Here is the news and weather briefing for Macon County.
GENERAL OUTLOOK
Dry and warm high pressure remains over the area, before a rainy frontal system with periodic thunderstorms moves in Friday and stalls through the weekend. A general summertime pattern sets up early next week, which will likely support scattered thunderstorm development each afternoon.
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Local Weather
General Forecast Through Saturday Night
Franklin Area
Today
Areas of fog before 8am. Otherwise, sunny, with highs in the lower 80s. Calm winds in the morning increasing to come out of the southeast 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon.
Tonight
Partly cloudy, with lows in the mid 50s. Winds out of the south 5 to 10 mph becoming calm before midnight.
Friday
A 40 percent chance of showers, mainly after 11am. Mostly cloudy, with highs in the mid 70s. Calm winds in the morning increasing to come out of the south 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Friday Night
Showers likely, mainly after 2am. Mostly cloudy, with lows in the upper 50s. Winds out of the south around 5 mph becoming calm before midnight. Chance of rain is 60%.
Saturday
Showers likely, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 9am. Highs in the mid 70s. Chance of rain is 80%.
Saturday Night
Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 11pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with lows in the mid-to-upper 50s. Chance of rain is 70%.
Highlands Plateau
Today
Sunny, with highs in the mid 70s. Light and variable winds early in the morning increasing to come out of the southeast 5 to 10 mph by midmorning.
Tonight
Partly cloudy, with lows in the mid 50s. Winds out of the southeast 3 to 7 mph.
Friday
A chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 10am. Partly sunny, with highs near 70. Winds out of the south 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain is 50%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Friday Night
A chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers likely after 8pm. Mostly cloudy, with lows in the mid 50s. Winds out of the south 5 to 10 mph becoming calm before midnight. Chance of rain is 60%.
Saturday
Showers and possibly a thunderstorm, mainly before 3pm, then showers and thunderstorms after 3pm. Highs in the mid 60s. Chance of rain is 80%.
Saturday Night
Showers and thunderstorms likely before 9pm, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 9pm. Mostly cloudy, with lows in the mid 50s. Chance of rain is 70%.
Otto and South Central Macon County
Today
Sunny, with highs near 80. Calm winds in the morning increasing to come out of the southeast 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon.
Tonight
Partly cloudy, with lows in the mid-to-upper 50s. Winds out of the south 5 to 10 mph becoming calm before midnight.
Friday
A chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 10am. Partly sunny, with highs in the mid 70s. Calm winds early increasing to come out of the south 5 to 10 mph by midmorning. Chance of rain is 50%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Friday Night
Showers likely, mainly after 10pm. Mostly cloudy, with lows in the upper 50s. Winds out of the southeast 3 to 6 mph. Chance of rain is 60%.
Saturday
Showers and possibly a thunderstorm before 3pm, then showers and thunderstorms between 3pm and 5pm, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 5pm. Highs near 73. Chance of rain is 80%.
Saturday Night
Showers and thunderstorms likely before 4am, then a chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with lows in the upper 50s. Chance of rain is 70%.
Nantahala Area
Today
Areas of fog before 9am. Otherwise, sunny, with highs in the mid 70s. Calm windss by midmorning increasing to come out of the north around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Tonight
Sunny, with highs near 80. Calm winds increasing to come out of the southeast 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon.
Tonight
Partly cloudy, with lows in the mid 50s. Winds out of the southeast 5 to 10 mph.
Friday
A chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 11am. Partly sunny, with highs in the lower 70s. Winds out of the south 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain is 50%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Friday Night
Showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with lows in the mid-to-upper 50s. Winds out of the south 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain is 70%.
Saturday
Showers before 10am, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm between 10am and 3pm, then showers and thunderstorms after 3pm. Highs near 70. Chance of rain is 90%.
Saturday Night
Showers and thunderstorms likely before 3am, then a chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with lows in the mid 50s. Chance of rain is 70%.
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Hazards
Hazardous weather is not expected today or tonight.
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Pollen levels are expected to be in the medium-high range (8.8 out of 12) today with Maple, Birch, and Oak being the main culprits. Tomorrow is expected to be in the medium range (7.0 out of 12.0).
Record Weather Events for May 2nd
Record weather events for this date in Macon County
(1872-2016)
Highest Temperature 88°F at the Coweeta Experimental Station in 2007
Lowest Temperature 23°F at the Coweeta Experimental Station in 1963
Greatest One-Day Rain 2.30 inches at the Coweeta Experimental Station in 1946
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 May Data available from 1872
Highest Temperature 92°F at the Coweeta Experimental Station on 05-20-1996
Lowest Temperature 23°F at the Coweeta Experimental Station on 05-02-1963
Greatest Rainfall 5.97 inches in Highlands on 05-30-2018
Greatest Snowfall 2.5 inches in Highlands on 05-07-1992
Record Weather Events for May 2nd in North Carolina
rdrd Highest Temperature 95°F in Fayetteville, Cumberland County in 1901
Lowest Temperature 22°F in Banner Elk, Avery County in 1909
Greatest Rainfall 5.10 inches in Fayetteville, Cumberland County in 1873
Greatest Snowfall 1.0 inches in Roxboro, Person County in 1939
(the excessive rainfall was due to the remnants of Hurricane Gladys)
Weather Extremes for North Carolina for the month of May Data available from 1872
Highest Temperature 107°F in Aurora, Beaufort Countyy on 05-26-2011
Lowest Temperature 14°F in Mount Mitchell, Yancey County on 05-09-2020
Greatest Rainfall 8.51 inches in Pisgah Forest, Transylvania County on 05-20-1942
Greatest Snowfall 15.00 in Mount Mitchell, Yancey County on 05-07-1992
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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)
May 2024 Schedule
5-4-24—FROG FAIR SPRING ‘24 (On the Outside of Frogs)
10AM—George James—Covers of Classic Folk, Country, Pop
11AM---Generations--Dave Stewart, Michelle LiBasci & Rachel Bellavance with Jazz from 4 Generations
12Noon—Lady & the Tramps Dulcimer Group—Sally DeLawter, John Hawk, Phil Myers & David
1P---Dirty Dave Patterson—Rock & Outlaw Music
2P---Jim Austin’s Classic Country Band—Jim, Jerry Bradley, Gary Gibson & Ron Darby—Country Hits of the Past
3P---Paradise 56 Trio—Bryan Loy, Gary Gibson, Cindy Whitmore—Acoustic Vocal trio with Great Harmony
For other Music and News follow us on Facebook at Friends of the Greenway, Inc. and Instagram at friends_of_the_greenway_inc. To find out more about the Greenway and our organization, our website is: littletennessee.org.
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
---NATIONAL---
170 protesters arrested at Columbia, City College receive summonses | ABC News
Hundreds arrested at violent protests across U.S. | CBS News
• 'It goes back to proactive peace': UNC committee holds emergency meeting after pro-Palestinian protests [WRAL-TV (Raleigh, NC)]
• Tension grows on UCLA campus as police order dispersal of large pro-Palestinian gathering [AP News]
• UCLA pro-Palestine protesters say encampment will stay up until demands are met [KTTV-TV (Los Angeles, CA)]
• Fed meeting recap: Powell pretty much rules out a hike as the central bank’s next move [CNBC]
• Trump Acknowledges He Wanted to Go to the Capitol on Jan. 6 [New York Times]
• ‘Seize all cannabis’: Inside the surprising federal crackdown on New Mexico weed farmers [Politico]
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On This Day
May 2 is the 122nd day of the year (123rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar; 243 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)
1194 – King Richard I of England gives Portsmouth its first Royal Charter.
1230 – William de Braose is hanged by Prince Llywelyn the Great.
1536 – Anne Boleyn, Queen of England, is arrested and imprisoned on charges of adultery, incest, treason and witchcraft.
1559 – John Knox returns from exile to Scotland to become the leader of the nascent Scottish Reformation.
1568 – Mary, Queen of Scots, escapes from Loch Leven Castle.
1611 – The King James Version of the Bible is published for the first time in London, England, by printer Robert Barker.
1625 – Afonso Mendes, appointed by Pope Gregory XV as Latin Patriarch of Ethiopia, arrives at Beilul from Goa.[3]
1670 – King Charles II of England grants a permanent charter to the Hudson's Bay Company to open up the fur trade in North America.
1808 – Outbreak of the Peninsular War: The people of Madrid rise up in rebellion against French occupation. Francisco de Goya later memorializes this event in his painting The Second of May 1808.
1812 – The Siege of Cuautla during the Mexican War of Independence ends with both sides claiming victory after Mexican rebels under José María Morelos y Pavón abandon the city after 72 days
under siege by royalist Spanish troops under Félix María Calleja.
1829 – After anchoring nearby, Captain Charles Fremantle of HMS Challenger, declares the Swan River Colony in Australia.
1863 – American Civil War: Stonewall Jackson is wounded by friendly fire while returning to camp after reconnoitering during the Battle of Chancellorsville. He succumbs to pneumonia eight days later.
1866 – Peruvian defenders fight off the Spanish fleet at the Battle of Callao.
1876 – The April Uprising breaks out in Ottoman Bulgaria.
1885 – Cree and Assiniboine warriors win the Battle of Cut Knife, their largest victory over Canadian forces during the North-West Rebellion.
1889 – Menelik II, Emperor of Ethiopia, signs the Treaty of Wuchale, giving Italy control over Eritrea.
1906 – Closing ceremony of the Intercalated Games in Athens, Greece.
1920 – The first game of the Negro National League baseball is played in Indianapolis.
1933 – Germany's independent labor unions are replaced by the German Labour Front.
1941 – Following the coup d'état against Iraq Crown Prince 'Abd al-Ilah earlier that year, the United Kingdom launches the Anglo-Iraqi War to restore him to power.
1945 – World War II: The Soviet Union announces the fall of Berlin.
1945 – World War II: The surrender of Caserta comes into effect, by which German troops in Italy cease fighting.
1945 – World War II: The US 82nd Airborne Division liberates Wöbbelin concentration camp finding 1000 dead prisoners, most of whom starved to death.
1945 – World War II: A death march from Dachau to the Austrian border is halted by the segregated, all-Nisei 522nd Field Artillery Battalion of the U.S. Army in southern Bavaria, saving several hundred prisoners.
1952 – A De Havilland Comet makes the first jetliner flight with fare-paying passengers, from London to Johannesburg.
1963 – Berthold Seliger launches a rocket with three stages and a maximum flight altitude of more than 100 kilometres near Cuxhaven. It is the only sounding rocket developed in Germany.
1964 – Vietnam War: An explosion sinks the American aircraft carrier USNS Card while it is docked at Saigon. Two Viet Cong combat swimmers had placed explosives on the ship's hull. She is raised and returned to service less than seven months later.
1964 – First ascent of Shishapangma, the fourteenth highest mountain in the world and the lowest of the Eight-thousanders.
1969 – The British ocean liner Queen Elizabeth 2 departs on her maiden voyage to New York City.
1972 – In the early morning hours a fire breaks out at the Sunshine Mine located between Kellogg and Wallace, Idaho, killing 91 workers.
1982 – Falklands War: The British nuclear submarine HMS Conqueror sinks the Argentine cruiser ARA General Belgrano.
1986 – Chernobyl disaster: The City of Chernobyl is evacuated six days after the disaster.
1989 – Cold War: Hungary begins dismantling its border fence with Austria, which allows a number of East Germans to defect.
1995 – During the Croatian War of Independence, the Army of the Republic of Serb Krajina fires cluster bombs at Zagreb, killing seven and wounding over 175 civilians.
1998 – The European Central Bank is founded in Brussels in order to define and execute the European Union's monetary policy.
1999 – Panamanian general election, 1999: Mireya Moscoso becomes the first woman to be elected President of Panama.
2000 – President Bill Clinton announces that accurate GPS access would no longer be restricted to the United States military.
2004 – The Yelwa massacre concludes. It began on 4 February 2004 when armed Muslims killed 78 Christians at Yelwa. In response, about 630 Muslims were killed by Christians on May 2nd.
2008 – Cyclone Nargis makes landfall in Burma killing over 138,000 people and leaving millions of people homeless.
2008 – Chaitén Volcano begins erupting in Chile, forcing the evacuation of more than 4,500 people.
2011 – Osama bin Laden, the suspected mastermind behind the September 11 attacks and the FBI's most wanted man, is killed by the United States special forces in Abbottabad, Pakistan.
2011 – An E. coli outbreak strikes Europe, mostly in Germany, leaving more than 30 people dead and many others are taken ill.
2012 – A pastel version of The Scream, by Norwegian painter Edvard Munch, sells for $120 million in a New York City auction, setting a new world record for a work of art at auction.
2014 – Two mudslides in Badakhshan, Afghanistan, leave up to 2,500 people missing.
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Published at 5:00am on Thursday, May 02, 2024
Author: Bobby Coggins
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