OUTLOOK
Broad Canadian high pressure will center over the Lower MS Valley and Deep South today and shift over the Carolinas and eventually offshore on Friday. Much below normal temperatures develop across the region today and tonight, while remaining over the area through Friday. A more significant low pressure system will cross our region Saturday and Saturday night. High pressure returns for the early part of next week with warmer temperatures expected through the middle part of the week.
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National Weather Map for Today
General forecast through Sunday Night
Franklin area
Today
INCREASED FIRE DANGER TODAY
Areas of frost before 9am. Otherwise, partly sunny, with highs in the mid-60s. Calm winds in the morning increasing to come out of the southwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Tonight
Showers likely, mainly after 5am. Mostly cloudy, with lows in the mid-40s. Winds out of the south around 5 mph becoming calm before midnight. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Saturday
Showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 2pm. Highs in the lower 60s. Light winds out of the southeast early increasinbg to come out of the southeast 5 to 10 mph iby midmorning. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New rainfall amounts between three quarters and one inch possible.
Saturday Night
A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 2am, then a slight chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with lows in the mid-to-upper 40s. Winds out of the southwest around 5 mph becoming calm before midnight. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with highs near 70.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with lows around 40.
Highlands area
Today
INCREASED FIRE DANGER TODAY
Partly sunny, with highs in the mid-50s. Calm winds in the morning increasing to come out of the southwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Tonight
Showers likely, mainly after 5am. Increasing clouds, with lows around 40. Winds out of the southwest around 5 mph becoming calm. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Saturday
Showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 2pm. Some of the storms could produce heavy rainfall. Patchy fog before 9am. Highs in the lower 50s. Winds out of the southeast 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New rainfall amounts between 1 and 2 inches possible.
Saturday Night
Showers and possibly a thunderstorm before 2am, then a slight chance of showers between 2am and 3am. Low in the mid-40s. Winds out of the southwest 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Sunday
Sunny, with highs near 60.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with lows around 40.
Otto area
Today
INCREASED FIRE DANGER TODAY
Areas of frost before 9am. Otherwise, partly sunny, with highs in the mid-60s. Calm winds in the morning increasing to come out of the south around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Tonight
Showers likely, mainly after 5am. Increasing clouds, with lows in the mid-40s. Winds out of the south around 5 mph becoming calm before midnight. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Saturday
Showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 2pm. Highs near 601. Winds out of the southeast 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New rainfall amounts between 1 and 2 inches possible.
Saturday Night
A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 2am, then a slight chance of showers between 2am and 3am. Mostly cloudy, with lows in the upper 40s. Winds out of the southwest 3 to 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with highs near 70.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with lows in the lower 40s.
Nantahala area
Today
INCREASED FIRE DANGER TODAY
Areas of frost before 9am. Otherwise, partly sunny, with highs in the lower 60s. Calm winds in the morning increasing to come out of the southwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Tonight
Showers likely, mainly after 5am. Mostly cloudy, with lows in the mid-40s. Winds out of the southeast 3 to 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Saturday
Showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 2pm. Highs in the upper 50s. Winds out of the southeast 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New rainfall amounts between three quarters and one inch possible.
Saturday Night
Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 10pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 10pm and 2am, then a slight chance of showers after 2am. Mostly cloudy, with lows in the mid-to-upper 40s. Winds out of the southwest around 5 mph increasing to come out of the northwest after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with highs in the low-to-mid 60s.
Sunday Night
Clear, with lows in the lower 40s.
HAZARDS
After the early morning frost burns off, hazardous weather is generally not expected today. Relative humidity levels will be low this afternoon and winds will be high, so outdoor burning is not reccomended.
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Greenville-Spartanburg SC
803 PM EDT Thu Apr 22 2021
...INCREASED FIRE DANGER FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING...
A dry airmass will linger across the western Carolinas and northeast Georgia through Friday afternoon. With low surface dewpoints persisting, relative humidity values of 25 to 30 percent are likely again on Friday afternoon. Brush and other small fuels will remain quite dry and the risk of fire danger will be enhanced through Friday afternoon.
Please refer to your local burn permitting authorities on whether you can burn. If you do burn, use extreme caution since fires can quickly get out of hand under these conditions.
Freeze Warning
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Greenville-Spartanburg SC
929 PM EDT Thu Apr 22 2021
...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EDT FRIDAY...
* WHAT...Sub-freezing temperatures as low as 30 expected.
* WHERE...The mountains, northern foothills, and northwest Piedmont of North Carolina.
* WHEN...From midnight tonight to 9 AM EDT Friday.
* IMPACTS...Frost and freeze conditions will kill crops, other sensitive vegetation and possibly damage unprotected outdoor plumbing.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold. To prevent freezing and possible bursting of outdoor water pipes they should be wrapped, drained, or allowed to drip slowly. Those that have in-ground sprinkler systems should drain them and cover above- ground pipes to protect them from freezing.
Air Quality
Air quality is in the extreme upper range of green for most of the county, with the ridges and other higher elevations today being in the extreme lower range of yellow.
Fire and Smoke Map
(There are no significant sources of smoke in the region as of 3am on 04-22-2021.)
Pollen
Pollen levels are expected to be in the high range (9.9 out of 12) today with Oak, Beech, and Birch being the main culprits. Tomorrow is expected to drop into the low range (2.4 out of 12).
Weather Extremes for Macon County on April 23rd
Highest Temperature 87°F at the Coweeta Experimental Station in 1988
Lowest Temperature 19°F in Highlands in 1903
Greatest Rainfall 5.60 inches in Highlands in 1883
Greatest Snowfall 1.0 inches in Highlands in 1901
April Weather Extremes for Macon County
Highest Temperature 91°F in Franklin on April 26, 1986
Lowest Temperature 13°F in Highlands on April 1, 1987
Greatest One-Day Rain 7.00 inches in Highlands on April 7, 1895
Greatest One-Day Snowfall 9.5 inches in Franklin on April 4, 1987
Macon Calendar
There will be a Poor Man's Supper at the Carson Community Center on Saturday, April 24th, from 4pm to 7pm to benefit the Arise and Shine Women's Recovery Center.
Menu: Pinto Beans, Cornbread, Mac and Cheese, Fried Cabbage or Slaw, and a Dessert.
Plates cost $7 each.
Contact Carol Anne Bowers, Ann McWhite, or call the Arise and Shine Thrift Store at 828-634-0217 for more information.
They have a Facebook Page at Arise and Shine Women's Recovery Center
Thrift Store Location: 3001 Old Murphy Rd.
Donations being accepted at the location.
Monetary donations may be sent to:
Arise & Shine Women's Recovery Center
Po Box 913
Franklin, NC 28744
Friends of the Greenway
Friends of the Greenway would like to invite you to FROG FAIR, our spring arts & crafts fair on May 8, 2021 from 9-3 at FROG Quarters, 573 E. Main St, Franklin (at the Town bridge). We are excited to report that so far, 26 vendors have chosen to participate at the FAIR. As a fund raiser event for FROG, we collect a vendor registration fee, will offer a continental breakfast, lunch specials, homemade desserts and hold a 50/50 drawing with a $50 guarantee. Area musicians will perform throughout the day, with a sitting area for extra enjoyment. Mark your calendar and come enjoy the day. Stop by FROG Quarters Wednesday-Saturday between 9-2 to become a registered vendor or to purchase 50/50 drawing tickets. Hope to see you on May 8. For vendor information, email us at frog28734@gmail.com.
News Brief
For those of you who do not have NASA-TV reception, here are some places to watch the launch of the SpaceX Crew2 mission to the International Space Station. The launch is scheduled for 5:49am Friday morning.
SpaceX Video
NASA-TV
Citizen Journalists
Everyday Astronaut (live at 4:45am)
NASA Spaceflight (they also have independent cameras for the launch):
Background (from Wikipedia)
SpaceX Crew-2 will be the second crewed operational flight of a Crew Dragon spacecraft, and the third overall crewed orbital flight. The mission is planned to launch on 23 April 2021 at 5:49:02 AM EDT. The Crew-2 mission will transport four members of the crew to the International Space Station (ISS). Crew-2 is also planned to use the same capsule as Demo-2 and the same booster as Crew-1.
Read Wikipedia for more information at [LINK]
On This Day
April 23rd is the 113th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. 252 days remain until the end of the year. Historical Events
215 BC – A temple is built on the Capitoline Hill dedicated to Venus Erycina to commemorate the Roman defeat at Lake Trasimene.
AD 599 – Maya king Uneh Chan of Calakmul attacks rival city-state Palenque in southern Mexico, defeating queen Yohl Ik'nal and sacking the city.
711 – Dagobert III succeeds his father King Childebert III as King of the Franks.
1014 – Battle of Clontarf: High King of Ireland Brian Boru defeats Viking invaders, but is killed in battle.
1016 – Edmund Ironside succeeds his father Æthelred the Unready as King of England.
1343 – St. George's Night Uprising commences in the Duchy of Estonia.
1348 – The founding of the Order of the Garter by King Edward III is announced on St. George's Day.
1516 – The Munich Reinheitsgebot (regarding the ingredients of beer) takes effect in all of Bavaria.
1521 – Battle of Villalar: King Charles I of Spain defeats the Comuneros.
1635 – The first public school in the United States, Boston Latin School, is founded in Boston.
1655 – The Siege of Santo Domingo begins during the Anglo-Spanish War, and fails seven days later.
1660 – Treaty of Oliva is established between Sweden and Poland.
1661 – King Charles II of England, Scotland and Ireland is crowned in Westminster Abbey.
1815 – The Second Serbian Uprising: A second phase of the national revolution of the Serbs against the Ottoman Empire, erupts shortly after the annexation of the country to the Ottoman Empire.
1879 – Fire burns down the second main building and dome of the University of Notre Dame, which prompts the construction of the third, and current, Main Building with its golden dome.
1891 – Chilean Civil War: The ironclad Blanco Encalada is sunk at Caldera Bay by torpedo boats.
1914 – First baseball game at Wrigley Field, then known as Weeghman Park, in Chicago.
1918 – World War I: The British Royal Navy makes a raid in an attempt to neutralise the Belgian port of Bruges-Zeebrugge.
1920 – The Grand National Assembly of Turkey (TBMM) is founded in Ankara. The assembly denounces the government of Sultan Mehmed VI and announces the preparation of a temporary constitution.
1927 – Cardiff City defeat Arsenal in the FA Cup Final, the only time it has been won by a team not based in England.
1935 – The Polish Constitution of 1935 is adopted.
1940 – The Rhythm Club fire at a dance hall in Natchez, Mississippi, kills 198 people.
1941 – World War II: The Greek government and King George II evacuate Athens before the invading Wehrmacht.
1942 – World War II: Baedeker Blitz: German bombers hit Exeter, Bath and York in retaliation for the British raid on Lübeck.
1945 – World War II: Adolf Hitler's designated successor, Hermann Göring, sends him a telegram asking permission to take leadership of the Third Reich. Martin Bormann and Joseph Goebbels advise Hitler that the telegram is treasonous.
1946 – Manuel Roxas is elected the last President of the Commonwealth of the Philippines.
1949 – Chinese Civil War: Establishment of the People's Liberation Army Navy.
1951 – Cold War: American journalist William N. Oatis is arrested for espionage by the Communist government of Czechoslovakia.
1961 – Algiers putsch by French generals.
1967 – Soviet space program: Soyuz 1 a manned spaceflight carrying cosmonaut Colonel Vladimir Komarov is launched into orbit.
1968 – Vietnam War: Student protesters at Columbia University in New York City take over administration buildings and shut down the university.
1971 – Bangladesh Liberation War: The Pakistan Army and Razakars massacre approximately 3,000 Hindu emigrants in the Jathibhanga area of East Pakistan (now Bangladesh).
1985 – Coca-Cola changes its formula and releases New Coke. The response is overwhelmingly negative, and the original formula is back on the market in less than three months.
1990 – Namibia becomes the 160th member of the United Nations and the 50th member of the Commonwealth of Nations.
1993 – Eritreans vote overwhelmingly for independence from Ethiopia in a United Nations-monitored referendum.
1993 – Sri Lankan politician Lalith Athulathmudali is assassinated while addressing a gathering, approximately four weeks ahead of the Provincial Council elections for the Western Province.
1999 – NATO bombs the headquarters of Radio Television of Serbia, as part of their aerial campaign against the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia.
2005 – The first ever YouTube video, titled "Me at the zoo", was published by co-founder Jawed Karim.
2013 – At least 28 people are killed and more than 70 are injured as violence breaks out in Hawija, Iraq.
2018 – A vehicle-ramming attack kills 10 people and injures 16 in Toronto. A 25-year-old suspect, Alek Minassian, is arrested.
2019 – The 2019 Hpakant jade mine collapse in Myanmar kills four miners and two rescuers.
2019 – Second of two major earthquakes strikes island of Samar, Philippines, magnitude 6.3, a day after magnitude 6.1 hits Luzon Island killing at least 16 people
2019 – World's first malaria vaccine, giving partial protection to children, begins in Malawi by the WHO
2020 – First findings of a frog fossil 40 million years old, found on Seymour Island, Antarctica (2015) published in "Scientific Reports"
2020 – Ecuador's COVID-19 death toll is then one of world's highest per capita after 7,600 more deaths than usual (503 official toll), in report by "The New York Times"
2020 – German Chancellor Angela Merkel warns this is "not the end phase but still just the beginning" of the COVID-19 pandemic
2020 – US President Donald Trump suggests COVID-19 might be treated by injecting disinfectant or UV lights into a human body at a White House press briefing. Government officials and disinfectant companies quickly state doing so is not only extremely dangerous but potentially deadly.
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Published at 3:00am on Friday, April 23, 2021
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