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OUTLOOK

High pressure will control our weather through the rest of the week. A warming trend will continue until Friday, which will be an exceptionally warm day. A dry cold front will pass this weekend and drop temperatures back closer to normal. Next week looks more active with a front moving through Monday morning and another during the middle of the week.

**Weather Alert**
…OUTDOOR BURN BAN IN EFFECT…

The state of North Carolina has issued a state-wide burn ban. 

[Press Release]

Town of Franklin Declares a Fire Danger Emergency 

[Press Release]

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Local and State News

National Weather Map for Today

General forecast through Saturday Night

Franklin area

Today

Sunny, with highs in the upper 60s. Light and variable winds ealry increasing to come out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph by midmorning.

Tonight

Mostly clear, with lows around 40. Calm winds in the morning increasing to come out of the northwest around 5 mph before noon.

Friday

Sunny, with highs in the mid 70s. Light and variable winds.

Friday Night

Partly cloudy, with lows around 40. Calm winds.

Saturday

Mostly sunny, with highs in the upper 60s. Calm winds.

Saturday Night

Partly cloudy, with lows around 40.



Highlands Plateau

Today

Sunny, with highs in the lower 60s. Winds out of the northwest 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Tonight

Clear, with lows in the lower 40s. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Friday

Sunny, with highs in the mid-to-upper 60s. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph in the morning becoming light and variable in the afternoon.

Friday Night

Partly cloudy, with lows in the mid 40s. Winds out of the northwest 3 to 7 mph.

Saturday

Mostly sunny, with highs near 60. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph in the morning becoming calm in the afternoon.

Saturday Night

Partly cloudy, with lows around 40.



Otto area

Sunny, with highs in the mid-to-upper 60s. Light winds out of the northwest early increasing to 5 to 10 mph by midmorning.

Tonight

Mostly clear, with lows around 40. Winds out of the northwest 3 to 7 mph.

Friday

Sunny, with highs in the mid 70s. Light and variable winds.

Friday Night

Partly cloudy, with lows in the low-to-mid 40s. Light winds out of the northwest.

Saturday

Mostly sunny, with highs in the upper 60s. Light winds out of the northwest.

Saturday Night

Partly cloudy, with lows in the lower 40s.



Nantahala area

Today

Sunny, with highs in the mid 60s. Light and variable winds in the morning increasing to come out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon.

Tonight

Mostly clear, with lows in the low-to-mid 40s. Winds out of the southwest around 5 mph becoming calm after midnight.

Friday

Sunny, with highs near 70. Calm winds.

Friday Night

Partly cloudy, with lows in the mid 40s. Light and variable winds.

Saturday

Partly sunny, with highs in the lower 60s. Calm winds.

Saturday Night

Partly cloudy, with lows in the lower 40s.




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Hazards and Tropical Weather

A dry air mass will remain entrenched across the region again today, with afternoon relative humidity values dropping to 35 to 45 percent. These dry conditions and exceptionally dry fuels will make outdoor burning dangerous.

…OUTDOOR BURN BAN IN EFFECT UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE…

The state of North Carolina has issued a state wide burn ban due to the very dry conditions and exceptionally dry fuels. This burn ban is expected to remain in place until significant rain occurs.

Outdoor burning is prohibited. Please refer to your local burn permitting authorities for further information. [Press Release]

TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK

Tropical Weather Outlook
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL
700 PM EST Tue Nov 30 2021

For the North Atlantic…Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico:

Tropical cyclone formation is not expected during the next 5 days.

This is the last regularly scheduled Tropical Weather Outlook of the 2021 Atlantic Hurricane Season. Routine issuance of the Tropical Weather Outlook will resume on May 15, 2022. During the off-season, Special Tropical Weather Outlooks will be issued as conditions warrant.




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Almanac

Air Quality


Air quality is in the lower range of green for most of the county, with the ridges and other higher elevations today being in the lower range of green. This is due to a fire in Arkansas that has exceeded 2,000 acres.

Fire and Smoke Map
(There is haze from the wildfires out on the west coast.)


Pollen levels are expected to be in the low range (2.2 out of 12) today with Juniper being the main culprit. Tomorrow is expected to be in the low range (1.8 out of 12).


Record Weather Events for December 2nd

Record weather events for this date in Macon County
(1872-2016)

Highest Temperature 71°F in Franklin in 1970
lowest Temperature 8°F at the Coweeta Experimental Station in 1960
Greatest One-Day Rainfall 3.14 inches in Highlands in 2015
Greatest One-Day Snowfall 4.0 inches in Highlands in 1896

Record weather events for December in Macon County

Highest Temperature 78°F in Franklin on Dec 31, 1951
Lowest Temperature -12°F in Highlands on Dec 30, 1917
Greatest Rainfall 6.00 inches in Highlands on Dec 14, 1901
Greatest One-Day Snowfall 12.0 inches in Franklin on Dec 21, 1876

All-time record weather events for Macon County

Highest Temperature 101°F in Franklin on Jul 29, 1952
Lowest Temperature -19°F in Highlands on Jan 21, 1985
Greatest Rainfall 21.15 inches in Highlands on Jul 29, 1879
Greatest One-Day Snowfall 25.5 inches at the Coweeta Experimental Station on Mar 13, 1993




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Macon Calendar
(send your event to [email protected])


THE POLAR EXPRESS™ Train Ride

THE POLAR EXPRESS™ with the Great Smoky Mountains Railroad is back in 2021! The 1¼ hour round-trip passenger excursion comes to life as the train departs the Bryson City depot for a journey through the quiet wilderness for a special visit at the North Pole. Set to the sounds of the motion picture soundtrack, guests on board will enjoy warm cocoa and a treat while listening and reading along with the magical story. Children’s faces show the magic of the season when the train arrives at the North Pole to find Santa Claus waiting. Santa will board THE POLAR EXPRESS™, greeting each child and presenting them with a special gift as in the story, their own silver sleigh bell. Christmas carols will be sung as they return back to the Bryson City Depot. For tickets, see [GSMR.com]

Dillsboro Lights & Luminaries

Adapted from an old Scandinavian custom of lighting the way for the Christ child, more than 2,500 candles in small white bags line the streets and every storefront is aglow with Christmas lights and decorations. Shopkeepers and restaurants are open late. See Santa and Mrs. Claus as they ride through town in their pickup truck. Write a letter to Santa and drop it off at his special mailbox. Live music on Front Street. For more information, see [Visit Dillsboro]


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National and World News Roundup

NBC Nightly News Full Broadcast – November 30th, 2021

PBS NewsHour Full Episode November 30th, 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: [November 18, 2021]


• Postvaccination Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Adult with No Evidence of Prior SARS-CoV-2 Infection [CDC: Emerging Infectious Diseases]

• Missouri health department found mask mandates work, but didn’t make findings public [Saint Louis Public Radio]

• Most Omicron cases are ‘mild’ and there’s no evidence to suggest vaccines may be less effective against it, says WHO official [Sky News]

• Why We Shouldn’t Write Off Omicron Cases as ‘Mild’ [Bloomberg]

• People want a better world after the COVID-19 pandemic but don’t believe it will really happen [PHYS.ORG]

• UMass Amherst to require COVID booster shots for students this spring [Mass Live]

11/30/21: Press Briefing by White House COVID-19 Response Team and Public Health Officials

• Enhancing Readiness for Omicron (B.1.1.529): Technical Brief and Priority Actions for Member States [World Health Organization]

• Covid misinformation spreads because so many Americans are awful at math [Washington Post]

• A Shot to Save the World: The Inside Story of the Life-or-Death Race for a COVID-19 Vaccine [Amazon (Link to Kindle Edition)]

• The real risk of heart inflammation to kids is from COVID-19—not the vaccine [National Geographic]


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On This Day

December 2nd is the 336th day of the year (337th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar; 29 days remain until the end of the year.

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Published at 5:00am on Thursday, December 02, 2021
Author: Bobby Coggins

Resources used to compile the information in this article include, but are not limited to the following websites or books: MaconMedia.com, youtube.com, weather.gov, airnow.gov, wikipedia.com, onthisday.com, ncdcr.gov, ncsu.edu, utah.edu, https://www.microbe.tv/twiv/, wolfram.com, biorxiv.org, aps.org, nejm.org, plos.org, cell.com, researchsquare.com, cureus.com, spc.noaa.gov, nhc.noaa.gov, ncdenr.org, medrxiv.org, archive.org, ncpedia.org, nasa.gov, https://ww2days.com, nih.gov, carolinapublicpress.org, microbe.tv, smokymountainnews.com, psypost.org, blogspot.com, pollen.com, franklinnc.com, maconnc.org, spaceweather.com, solarham.com, loc.gov, ncleg.net, senate.gov, house.gov, whitehouse.gov, drudgereport.com, politico.com, realclearpolitics.com, ushmm.org, This Day in North Carolina History, World War II Day By Day, The Holocaust Encyclopedia, The Timetables of History, The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich, The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, The World History and Book of Facts (multiple years), On This Day In History: Over 4,000 facts, The NASA Archives. 60 Years in Space, This Day in North Carolina History, The Smithsonian History of Space Exploration: From the Ancient World to the Extraterrestrial Future, Spaceflight, 2nd Edition: The Complete Story from Sputnik to Curiousity, The Story of Civilization (11 volumes), The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, American History, Volume 1: 1492-1877, American History, Volume 2: 1877 – Present, A Complete Chronolgy of the Second World War. Weather and Almanac data and information sources: Sources (except where otherwise credited): heavens-above.com, Ian Webster’s Github, National Centers for Environmental Prediction, The National Weather Service, National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration, National Hurricane Center, Penn State University Electronic Wall Map, The State Climate Office of North Carolina, Storm Prediction Center, U.S. Naval Observatory, University of Utah Department of Atmospheric Sciences, and the Weather Prediction Center. Back to Top




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