News and Weather Briefing for Thursday, October 12, 2023
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GENERAL OUTLOOK
Low pressure will drift over Florida to the Carolina coast tonight and Thursday, bringing much-needed rainfall to parts of our region. A cold front will bring a round of showers on Friday and early Saturday. Cooler, drier weather can be expected from Sunday and into early next week although some light precipitation may fall in the North Carolina mountains to start the week.
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General Forecast Through Saturday Night
Franklin Area
Today
A 30 percent chance of rain, mainly before 9am. Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, cloudy through midmorning, then gradual clearing, with highs in the mid 70s. Calm winds in the morning increasing to come out of the east around 5 mph in the afternoon. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Tonight
Mostly clear, with lows around 50. Winds out of the south around 5 mph becoming calm before midnight.
Friday
A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly after 10am. Partly sunny, with highs near 70. Calm winds early in the morning increasing to come out of the southeast 5 to 10 mph by midmorning. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Friday Night
A 50 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with lows in the mid-to-upper 50s. Winds out of the southeast 5 to 10 mph becoming calm before midnight.
Saturday
A 40 percent chance of showers, mainly before 3pm. Partly sunny, with highs in the mid 70s.
Saturday Night
Mostly cloudy, with lows around 50.
`Highlands Plateau
Today
A 30 percent chance of rain, mainly before 10am. Patchy fog before 10am. Otherwise, cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with highs in the low-to-mid 60s. Winds out of the east 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Tonight
Mostly clear, with lows in the upper 40s. Winds out of the northeast 5 to 10 mph.
Friday
A 40 percent chance of showers, mainly after 8am. Partly sunny, with highs near 60. Winds out of the southeast 5 to 10 mph. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Friday Night
Showers likely, mainly after 9pm. Mostly cloudy, with lows in the lower 50s. Winds out of the east 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain is 60%.
Saturday
A 50 percent chance of showers. Partly sunny, with highs in the mid 60s.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with lows in the mid 40s. Windy.
Otto and South Central Macon County
Today
A 30 percent chance of rain, mainly before 9am. Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, cloudy through midmorning, then gradual clearing, with highs in the lower 70s. Calm winds darly in the morning increasing to come out of the east 5 to 10 mph by midmorning. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Tonight
Mostly clear, with lows in the lower 50s. Winds out of the east 3 to 6 mph.
Friday
A 40 percent chance of showers, mainly after 9am. Partly sunny, with highs near 70. Calm winds early in the morning increasing to come out of the southeast 5 to 10 mph by midmorning. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Friday Night
Showers likely, mainly between 10pm and 3am. Mostly cloudy, with lows in the mid 50s. Winds out of the southeast 5 to 10 mph becoming calm after midnight. Chance of rain is 60%.
Saturday
A 40 percent chance of showers, mainly before 3pm. Partly sunny, with highs in the low-to-mid 70s.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with lows around 50.
Nantahala Area
Today
A 30 percent chance of rain, mainly before 7am. Patchy fog before 8am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with highs near 70. Winds out of the east around 5 mph. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Tonight
Mostly clear, with lows in the lower 50s. Winds out of the southeast 3 to 5 mph.
Friday
A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly after 10am. Mostly sunny, with highs in the mid-to-upper 60s. Winds out of the southeast 3 to 7 mph. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Friday Night
A 50 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with lows in the mid-to-upper 50s. Winds out of the southeast 5 to 10 mph.
Saturday
A 40 percent chance of showers. Partly sunny, with highs in the mid-to-upper 60s.
Saturday Night
Mostly cloudy, with lows around 50.
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Hazards and Tropical Weather
Hazardous weather is not expected today and tonight.
Latest US Drought Monitor Map for North Carolina.
Space Weather
A Ring of Fire and a Bumpy Ride | Space Weather News 5 October 2023 | Dr Tamitha Skov
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Almanac
PM2.5 AQI is 40 (GOOD/CODE GREEN) for most of the county, and the ridges and other higher elevations PM2.5 AQI is 40 (GOOD/CODE GREEN)
Fire and Smoke Map
Local Air Monitor
Pollen
Pollen levels are expected to be in the low-medium range (3.9 out of 12) today with Ragweed, Chenopods, and Grasses being the main culprits. Tomorrow is expected to be in the low-medium range (4.3 out of 12).
Record Weather Events for October 12th
Record weather events for this date in Macon County
(1872-2021)
Highest Temperature 86°F in Nantahala in 1969
Lowest Temperature 25°F at the Coweeta Experimental Station in 2000
Greatest Rainfall 3.44 inches in Highlands in 1927
Greatest Snowfall (no measurable snow fell on this date)
Weather Extremes for Macon County for the month of October Data available from 1872
Highest Temperature 91°F in Franklin on 10-05-1954
Lowest Temperature 12°F in Franklin on 10-30-1910
Greatest Rainfall 9.91 inches in Highlands on 10-04-1964
Greatest Snowfall 1.0 inches in Highlands on 10-20-1913
Record Weather Events for October 12th in North Carolina
Highest Temperature 93°F in Greenville, Pitt County in 1919
Lowest Temperature 9°F in Marshall, Madison County in 1919
Greatest Rainfall 7.86 inches in Goldsboro, Wayne County in 1942
Greatest Snowfall (no measurable snow fell on this date)
(the excessive rainfall was due to the remnants of Hurricane Matthew)
Weather Extremes for North Carolina for the month of October Data available from 1872
Highest Temperature 103°F in Wadesboro, Anson County on 10-03-2019
Lowest Temperature 8°F in Banner Elk, Avery County on 10-21-1952
Greatest One-Day Rainfall 12.53 inches in Lumberton, Robeson County on 10-08-2016
Greatest One-Day Snowfall 11.0 inches on Mount Mitchell, Yancey County on 10-25-1990
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Local and State News Gov. Cooper sues NC Republican lawmakers over new law | WAL-TV (Raleigh, NC)
• Body of missing 70-year-old man last seen on foot in Macon County found [WLOS-TV (Asheville, NC)]
• NC treasurer bucks Republican legislative leaders on their public records exemption [Raleigh News and Observer]
• North Carolina Republican Rep. Kristin Baker Won’t Seek Reelection in 2024 [US News and World Report]
• NC Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson, now acting governor, schedules mystery event for Thursday [WRAL-TV (Raleigh, NC)]
• Bryson City Library receives $3.2 million in state budget, pushing expansion project forward [BPR]
—Recent News Recap—
October 10, 2023
Governor Cooper to lead trip to Japan | WRAL-TV (Raleigh, NC)
• Suspect arrested after allegedly shooting victim in front of deputy [WLOS-TV (Asheville, NC)]
• NC prisons, struggling to hire officers, look for tablets to help keep the peace [WRAL-TV (Raleigh, NC)]
• Waynesville proclaims ‘Fred Hall Week’ [Smoky Mountain News]
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National and World News Roundup
Global National: Oct. 11, 2023 | Israel widely believed to be planning ground assault on Gaza
Nightly News Full Broadcast – Oct. 11 | NBC News
PBS NewsHour full episode, (October 11, 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 October 10 2023: Be Vewwy Quiet, I’m Hunting Root Access | Level1 Techs
Streaming Should Mean Streaming – DTNS 4622 | Daily Tech News Show
Discovering Exomoons, Gravitational Lenses for JWST and Hubble, Jupiter’s Core Mass | Q and A 233 | Fraser Cain
Could this be the first evidence for string theory? | Sabine Hossenfelder
Very Pixel-ated – Android Faithful #14 | Daily Tech News Show
Evidence For Unexplained New Physics Or Issues With Dark Matter Model | Antov Petrov
What Can Genomics and Mathematics Tell Us About the Hominid Apocalypse & the 0.9Ma Event? | The Sexy Universe
The Sun & Eclipses | Discovery Files Podcast | National Science Foundation
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Civilization: Is the West History? | Episode 2: Science | BBC Select
Col Douglas Macgregor: Russia’s Counter Offensive Is Accelerating | Straight Calls with Douglas Macgregor
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Published at 5:00am on Thursday, October 12, 2023
Author: Bobby Coggins
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