Here is the news and weather briefing for Macon County.
GENERAL OUTLOOK
Expect cooler temperatures going into the weekend with the potential for light mountain snow today and Saturday. A weak low pressure system could affect the region Monday, with another one for Wednesday into Thursday.
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Local Weather
General Forecast Through Saturday Night
Franklin Area
Today
Mostly cloudy, with highs in the low-to-mid 40s. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph.
Tonight
Mostly cloudy, with lows in the lower 20s. Winds out of the north 5 to 10 mph becoming light and variable after midnight.
Sunday
Sunny, with highs in the low-to-mid 50s. Calm winds becoming west 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon.
New Year's Eve
Partly cloudy, with lows around 30. Winds out of the southwest 5 to 10 mph.
New Year's Day
Partly sunny, with highs in the mid 40s.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with lows around 20.
Highlands Plateau
Today
Partly sunny, with highs in the mid 30s. Winds out of the northwest 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Tonight
Partly cloudy, with lows in the mid 20s. Winds out of the northwest 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Sunday
Sunny, with highs in the mid 40s. Winds out of the west 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
New Year's Eve
Partly cloudy, with lows around 30. Winds out of the northwest 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
New Year's Day
Partly sunny, with highs near 40.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with lows in the lower 20s. Blustery.
Otto and South Central Macon County
Today
Mostly cloudy, with highs in the low-to-mid 40s. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph.
Tonight
Mostly cloudy, with lows in the mid 20s. Winds out of the north 5 to 10 mph.
Sunday
Sunny, with highs near 52. Light and variable winds early in the morning increasing to come out of the west 5 to 10 mph by midmorning.
New Year's Eve
Partly cloudy, with lows around freezing, Winds out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph.
New Year's Day
Partly sunny, with highs in the mid 40s.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with lows around 20.
Nantahala Area
Today
A 30 percent chance of snow showers, mainly before 9am. Mostly cloudy, with highs in the upper 30s. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Tonight
Mostly cloudy, with lows in the mid-to-upper 20s. Winds out of the southwest 3 to 7 mph.
Sunday
Sunny, with highs in the upper 40s. Light winds out of the southwest increasing to come out of the southwest 5 to 10 mph by midmorning.
New Year's Eve
Partly cloudy, with lows around freezing. Winds out of the southwest 5 to 10 mph.
New Year's Day
Partly sunny, with highs in the upper 30s.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with lows in the low-to-mid 20s.
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Hazards
Hazardous weather is not expected today or tonight.
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Record Weather Events for December 30th
Record weather events for this date in Macon County
(1872-2016)
Highest Temperature 71°F at the Coweeta Experimental Station in 1984
Lowest Temperature -12°F in Highlands in 1917
Greatest One-Day Rainfall 7.70 inches in Highlands in 1912
Greatest One-Day Snowfall 3.0 inches in Highlands in 1997
Weather Extremes for Macon County for the month of December Data available from 1872
Highest Temperature 78°F in Franklin on 12-31-1951
Lowest Temperature -12°F in Highlands on 12-30-1917
Greatest Rainfall 6.25 inches in Highlands on 12-28-2018
Greatest Snowfall 12.0 inches in Franklin on 12-21-1876
Record Weather Events for December 30th in North Carolina
Highest Temperature 81°F in Dobbins Heights, Richmond County in 1984
Lowest Temperature -21°F in Banner Elk, Avery County in 1917
Greatest Rainfall 4.16 inches at the Asheboro, Randolph County in 2015
Greatest Snowfall 9.0 inches in Mount Mitchell, Yancey County in 1997
Weather Extremes for North Carolina for the month of December Data available from 1872
Highest Temperature 87°F in Edenton, Chowan County on 12-03-1922
Lowest Temperature -21°F in Banner Elk, Avery County on 12-30-1917
Greatest Rainfall 7.80 inches in Lake Toxaway, Transylvania County on 12-29-2018
Greatest Snowfall 25.00 in Mount Mitchell, Yancey County on 12-09-2017
Macon Calendar
(send your event to calendar@maconmedia.com)
January Music Lineup for Friends of the Greenway, Inc.
Frog Quarters Music Schedule (located at 573 East Main Street in Franklin)
This is a reminder that Frog Quarters remains closed throughout this week, but we will reopen with our regular schedule (Wed thru Sat, 9a to 2p) beginning next week on January 3rd........Meaning Live MidDay Music will resume on Saturdays from 11a to 1p.
1/6/24—George James—You’ll enjoy George’s tenor voice on his wide repertoire of Folk, Soft Country & Celtic Folk covers. Bring your requests in, because if George doesn’t know one popular hit, he’ll probably know another by the artist.
1/13/24—Al Scortino & Greg “Squeeze Box” Thomas—Both these guys have a fantastic offering of original songs they’ve written over the years. “Slice of life” songs, environmental songs and more. You’ll be shedding a tear over Al’s award-winning folk song, Molly’s Makeup. Greg always has the perfect instrumental accompaniment with the keyboard, accordian or harmonica. These guys are a treat.
1/20/24—Melody Lowery—A talented singer/songwriter who’s quite the musician whether playing her favorite guitar or demonstrating her many years of schooling on the keyboard. She’s known around town for her original, Frogtown Girl—a Franklin, NC ballad.
1/27/24—Mike Yow—When this talented Singer/Songwriter isn’t doing Country, Rock or Gospel with his group, Arnold Hill, he performs his originals along with Appalachian, country and folk/pop of others. It’s always a treat when Mike comes to town.
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!
Mountain Findings
432 Spruce Street (physical)
Highlands, North Carolina 28741
Web: MountainFindings.org
Mountain Findings (a thrift store) is open every Thursday, Friday, and Saturday from 10 am to 1 pm until October 2023.
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• Macon County Board of Commissioners (Dec 2023) [Macon Media]
• Macon County Board of Education December 2023 Meeting at Franklin High School [Macon Media]
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PBS NewsHour full episode, (December 29, 2023)
---Science, Technology, Culture, and History News Roundup---
• The Sky This Week from December 22 to 29: A Christmastime Cold Moon [Astronomy Magazine]
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The Level1 Show December 29 2023: Jeff Bezos Finally Gets It Up | Level1 Techs
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On This Day
December 30th is the 364th day of the year (365th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar; one day remains 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)
534 – The second and final edition of the Code of Justinian comes into effect in the Byzantine Empire.
999 – Battle of Glenmama: The combined forces of Munster and Meath under king Brian Boru inflict a crushing defeat on the allied armies of Leinster and Dublin near Lyons Hill in Ireland.
• [Wikiepdia article]
• [Wikipedia Bio: Brian Boru]
• [King Brian Boru documentary]
1066 – Granada massacre: A Muslim mob storms the royal palace in Granada, crucifies Jewish vizier Joseph ibn Naghrela and massacres most of the Jewish population of the city.
• [Wikipedia article]
• [On This Day Video]
1419 – Hundred Years' War: Battle of La Rochelle.
• [Wikipedia/a>]
• [Kings and Generals: rench Resurgence - Hundred Years' War DOCUMENTARY]
• [Impregnable Fortress: The Siege of La Rochelle 1627 | Anglo-French Wars 1627-1629]
1460 – Wars of the Roses: Lancastrians kill the 3rd Duke of York and win the Battle of Wakefield.
• [Wikipedia: Battle of Wakefield]
• [VIDEO: The Battle of Wakefield, 30th December 1460]
• [Wikipedia: Wars of the Roses]
• [Wars of Roses 1455-1487 - English Civil Wars DOCUMENTARY]
1702 – Queen Anne's War: James Moore, Governor of the Province of Carolina, abandons the Siege of St. Augustine.
1813 – War of 1812: British soldiers burn Buffalo, New York.
• [Wikipedia: Battle of Buffalo]
• [History: The War of 1812 Documentary]
1816 – The Treaty of St. Louis between the United States and the united Ottawa, Ojibwa, and Potawatomi Indian tribes is proclaimed.
• [Wikipedia: Treaty of St. Louis (1816)]
1825 – The Treaty of St. Louis between the United States and the Shawnee Nation is proclaimed.
• [Wikipedia: Treaty of St. Louis (1825)]
1853 – Gadsden Purchase: The United States buys land from Mexico to facilitate railroad building in the Southwest.
• [Wikipedia: Gadsden Purchase]
• [The History Guy Video]
• [History Snapshot: The Gadsden Purchase, 1853]
1890 – Following the Wounded Knee Massacre, the United States Army and Lakota warriors face off in the Drexel Mission Fight.
• [Wikipedia: Drexel Mission Fight]
• [US Army at Wounded Knee: Drexel Mission]
1896 – Filipino patriot and reform advocate José Rizal is executed by a Spanish firing squad in Manila.
1896 – Canadian ice hockey player Ernie McLea scores the first hat-trick in Stanley Cup play, and the Cup-winning goal as the Montreal Victorias defeat the Winnipeg Victorias 6–5.
1897 – The British Colony of Natal annexes Zululand.
1903 – A fire at the Iroquois Theater in Chicago, Illinois kills at least 605.
• [Wikipedia]
• [The Iroquois Theater Disaster | A Short Documentary | Fascinating Horror]
• [C-SPAN Book TV]
1905 – Former Idaho Governor Frank Steunenberg is assassinated at the front gate of his home in Caldwell.
1906 – The All-India Muslim League is founded in Dacca, East Bengal, British India (later Dhaka, Bangladesh).
1916 – Russian mystic and advisor to the Tsar Grigori Yefimovich Rasputin is murdered by a loyalist group led by Prince Felix Yusupov. His frozen, partially-trussed body was discovered in a Moscow river three days later.
• [Wikipedia Bio: Grigori Rasputin]
• [Grigori Rasputin: The Devil Incarnate]
• [VIDEO: The Real Rasputin (Imperial Russia Documentary) | Timeline]
1916 – The last coronation in Hungary is performed for King Charles IV and Queen Zita.
1922 – The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) is formed.
• [Wikipedia: Treaty on the Creation of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics]
• [HistoryPod Video]
• [VIDEO: How Did the Soviet Union Begin?]
1927 – The Ginza Line, the first subway line in Asia, opens in Tokyo, Japan.
1935 – The Italian Air Force bombs a Swedish Red Cross hospital during the Second Italo-Abyssinian War.
1936 – The Flint sit-down strike hits General Motors.
1943 – Subhas Chandra Bose raises the flag of Indian independence at Port Blair.
1944 – King George II of Greece declares a regency, leaving the throne vacant.
1947 – Cold War: King Michael I of Romania is forced to abdicate by the Soviet Union-backed Communist government of Romania.
1952 – An RAF Avro Lancaster bomber crashes in Luqa, Malta after an engine failure, killing three crew members and a civilian on the ground.
1958 – The Guatemalan Air Force sinks several Mexican fishing boats alleged to have breached maritime borders, killing three and sparking international tension.
1972 – Vietnam War: Operation Linebacker II ends.
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1993 – Israel establishes diplomatic relations with Vatican City and also upgrades to full diplomatic relations with Ireland.
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1996 – Proposed budget cuts by Benjamin Netanyahu spark protests from 250,000 workers who shut down services across Israel.
1997 – In the worst incident in Algeria's insurgency, the Wilaya of Relizane massacres, 400 people from four villages are killed.
2000 – Rizal Day bombings: A series of bombs explode in various places in Metro Manila, Philippines within a period of a few hours, killing 22 and injuring about a hundred.
2004 – A fire in the República Cromagnon nightclub in Buenos Aires, Argentina, kills 194.
2005 – Tropical Storm Zeta forms in the open Atlantic Ocean, tying the record for the latest tropical cyclone ever to form in the North Atlantic basin.
2006 – Madrid–Barajas Airport is bombed.
2006 – The Indonesian passenger ferry MV Senopati Nusantara sinks in a storm, resulting in at least 400 deaths.
2006 – Former President of Iraq Saddam Hussein is executed.
• [Wikipedia: Execution of Saddam Hussein]
• [VIDEO: Celebrations after execution of Saddam Hussein]
• [VIDEO: The Trial of Saddam Hussein]
2009 – A segment of the Lanzhou–Zhengzhou–Changsha pipeline ruptures in Shaanxi, China, and approximately 150,000 l (40,000 US gal) of diesel oil flows down the Wei River before finally reaching the Yellow River.
2009 – A suicide bomber kills nine people at Forward Operating Base Chapman, a key facility of the Central Intelligence Agency in Afghanistan.
2013 – More than 100 people are killed when anti-government forces attack key buildings in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo.
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Published at 5:00am on Saturday, December 30, 2023
Author: Bobby Coggins
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