GENERAL OUTLOOK
Much cooler and wetter weather is expected through the day today as a strong, slow-moving frontal system impacts the area. Brief drying and warming occurs Thursday into Friday before another strong storm system impacts the region over the weekend.
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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...Showers. Areas of fog in the morning. Patchy fog in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 40s. Winds out of the south around 5 mph. Chance of rain near 100 percent.
..TONIGHT...Showers. Lows in the mid 40s. Winds out of the south 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph. Chance of rain near 100 percent.
..THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy with rain likely in the morning, then mostly sunny in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 50s. Winds out of the west 5 to 10 mph with gusts up to 30 mph. Chance of rain 70 percent.
..THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Much cooler with lows in the mid 20s. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph with gusts up to 30 mph.
..FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs around 50.
..FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then mostly cloudy with a chance of rain and freezing rain after midnight. Lows in the mid 30s. Chance of precipitation 40 percent.
HAZARDOUS WEATHER
Another round of heavy rainfall is possible this evening into Thursday morning as a slow-moving cold front enters the area. Soils could become saturated in some areas by the earlier round of rainfall, and may result in another threat of nuisance to minor stream flooding.
NEWS BRIEFING
• N.C. House committee outlines $500M Helene Fund allocation for disaster recovery [WLOS-TV (Asheville, NC) ]
• (video) NC lawmakers discuss $500M Helene relief package [WRAL-TV (Raleigh, NC) ]
• Everything you need to know about NIH cuts (+ how they could cause ‘massive layoffs’ in NC)
[over 20,000 statewide, incl 2 jobs at WCU & 3 jobs at UNC-Asheville] [Raleigh News and Observer]
• U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy responds to 'birth rate memo,' announces I-40 plan [Asheville Citizen-Times]
President Trump and Elon Musk Take Multiple Questions From Reporters In The Oval Office | Forbes Breaking News
• OPM eases plans to target all federal workers on probation [The Hill]
• Treasury officials: Musk ally ‘mistakenly’ had power to alter payments system [Politico]
• Bird flu is spreading in cattle, but some states still aren't part of U.S. milk testing [NBC News]
NTSB (National Transportation Safety Board) Investigation Pages
• Learjet 55 Medevac Crash [1/31/2025 - Philadelphia, PA]
• Midair Collision PSA Airlines Bombardier CRJ700 Airplane and Sikorsky H-60 Military Helicopter [1/29/2025 - Arlington, VA]
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Published at 5.00am on Wednesday, February 12, 2025
Author: Bobby Coggins
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