News and Weather Briefing for Thursday, August 24, 2023
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GENERAL OUTLOOK
The heat will build through the end of the week as a large upper high over the Plains continues to control our weather from afar. High temperatures may flirt with records Friday and Saturday, although there is much uncertainty about how much thunderstorm activity will affect that. A surface front is expected to drop south across the region late Saturday to cool us down for the early part of next week, while providing a focus for showers and storms from Sunday through Tuesday.
General Forecast Through Friday Night
Franklin Area
Today
Franklin Area
Today
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2pm. Patchy fog before 10am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 92. Calm wind becoming northwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Tonight
Patchy fog after 2am. Otherwise, increasing clouds, with a low around 66. Light and variable wind.
Friday
Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 91. Calm wind becoming northwest 5 to 7 mph in the morning.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 67. Northwest wind around 6 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Saturday
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 5pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 90. Calm wind becoming north northwest 5 to 7 mph in the afternoon.
Saturday Night
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 7pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 66.
`Highlands Plateau
Today
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly between 3pm and 5pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 84. North northwest wind around 6 mph. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Tonight
Patchy fog after 1am. Otherwise, mostly clear, with a low around 65. North northwest wind 5 to 8 mph.
Friday
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 3pm. Sunny, with a high near 84. North northwest wind 8 to 10 mph.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 68. North northwest wind 8 to 10 mph.
Saturday
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 3pm. Sunny, with a high near 83. North northwest wind 7 to 9 mph.
Saturday Night
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 8pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 66.
Otto and South Central Macon County
Today
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2pm. Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with a high near 91. Calm wind becoming north northwest around 5 mph in the morning.
Tonight
Patchy fog after 2am. Otherwise, partly cloudy, with a low around 67. Light and variable wind.
Friday
Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 91. Calm wind becoming north 5 to 7 mph in the morning.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 68. North northwest wind 3 to 6 mph.
Saturday
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 4pm. Sunny, with a high near 90. North northwest wind 3 to 8 mph.
Saturday Night
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 8pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 67.
Nantahala Area
Today
Mostly sunny, with a high near 86. Calm wind becoming west northwest around 6 mph in the afternoon.
Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low around 68. West southwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 87. Calm wind becoming northwest 5 to 7 mph in the morning.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 68. West northwest wind around 6 mph becoming calm after midnight.
Saturday
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2pm. Sunny, with a high near 86. Calm wind becoming north northwest 5 to 7 mph in the morning.
Saturday Night
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 10pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 66.
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Hazards and Tropical Weather
Hazardous weather is not expected today.
Latest US Drought Monitor Map for North Carolina.
Space Weather
Aurora Highlights from the G3 Solar Storm and A Fast Wind Watch | Solar Storm Forecast 13 August 2023
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Almanac
PM2.5 AQI is 54 (MODERATE/CODE YELLOW) for most of the county, and the ridges and other higher elevations PM2.5 AQI is 71 (MODERATE/CODE YELLOW)
Fire and Smoke Map
Local Air Monitor
Pollen
Pollen levels are expected to be in the medium-high range (8.9 out of 12) today with Ragweed, Chenopods, and Grasses being the main culprits. Tomorrow is expected to be in the medium-high range (9.2 out of 12).
Record Weather Events for August 24th
Record weather events for this date in Macon County
(1872-2016)
Highest Temperature 95°F at the Coweeta Experimental Station in 1983
Lowest Temperature 43°F in Highlands in 1930
Greatest Rainfall 2.50 inches in Highlands in 1961
Greatest Snowfall (no measurable snowfall has been recorded on this date since records started being kept in 1872)
Weather Extremes for Macon County for the month of August Data available from 1872
Highest Temperature 106°F in Concord, Cabarrus County on 08-09-1980
Lowest Temperature 37°F in Banner Elk, Avery County on 08-29-1968
Greatest Rainfall 9.16 inches in Hendersonville, Henderson County on 08-13-1940
Greatest Snowfall snowfall has not been recorded during August in Macon County)
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Local and State News
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National and World News Roundup
Global National: Aug. 23, 2023 | Mystery surrounds Russian plane crash, Wagner boss’ presumed death
NBC Nightly News Full Broadcast – August 23
PBS NewsHour full episode, (August 23, 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
The Level1 Show August 23 2023: Supercon-downer | Level1 Techs
Wake Your PS5 for $200 – DTNS 4589 | Daily Tech News Show
The significance of India’s successful landing on the moon’s south pole | PBS NewsHour
NASA Science Live: Psyche’s Journey to a Metal World (Official NASA Broadcast)
The complexities of artificial intelligence | World today | TVP World
Evidence For The Biggest Impact Crater on Earth At 520 km Across | Anton Petrov
How to Control a Crowd | How to Control a Crowd
How Can Microbes Protect Crops From Drought? | How Can Microbes Protect Crops From Drought?
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Civilization: Is the West History? | Episode 2: Science | BBC Select
The War In Ukraine Must End Now Or The West Is Doomed | Straight Calls with Douglas Macgregor
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Published at 5:00am on Thursday, August 24, 2023
Author: Bobby Coggins
Resources used to compile the information in this article include, but are not limited to rthe 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.
Source: http://thunderpigblog.blogspot.com/2023/08/wx20230824.html
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