Here is the news and weather briefing for Macon County.
GENERAL OUTLOOK
Dry high pressure will continue over the western Carolinas and northeast Georgia through the weekend and through most of next week. Temperatures will steadily warm through the period, reaching about 15 degrees above normal by the middle of next week. A cold front will approach the region from the northwest on Thursday and may settle into or through the area on Friday, but likely with limited moisture.
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Local Weather
General Forecast Through Sunday Night
Franklin Area
Today
Sunny, with highs near 70. Calm winds in the morning increasing to come out of the northwest around 5 mph.
Tonight
Increasing clouds, with lows in the mid 30s. Light winds out of the north.
Sunday
Mostly cloudy through midmorning, then gradual clearing, with highs near 70. Calm winds in the morning increasing to come out of the northwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Sunday Night
Clear, with lows around 40. Light winds out of the northeast.
Monday
Sunny, with highs near 70.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with lows in the mid 40s.
`Highlands Plateau
Today
Sunny, with highs in the low-to-mid 60s. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph.
Tonight
Mostly clear, with lows in the upper 30s. Winds out of the northwest 3 to 8 mph.
Sunday
Partly sunny, then gradually becoming sunny, with highs in the lower 60s. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph.
Sunday Night
Clear, with lows around 40. Winds out of the northwest around 5 mph becoming calm before midnight.
Monday
Sunny, with highs in the lower 60s.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with lows in the low-to-mid 40s.
Otto and South Central Macon County
Today
Sunny, with highs near 70. Calm winds early in the morning increasing to come out of the north around 5 mph by midmorning.
Tonight
Increasing clouds, with lows in the mid-to-upper 30s. Light winds out of the north.
Sunday
Mostly cloudy through midmorning, then gradual clearing, with highs near 70. Winds out of the northwest around 5 mph.
Sunday Night
Clear, with lows around 40. Light winds out of the north.
Monday
Sunny, with highs near 70.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with lows in the mid 40s.
Nantahala Area
Today
Sunny, with highs in the mid 60s. Calm winds in the morning increasing to come out of the northwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Tonight
Increasing clouds, with lows around 40. Winds out of the west around 5 mph becoming calm before midnight.
Sunday
Partly sunny, then gradually becoming sunny, with highs in the lower 60s. Winds out of the northwest 3 to 6 mph.
Sunday Night
Clear, with lows around 40. Winds out of the northwest around 5 mph becoming calm before midnight.
Monday
Sunny, with highs in the mid 60s.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with lows in the mid 40s.
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Hazards and Tropical Weather
Hazardous weather is not expected today.
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Fall Festival Fundraiser by West Macon Fire and Rescue
West Macon Fire and Rescue is holding a fundraiser today from 2pm to 6pm with games and live music, multiple raffles. A BBQ meal will be available beginning at 4pm. Learn more at their event page on Facebook [LINK]
November 4th—THE JIM AUSTIN CLASSIC COUNTRY BAND—The Band that “packs the house”, this group of guys have it all covered when it comes to Classic Country. We welcome new member, Gary Gibson to the band!
November 11th--BARRY ROMA—Classic love songs by artists such as Frank Sinatra, Roy Orbison, Johnny Mathis & more. You’ll love hearing Barry and his beautiful, baritone voice. You’ll swear you’re back on that date, back decades ago!
Frog Quarters is open 9a to 2p, Wednesdays thru Saturdays—beside the River Bridge. We are the Non-Profit supporting the Greenway with monies from sales from our Coffee & Gift Shop, Memberships and Donations. As always, thank you for your support!
Record Weather Events for November 4th
Record weather events for this date in Macon County
(1872-2021)
Highest Temperature 83°F at the Coweeta Experimental Station in 2003
Lowest Temperature 10°F in Highlands in 2006
Greatest Rainfall 2.39 inches in Highlands in 1923
Greatest Snowfall (no snowfall recorded on this date since records started being kept)
Weather Extremes for Macon County for the month of November Data available from 1872
Highest Temperature 83°F at the Coweeta Experimental Station on 11-04-2003
Lowest Temperature -3°F in Highlands on 11-25-1950
Greatest Rainfall 4.69 inches in Highlands on 11-29-1914
Greatest Snowfall 6.0 inches in Highlands on 11-28-1922
(the excessive rainfall was due to the remnants of Hurricane Hilda)
Record Weather Events for November 4th in North Carolina
Highest Temperature 87°F in Concord, Cabarrus County in 1974
Lowest Temperature 10°F in Highlands, Macon County in 2006
Greatest Rainfall 4.28 inches in Elizabeth City, Pasquotank County in 1948
Greatest Snowfall 10.0 inches in Banner Elk, Avery County in 1930
Weather Extremes for North Carolina for the month of November Data available from 1872
Highest Temperature 89°F in High Point, Guilford County on 11-04-1974
Lowest Temperature -12°F in Grandfather Mountain, Avery County on 11-15-1969
Greatest Rainfall 9.70 inches in Lake Toxaway, Transylvania County on 11-19-2003
Greatest Snowfall 13.00 in Mount Mitchell, Yancey County on 11-01-2014
News Briefing ---STATE AND LOCAL--- • Meeting Agenda: Franklin Town Council November 06, 2023 [Macon Media ]
• We Return to Standard Time at 2am Sunday Morning [Macon Media]
• Collett Ridge wildfire grows to 110 acres; crews begin setting large backfires in containment efforts [WLOS-TV (Asheville, NC)]
• 'Shocked' Blue Ridge Parkway traveler recounts seeing visitors 'inches' from black bear [Asheville Citizen-Times]
• Police Shooting Case Could Test Limits Of Sovereign Immunity [Smoky Mountain News]
• Poll: 2 in 3 North Carolinians want to end time change [WRAL-TV (Raleigh, NC)]
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On This Day
November 4 is the 308th day of the year (309th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar; 57 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)
1429 – Armagnac–Burgundian Civil War: Joan of Arc liberates Saint-Pierre-le-Moûtier.
1493 – Christopher Columbus reaches Leeward Island and Puerto Rico.
1501 – Catherine of Aragon (later Henry VIII's first wife) meets Arthur Tudor, Henry VIII's older brother – they would later marry.
1576 – Eighty Years' War: In Flanders, Spain captures Antwerp (which is nearly destroyed after three days).
1677 – The future Mary II of England marries William, Prince of Orange; they later jointly reign as William and Mary.
1737 – The Teatro di San Carlo, the oldest working opera house in Europe, is inaugurated in Naples, Italy.
1780 – The Rebellion of Túpac Amaru II against Spanish rule in the Viceroyalty of Peru begins.
1783 – Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's Symphony No. 36 is performed for the first time in Linz, Austria.
1791 – Northwest Indian War: The Western Confederacy of American Indians wins a major victory over the United States in the Battle of the Wabash.
1798 – The Russo-Ottoman siege of Corfu begins.
1839 – Newport Rising: The last large-scale armed rebellion against authority in mainland Britain.
1847 – Sir James Young Simpson, a Scottish physician, discovers the anaesthetic properties of chloroform.
1852 – Camillo Benso, Count of Cavour, becomes the prime minister of Piedmont-Sardinia, which soon expands to become Italy.
1864 – American Civil War: Confederate troops bombard a Union supply base and destroy millions of dollars in material at the Battle of Johnsonville.
1868 – Camagüey, Cuba, revolts against Spain during the Ten Years' War.
1890 – City and South London Railway: London's first deep-level tube railway opens between King William Street and Stockwell.
1918 – World War I: The Armistice of Villa Giusti between Italy and Austria-Hungary is implemented.
1921 – The Saalschutz Abteilung (hall defense detachment) of the Nazi Party is renamed the Sturmabteilung (storm detachment) after a large riot in Munich.
1921 – Japanese Prime Minister Hara Takashi is assassinated in Tokyo.
1922 – In Egypt, British archaeologist Howard Carter and his men find the entrance to Tutankhamun's tomb in the Valley of the Kings.
1924 – Nellie Tayloe Ross of Wyoming becomes the first female elected as governor in the United States.
1936 – Spanish Civil War: Largo Caballero reshuffles his war cabinet, persuading the anarcho-syndicalist CNT to join the government.[2]
1939 – World War II: U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt orders the United States Customs Service to implement the Neutrality Act of 1939, allowing cash-and-carry purchases of weapons by belligerents.
1942 – World War II: Disobeying a direct order by Adolf Hitler, General Field Marshal Erwin Rommel begins a retreat of his forces after a costly defeat during the Second Battle of El Alamein. The retreat would ultimately last five months.
1944 – World War II: The 7th Macedonian Liberation Brigade liberates Bitola for the Allies.
1944 – World War II: Operation Pheasant, an Allied offensive to liberate North Brabant in the Netherlands, ends successfully.
1952 – The United States government establishes the National Security Agency, or NSA.
1956 – Soviet troops enter Hungary to end the Hungarian revolution against the Soviet Union that started on October 23. Thousands are killed, more are wounded, and nearly a quarter million leave the country.
1960 – At the Kasakela Chimpanzee Community in Tanzania, Dr. Jane Goodall observes chimpanzees creating tools, the first-ever observation in non-human animals.
1962 – The United States concludes Operation Fishbowl, its final above-ground nuclear weapons testing series, in anticipation of the 1963 Partial Nuclear Test Ban Treaty.
1966 – The Arno River floods Florence, Italy, to a maximum depth of 6.7 m (22 ft), leaving thousands homeless and destroying millions of masterpieces of art and rare books. Venice is also submerged on the same day at its record all-time acqua alta of 194 cm (76 in).
1967 – Iberia Flight 062 crashes in Blackdown, West Sussex, killing all 37 people on board including British actress June Thorburn.
1970 – Vietnam War: The United States turns over control of the air base at Bình Thủy in the Mekong Delta to South Vietnam.
1970 – Salvador Allende takes office as President of Chile, the first Marxist to become president of a Latin American country through open elections.
1973 – The Netherlands experiences the first car-free Sunday caused by the 1973 oil crisis. Highways are used only by cyclists and roller skaters.
1979 – Iran hostage crisis: A group of Iranian college students overruns the U.S. embassy in Tehran and takes 90 hostages.
1980 – Ronald Reagan is elected as the 40th President of the United States, defeating incumbent Jimmy Carter.
1993 – China Airlines Flight 605, a brand-new 747-400, overruns the runway at Kai Tak Airport.
1995 – Israel-Palestinian conflict: Israeli prime minister Yitzhak Rabin is assassinated by an extremist Israeli.
2002 – Chinese authorities arrest cyber-dissident He Depu for signing a pro-democracy letter to the 16th Communist Party Congress.
2008 – Barack Obama becomes the first person of biracial or African-American descent to be elected as President of the United States.
2010 – Aero Caribbean Flight 883 crashes into Guasimal, Sancti Spíritus; all 68 passengers and crew are killed.
2010 – Qantas Flight 32, an Airbus A380, suffers an uncontained engine failure over Indonesia shortly after taking off from Singapore, crippling the jet. The crew manage to safely return to Singapore, saving all 469 passengers and crew.
2015 – A cargo plane crashes shortly after takeoff from Juba International Airport in Juba, South Sudan, killing at least 37 people.
2015 – A building collapses in the Pakistani city of Lahore resulting in at least 45 deaths and at least 100 injuries.
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Published at 5:00am on Saturday, November 04, 2023
Author: Bobby Coggins
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