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GENERAL OUTLOOK
Cool high pressure is expected to remain over the area through the weekend. A strong cold front then will sweep across the area early Sunday, bringing very cold temperatures to start the week. Dry conditions and temperatures rebound by the middle of next week.
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GENERAL FORECAST
(since this is a quick forecast intended to cover the whole county, bear in mind that higher elevations may experience cooler temperatures than this and the lower elevations may experience higher temperatures than those in the forecast)
..TODAY....Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 40s. Winds out of the southwest around 5 mph.
..TONIGHT....Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 30s. Winds out of the northwest around 5 mph.
..SATURDAY....Sunny. Highs in the mid 50s. Winds out of the west around 5 mph.
..SATURDAY NIGHT....Partly cloudy in the evening, then mostly cloudy with a chance of rain after midnight. Lows in the upper 20s. Winds out of the west 5 to 10 mph. Gusts up to 30 mph after midnight. Chance of rain 30 percent.
..SUNDAY....Partly sunny in the morning, then clearing. Much cooler with highs in the mid 30s. Temperature falling into the lower 20s in the afternoon.
..SUNDAY NIGHT....Clear, colder with lows around 10 above.
HAZARDOUS WEATHER
Hazardous weather is not expected today or tonight.
A cold front arriving Sunday morning is expected to bring very gusty winds Sunday across the mountains which could cause isolated power outages. The front also will lead to a rapid drop in temperatures during the day. High temperatures Sunday afternoon may be below freezing in many parts of the mountains, and wind chills are likely to fall below zero Sunday afternoon or evening and remain so through Monday morning.
NEWS UPDATES
(Links aggregated to show what various news outlets are reporting)
State and Local News
Town of Highlands Locked Down After Phoned In Threats | Macon Media
• 911 call made before shooter threat in Highlands, NC released [Fox Carolina]
• No active threat: Updates on threats directed at church in Highlands, North Carolina [Fox Carolina]
• Shooting threat in Highlands prompts investigation, search for suspect underway [WLOS-TV (Asheville, NC)]
• Judge orders FEMA to reverse cancellation of infrastructure program that funded NC projects [NC Newsline]
• What are Tourism Development Authorities? [NC Local]
• Top GOP legislator tried to convince candidate not to run against NC Senate leader [WRAL-TV (Raleigh, NC)]
• What to know about the high-stakes NC primary between Phil Berger and Sam Page [Raleigh News and Observer]
• New North Carolina law allows private school teachers to carry guns [Asheville Citizen-Times]
World News
War on drugs… or war for oil? | Ed Conway explains | Sky News
• NATO chief: Prepare for war with Russia [Telegraph (UK)]
Bulgaria's government resigns: Shake-up comes after weeks of mass protests | Al Jazeera
• (audio) Why the US says Europe is facing ‘civilisational erasure’ [BBC News]
• US slaps sanctions on Maduro's 'narco-nephews' [DW News]
• Seized oil tanker off Venezuela to be brought to US as tensions mount [France 24]
Russo-Ukraine War
• Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, December 11, 2025 [Institute for the Study of War]
Washington pressures Ukraine to surrender the Donbas region | World News Tonight | TVP World
• Russo-Ukrainian war, day 1387: Ukraine extends drone reach to Caspian Sea as Pokrovsk grinding battle intensifies [Euromaidan Press]
• Fyodor Lukyanov: Washington no longer sees Russia as Mordor [Russia Today (Russian State-Controlled News Outlet)]
• Trump says only Zelensky dislikes his peace plan [TASS (Russian State-Controlled News Outlet)]
National News
• Journalism will become the center of gravity for YouTube’s next era [Nieman Lab]
Justice Department fails to indict New York Attorney General Letitia James for third time | NBC News
• Kilmar Abrego Garcia freed from federal immigration detention, his attorney’s office says [Ground News]
• Navy submits report on Kelly’s potential punishment over ‘illegal orders’ video [The Hill]
• Indiana Republicans defy Trump and reject his House redistricting push in the state [AP News]
• Fired Michigan coach Sherrone Moore accused of stalking victim 'for months' in police dispatch audio [Fox News]
• Trump Administration Plans to Boost Tax Break for Corporations [Yahoo Finance]
• Altman and Musk launched OpenAI as a nonprofit 10 years ago. Now they’re rivals in a trillion-dollar market [CNBC]
White House Grilled Over Seized Oil Tanker | Balance of Power: Late Edition 12/11/2025 | Bloomberg Television
Washington Today (12-11-25): Senate defeats GOP & Dem health care bills on expiring ACA tax credits | C-SPAN
ABC World News Tonight with David Muir Full Broadcast - Dec. 11, 2025 | ABC News
PBS News Hour full episode, Dec. 12, 2025 | PBS News Hour
Technology and Science News
Is This The Most Important Number In The Universe? | History of the Universe
How Quantum Mechanics Broke Reality | PBS Space Time
• TWiV 1277: Vaccine talk with Jake Scott [Microbe TV]
• Giant 3D map shows almost every building in the world [Nature]
• A Linux-Powered Smartphone That Has Features You Won't Find on Most Phones [It's FOSS News]
• SpaceX plans to go public in 2026, seeks $1.5 trillion valuation: reports [Space.com]
• ChatGPT’s ‘Adult Mode’ Is Coming in 2026 [Gizmodo]
• OpenAI releases GPT-5.2 after “code red” Google threat alert [Ars Technica]
Crypto Currencies
Bitcoin MENA 2025: Welcome Keynote from the UAE Cybersecurity Council on AI & Trust | Bitcoin Magazine and The Bitcoin Conference
• Trump’s New AI Order Sets Up Federal Fight With US States Over Industry Regulation [Decrypt]
• Bitcoin due 2026 bottom as exchange volumes grind lower: Analysis [Coin Telegraph]
NTSB (National Transportation Safety Board) and ASN (Aviation Safety Network) Accident Investigation Pages
• Cirrus SR22T Crash [09/18/2025 - Franklin, NC]
• Crash of N259UP at Louisville-Muhammad Ali International Airport [Aviation Safety Network]
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Published at 6.00am on Friday, December 12, 2025
Author: Bobby Coggins
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