Here is the news and weather briefing for Macon County.
GENERAL OUTLOOK
High pressure over the Southeast Coast will give way to a weak cold front moving down from the north. The weak front will scarcely affect temperatures through mid week and then the front may come back northward as a warm front on Friday. After that, expect a warmup through the weekend.
• Macon County Launches the Community Health Assessment Survey to Help Better Understand Resident Health and Opportunities for Improvement [Macon Media]
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Local Weather
General Forecast Through Friday Night
Franklin Area
Today
A slight chance of showers between 10am and 1pm. Mostly sunny, with highs near 70. Winds out of the northwest 3 to 7 mph. Chance of rain is 20%.
Tonight
Patchy fog after 4am. Otherwise, mostly clear, with lows around 40. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph becoming calm before midnight.
Thursday
Sunny, with highs in the mid 70s. Calm winds in the morning increasing to come out of the southwest 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with lows in the upper 40s. Winds out of the south 5 to 10 mph decreasing and shifting to come out of thesoutheast before midnight.
Friday
A 20 percent chance of showers after 2pm. Mostly cloudy, with highs in the mid 60s.
Friday Night
Mostly cloudy, with lows in the lower 50s.
Highlands Plateau
Today
A slight chance of showers between 11am and 1pm. Mostly sunny, with highs in the mid 60s. Winds out of the northwest 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of rain is 20%.
Tonight
Mostly clear, with lows around 40. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Thursday
Sunny, with highs in the mid 60s. Winds out of the north 5 to 10 mph in the morning shifting to come out of the south in the afternoon.
Thursday Night
Mostly cloudy, with lows in the mid-to-upper 40s. Winds out of the south 5 to 10 mph shifting to come out of the east after midnight.
Friday
A 20 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with highs in the mid-to-upper 50s.
Friday Night
Mostly cloudy, with lows around 50.
Otto and South Central Macon County
Today
A slight chance of showers between 10am and 1pm. Mostly sunny, with highs near 70. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain is 20%.
Tonight
Patchy fog after 5am. Otherwise, mostly clear, with lows in the low-to-mid 40s. Winds out of the northwest 3 to 8 mph.
Thursday
Sunny, with highs in the lower 70s. Calm winds early in the morning increasing to come out of the south 5 to 10 mph by midmorning.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with lows around 50. Winds out of the southeast 5 to 10 mph.
Friday
A 20 percent chance of showers after noon. Mostly cloudy, with highs in the low-to-mid 60s.
Friday Night
Mostly cloudy, with lows in the low-to-mid 50s.
Nantahala Area
Today
A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly before noon. Increasing clouds, with highs in the mid 60s. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph.
Tonight
Patchy fog after 4am. Otherwise, mostly clear, with lows around 40. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph becoming calm before midnight.
Thursday
Sunny, with highs near 70. Light and variable winds early in the morning increasing to come out of the southwest 5 to 10 mph by midmorning.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with lows in the upper 40s. Winds out of the southwest wind 5 to 10 mph shifting to come out of the southeast after midnight.
Friday
A 20 percent chance of showers after noon. Mostly cloudy, with highs in the lower 60s.
Friday Night
Mostly cloudy, with lows in the lower 50s.
Hazards
Hazardous weather is not expected today or tonight.
Pollen
Pollen levels are expected to be in the medium-high range (9.5 out of 12) today with Oak, Beech, and Birch being the main culprits. Tomorrow is expected to be in the medium-high range (9.2 out of 9.1).
Record Weather Events for April 24th
Record weather events for this date in Macon County
(1872-2016)
Highest Temperature 87°F at the Coweeta Experimental Station in 1965
Lowest Temperature 22°F in Highlands in 2005
Greatest One-Day Rain 4.09 inches in Highlands in 2018 (also a state record for 04-23)
Greatest One-Day Snowfall (no snowfall has been recorded on this date since record-keeping began in 1871)
Weather Extremes for Macon County for the month of April Data available from 1872
Highest Temperature 91°F in Franklin on 04-26-1986
Lowest Temperature 13°F in Highlands on 04-01-1987
Greatest Rainfall 7.00 inches in Highlands on 04-07-1895
Greatest Snowfall 9.5 inches in Franklin on 04-04-1987
Record Weather Events for April 24th in North Carolina
rdrd Highest Temperature 98°F in Tarboro, Edgecombe County in 1925
Lowest Temperature 11°F in Mount Mitchell, Yancey County in 2005
Greatest Rainfall 6.54 inches in Highlands, Garner, Wake County in 2017
Greatest Snowfall 5.0 inches in Garner, Wake County in 2005
Weather Extremes for North Carolina for the month of April Data available from 1872
Highest Temperature 102°F in Carthage, Moore County on 04-29-1981
Lowest Temperature 1°F in Mount Mitchell, Yancey County on 04-08-2007
Greatest Rainfall 7.30 inches in Lake Toxaway, Transylvania County on 04-16-2011
Greatest Snowfall 19.00 in Mount Mitchell, Yancey County on 04-11-2003
Macon Calendar
(send your event to calendar@maconmedia.com)
Music Lineup for Friends of the Greenway, Inc.
Frog Quarters Music Schedule (located at 573 East Main Street in Franklin)
April 2024 Schedule
4-27-24—-------------SUPER ADOPTION DAY at Frogs!!
PAWSITIVE (the Macon Co. Animal Shelter Volunteers) and AARC (the Appalachian Animal Rescue Center) will be conducting a great Adoption Day on the outside, while on the inside several of our area talented musicians will bring their talents to Frog Quarters. On the slate are:
George James
Bill Peterson
The Shifty Sisters
Charley Simmons
Dave Stewart
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!
2nd Annual Youth Mental Health Rally and March
Sunday, April 28, 2024 From 2pm to 5pm
Organized and presented by Gracie Parker/Why Us Kids? Come join us for the 2nd Annual Youth Mental Health Rally at the Gazebo, downtown Franklin NC to raise awareness to the youth mental health crisis in our community, county and State. Learn more at https://www.facebook.com/events/3684885531726614
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
---NATIONAL---
Anti-Israel protests spark antisemitism concerns for Jewish students at Columbia | LiveNOW from FOX
Senate passes Ukraine, Israel aid bills | full video | CBS News
BREAKING: Senate passes $95 billion foreign aid package for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan | NBC News
Pro-Palestinian encampments grow on college campuses in the U.S. | NBC News
How do we save the smartphone generation? | The Story | Times Radio
• Inside the Week That Shook Columbia University [New York Times]
• How Far $100 Goes at the Grocery Store After Five Years of Food Inflation [Wall Street Journal]
• Senate passes Ukraine, Israel aid bill after months-long debate [Washington Post]
• How Mike Johnson Is Taming Trump and His Party — Against All Odds [Politico Magazine]
• Tennessee lawmakers pass bill to allow armed teachers, a year after deadly Nashville shooting [AP News]
• FTC bans noncompete agreements, making it easier for workers to quit. Here's what to know [CBS News]
Baltimore To Reopen to Large Commercial Traffic...But With Restrictions | What's Going on With Shipping?
Washington Today (4-23-24): Senate poised to join House in passing $95B for Ukraine, Israel, Taiwan | C-SPAN
Global National: April 23, 2024 | Montreal UN workers busted in China-Libya drone sale conspiracy
ABC World News Tonight with David Muir Full Broadcast - April 23, 2024
"CBS Weekend News" Full Broadcast | April 23, 2024
NBC Nightly News Full Broadcast - April 23, NBC News
PBS NewsHour full episode, (April 23, 2024)
---Science, Technology, Culture, and History News Roundup---
• The Sky This Week from April 19 to 26: Look out for bright Lyrids [Astronomy Magazine]
• This Week's Sky at a Glance, April 19 – 28 [Sky and Telescope Magazine]
The Level1 Show April 24 2024: Toss A Coin To Your Developer | Level1 Techs
On This Day
April 24 is the 114th day of the year (115th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar; 251 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)
1479 BC – Thutmose III ascends to the throne of Egypt, although power effectively shifts to Hatshepsut (according to the Low Chronology of the 18th dynasty).
1183 BC – Traditional reckoning of the Fall of Troy marking the end of the legendary Trojan War, given by chief librarian of the Library of Alexandria Eratosthenes, among others.
1547 – Battle of Mühlberg. Duke of Alba, commanding Spanish-Imperial forces of Charles I of Spain, defeats the troops of Schmalkaldic League.
1558 – Mary, Queen of Scots, marries the Dauphin of France, François, at Notre Dame de Paris.
1704 – The first regular newspaper in British Colonial America, The Boston News-Letter, is published.
1793 – French revolutionary Jean-Paul Marat is acquitted by the Revolutionary Tribunal of charges brought by the Girondin in Paris.
1800 – The United States Library of Congress is established when President John Adams signs legislation to appropriate $5,000 to purchase "such books as may be necessary for the use of Congress".
1837 – The great fire in Surat city of India caused more than 500 deaths and destruction of more than 9000 houses.[3]
1877 – Russo-Turkish War: Russian Empire declares war on Ottoman Empire.
1885 – American sharpshooter Annie Oakley is hired by Nate Salsbury to be a part of Buffalo Bill's Wild West.
1895 – Joshua Slocum, the first person to sail single-handedly around the world, sets sail from Boston, Massachusetts aboard the sloop "Spray".
1913 – The Woolworth Building, a skyscraper in New York City, is opened.
1914 – The Franck–Hertz experiment, a pillar of quantum mechanics, is presented to the German Physical Society.
1915 – The arrest of 250 Armenian intellectuals and community leaders in Istanbul marks the beginning of the Armenian genocide.
1916 – Easter Rising: Irish rebels, led by Patrick Pearse and James Connolly, launch an uprising in Dublin against British rule and proclaim an Irish Republic.
1916 – Ernest Shackleton and five men of the Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition launch a lifeboat from uninhabited Elephant Island in the Southern Ocean to organise a rescue for the crew of the sunken Endurance.
1918 – World War I: First tank-to-tank combat, during the second Battle of Villers-Bretonneux. Three British Mark IVs meet three German A7Vs.
1922 – The first segment of the Imperial Wireless Chain providing wireless telegraphy between Leafield in Oxfordshire, England, and Cairo, Egypt, comes into operation.
1924 – Thorvald Stauning becomes premier of Denmark (first term).
1926 – The Treaty of Berlin is signed. Germany and the Soviet Union each pledge neutrality in the event of an attack on the other by a third party for the next five years.
1932 – Benny Rothman leads the mass trespass of Kinder Scout, leading to substantial legal reforms in the United Kingdom.
1933 – Nazi Germany begins its persecution of Jehovah's Witnesses by shutting down the Watch Tower Society office in Magdeburg.
1944 – World War II: The SBS launches a raid against the garrison of Santorini in Greece.
1953 – Winston Churchill is knighted by Queen Elizabeth II.
1955 – The Bandung Conference ends: Twenty-nine non-aligned nations of Asia and Africa finish a meeting that condemns colonialism, racism, and the Cold War.
1957 – Suez Crisis: The Suez Canal is reopened following the introduction of UNEF peacekeepers to the region.
1963 – Marriage of Princess Alexandra of Kent to Angus Ogilvy at Westminster Abbey in London.
1965 – Civil war breaks out in the Dominican Republic when Colonel Francisco Caamaño overthrows the triumvirate that had been in power since the coup d'état against Juan Bosch.
1967 – Cosmonaut Vladimir Komarov dies in Soyuz 1 when its parachute fails to open. He is the first human to die during a space mission.
1967 – Vietnam War: American General William Westmoreland says in a news conference that the enemy had "gained support in the United States that gives him hope that he can win politically that which he cannot win militarily".
1970 – China launches Dong Fang Hong I, becoming the fifth nation to put an object into orbit using its own booster.[5]
1970 – The Gambia becomes a republic within the Commonwealth of Nations, with Dawda Jawara as its first President.
1980 – Eight U.S. servicemen die in Operation Eagle Claw as they attempt to end the Iran hostage crisis.
1990 – STS-31: The Hubble Space Telescope is launched from the Space Shuttle Discovery.
1990 – Gruinard Island, Scotland, is officially declared free of the anthrax disease after 48 years of quarantine.
1993 – An IRA bomb devastates the Bishopsgate area of London.
1996 – In the United States, the Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996 is passed into law.
2004 – The United States lifts economic sanctions imposed on Libya 18 years previously, as a reward for its cooperation in eliminating weapons of mass destruction.
2005 – Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger is inaugurated as the 265th Pope of the Catholic Church taking the name Pope Benedict XVI.
2011 – WikiLeaks starts publishing the Guantanamo Bay files leak.
2013 – A building collapses near Dhaka, Bangladesh, killing 1,129 people and injuring 2,500 others.
2013 – Violence in Bachu County, Kashgar Prefecture, of China's Xinjiang results in death of 21 people.
2013 – 33 people are killed and 115 are injured after a magnitude 5.7 earthquake strikes Jalalabad, Afghanistan
2013 – Deadliest structural failure in history when 1,134, mostly garment workers killed and 2,500 injured after the Rana Plaza building collapses in Savar Upazila, Bangladesh
2015 – Armenia commemorates the 100th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide by the Ottoman Empire
2018 – US President Donald Trump hosts his first state dinner for visiting French President Emmanuel Macron
2021 – Joe Biden becomes the first US President to officially recognize killing of Armenians in the Ottoman empire during WWII as 'genocide'
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Published at 5:00am on Wednesday, April 24, 2023
Author: Bobby Coggins
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