Daily Weather Briefing for Tuesday, July 31, 2018

TODAY

Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly after 10am. Patchy fog before 10am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a high near 70. South wind around 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three-quarters of an inch possible.

TONIGHT

Showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 11pm, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 11pm. Patchy fog. Low around 61. South wind 5 to 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three-quarters of an inch possible.

WEDNESDAY

Showers and possibly a thunderstorm before 1pm, then showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. High near 69. South wind 5 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three-quarters of an inch possible.

WEDNESDAY NIGHT

Showers and thunderstorms before 10pm, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm between 10pm and 3am, then showers after 3am. Low around 60. South wind 3 to 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.

THURSDAY

Showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 9am. High near 68. Chance of precipitation is 80%.

THURSDAY NIGHT

Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. Low around 60. Chance of precipitation is 80%.

TODAY

Showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 2pm. Patchy fog before 11am. High near 75. South southwest wind around 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

TONIGHT

Showers and thunderstorms likely before 10pm, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 10pm. Patchy fog after 10pm. Otherwise, cloudy, with a low around 62. South wind around 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

WEDNESDAY

Showers before 9am, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm between 9am and 2pm, then showers and thunderstorms after 2pm. High near 72. South southwest wind 5 to 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three-quarters of an inch possible.

WEDNESDAY NIGHT

Showers and thunderstorms before 8pm, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm between 8pm and 3am, then showers after 3am. Low around 61. South southeast wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.

THURSDAY

Showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 11am. High near 72. Chance of precipitation is 80%.

THURSDAY NIGHT

Showers. Low around 60. Chance of precipitation is 80%.

GOES-16 GeoColor – True Color daytime, multispectral IR
12:47 am to 2:42 am this morning

HAZARDS

Hazardous weather is not expected today. Heavy rain is expected to begin late this afternoon.

The National Weather Service is forecasting heavy rain Tuesday and Wednesday. The NWS Hazardous Weather Outlook is posted below:

..TUESDAY…Heavy rain possible. An unsettled weather pattern will become established across our region. Multiple episodes of heavy rainfall can periodically be expected through the week.
..WEDNESDAY…Heavy rain possible.
..THURSDAY…Heavy rain possible.
..FRIDAY…Heavy rain possible.

Macon Media maintains a Severe Weather Preparedness Page at http://thunderpigblog.blogspot.com/p/breaking-news-hub.html for those who are interested.

As always, you can check to see what advisories, watches, and warnings are in effect for Macon County by visiting http://is.gd/MACONWARN

GOES 16 – Band 15 – 12.3 µm – Dirty Longwave Window – IR (Precipitation)
2:47 am this morning

TROPICAL OUTLOOK

Tropical Weather Outlook
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL
200 AM EDT Tuen Jul 31 2018

For the North Atlantic…Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico:

Tropical cyclone formation is not expected during the next 5 days.

MACON CALENDAR

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There is no charge for civic, educational or nonprofit groups, except for groups or events that receive funding from the TDA, TDC, and EDC, where full rates apply.

Organizers of political events must make themselves available for a video interview at least 7 days before a political event they wish Macon Media to promote. Two weeks is the preferred time frame to maximize awareness.

Suminski Family Books Summer Film Fest for Families

All ticket sales sold by FROG volunteers benefit:

FRIENDS OF THE GREENWAY, INC.

Location: Smoky Mountain Center for the Performing Arts
Start time for each movie: 7:00 PM
Save When You Pre-Buy Your Tickets!

Single Ticket $5 for each movie (pre & at the door)
Season Pass $15 1 ticket to each movie Family of 4 Season Passes $50 4 tickets to each movie

Movies and Dates:

Paddington 2 on July 12, 2018
Hidden Figures on July 19, 2018
Peter Rabbit on August 19, 2018
Wonder on August 26, 2018 (benefits Friends of the Greenway)

Purchase at FROG Quarters, 573 E. Main (next to new bridge) Hours: Wed-Fri, 9 AM-2 PM

There are 3 other non-profits involved: Folk Heritage Association of Macon County NC, Grandpa’s Woodshed Project, Women’s History Trail, and Read2Me. The FROG-specific specific movie is Wonder, but our members can pre-sell tickets to all movies.

Franklin Health & Fitness 30th Anniversary Celebration [LINK]
http://thunderpigblog.blogspot.com/2018/07/franklin-health-fitness-announces-their.html

Uptown Gallery classes
(These are on-going classes – repeat weekly)

Free classes and open studio times are being offered at The Uptown Gallery in Franklin. Join others at a painting open studio session every Tuesday from 6:30 pm – 9:00 pm or on Thursday from 11:00 am – 3:00 pm.
Bring your own materials and join an on-going drawing course led by gallery artists on Fridays, from 11am – 2 pm. For information on days open, hours and additional art classes and workshops, contact the gallery on 30 East Main Street at (828) 349 – 4607.

National Alliance on Mental Illness
Appalachian South

Meets each Thursday at 7pm
The First Methodist Church Outreach Center
at the intersection of Harrison Ave. and West Main Street
(directly across from Lazy Hiker Brewery)

Come join our weekly support group for anyone suffering from mental illness and their family or friends. This includes Depression, Bipolar,8chizophrenia, PTSD, Substance Abuse, Etc.

Here you will find:
— others living with mental health challenges YOU ARE NOT ALONE
- learn coping skills and ?find hope in shared experience
- help learning how to break down stigma and guilt surrounding mental health
- how to live life with the expectation of a better a better future

Kay (706)970-9987 Denise (828)347-5000)

SYRINGE EXCHANGE PROGRAM

On January 1, 2017, the Syringe Exchange Program of Franklin began operating a comprehensive harm reduction program to address the opioid epidemic that is impacting western NC. Opioid overdose reversal kits including naloxone are available free of charge. If you have any questions about our services or if you know someone interested in volunteering, please contact Stephanie Almeida at 828-475-1920.

Sun and Moon

Sun

Begin civil twilight 6:14 a.m.
Sunrise 6:42 a.m.
Sun transit 1:40 p.m.
Sunset 8:37 p.m.
End civil twilight 9:05 p.m.

Moon

Moonrise 10:31 p.m. last night
Moon transit 4:13 a.m.
Moonset 10:02 a.m.
Moonrise 11:02 p.m.

Phase of the Moon on July 31, 2018: Waning Gibbous with 87% of the Moon’s visible disk illuminated.
Closest Primary Moon Phase: Full Moon on July 27, 2018 at 4:20 p.m. (local daylight time)

Sky Guides for this week

Sky and Telescope Magazine 
Astronomy Magazine

There will be three solar and two lunar eclipses in 2018. [LINK]

Heavens Above has an Android App that will assist you in observing the sky and even has a satellite tracker that will let you know when the International Space Station and dozens of other satellites are overhead. [LINK]

Stellarium is also an app that will assist you in observing the sky. It is available in both Android [LINK] and iOS versions. [LINK]

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Published at 3:08 am on July 31, 2018

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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.