GENERAL OUTLOOK
Dry high pressure will linger over the region thru the end of the week and into the weekend with temperatures steadily warming. A cold front will approach the Carolinas from the west early next week and could bring some showers to our area.
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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...Sunny. Highs around 60. Winds out of the northwest 10 to 15 mph.
..TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 30s. Winds out of the northwest northwest 5 to 10 mph.
..THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 60s. Winds out of the northwest east around 5 mph, becoming south in the afternoon.
..THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 40s. Winds out of the northwest south around 5 mph.
..FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 70s.
..FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s.
HAZARDOUS WEATHER
Low relative humidity and increased wins this afternoon will make conditions dangerous for outdoor burning. Please hold off until we get more rain or moisture levels increase.
NEWS UPDATES
(Links aggregated to show what various news outlets are reporting)
• Order seals Cherokee County Sheriff’s evidence room amid missing items [Smoky Mountain News]
• Haoe Fire in Nantahala National Forest reaches 500 acres, 0% contained; some trails closed [WLOS-TV (Asheville, NC)]
• NC Supreme Court lawsuit: Voters ask federal court to stop elections board from tossing their ballots [WRAL-TV (Raleigh, NC) ]
• Books with sexual activity could be banned from NC school libraries in this bill [Raleigh News and Observer]
• Update: Wildfire in Joyce Kilmer-Slickrock Wilderness grows to 500 acres, 0% contained [Asheville Citizen-Times]
• US judge presses Trump administration on its refusal to return Kilmar Abrego Garcia [AP News]
• Did Elon Musk leave DOGE? Why White House press secretary says he hasn't left his position [Yahoo! News]
• Trump administration refers NY AG Letitia James for possible prosecution over allegations of mortgage fraud [Fox News]
Gen Z fears American Dream might be out of reach | NBC News
How Trade Wars Can Lead to Real Wars | Paul Warburg
Washington Today (4-15-25): Harvard Univ. has $2B in grants frozen for defying Trump Admin demands | C-SPAN
Sen. Bernie Sanders in Folsom: Full speech from 'Fighting Oligarchy' rally | KXTV-TV (Sacremento, CA)
Why China will not back down in Trump's tariff war | DW News
• Tesla Stock Price Reaches ‘Death Cross’ Status [ Gizmodo ]
Entire Pentagon defense tech unit to leave by May [The Hill]
• The perils of Trump's chips strategy: The US will struggle to take on Asia [ Express (UK) ]
• Coinbase Urges Australia to Vote for Crypto Progress in May [Decrypt]
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, April 16, 2025
Author: Bobby Coggins
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