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OUTLOOK
Dry high pressure will persist over the area through Wednesday, with temperatures gradually warming back above normal. Another cold front will cross the area Thursday into Friday, bringing our next chance for rain. Typical cool and dry fall weather will return for next weekend.
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Local and State News
National Weather Map for Today
General forecast through Wednesday Night
Franklin area
Today
Patchy frost before 10am. Otherwise, sunny, with highs near 70. Calm winds in the morning increasing to come out of the northwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Tonight
Mostly clear, with lows around 40. Calm winds.
Tuesday
Sunny, with highs in the low-to-mid 70s. Calm winds.
Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy, with lows in the mid-40s. Calm winds.
Wednesday
Sunny, with highs in the mid-70s.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with lows around 50.
Highlands Plateau
Today
Areas of frost before 9am. Otherwise, sunny, with highs in the lower 60s. Winds out of the northwest around 5 mph.
Tonight
Clear, with lows around 40. Winds out of the northwest around 5 mph becoming calm before midnight.
Tuesday
Sunny, with highs in the mid-60s. Light and variable winds.
Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy, with lows around 40. Calm winds.
Wednesday
Sunny, with highs in the mid-60s.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with lows in the mid-40s.
Otto area
Today
Patchy frost before 10am. Otherwise, sunny, with highs near 70. Calm winds in the morning increasing to come out of the northwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Tonight
Clear, with lows in the lower 40s. Calm winds.
Tuesday
Sunny, with highs in the lower 70s. Light and variable winds.
Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy, with lows in the mid-40s. Calm winds.
Wednesday
Sunny, with highs in the lower 70s.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with lows around 50.
Nantahala area
Today
Areas of frost before 9am. Otherwise, sunny, with highs in the mid-60s. Calm winds in the morning increasing to come out of the northwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Tonight
Clear, with lows around 40. Light and variable winds.
Tuesday
Sunny, with highs in the upper 60s. Calm winds.
Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy, with lows in the mid-40s. Calm winds.
Wednesday
Sunny, with highs in the mid-to-upper 60s.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with lows around 50.
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Hazards and Tropical Weather
A Frost Advisory is in effect until 9am this morning. A copy is posted below for your convenience.
Frost Advisory
URGENT – WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Greenville-Spartanburg SC
254 AM EDT Mon Oct 18 2021
…FROST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EDT THIS MORNING…
* WHAT…Temperatures falling into the lower to middle 30s will result in areas of frost formation.
* WHERE…The mountains of western North Carolina and Rabun County in northeast Georgia.
* WHEN…Until 9 AM EDT this morning.
* IMPACTS…Frost could kill sensitive outdoor vegetation if left uncovered.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS…Isolated spots, particularly in sheltered valleys, may see temperatures briefly fall to the freezing mark.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
Finalize steps now to protect tender plants from the cold.
TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
Tropical Weather Outlook
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL
200 AM EDT Sun Oct 18 2021
For the North Atlantic…Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico:
Tropical cyclone formation is not expected during the next 5 days.
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Almanac
Air Quality
Air quality is in the middle range of green for most of the county, with the ridges and other higher elevations today being in the middle-to-upper range of green.
Fire and Smoke Map
(There is haze from the wildfires out on the west coast.)
Pollen levels are expected to be in the low-medium range (3.8 out of 12) today with Ragweed, Chenopods, and Grasses being the main culprits. Tomorrow is expected to be in the medium range (4.0 out of 12).
Record Weather Events for October 18th
Record weather events for this date in Macon County
(1872-2016)
Highest Temperature 83°F in Franklin in 1984
Lowest Temperature 23°F at the Coweeta Experimental Station in 1943
Greatest Rainfall 7.00 inches in Franklin in 1879
Record Weather Events for October (1872-2017)
Highest Temperature 91°F in Franklin on Oct 5, 1954
Lowest Temperature 12°F in Highlands on Oct 30, 1910
Greatest Rainfall 9.91 inches in Highlands on Oct 4, 1964
Greatest Snowfall 1.0 inches in Highlands on October 20, 1913
Record Weather Events for October 6th in North Carolina
Highest Temperature 102°F in Albemarle, Stanly County in 1954
Lowest Temperature 22°F in Celo, Yancey County in 1968
Greatest Rainfall 14.00 inches in Aberdeen, Moore County in 1913
Greatest Snowfall 1.0 inches on Montreat, Yancey County in 1932
(the excessive rainfall was due to the remnants of Hurricane 5 of 1913. The storm formed off the coast of Rhode Island and traveled southwest, striking North and South Carolina. This was before Tropical Storms and Hurricanes were named).
Record Weather Events for October in North Carolina
Highest Temperature 102°F in Albemarle, Stanly County on 10-06-1954
Lowest Temperature 8°F in Banner Elk, Avery County on 10-21-1952
Greatest Rainfall 14.00 inches in Aberdeen, Moore County on 10-06-1913
Greatest Snowfall 11.00 in Mount Mitchell, Yancey County on 10-25-1990
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Macon Calendar
(send your event to [email protected])
FROG FAIR
November 6, 2021
Friends of the Greenway Fall Fundraising Event. FROG FAIR will be held November 6 from 9-3 at FROG Quarters, 573 E. Main at the Town bridge. Vendor spaces are available–check our website for registration forms or stop by FROG Quarters. Make sure to mark your calendar–arts & crafts, food, & music will make it a special day. For more information, email [email protected].
Encastic Painting Classes
The Macon County Art Association (a not for profit member organization) is offering classes in encastic painting on Specified Fridays from 10AM-12PM at the Uptown Gallery 30 E Main St Franklin NC. Specific class dates are Friday July 9 and 23, August 3 and 27, September 3 and 17, October 29.
For more information contact the instructor, Karen Smith, at [email protected]
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National and World News Roundup
NBC Nightly News Full Broadcast – October 17th, 2021
PBS NewsHour Full Episode October 17th, 2021
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COVID-19 News and Updates
Since it looks like we may be in for a new wave of infections, here is a section on COVID-19. It will include local, regional, state, national, and global items.
COVID-19 Numbers for Macon County: [October 11, 2021]
• Evidence for Biological Age Acceleration and Telomere Shortening in COVID-19 Survivors [US National Library of Medicine]
• Vaccine effectiveness against SARS-CoV-2 transmission to household contacts during dominance of Delta variant (B.1.617.2), August-September 2021, the Netherlands [MedRxiv (PDF)]
• Valneva Reports Positive Phase 3 Results for Inactivated, Adjuvanted COVID-19 Vaccine Candidate VLA2001 [Valneva]
• Effectiveness of vaccination in preventing severe SARS CoV-2 infection in South India-a hospital based cross sectional study [MedRxiv (PDF)/a>]
• Fauci says unvaccinated create danger of fifth COVID-19 wave [The Hill]
• Comment on the continued social deteoration in the USA [Reddit Comment]
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On This Day
October 18th is the 291st day of the year (292nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar; 74 days remain until the end of the year.
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Published at 4:20am on Sunday, October 18, 2021
Author: Bobby Coggins
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