News and Weather Briefing for Monday, April 22, 2024
Here is the news and weather briefing for Macon County.
GENERAL OUTLOOK
Drier conditions returned last night as high pressure builds into the region. Warmer weather returns on Tuesday with dry conditions persisting over the area. Warm temperatures will linger through the workweek despite a weak cold front tracking across the western Carolinas on Wednesday. This front may lead to rain showers along the Tennessee border Tuesday night into Wednesday.
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Local Weather
General Forecast Through Tuesday Night
Franklin Area
Today
Sunny, with highs in the mid 60s. Winds out of the north 3 to 6 mph.
Tonight
Mostly clear, with lows in the mid 30s. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph becoming calm before midnight.
Tuesday
Sunny, with highs near 70. Calm winds in the morning increasing to come out of the southwest 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with lows in the mid 40s. Winds out of the southwest 3 to 7 mph.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with highs in the lower 70s.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with lows in the mid 40s.
Highlands Plateau
Today
Sunny, with highs in the mid-to-upper 50s. Winds out of the north 5 to 10 mph.
Tonight
Mostly clear, with lows in the mid 30s. Winds out of the southeast 3 to 5 mph.
Tuesday
Sunny, with highs in the lower 60s. Winds out of the southwest 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with lows in the mid 40s. Winds out of the southwest 5 to 10 mph shifting to come out of the west after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with highs in the mid 60s.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with lows in the mid 40s.
Otto and South Central Macon County
Today
Sunny, with highs near 63. North northwest wind around 5 mph.
Tonight
Mostly clear, with lows in the mid-to-upper 30s. Light and variable winds.
Tuesday
Sunny, with highs near 70. Calm winds in the morning increasing to come out of the southwest 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with lows in the mid 40s. Winds out of the southwest 5 to 10 mph.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with highs near 70.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with lows in the mid 40s.
Nantahala Area
Hazardous weather is not expected today.
Back to Top Pollen
Pollen levels are expected to be in the high range (10.2 out of 12) today with Oak, Beech, and Birch being the main culprits. Tomorrow is expected to be in the high range (9.7 out of 9.1).
Record Weather Events for April 22nd
Record weather events for this date in Macon County
(1872-2016)
Highest Temperature 87°F at the Coweeta Experimental Station in 1963
Lowest Temperature 21°F in Highlands in 1901
Greatest One-Day Rain 2.13 inches in Highlands in 1931
Greatest One-Day Snowfall 1.5 inches in Highlands in 1901
Weather Extremes for Macon County for the month of April Data available from 1872
Highest Temperature 91°F in Franklin on 04-26-1986
Lowest Temperature 13°F in Highlands on 04-01-1987
Greatest Rainfall 7.00 inches in Highlands on 04-07-1895 (also a state record)
Greatest Snowfall 9.5 inches in Franklin on 04-04-1987
News Briefing
—STATE AND LOCAL—
• With $1 billion budget surplus, NC lawmakers return to Raleigh for 2024 session [WRAL-TV (Raleigh, NC)]
• Students kept out of building where UNC System board voted on DEI changes. Is that legal? [Raleigh News and Observer ]
• North Carolina’s first medical cannabis dispensary opens for business [WLOS-TV (Asheville, NC)]
• Word from the Smokies: April 30 deadline to apply for Tremont Writers Conference [Asheville Citizen-Times]
• Sylva Town Council Commissioner steps down after Pride parade vote [Sylva Herald and Ruralite]
• Welcome to Summer Camp: Rescue program provides a lifeline for four-legged friends during hardship [Smoky Mountain News]
—NATIONAL—
International News Headlines
Ukraine has “chance of victory” with multi-billion dollar aid package | BBC News
Protesters demand changes to mass tourism in Spain | DW News
• SIPRI: Global military spending up $2 trillion [DW News]
• Russia’s meat grinder soldiers – 50,000 confirmed dead [BBC News]
• Ecuador voters overwhelmingly approve of extradition, anti-gang measures [France 24]
• Tens of thousands of Colombians protest against the leftist president’s reform agenda [AP News]
• INDIA’s show of strength in Ranchi; Uddhav Thackeray says bloc to win 300 seats [Hindustan Times]
• South Africa Evades US Censure Even as It Builds Links to Rivals [Bloomberg]
—International Conflicts —
Global Arms Exports – Winners, losers & trends in the race to rearm | Perun
Day 787: Ukraïnian Map | Ukraine News TV
Ukraine Conflict (20240421): Full Frontline Update | ATP Geopolitics
Russia Advances Despite Heavy Losses – Putin’s Invasion Continues | Kings and Generals
• Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, April 21, 2024 [Institute for the Study of War]
• Russo-Ukrainian War, day 788: US military aid set to bolster Ukraine’s defenses within weeks [Euromaidan Press]
Russell Bentley was raped and then killed by Russian military or ” DPR” militants
American Z-blogger Russell Bentley (call sign Texas), who was kidnapped in the “DPR” and had been fighting in the ranks of pro-Russian militants since 2014, was raped and then killed by his fellow… pic.twitter.com/EBbt72nWIn
— NEXTA (@nexta_tv) April 19, 2024
Iran’s Missile Strike on Israel – The attack, defence & Israel’s counter-strike | Perun
Israel raids refugee camp in occupied West Bank | DW News
• Netanyahu accuses hostage negotiators of lying to public – report [Jerusalem Post]
• Israel Iran attack: Damage seen at air base in Isfahan [BBC News]
• Israel’s war on Gaza liveblog: Deaths, injuries from fresh Israeli attacks [Al Jazeera]
• Rockets fired from northern Iraq target US-led coalition base in Syria [France 24]
• Sudan war fuelled by weapons from foreign actors in violation of sanctions – UN [Africa News]
• Taiwan tracks 10 Chinese military aircraft, 6 naval ships around nation [Taiwan News]
—PRO-RUSSIAN NEWS OUTLETS—
• NATO members have military personnel in Kiev – Stoltenberg [Russia Today]
• US volunteer and journalist Russell Bentley killed in Donetsk [Pravda]
• EU Council to discuss weapons supplies to Ukraine, Russian assets, sanctions on Iran [TASS: Russian News Agency]
Meet the Press full broadcast – April 21 | NBC News
Face The Nation: Cole, Sanger, Shapiro | April 21, 2024
Washington Week with The Atlantic full episode, 4/19/24
2024 Campaign Trail: Candidates on the Road in Pennsylvania | C-SPAN
Baltimore Update w/William Doyle Dredging Contractors of America & Former Director Port of Baltimore | What’s Going on With Shipping?
Washington Today (4-19-24): More House Dems than GOP vote to advance aid to Ukraine, Israel & Taiwan | C-SPAN
Global National: April 21, 2024 | US expected to sanction IDF unit accused of abuses in West Bank
ABC World News Tonight with David Muir Full Broadcast – April 21, 2024
“CBS Weekend News” Full Broadcast | April 21, 2024
NBC Nightly News Full Broadcast – April 21, NBC News
PBS NewsHour full episode, (April 21, 2024)
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Published at 5:00am on Monday, April 22, 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/2024/04/wx20240422.html
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