Here is the news and weather briefing for Macon County.
GENERAL OUTLOOK
Temperatures will gradually warm through the week, ending up well above normal by mid to late week. Rain returns by Tuesday, with unsettled weather and cloud cover lingering through the rest of the week.
SCHOOL DELAYS
Nantahala School will be a on a two houir delay for Monday, 01-22-2024.
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Local Weather
General Forecast Through Wednesday Night
Franklin Area
Today
Sunny, with highs in the mid-to-upper 40s. Calm winds in the morning increasing to come out of the south around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Tonight
Increasing clouds, with lows around freezing. Calm winds.
Tuesday
A 40 percent chance of rain, mainly after 10am. Cloudy, with highs near 50. Calm winds. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Tuesday Night
A 50 percent chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with lows around 44. Calm winds. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Wednesday
A chance of rain before 8am, then showers likely after 8am. Cloudy, with highs near 57. Light southeast wind. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Wednesday Night
Showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 1am. Lows around 52. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Highlands Plateau
Today
Sunny, with highs near 39. South wind 5 to 7 mph.
Tonight
Patchy fog between 2am and 4am. Otherwise, increasing clouds, with lows around 30. South wind 5 to 7 mph.
Tuesday
A 50 percent chance of rain, mainly after 9am. Cloudy, with highs near 44. South southeast wind around 5 mph. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Tuesday Night
A chance of showers before 11pm, then rain likely between 11pm and 4am, then showers likely after 4am. Cloudy, with lows around 42. East southeast wind 6 to 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Wednesday
Showers likely before 7am, then rain likely between 7am and 8am, then showers likely after 8am. Cloudy, with highs near 50. Southeast wind 6 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Wednesday Night
Showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 1am. Some of the storms could produce heavy rainfall. Lows around 48. Chance of precipitation is 90%.
Otto and South Central Macon County
Today
Sunny, with highs near 46. Calm winds becoming south around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Tonight
Increasing clouds, with lows around 33. Light south wind.
Tuesday
A 40 percent chance of rain, mainly after 9am. Cloudy, with highs near 50. Calm winds becoming east southeast around 5 mph. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Tuesday Night
A chance of showers before 9pm, then a chance of rain after 9pm. Cloudy, with lows around 44. Calm winds becoming east around 5 mph after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Wednesday
Rain likely before 8am, then showers likely after 8am. Cloudy, with highs near 56. East wind around 5 mph becoming calm by midmorning. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Wednesday Night
Showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 1am. Lows around 52. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Nantahala Area
Today
Sunny, with highs in the mid-to-upper 40s. Calm winds becoming south around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Tonight
Increasing clouds, with lows around 34. Light east wind.
Tuesday
A 30 percent chance of rain, mainly between 9am and 4pm. Mostly cloudy, with highs near 49. Calm winds becoming east southeast around 5 mph.
Tuesday Night
A chance of rain before 4am, then a chance of showers between 4am and 5am, then a chance of rain after 5am. Mostly cloudy, with lows around 43. East southeast wind 3 to 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Wednesday
A chance of rain before 8am, then showers likely, mainly after 9am. Cloudy, with highs near 55. South wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Wednesday Night
Showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 1am. Some of the storms could produce heavy rainfall. Lows around 52. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
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Hazards
Hazardous weather is not expected today or tonight.
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Record Weather Events for January 22nd
Record weather events for this date in Macon County
(1872-2016)
Highest Temperature 70°F in Franklin in 1967
Lowest Temperature -13°F at the Coweeta Experimental Station in 1985
Greatest One-Day Rainfall 4.07 inches at the Coweeta Experimental Station 1959
Greatest One-Day Snowfall 9.0 inches at the Coweeta Experimental Station in 1987
Weather Extremes for Macon County for the month of January Data available from 1872
Highest Temperature 78°F at the Coweeta Experimental Station on 01-28-1999
Lowest Temperature -19°F in Highlands on 01-21-1985
Greatest Rainfall 5.10 inches in Highlands on 01-12-2018
Greatest Snowfall 10.5 inches at the Coweeta Experimental Station on 01-08-1988
Record Weather Events for January 22nd in North Carolina
Highest Temperature 82°F in Belhaven, Beaufort County in 1921
Lowest Temperature -20°F in Oconaluftee, Swain County in 1985
Greatest Rainfall 5.54 inches in Hendersonville, Henderson County in 1906
Greatest Snowfall 16.0 inches in Hickory, Burke County in 1987
Weather Extremes for North Carolina for the month of January Data available from 1872
Highest Temperature 86°F in Marion, Mcdowell County on 01-24-1927
Lowest Temperature -34°F in Mount Mitchell, Yancey County on 01-21-1985
Greatest Rainfall 9.18 inches in Lake Toxaway, Transylvania County on 01-13-2018
Greatest Snowfall 28.00 in Mount Mitchell, Yancey County on 01-28-1998
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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.
1/27/24—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.
News Briefing
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• Firefighters Extinguish Boiler Room Fire at Angel Medical Center [Macon Media]
• Macon County Board of Education January 2024 Regular Meeting [Macon Media]
• As 2024 elections approach, NC officials push to educate voters, bolster trust [WRAL-TV (Asheville, NC)]
---RECENT STATE NEWS---
• How they voted: NC congressional votes for the week ending Jan. 18 [WRAL-TV (Raleigh, NC)]
• Hendersonville residents sign petition to fight proposed homeless day center [WLOS-TV (Asheville, NC)]
• Public input wanted for Bryson Park upgrades [Smoky Mountain News]
• Photos: 'Accidental' animal sightings in Great Smoky Mountains National Park [Asheville Citizen-Times]
• NC legislative leader vows quick response to school board vote on Parents’ Bill of Rights [Raleigh News and Observer]
• Second snowfall in a week tests NCDOT teams; drivers urged to stay off roads [WLOS-TV (Asheville, NC)]
• CIPD Police Chief Neadeau delivers December report at Police Commission meeting [Cherokee One Feather]
President Biden delivers remarks on his Bidenomics agenda in North Carolina — 1/18/2024 | CNBC Television
• Mountain Findings Takes Action for Fire Safety with Highlands Fire Department [Macon Media]
• Biden touts millions in funding for internet access on NC trip. How state will benefit [Raleigh News and Observer]
• Ballots start flowing to NC voters Friday, kicking off 2024 election with new rules [WRAL-TV-TV (Raleigh, NC)]
• Urgent call for Type O and platelet donors amid blood shortage in WNC [WLOS-TV (Asheville, NC)]
• Buncombe County’s first homeless-program manager discusses goals, misconceptions [Mountain Xpress]
---RECENT LOCAL GOVERNMENT MEETINGS--
• Macon County Board of Commissioners | January 2024 Regular Meeting | [Macon Media]
• Franklin Town Council (January 2024 Regular Meeting) [Macon Media]
• Macon County Board of Commissioners (Dec 2023) [Macon Media]
• Macon County Board of Education December 2023 Meeting at Franklin High School [Macon Media]
• Franklin Town Council (Dec 2023) [Macon Media]
---NATIONAL---
---2024 ELECTION ROUNDUP--- Nikki Haley says Trump "tried to buddy up with dictators" while in office | Face the Nation
Full special report: Ron DeSantis suspends 2024 presidential campaign | NBC News
• New Hampshire primary 2024: What to watch for and who might win [BBC News]
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On This Day
January 22nd is the 22nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 343 days remain until the end of the year (344 in leap years).
Historical Events
(Please note that the Wikipedia articles often contain a bibliography and links to where you can learn more about a historical event)
613 – Eight-month-old Constantine is crowned as co-emperor (Caesar) by his father Heraclius at Constantinople.
871 – Battle of Basing: The West Saxons led by King Æthelred I are defeated by the Danelaw Vikings at Basing.
1506 – The first contingent of 150 Swiss Guards arrives at the Vatican.
1517 – The Ottoman Empire under Selim I defeats the Mamluk Sultanate and captures present-day Egypt at the Battle of Ridaniya.
1555 – The Ava Kingdom falls to the Taungoo Dynasty in what is now Myanmar.
1689 – The Convention Parliament convenes to determine whether James II and VII, the last Roman Catholic monarch of England, Ireland and Scotland, had vacated the thrones of England and Ireland when he fled to France in 1688.
1808 – The Portuguese royal family arrives in Brazil after fleeing the French army's invasion of Portugal two months earlier.
1824 – The Ashantis defeat British forces in the Gold Coast.
1849 – Second Anglo-Sikh War: The Siege of Multan ends after nine months when the last Sikh defenders of Multan, Punjab, surrender.
1863 – The January Uprising breaks out in Poland, Lithuania and Belarus. The aim of the national movement is to regain Polish–Lithuanian–Ruthenian Commonwealth from occupation by Russia.
1879 – The Battle of Isandlwana during the Anglo-Zulu War results in a British defeat.
1879 – The Battle of Rorke's Drift, also during the Anglo-Zulu War and just some 15 km away from Isandlwana, results in a British victory.
1890 – The United Mine Workers of America is founded in Columbus, Ohio.
1901 – Edward VII is proclaimed King of the United Kingdom after the death of his mother, Queen Victoria.
1905 – Bloody Sunday in Saint Petersburg, beginning of the 1905 revolution.
1906 – SS Valencia runs aground on rocks on Vancouver Island, British Columbia, killing more than 130.
1915 – Over 600 people are killed in Guadalajara, Mexico, when a train plunges off the tracks into a deep canyon.
1917 – American entry into World War I: President Woodrow Wilson of the still-neutral United States calls for "peace without victory" in Europe.
1919 – Act Zluky is signed, unifying the Ukrainian People's Republic and the West Ukrainian National Republic.
1924 – Ramsay MacDonald becomes the first Labour Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.
1927 – Teddy Wakelam gives the first live radio commentary of a football match, between Arsenal F.C. and Sheffield United at Highbury.
1941 – World War II: British and Commonwealth troops capture Tobruk from Italian forces during Operation Compass.
1943 – World War II: Australian and American forces defeat Japanese army and navy units in the bitterly fought Battle of Buna–Gona.
1944 – World War II: The Allies commence Operation Shingle, an assault on Anzio and Nettuno, Italy.
1946 – In Iran, Qazi Muhammad declares the independent people's Republic of Mahabad at Chahar Cheragh Square in the Kurdish city of Mahabad; he becomes the new president and Haji Baba Sheikh becomes the prime minister.
1946 – Creation of the Central Intelligence Group, forerunner of the Central Intelligence Agency.
1947 – KTLA, the first commercial television station west of the Mississippi River, begins operation in Hollywood.
1957 – Israel withdraws from the Sinai Peninsula.
1957 – The New York City "Mad Bomber", George P. Metesky, is arrested in Waterbury, Connecticut and charged with planting more than 30 bombs.
1963 – The Élysée Treaty of cooperation between France and West Germany is signed by Charles de Gaulle and Konrad Adenauer.
1968 – Apollo 5 lifts off carrying the first Lunar module into space.
1968 – Operation Igloo White, a US electronic surveillance system to stop communist infiltration into South Vietnam begins installation.
1970 – The Boeing 747, the world's first "jumbo jet", enters commercial service for launch customer Pan American Airways with its maiden voyage from John F. Kennedy International Airport to London Heathrow Airport.
1971 – The Singapore Declaration, one of the two most important documents to the uncodified constitution of the Commonwealth of Nations, is issued.
1973 – The Supreme Court of the United States delivers its decisions in Roe v. Wade and Doe v. Bolton, legalizing elective abortion in all fifty states.
1973 – The crew of Apollo 17 addresses a joint session of Congress after the completion of the final Apollo moon landing mission.
1973 – A chartered Boeing 707 explodes in flames upon landing at Kano Airport, Nigeria, killing 176.
1973 – In a bout for the world heavyweight boxing championship in Kingston, Jamaica, challenger George Foreman knocks down champion Joe Frazier six times in the first two rounds before the fight is stopped by referee Arthur Mercante.
1984 – The Apple Macintosh, the first consumer computer to popularize the computer mouse and the graphical user interface, is introduced during a Super Bowl XVIII television commercial.
1987 – Philippine security forces open fire on a crowd of 10,000–15,000 demonstrators at Malacañang Palace, Manila, killing 13.
1992 – Rebel forces occupy Zaire's national radio station in Kinshasa and broadcast a demand for the government's resignation.
1992 – Space Shuttle program: The space shuttle Discovery launches on STS-42 carrying Dr. Roberta Bondar, who becomes the first Canadian woman and the first neurologist in space.
1995 – Israeli–Palestinian conflict: Beit Lid suicide bombing: In central Israel, near Netanya, two Gazans blow themselves up at a military transit point, killing 19 Israeli soldiers.
1998 – Space Shuttle program: space shuttle Endeavour launches on STS-89 to dock with the Russian space station Mir.
1999 – Australian missionary Graham Staines and his two sons are burned alive by radical Hindus while sleeping in their car in Eastern India.
2002 – Kmart becomes the largest retailer in United States history to file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection.
2006 – Evo Morales is inaugurated as President of Bolivia, becoming the country's first indigenous president.
2007 – At least 88 people are killed when two car bombs explode in the Bab Al-Sharqi market in central Baghdad, Iraq.
2009 – President Barack Obama signs an executive order to close the Guantanamo Bay detention camp, which is not implemented due to congressional opposition.
2018 – Minnie Mouse receives her star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame as part of her 90th anniversary.
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Published at 5:00am on Monday, January 22, 2023
Author: Bobby Coggins
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