Here is the weekend news and weather briefing for Macon County.
GENERAL OUTLOOK
High pressure will remain in place for the coming week, with dry conditions prevailing. Temperatures will be mild and near normal through Tuesday, then trend several degrees above normal by week`s end.
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Local Weather
General Forecast Through Wednesday Night
Franklin Area
Today
Mostly sunny, with highs in the lower 70s. Calm winds in the morning increasing to come out of the south around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Tonight
Mostly clear, with lows around 40. Winds out of the southeast around 5 mph becoming calm before midnight.
Tuesday
Sunny, with highs in the low-to-mid 70s. Calm winds in the morning increasing to come out of the south around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with lows in the lower 40s. Winds oiut of the south around 5 mph becoming calm before midnight.
Wednesday
Sunny, with highs in the mid 70s.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with lows around 50.
`Highlands Plateau
Today
Mostly sunny, 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 around 40. Winds out of the southeast 3 to 5 mph.
Tuesday
Sunny, with highs in the lower 60s. Winds out of the southeast 5 to 10 mph.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with lows around 40. Winds out of the northeast 5 to 10 mph.
Wednesday
Sunny, with highs in the low-to-mid 60s.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with lows in the mid-to-upper 40s.
Otto and South Central Macon County
Today
Mostly sunny, with highs near 70. 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 lower 40s. Winds oiut of the south around 5 mph becoming calm before midnight.
Tuesday
Sunny, with highs near 71. Calm winds early in the morning increasing to come out of the south 5 to 10 mph by midmorning.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with lows in the lower 40s. Winds out of the southeast 3 to 6 mph.
Wednesday
Sunny, with highs in the low-to-mid 70s.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with lows around 50.
Nantahala Area
Today
Mostly sunny, with highs near 70. 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 lower 40s. Winds oiut of the south around 5 mph becoming calm before midnight.
Tuesday
Sunny, with highs near 71. Calm winds early in the morning increasing to come out of the south 5 to 10 mph by midmorning.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with lows in the lower 40s. Winds out of the southeast 3 to 6 mph.
Wednesday
Sunny, with highs in the low-to-mid 70s.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with lows around 50.
Hazardous Weather Outlook
A Frost Advisory has been issued for Macon County for this morning. Other than that no hazardous weather is anticipated today or tonight. A copy of the frost advisory is included below.
...FROST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EDT THIS MORNING...
* WHAT...Temperatures as low as 34 will result in frost formation.
* WHERE...Portions of western North Carolina.
* WHEN...Until 10 AM EDT this morning.
* IMPACTS...Frost can kill sensitive outdoor vegetation if left uncovered.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold.
------------STATE AND LOCAL-------------
• Changes at UNC, ECU could cost NC pension plan $1 billion or more, state treasurer says [WRAL-TV (Raleigh, NC)]
• Woolly Worm Festival's furry forecasters race to predict what winter 2023 has in store [WLOS-TV (Asheville, NC)]
• Separation of church and state? Religious groups get $26 million in NC taxpayer money [Raleigh News and Observer]
• UNC System is getting $3.7 billion from the state budget. Here’s where the money is going. [BPR]
----NATIONAL---------
Byron Donalds lays out his pitch to become next speaker | Fox News
Congressman Ken Buck on "The Takeout" | October 22, 2023 | CBS News
• From Recession Fears to Too Good? What This Week’s GDP Data Will Tell Us [Wall Street Journal (audiopodcast with transcript)]
• Say goodbye to retirement? A ‘soft saving’ trend is emerging among young people [CNBC]
• Who profits most from America’s baffling health-care system? [The Economist]
• Supreme Court allows White House to fight social media misinformation [Scripps News]
• Rite Aid is closing more than 150 stores. Here's where they are. [CBS News]
• Venezuelans become the largest nationality for illegal U.S. border crossings [NPR]
• Conservatives are increasingly knives out for the nation’s top cyber agency [Politico]
International News Headlines
Why Spain is turning into a desert | Caspain Report
South Africa's Slow, Inevitable March Towards Collapse | Wendover Productions
• Iran sentences 2 journalists for allegedly collaborating with US. Both covered Mahsa Amini’s death [AP News]
• Argentina presidential election: Javier Milei and Sergio Massa head for run-off vote [BBC News]
• Philippines calls on China to stop ‘provocative actions’ at sea [Al Jazeera]
• Germany: Thousands march in support of Gazans [DW News]
• Some Toyota plants in Japan resume output after parts supply crunch [Kyodo News]
• Pakistan ex-PM Imran Khan indicted for allegedly leaking national secrets [Hindustan Times]
Meet the Press full broadcast — Oct. 22 | NBC News
Face The Nation: Sen. Mitch McConnell, U.N. official Philippe Lazzarini
Global National: Oct. 22, 2023 | New fears Israel-Hamas conflict could swell into wider war
Nightly News Full Broadcast - Oct. 22 | NBC News
PBS NewsHour full episode, (October 22, 2023)
-------------COVID----------
TWiV 1055: Vermont viridae | Micobe TV
• Scientists Offer a New Explanation for Long Covid [New York Times]
• Virological characteristics of the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron EG.5.1 variant [BioRxiv (PDF)]
• Billions boost next-generation COVID-19 vaccine and treatments [Science Magazine (American Association for the Advancement of Science)]
Science and Technology
A Deep Dive Into Nanoimprint Lithography | Asianometry
We’ve released 803 squirrels at an airport - here’s why | Mossy Earth
• Supreme Court allows White House to fight social media misinformation [Scripps News]
• Why I won’t pay to avoid ads on YouTube [PC World]
• Windows Phone gets revenge on YouTube from the grave by helping users bypass its ad-blocker-blocker [Windows Central]
• Laser Beams Deflected Off of Nothing but Air for First Time Ever in Breakthrough Patent Pending Process[The Debrief]
• Space is starting to look like the better mining operation [ARS TECHNICA]
• Around 76 locations were raided in India as part of a crackdown on phony tech support scam calls [Insider]
Web Summit
• Marc Andreessen publishes ‘Techno-Optimist Manifesto’, names enemies including ‘ESG’, ‘Trust and Safety’ [Venture Beat]
• The Techno-Optimist Manifesto [Andreessen-Horowitz]
• Google and Meta pull out of Web Summit over Cosgrave’s Israel-Hamas comments [The Irish Times]
----------SCIENCE, TECHOLOGY, CULTURE AND CURRENT EVENTS VIDEOS------------
The Level1 Show October 20 2023: Gluttonous Grazer Grabs the Gold | Level1 Techs
Robots Teaching Robots – It’s a Thing – DTNS 4629 | Daily Tech News Show
Linux Unplugged LUP 533: Money Can't Buy This | Jupiter Broadcasting
Why The U.S. Is Getting Serious About UFOs | CNBC
Kashmir Hill Talks Clearview AI | TWiT TV
NEW HORIZONS with Alan Stern - NSF Live | NASASpaceFlight
Special Section: The Hamas-Israel War of 2023
Will Hezbollah launch an all-out war on Israel? | Inside Story | AL Jazeera
Kibbutz Survivor Recounts Hiding With Daughters as Husband Fought Hamas | WSJ
• Evidence on Display at Israel’s Forensic Pathology Center Confirms Hamas’ Atrocities [The Media Line (archive used to avoid excessive popups)]
• The ‘new elites’ of X: Identifying the most influential accounts engaged in Hamas/Israel discourse [Center for an Informed Public (University of Washington)]
• Liveblog: October 22, 2023 Israel-Hamas war news [CNN]
Video Analysis Shows Gaza Hospital Hit By Rocket Meant for Israel | WSJ
• Israel strikes 230 targets in Gaza, kills terrorists in Lebanon [Jerusalem Post]
• U.S. Advises Israel to Delay Gaza Invasion, Officials Say [New York Times]
• 🔴 Liveblog: Israel strikes Gaza, Lebanon overnight as Netanyahu convenes generals [France 24]
ukraine
• Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 607 [Al Jazeera]
• Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, October 22, 2023 [Institute for the Understanding of War]
Russia's disaster near Donetsk | Military Mind | TVP World
22 Oct: BRACE FOR IT! Ukrainians CONDUCT A MASSIVE COUNTERATTACK | War in Ukraine Explained | Reporting from Ukraine
• Ukraine’s Counteroffensive Is More Successful Than You Think [Foreign Policy]
• Russian missile strike on mail depot in Ukraine kills six, officials say [Al Jazeera]
• Poll: Support for Ukraine worldwide at “impressive” 70% [Euromaidan Press]
• Ukraine fears drone shortages due to China restrictions [BBC News]
• Ukraine: Zelenskyy says Avdiivka positions 'protected' [DW News]
• Several killed in overnight Russian strikes on Kharkiv region mail depot [DW News]
War of Attrition Again - Russian Invasion of Ukraine Continues | Kings and Generals
The same war but different battles | World Today | TVP World
🔴 () ATACMS Attacks, Gaza Hospitals, US Warships Shooting | Combat Footage Show | Funker 530
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