News and Weather Briefing for Tuesday, May 23, 2023
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Weather
Hazards and Tropical Weather
GENERAL OUTLOOK
Mainly dry high pressure will be in place through mid-week before being reinforced by a front moving south across the region on Thursday. Isolated afternoon and early evening showers and storms develop over the mountains Thursday. Forecast confidence decreases late week through the weekend as an upper low and coastal cyclone interact with each other, but a general increase in rain chances with cooler temperatures will be possible.
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General Forecast Through Wednesday Night
Franklin Area
Today
Mostly cloudy, with highs in the low-to-mid 70s. Winds out of the east 3 to 10 mph.
Tonight
Partly cloudy, with lows around 50. Winds out of the southeast around 5 mph becoming calm before midnight.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with highs in the upper 70s. Calm winds in the morning increasing to come out of the northeast 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with lows in the upper 40s. Winds out of the east 5 to 10 mph becoming calm before midnight.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with highs in the upper 70s.
Thursday Night
Mostly cloudy, with lows in the lower 50s.
Highlands Plateau
Today
Mostly cloudy, with highs in the mid 60s. Winds out of the east 5 to 10 mph.
Tonight
Mostly cloudy, with lows in the upper 40s. Winds out of the east 5 to 10 mph.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with highs near 70. Winds out of the northeast 5 to 10 mph.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with lows in the mid-to-upper 40s. Winds out of the east 5 to 10 mph shifting to come out of the north after midnight.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with highs near 70.
Thursday Night
Mostly cloudy, with lows around 50.
Otto and South Central Macon County
Today
Mostly cloudy, with highs in the lower 70s. Winds out of the east 5 to 10 mph.
Tonight
Partly cloudy, with lows around 50. Winds out of the southeast around 5 mph becoming calm before midnight.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with highs in the upper 70s. Calm winds early in the morning increasing to come out of the north 5 to 10 mph by midmorning.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with lows around 50. Winds out of the southeast 5 to 10 mph becoming light and variable before midnight.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with highs in the mid-to-upper 70s.
Thursday Night
Mostly cloudy, with lows in the lower 50s.
Nantahala Area
Today
Mostly cloudy, with highs near 70. Winds out of the east around 5 mph.
Tonight
Partly cloudy, with lows around 50. Winds out of the southeast around 5 mph becoming calm after midnight.
Wednesday
Sunny, with highs in the low-to-mid 70s. Calm winds early in the morning increasing to come out of the northeast 5 to 10 mph by midmorning.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with lows around 50. Winds out of the northeast 5 to 10 mph becoming calm after midnight.
Thursday
Sunny, with highs in the low-to-mid 70s.
Thursday Night
Mostly cloudy, with lows in the low-to-mid 50s.
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Hazards and Tropical Weather
Hazardous weather is not expected today.
Latest US Drought Monitor Map for North Carolina.
Space Weather
Goodbye Solar Snooze Big Flares are Back | Space Weather News 18 May 2023
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Almanac
PM2.5 AQI is 53 (MODERATE/CODE YELLOW) for most of the county, and the ridges and other higher elevations PM2.5 AQI is 53 (MODERATE/CODE YELLOW)
Fire and Smoke Map
Local Air Monitor
Pollen
Pollen levels are expected to be in the medium-high range (7.2 out of 12) today with Birch, Hickory, and Oak being the main culprits. Tomorrow is expected to be in the medium-high range (7.8 out of 12).
Record Weather Events for May 23rd
Record weather events for this date in Macon County
(1872-2016)
Highest Temperature 89°F at the Coweeta Experimental Station in 2011
Lowest Temperature 33°F in Highlands in 2002
Greatest One-Day Rain 4.62 inches in Highlands in 1923
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
(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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National and World News Roundup
Global National: May 22, 2023 | RCMP’s warning for those hindering firefighting in Alberta wildfires
NBC Nightly News Full Broadcast – May 22
PBS NewsHour full episode, (May 22, 2023)
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COVID-19 News and Updates
Here is a section on COVID-19. It includes local, regional, state, national, and global items.
COVID-19 Numbers for Macon County:
Based on current COVID-19 trends, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is planning for the federal Public Health Emergency (PHE) for COVID-19, declared under Section 319 of the Public Health Service (PHS) Act, to expire at the end of the day on May 11, 2023. Macon County Public Health will stop publishing weekly COVID updates but will continue to monitor local case levels and trends. In the event that case counts increase significantly, MCPH will notify the public and resume weekly COVID updates.
Podcasts and Long Form Videos (History, Culture, Science, Space, Technology and Current Events)
Anything covering educational, entertainment, history, current events, and technology topics
Ax-2 launch and Falcon 9 first stage landing | SciNews
The Level1 Show May 23 2023: Big Spy Country | Level1 Techs
The Coming Age of Alien Communications | John Michael Godier
The Standard Contract is Not Enough – DTNS 4525 | Daily Tech News Show
Space Warfare and Anti Satellite Weapons – “Taking the High Ground” in the new warfighting domain | Perun
The Death of Antony & Cleopatra (30 B.C.E.) | Historia Civilis
Something Other Than Black Hole Created Huge Milky Way Bubbles | Antov Petrov
The Map of Oil | Peter Zeihan
Anna Frebel: Origin and Evolution of the Universe, Galaxies, and Stars | Lex Fridman Podcast #378
Civilization: Is the West History? | Episode 2: Science | BBC Select
Russian partisans: ‘It’s time to put an end to the Kremlin’s dictatorship’ | The Times and The Sunday Times
Is Ukraine ready for EU membership? | Andrew Pryma | TVP World
Ukraine’s weaponry checklist for its coming counteroffensive | Al Jazeera Newsfeed
Russia Wagner group vows to transfer captured Ukraine city of Bakhmut by June | BBC News
News from Russian or pro-Russian outlets or Video About the Russian Perspective
Odessa and Kharkiv fall under Russian control and authority | Straight Calls with Douglas Macgregor
• Drone-bombs hit Russian border region – governor [Russia Today]
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Published at 5:00am on Tuesday, May 23, 2023
Author: Bobby Coggins
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