECHNICA]
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
Hardcore History: AddendumEP24 Manifesting the Muse with Rick | Dan Carlin
• 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
Sam Altman: OpenAI CEO on GPT-4, ChatGPT, and the Future of AI | Lex Fridman Podcast #367
The Level1 Show March 24 2023: ChatGPT Is My Copilot | Level1 Techs
Tinkers Gonna Tinker - DTNS 4484 | Daily Tech News
West New Guinea Dispute: Indonesia vs Netherlands | The Cold War
SpaceX Starship Build Frenzy, Terran 1 Finally Flies, Vulcan Centaur Test Success and more! | Marcus House
Collective Stupidity -- How Can We Avoid It? | Sabine Hossenfelder
Why is All Life Based on Carbon and Not Silicon? Three Startling Reasons! | Arvin Ash
1945 - 1953: From World War to Cold War | Part 1
1945 - 1953: From World War to Cold War | Part 2
John Adams - 2nd President of the United States Documentary | The People Profiles
OneWeb 18 launch (OneWeb India-2 mission) |SciNews
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Special Section: The Russo-Ukrainian War
(sharing of a particular source is not an endorsement)
• Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, March 25 [Institute for the Study of War] [PDF for March 25th]
• Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 395 [Al Jazeera]
• Russo-Ukrainian War. Day 395: Russian attack on Bakhmut stalled [Euromaiden Press]
• Putin: Russia to station nuclear weapons in Belarus [BBC News]
• Russia’s nuclear arsenal: How big is it and who controls it? [Al Jazeera]
• The Russians hiding in the woods to escape conscription (video) [DW News]
• Ukraine: IAEA head to visit Europe's largest nuclear power facility [TVP World]
• Russia pardons over 5,000 convicts after fighting in Ukraine with Wagner Group [France 24]
• No Ukraine offensive without more weapons – Zelensky [BBC News]
Putin announces deployment of nuclear weapons in Belarus - World Today | TVP World
How do Russians avoid the war and how is life in hiding or abroad? | DW News
Russia-Ukraine War: Locals pay tribute to war heroes | WION Pulse
How a Russian child's drawing sparked a police investigation | BBC News
🔴 (NSFW) - The NLAWs Visit, Ukrainian TCCC, Police Stations Shoot Back | Funker530 LIVE Recap
News from Russian or pro-Russian outlets or Video About the Russian Perspective
Massive Russian offensives are underway to terminate Ukraine | Straight Calls with Douglas Macgregor
• Putin names country behind Nord Stream blasts [Russia Today]
• USA suggests setting up NATO 2 as agile body to deploy troops to Ukraine [Pravda]
• Russian forces destroy 5 Ukrainian sabotage groups in Kupyansk area — Defense Ministry [TASS Russian News Agency]
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On This Day
March 26th is the 85th day of the year (86th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar; 280 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)
590 – Emperor Maurice proclaims his son Theodosius as co-emperor of the Byzantine Empire.
1021 – On the feast of Eid al-Adha, the death of the Fatimid caliph al-Hakim bi-Amr Allah, kept secret for six weeks, is announced, along with the succession of his son, al-Zahir li-i'zaz Din Allah. On the same day, al-Hakim's designated heir, Abd al-Rahim ibn Ilyas, is arrested in Damascus and brought to Egypt.
1027 – Pope John XIX crowns Conrad II as Holy Roman Emperor.
1169 – Saladin becomes the emir of Egypt.
1344 – The Siege of Algeciras, one of the first European military engagements where gunpowder was used, comes to an end.
1351 – Combat of the Thirty: Thirty Breton knights call out and defeat thirty English knights.
1484 – William Caxton prints his translation of Aesop's Fables.
1552 – Guru Amar Das becomes the Third Sikh guru.
1636 – Utrecht University is founded in the Netherlands.
1640 – The Royal Academy of Turku, the first university of Finland, is founded in the city of Turku by Queen Christina of Sweden at the proposal of Count Per Brahe.
1651 РSilver-loaded Spanish ship San Jos̩ is pushed south by strong winds, subsequently it wrecks in the coast of southern Chile and its surviving crew is killed by indigenous Cuncos.
1697 – Safavid government troops take control of Basra.
1700 – William Dampier is the first European to circumnavigate New Britain, discovering it is an island (which he names Nova Britannia) rather than part of New Guinea.
1812 – An earthquake devastates Caracas, Venezuela.
1812 – A political cartoon in the Boston Gazette coins the term "gerrymander" to describe oddly shaped electoral districts designed to help incumbents win reelection.
1830 – The Book of Mormon is published in Palmyra, New York.
1839 – The first Henley Royal Regatta is held.
1871 – The elections of Commune council of the Paris Commune are held.
1885 РThe M̩tis people of the District of Saskatchewan under Louis Riel begin the North-West Rebellion against Canada.
1896 – An explosion at the Brunner Mine near Greymouth, New Zealand kills 65 coal miners in the country's worst industrial accident.
1913 – First Balkan War: Bulgarian forces capture Adrianople.
1915 – The Vancouver Millionaires win the 1915 Stanley Cup Finals, the first championship played between the Pacific Coast Hockey Association and the National Hockey Association.
1917 – World War I: First Battle of Gaza: British troops are halted after 17,000 Turks block their advance.
1922 – The German Social Democratic Party is founded in Poland.
1931 – Swissair is founded as the national airline of Switzerland.
1931 – Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union is founded in Vietnam.
1934 – The United Kingdom driving test is introduced.
1939 – Spanish Civil War: Nationalists begin their final offensive of the war.
1942 – World War II: The first female prisoners arrive at Auschwitz concentration camp in German-occupied Poland.
1945 – World War II: The Battle of Iwo Jima ends as the island is officially secured by American forces.
1954 – Nuclear weapons testing: The Romeo shot of Operation Castle is detonated at Bikini Atoll. Yield: 11 megatons.
1958 – The United States Army launches Explorer 3.
1958 – The African Regroupment Party is launched at a meeting in Paris.
1967 – Ten thousand people gather for one of many Central Park be-ins in New York City.
1970 – South Vietnamese President Nguyá»…n Văn Thiệu implements a land reform program to solve the problem of land tenancy.
1971 – East Pakistan declares its independence from Pakistan to form Bangladesh and the Bangladesh Liberation War begins.
1975 – The Biological Weapons Convention comes into force.
1979 – Anwar al-Sadat, Menachem Begin and Jimmy Carter sign the Egypt–Israel peace treaty in Washington, D.C.
1981 – Social Democratic Party (UK) is founded as a party.
1982 – A groundbreaking ceremony for the Vietnam Veterans Memorial is held in Washington, D.C.
1991 – Argentina, Brazil, Uruguay and Paraguay sign the Treaty of Asunción, establishing Mercosur, the South Common Market.
1997 – Thirty-nine bodies are found in the Heaven's Gate mass suicides.
1998 – During the Algerian Civil War, the Oued Bouaicha massacre sees fifty-two people, mostly infants, killed with axes and knives.
2005 – Around 200,000 to 300,000 Taiwanese demonstrate in Taipei in opposition to the Anti-Secession Law of China.
2010 – The South Korean Navy corvette Cheonan is torpedoed, killing 46 sailors. After an international investigation, the President of the United Nations Security Council blames North Korea.
2017 – Russia-wide anti-corruption protests in 99 cities. The Levada Center survey showed that 38% of surveyed Russians supported protests and that 67 percent held Putin personally responsible for high-level corruption.
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Published at 5:00am on Sunday, March 26, 2023
Author: Bobby Coggins
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