News and Weather Briefing for Monday, January 08, 2024
Here is the news and weather briefing for Macon County.
GENERAL OUTLOOK
A strong low pressure system will arrive on Tuesday, with heavy rainfall and windy conditions likely across the region. Dry weather will return Wednesday and Thursday, before the next storm system arrives for the weekend. DAY SPONSOR
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General Forecast Through Sunday Night
Franklin Area
Today
Mostly sunny, with highs near 50. Calm winds early in the morning increasing to come out of the southeast 5 to 10 mph by midmorning.
Tonight
Rain likely between 8pm and 1am, then showers after 1am. Patchy fog after 2am. Lows in the mid 30s. Winds out of the southeast 5 to 10 mph increasing to 15 to 20 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 40 mph. Chance of rain is 90%. New rainfall amounts between three quarters and one inch possible.
Tuesday
Showers. Highs in the mid 50s. Winds out of the southeast 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph. Chance of rain is 100%. New rainfall amounts between 1 and 2 inches possible.
Tuesday Night
A chance of rain showers before midnight, then a chance of rain and snow showers between midnight and 1am, then a slight chance of snow showers after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with lows in the mid-to-upper 20s. Winds out of the southwest 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph. Chance of rain is 40%.
Wednesday
A 20 percent chance of snow showers before 8am. Partly sunny, with highs in the low-to-mid 40s. Windy.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with lows in the low-to-mid 20s.
Highlands Plateau
Today
Mostly sunny, with highs near 40. Winds out of the southeast 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.
Tonight
A chance of sleet before 10pm, then rain showers. Patchy fog after 4am. Lows around 30. Winds out of the southeast 15 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 50 mph. Chance of rain/sleet is 90%. New sleet accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Tuesday
Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. Highs in the upper 40s. Winds out of the southeast 25 to 35 mph in the morning shifting to come out of the southwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 55 mph. Chance of rain is 100%. New rainfall amounts between 3 and 4 inches possible.
Tuesday Night
A chance of rain showers before 10pm, then a chance of rain and snow showers between 10pm and midnight, then a slight chance of snow showers after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with lows in the mid 20s. Winds out of the southwest 20 to 35 mph, with gusts as high as 50 mph. Chance of rain is 40%.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with highs in the mid-to-upper 30s. Winds.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with lows in the mid 20s.
Otto and South Central Macon County
Today
Mostly sunny, with highs in the upper 40s.Light winds out of the southeast early in the morning decreasing to 5 to 10 mph by midmorning. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph before midmorning.
Tonight
Rain likely between 8pm and 1am, then showers after 1am. Patchy fog after 1am. Lows in the mid 30s. Winds out of the southeast 10 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph. Chance of rain is 90%. New rainfall amounts between three quarters and one inch possible.
Tuesday
Showers. Highs near 54. Winds out of the southeast 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph. Chance of rain is 100%. New rainfall amounts between 2 and 3 inches possible.
Tuesday Night
A chance of rain showers before 1am, then a slight chance of rain and snow showers between 1am and 2am, then a slight chance of snow showers after 2am. Mostly cloudy, with lows in the upper 20s. BWinds out of the southwest 15 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph. Chance of rain/snow is 40%.
Wednesday
Partly sunny, with highs in the lower 40s. Breezy.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with lows in the mid 20s.
Nantahala Area
Today
Mostly sunny, with highs in the upper 40s. Light winds out of the east early in the morning increasing and shifting to come out of the southeast 5 to 10 mph by midmorning. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.
Tonight
Rain likely, mainly between 11pm and 1am, then showers after 1am. Patchy fog after 3am. Lows in the mid 30s. Winds out of the southeast 10 to 20 mph increasing to 20 to 30 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 50mph. Chance of rain is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.
Tuesday
Showers. Highs in the lower 50s. Winds out of the southeast 20 to 35mph, with gusts as high as 50 mph. Chance of rain is 100%. New rainfall amounts between 1 and 2 inches possible.
Tuesday Night
Rain showers likely before 1am, then a chance of rain and snow showers between 1am and 2am, then a chance of snow showers after 2am. Mostly cloudy, with lows in the upper 20s. Winds out of the southwest 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph. Chance of rain is 60%.
Wednesday
A 20 percent chance of snow showers before 11am. Partly sunny, with highs in the upper 30s.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with lows in the mid 20s.
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Hazards
Hazardous weather is not expected today. A storm system will be moving into the region tonight.
A low-pressure system will move into the region tonight into Tuesday bringing heavy rainfall and windy conditions. Rainfall totals ranging from 2 to 4 inches may lead to scattered flooding. Gusty winds may lead to downed trees which may result in isolated power outages.
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Record Weather Events for January 8th
Record weather events for this date in Macon County
(1872-2016)
Highest Temperature 70°F in Franklin in 1965
Lowest Temperature -7°F in Highlands in 2014
Greatest One-Day Rainfall 2.83 inches in Highlands in 1953
Greatest One-Day Snowfall 10.5 inches at the Coweeta Experimental Station in 1988
Weather Extremes for Macon County for the month of January Data available from 1872
Highest Temperature 78°F at the Coweeta Experimental Station on 01-28-1999
Lowest Temperature -19°F in Highlands on 01-21-1985
Greatest Rainfall 5.10 inches in Highlands on 01-12-2018
Greatest Snowfall 10.5 inches at the Coweeta Experimental Station on 01-08-1988
News Briefing
—STATE AND LOCAL—
• Macon County Board of Commissioners | January 2024 Regular Meeting | [Macon Media]
• New NC law on parents and schools begins shaky rollout. Opponents and supporters aren’t happy [WRAL-TV (Raleigh, NC)]
• VP Kamala Harris will visit Charlotte 11 days after NYE shooting to tout gun law [Raleigh News and Observer]
—RECENT LOCAL AND STATE NEWS—
• Two Die in Structure Fire on Prentiss Bridge Road [Macon Media]
• Press Release From Fire Marshal’s Office: Fire crews responded to three structure fires in Macon County over the last 24 hour period [Macon Media]
• ‘The house was fully engulfed in flames:’ Neighbor describes scene of Macon County fire [WLOS-TV (Asheville, NC)]
• Town of Franklin says cheers to the new year [BPR]
• Franklin Town Council (January 2024 Regular Meeting) [Macon Media]
• NC same-day voter registration lawsuit hits impasse [WRAL-TV (Raleigh, NC)]
—RECENT LOCAL GOVERNMENT MEETINGS–
• Franklin Town Council (January 2024 Regular Meeting) [Macon Media]
• Macon County Board of Commissioners (Dec 2023) [Macon Media]
• Macon County Board of Education December 2023 Meeting at Franklin High School [Macon Media]
• Franklin Town Council (Dec 2023) [Macon Media]
—NATIONAL—
International News Headlines
Bangladesh: Sheikh Hasina re-elected as main opposition stages boycott | DW News
N. Korea conducts more military drills near S. Korean border island | FRANCE 24 English
• S. Korea to launch two more military spy satellites this year [Yonhap News Agency]
• Taiwan thanks Japan, S Korea, US for affirming importance of cross-strait peace [Taiwan News]
• DRC: Electoral commission cancels votes cast for 82 candidates citing illegal activities [Africa News]
• Mexico police free migrants kidnapped off coach [BBC News]
• From Lebanon to the Red Sea, a Broader Conflict With Iran Looms [New York Times]
• China sanctions 5 US defense companies in response to US sanctions and arms sales to Taiwan [ABC News]
Global National: Jan. 7, 2024 | Blinken addresses concerns of wider conflict in Middle East
ABC World News Tonight with David Muir Full Broadcast – Jan 07, 2024
“CBS Weekend News” Full Broadcast | Jan. 6, 2024
Nightly News Full Broadcast – Jan 07 | NBC News
PBS NewsHour full episode, (January 07, 2024)
—Science, Technology, Culture, and History News Roundup—
• The Sky This Week from January 5 to 12: Visitors to the Scorpion [Astronomy Magazine]
• This Week’s Sky at a Glance, January 5 – 14 [Sky and Telescope Magazine]
Links With Friends – Live 2024 – Join Us? | Level1 Techs
SpaceX Starlink 131 launch and Falcon 9 first stage landing, 7 January 2024 | SciNews
Suing YouTube’s Science Scammers | Kyle Hill
• Tooth chipping patterns and dental caries suggest a soft fruit diet in early anthropoids [American Journal of Biological Anthropology]
• Hackers discover way to access Google accounts without a password [Independent (UK)]
• Cities with soda taxes saw sales of sugary drinks fall as prices rose, study finds [NPR]
• The Accelerating Path to Artificial General Intelligence [Psychology Today]
• Geographically divergent trends in snow disappearance timing and fire ignitions across boreal North America [European Geosciences Union]
• Utah Governor Absolutely Positive That Social Media Harms Kids Despite Study After Study After Study After Study After Study Saying He’s Wrong [techdirt]
—Science, Technology, Culture, and History Video Section—
Samsung Shows World’s First Transparent MicroLED, 8K Wireless Projector | CNET
How an ASML Lithography Machine Moves a Wafer | Asianometry
LUP 544: Half the Bits, Double the Pain | Jupiter Broadcasting
Zorin OS 17: Linux for Windows Users | Explaining Computers
Post AGI Education – What is the optimal educational experience and how can we get there? | David Shapiro
Space Cats, 20 Launches, 69 Flights & 420 Jack Blacks – Deep Space Updates | Scott Manley
—COVID News Roundup—
COVID is surging again. Here’s what to know and why experts encourage caution | PBS NewsHour
Going against FDA, Florida Surgeon General discourages use of mRNA COVID vaccines | WFLA-TV (Tampa Bay, FL)
• COVID-19 has tested us. Will we be ready for the next pandemic? [National Geographic]
• Fauci to be grilled by House GOP on COVID origins, future pandemics [Fox News]
• A stapled lipopeptide platform for preventing and treating highly pathogenic viruses of pandemic potential [nature communications]
• Beyond the Noise #24: Labels Matter: Operation Warp Speed and Emergency Use Authorization [Microbe TV]
• TWiV 1074: Clinical update with Dr. Daniel Griffin [Microbe TV]
• TWiV 1075: Fit viruses, parasites, sick chickens [Microbe TV]
—Russo-Ukraine War News Roundup—
🔴 (discretion advised) Four Wheelers, Hamas Leaders, and Beachfront Properties | Combat Footage Show
Top events that shaped the war in Ukraine in 2023 | Binkov’s Battlegrounds
Ukraine war: What to expect in 2024 | DW News
Day 683: Ukraïnian Map | Ukraine News TV
Ukraine Conflict (20240107): Full Frontline Update | ATP GGeopolitics
Why do ultra-right support russia | Day 679 ft @ricktheukrainian | Operator Starsky 🇺🇦
• Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, January 7, 2024 [Institute for the Study of War]
• Five realistic scenarios of war in Ukraine in 2024: GLOBSEC report [Euromaidan Press]
• Ukraine updates: Kyiv says Russian airfield hit in Crimea [DW News]
• US accuses Russia of using North Korean missiles against Ukraine [France 24]
• Ukraine war: Atesh, the group spying on Russians in occupied Crimea [BBC News]
• Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 684 [Al JAzeera ]
—PRO-RUSSIAN NEWS OUTLETS—
• Russia shoots down two Ukrainian jets – MOD [Russia Today]
• Russian forces shell Kyiv and Kharkiv [Pravda]
• Russian Air Defense intercepts Ukrainian missile over Belgorod Region [TASS: Russian News Agency]
—Israel-Hamas War News Roundup (aka Iraninan Proxy War with Israel)—
• Iran Update (Hamas-Israel War), January 07, 2024 [Institute for the Study of War]
• Israel-Hamas War Day 94 | Dozens of Protesters Block Israeli Knesset’s Entrance, Chant ‘Elections Now’ [Haaretz]
• LIVE UPDATES Israel war on Gaza: Al-Aqsa Hospital patients’ location ‘unknown’ – WHO [Al Jazeera]
Hamas, Hezbollah and Houthis: Iran’s ‘Axis of Resistance,’ Explained | WSJ
Israel-Hamas War: IDF says it dismantled Hamas infrastructure | LiveNOW from FOX
• Bolivia to support South Africa’s ICJ genocide case against Israel [Jerusalem Post]
• Israeli minister outlines plans for Gaza after war [BBC News]
• Israel-Hamas war: Too many Palestinians killed — Blinken [DW News]
• Supreme Court ruling: Checkmate for Israel’s Binyamin Netanyahu? [France 24]
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On This Day
January 8th is the 8th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 357 days remain until the end of the year (358 in leap years).
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Published at 5:00am on Monday, January 08, 2023
Author: Bobby Coggins
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