News and Weather Briefing for Thursday, November 05, 2026
• Back to School Safety Tips for the 2026-2027 School Year [Macon Media] • Town of Franklin Asks Residents to Observe Voluntary Water Restrictions [Macon Media] • Nine N.C. counties in exceptional drought as statewide drought continues [Macon Media] WEATHER OUTLOOK 1. A cold front keeps shower and thunderstorm chances around through Friday before dry conditions return this weekend. Highs remain above normal through Friday with cooler conditions afterwards.
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FORECAST
.TODAY.…Patchy fog this morning. Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of rain this morning, then mostly sunny this afternoon. Visibility one quarter mile or less at times this morning. Highs in the upper 60s. Southwest winds around 5 mph. Chance of rain 20 percent.
.TONIGHT.…Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 40s. Light and variable winds, becoming northwest around 5 mph after midnight.
.FRIDAY.…Sunny. Highs in the mid 60s. Northwest winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT.…Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 40s. Northwest winds around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY.…Sunny. Highs around 60. Northwest winds around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT.…Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 30s.
.SUNDAY.…Sunny. Highs in the lower 60s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT.…Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 30s.
HAZARDOUS WEATHER
Showers and a few storms are expected today, especially during the afternoon hours. A few strong to marginally severe storms are possible with damaging winds as the main concern. A brief spin up tornado also can`t be ruled out. Also, a Wind Advisory is in effect through this evening. Southeast winds of 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 55 mph are expected.
SPACE WEATHER FORECAST
A HOLE IN THE SUN’S ATMOSPHERE: It is shaped like a giant L. A hole in the sun’s atmosphere is turning toward Earth and sending a stream of solar wind in our direction. First contact on Nov. 7th could spark G1/G2-class geomagnetic storms and high-latitude auroras. [LINK]
POLLEN REPORT
Pollen levels are expected to be in the low range (0.4 out of 12) today with Ragweed and Chenopods being the main culprits. Tomorrow is expected to be in the low range (0.4 out of 12.0)
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MACON CALENDAR
Preparing for Winter Weather Emergencies
Join us at the Crawford Senior Center located at 108 Wayah Street, at 10 a.m. on November 24, 2026, to learn how to prepare for winter weather emergencies. Call 828-349-2058 ext. 0 for more information.
The many ways you can connect to Mountain Findings to arrange donation pick-ups, drop-off location, shopping hours, volunteering, and to learn more on our community grants programs and graduating seniors scholarships.
Facebook: @MountainFindings
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Location: 452 Spruce St, Highlands, NC
LIVE SATURDAY MIDDAY MUSIC CALENDAR FOR NOVEMBER 2026
11a to 1p at Friends of the Greenway, Inc.
573 E Main St, Franklin, NC 28734
contact: [email protected]; 828-369-8488
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To find out more about the Greenway and our organization, our website is: littletennessee.org.
WEATHER ALMANAC
Record Weather Events for this date in Macon County (1872-2025)
Highest Temperature 80°F in Franklin in 1961
Lowest Temperature 16°F at the Coweeta Experimental Station in 1991
Greatest Rainfall 3.92 inches in Highlands in 1938
Greatest Snowfall 0.3 inches in Highlands in 1962
Record weather events for November in Macon County
Highest Temperature 83°F at the Coweeta Experimental Station on Nov 4, 2003
Lowest Temperature -3°F in Highlands on Nov 25, 1950
Greatest Rainfall 4.69 inches in Highlands on Nov 29, 1914
Greatest Snowfall 6.0 inches in Highlands on Nov 28, 1922
Weather Extremes for North Carolina for the month of November
Highest Temperature 89°F in Asheboro, Randolph County on Nov 7, 2024
Lowest Temperature -12°F in Grandfather Mountain, Avery County on Nov 15, 1969
Greatest One-Day Rainfall 9.70 in Lake Toxaway, Transylvania County on Nov 19, 2003
Greatest Snowfall 13.0 inches in Mount Mitchell, Yancey County on Nov 1, 2014
Election 2026: Breakdown of voting results in western North Carolina | WLOS-TV (Asheville), NC
WNC News
Historic Democratic midterm victories in the North Carolina House | WRAL-TV (Durham, NC)
NC News
• ‘Make life more affordable’: Top NC Democrats lay out plans for state House majority [WRAL-TV (Raleigh, NC)]
• In maps and charts, see how the midterm election results shifted North Carolina [Raleigh News & Observer]
• N.C. voters went blue, but they gave the GOP 3 big wins [NC Local]
Trump acknowledges war’s impact on midterms: ABC World News Tonight with David Muir – Nov. 4, 2026 | ABC News
National News
NBC Nightly News with Tom Llamas Full Episode – Nov. 4 | NBC News
Washington Today (11-4-26): House Dem. Ldr. Jeffries: ‘Not simply a blue wave, an American tsunami’ | C-SPAN
PBS News Hour full episode, Nov. 4, 2026 | PBS NewsHour
• Trump: Hegseth would be ‘very popular’ as Tennessee senator [The Hill]
• Inflation, tariffs and a voter revolt: The midterm verdict on Trump’s economy [AP News ]
• Conservative US Supreme Court justices Thomas and Alito in spotlight after Democratic landslide Yahoo News]
Democrats take Congress: What it means for Trump’s final two years | CNBC Television
Financial News
China Stocks Surge As Blue Wave Sinks Korea’s Heavyweights | The China Show 11/05/2026 | Bloomberg Television
• US Treasury Borrows Record $839 Billion in Single Week [Yahoo Finance]
• What Wall Street billionaires are saying about Democrats’ midterm sweep [CNBC]
Why are fridges being hacked around the world? | BBC News
World News
MV Espirito Santo Express: Tracking the Salvage & Fire in the South Atlantic | What’s Going on With Shipping?
Musk-backed candidates lose midterms despite financial backing | FRANCE 24 English
• S. Korea to expand anti-piracy mission closer to Hormuz, send more naval assets [Yonhap News Agency]
• TSMC eyes Sherman, Texas for second US manufacturing hub [Taiwan News]
• Winners, losers, the EU: Five takeaways from the US midterms [France 24]
• Iran war live: IRGC says two oil tankers and tugboat caught fire in Hormuz [Al Jazeera]
• World leaders who sparred with Trump express relief mixed with caution at Republican election rout [AP News]
Putin reportedly has a plan to exploit a weakened Trump | World News Tonight | TVP World
The 200,000 Degree Zombie Star Lurking in the Milky Way | Anton Petrov
Science News
• South Korea eyes rocket debut and China lines up four launches [Astronomy Magazine]
• TWiV 1370: Clinical Update with Dr. Daniel Griffin [Microbe TV]
• TWiV 1371: How to Bat Away Marburg Virus [Microbe TV]
• China Unveils Their Plan for a Crewed Moon Landing [Universe Today]
• A tiny supercurrent could unlock quantum information without destroying it [ScienceDaily]
• This Week’s Sky at a Glance, October 30 – November 8 [Sky & Telescope Magazine]
Data Center Buildout Could Help Energy Prices | Bloomberg Tech
Technology News
A Tampered Claude Code Update Was Secretly Hacking Developers | Educative
• After Texas’ blue wave, what happens to Elon Musk and SpaceX? [Ars Technica]
• Hackers Hit Banks of the Cash and Blood Variety in France [Gizmodo]
• Meta Employees ‘Interacted’ With Pirated Copies of Adult Films, Filing Shows’ [Torrent Freaks]
Yugoslavia 1991: How the Wars Began | Kings and Generals
Interesting Videos
Charlie Brown and the Quiet Sadness of Growing Up | DoctorW42
Why Russia Thinks It Can Attack Europe and WIN | RealLifeLore
Nuclear War Myths: Would Civilization Really End? | Isaac Arthur
Why a Russia vs Europe Nuclear War would not be so one-sided | Fraser Cain
New York City Halloween Parade 2026 🎃 53rd Annual Village Halloween Parade NYC | The NYC Walking Show
The United States Midterms and Markets | Benjamin Cowen
CRYPTO & AI NEWS
OpenAI’s Real Revenue Is $20 Billion Lower | Coin Bureau
• Google Tells Schools They Can Reject AI—But They’ll Lose Search, Too [Decrypt]
• ‘Lawyer up’: Democrats target Trump, Big Tech after midterm sweep [Coin Telegraph]
• CZ Warns AI Is Outpacing Crypto Defenses After $6.3B Binance Hack [Bitcoin.com]
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Published at 6:00am on Thursday, November 05, 2026
Author: Bobby Coggins
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