**NOTE** The burn ban is still in effect for now.
Here is the news and weather briefing for Macon County.
GENERAL OUTLOOK
Low pressure will move slowly from the Gulf of Mexico across Florida today and Friday bringing clouds but little if any rain to our area. A cold front crosses our region Friday night, bringing better chances for rain. Dry and cool high pressure controls our weather for the rest of the weekend and into Monday. A strong storm system is forecast to cross our region by the middle of next week.
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Burn ban issued for 14 counties in Western North Carolina due to hazardous forest fire conditions Local Weather
General Forecast Through Saturday Night
Today
Partly sunny, with highs in the mid 60s. Calm winds in the morning increasing to come out of the southeast 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon.
Tonight
A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly after 3am. Increasing clouds, with lows in the mid-to-upper 40s. Winds out of the southeast around 5 mph becoming calm before midnight. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Friday
A chance of showers before 3pm, then a chance of rain after 3pm. Mostly cloudy, with highs in the mid 60s. Calm winds in the morning increasing to come out of the southeast around 5 mph in the afternoon. Chance of rain is 30%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Friday Night
Showers, mainly before 5am. Lows in the upper 40s. Winds out of the southwest around 5 mph becoming calm after midnight. Chance of rain is 80%.
Saturday
A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly before 8am. Mostly sunny, with highs in the low-to-mid 60s.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with lows around freezing.
`Highlands Plateau
Today
Partly sunny, with highs in the mid-to-upper 50s. Winds out of the southeast 5 to 10 mph.
Tonight
A slight chance of rain between 11pm and 1am, then a chance of showers after 1am. Increasing clouds, with lows in the mid 40s. Winds out of the southeast 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain is 30%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Friday
A chance of showers before 3pm, then a chance of rain after 3pm. Mostly cloudy, with highs in the mid 50s. Winds out of the east 5 to 10 mph in the morning 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.
Friday Night
A chance of rain before 7pm, then showers likely, mainly between 7pm and 5am. Mostly cloudy, with lows in the mid-to-upper 40s. Winds out of the southwest 5 to 15 mph shifting to come out of the northwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph. Chance of rain is 70%.
Saturday
A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly before 8am. Mostly sunny, with highs in the mid-to-upper 50s.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with lows in the mid 30s.
Otto and South Central Macon County
Today
Partly sunny, with highs in the mid 60s. Calm winds early in the morning increasing to come out of the southeast 5 to 10 mph by midmorning.
Tonight
A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly after 3am. Increasing clouds, with lows in the upper 40s. Winds out of the southeast 3 to 6 mph. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Friday
A chance of showers before 3pm, then a chance of rain after 3pm. Mostly cloudy, with highs in the mid 60s. Winds out of the southeast 3 to 7 mph. Chance of rain is 30%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Friday Night
A chance of rain before 7pm, then showers likely, mainly between 7pm and 5am. Mostly cloudy, with lows around 50. Light and variable winds increasing to come out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph after midnight. Chance of rain is 70%.
Saturday
A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly before 8am. Mostly sunny, with highs in the low-to-mid 60s.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with lows in the mid 30s.
Nantahala Area
Today
Mostly sunny, with highs in the lower 60s. Calm winds early in the morning increasing to come out of the southeast 5 to 8 mph by midmorning.
Tonight
A 20 percent chance of showers after 1am. Increasing clouds, with lows around 50. Winds out of the east 3 to 6 mph.
Friday
A 40 percent chance of showers, mainly after 11am. Mostly cloudy, with highs near 60. Light and variable winds early in the morning increasing to come out of the south around 5 mph by midmorning. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Friday Night
Showers, mainly before 5am. Lows around 50. Light and variable winds increasing to come out of the northwest around 5 mph after midnight. Chance of rain is 80%.
Saturday
A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly before 8am. Mostly sunny, with highs in the mid 50s.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with lows in the mid 30s.
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Hazards
Hazardous weather is not expected today. The burn ban for Macon County is still in effect. Please put off any outdoor burning until after the ban is rescinded.
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On This Day
November 16th is the 320th day of the year (321st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar; 45 days remain until the end of the year.
This day marks the approximate midpoint of autumn in the Northern Hemisphere and of spring in the Southern Hemisphere (starting the season at the September equinox).
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)
951 – Emperor Li Jing sends a Southern Tang expeditionary force of 10,000 men under Bian Hao to conquer Chu. Li Jing removes the ruling family to his own capital in Nanjing, ending the Chu Kingdom.
1272 – While travelling during the Ninth Crusade, Prince Edward becomes King of England upon Henry III of England's death, but he will not return to England for nearly two years to assume the throne.
1491 – An auto-da-fé, held in the Brasero de la Dehesa outside of Ávila, concludes the case of the Holy Child of La Guardia with the public execution of several Jewish and converso suspects.
1532 – Francisco Pizarro and his men capture Inca Emperor Atahualpa at the Battle of Cajamarca.
1776 – American Revolutionary War: British and Hessian units capture Fort Washington from the Patriots.
1793 – French Revolution: Ninety dissident Roman Catholic priests are executed by drowning at Nantes.
1797 – The Prussian heir apparent, Frederick William, becomes King of Prussia as Frederick William III.
1805 – Napoleonic Wars: Battle of Schöngrabern: Russian forces under Pyotr Bagration delay the pursuit by French troops under Joachim Murat.
1822 – American Old West: Missouri trader William Becknell arrives in Santa Fe, New Mexico, over a route that became known as the Santa Fe Trail.
1828 – Greek War of Independence: The London Protocol entails the creation of an autonomous Greek state under Ottoman suzerainty, encompassing the Morea and the Cyclades.
1849 – A Russian court sentences writer Fyodor Dostoyevsky to death for anti-government activities linked to a radical intellectual group; his sentence is later commuted to hard labor.
1855 – David Livingstone becomes the first European to see the Victoria Falls in what is now Zambia-Zimbabwe.
1857 – Second relief of Lucknow: Twenty-four Victoria Crosses are awarded, the most in a single day.
1863 – American Civil War: In the Battle of Campbell's Station, Confederate troops unsuccessfully attack Union forces which allows General Ambrose Burnside to secure Knoxville, Tennessee.
1871 – The National Rifle Association receives its charter from New York State.
1885 – Canadian rebel leader of the Métis and "Father of Manitoba" Louis Riel is executed for treason.
1904 – English engineer John Ambrose Fleming receives a patent for the thermionic valve (vacuum tube).
1907 – Indian Territory and Oklahoma Territory join to form Oklahoma, which is admitted as the 46th U.S. state.
1914 – The Federal Reserve Bank of the United States officially opens.
1920 – Qantas, Australia's national airline, is founded as Queensland and Northern Territory Aerial Services Limited.
1933 – The United States and the Soviet Union establish formal diplomatic relations.
1938 – LSD is first synthesized by Albert Hofmann from ergotamine at the Sandoz Laboratories in Basel.
1940 – World War II: In response to the leveling of Coventry by the German Luftwaffe two days before, the Royal Air Force bombs Hamburg.
1940 – The Holocaust: In occupied Poland, the Nazis close off the Warsaw Ghetto from the outside world.
1940 – New York City's "Mad Bomber" George Metesky places his first bomb at a Manhattan office building used by Consolidated Edison.
1944 – World War II: In support of the Battle of Hürtgen Forest, the town of Düren is destroyed by Allied aircraft.
1945 – UNESCO is founded.
1965 – Venera program: The Soviet Union launches the Venera 3 space probe toward Venus, which will be the first spacecraft to reach the surface of another planet.
1973 – Skylab program: NASA launches Skylab 4 with a crew of three astronauts from Cape Canaveral, Florida for an 84-day mission.
1973 – U.S. President Richard Nixon signs the Trans-Alaska Pipeline Authorization Act into law, authorizing the construction of the Alaska Pipeline.
1974 – The Arecibo message is broadcast from Puerto Rico.
1979 – The first line of Bucharest Metro (Line M1) is opened from Timpuri Noi to Semănătoarea in Bucharest, Romania.
1988 – The Supreme Soviet of the Estonian Soviet Socialist Republic declares that Estonia is "sovereign" but stops short of declaring independence.
1988 – In the first open election in more than a decade, voters in Pakistan elect populist candidate Benazir Bhutto to be Prime Minister of Pakistan.
1989 – El Salvadoran army troops kills six Jesuit priests and two others at Jose Simeon Canas University.
1990 – Pop group Milli Vanilli are stripped of their Grammy Award because the duo did not sing at all on the Girl You Know It's True album. Session musicians had provided all the vocals.
1992 – The Hoxne Hoard is discovered by metal detectorist Eric Lawes in Hoxne, Suffolk.
1997 – After nearly 18 years of incarceration, the People's Republic of China releases Wei Jingsheng, a pro-democracy dissident, from jail for medical reasons.
2002 – The first cases of the 2002–2004 SARS outbreak are traced to Foshan, Guangdong Province, China.
2005 – Following a 31-year wait, Australia defeats Uruguay in a penalty shootout to qualify for the 2006 FIFA World Cup.
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Published at 5:00am on Thursday, November 16, 2023
Author: Bobby Coggins
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