GENERAL OUTLOOK
Dry high pressure remains in place this weekend. A cold front arrives Monday night and stalls across the area on Tuesday. Daily showers and thunderstorms will develop through most of the week as a result.
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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...Partly sunny. Highs in the upper 70s to lower 80s. Winds out of the south 5 to 10 mph.
..TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s. Winds out of the south 5 to 10 mph.
..MONDAY...Partly sunny in the morning, then becoming mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 70s. Winds out of the south 5 to 10 mph. Gusts up to 25 mph in the afternoon.
..MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of thunderstorms. A chance of showers in the evening, then showers likely after midnight. Lows in the upper 50s. Winds out of the west 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 60 percent.
..TUESDAY...Showers likely. Thunderstorms likely in the afternoon. Highs around 70. Winds out of the west around 5 mph. Chance of rain 70 percent.
..TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Showers and thunderstorms likely in the evening. Lows in the mid 50s. Chance of rain 60 percent.
HAZARDOUS WEATHER
Hazardous weather is not expected today or tonight. There may be reduced air quality due to regional wildfires at times.
NEWS UPDATES
(Links aggregated to show what various news outlets are reporting)
• He Is Risen![Macon Media]
• People on the streets. Or in trailers. Or tents. It all points to a post-Helene housing crisis in Western NC. [Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)]
• ‘Trash’ or ‘Tribute’?: Community responds to statue plaque removal [Smoky Mountain News]
• Swain County residents urged to evacuate as fire remains 0% contained [WLOS-TV (Asheville, NC)]
• Legal battle over NC ballots now plays out on two fronts with Supreme Court seat on the line [WRAL-TV (Raleigh, NC) ]
• Thousands march in Raleigh, Durham and across NC to protest Trump policies [Raleigh News and Observer]
• 'Defend Democracy. Guard the Earth' rally in Brevard sees strong turnout April 19 [Asheville Citizen-Times]
• Top Trump econ adviser says White House is studying ways to fire Powell [The Hill]
• Anti-Trump protesters rally in New York, Washington and elsewhere across the country [AP News]
• ‘Will end badly for him’: Republican Karl Rove says Americans are already tired of Trump
[Yahoo! News]
• Rap sheets, photos of suspected Tren de Aragua gang members Trump admin tried to deport before SCOTUS ruling [Fox News]
Expert sounds alarm on Trump’s tariffs: ‘Too high, too fast’ | Fox News
High-stakes nuclear talks between US and Iran | ABC News
Former President Bill Clinton at Oklahoma City Bombing 30th Anniversary Remembrance Ceremony | C-SPAN
Paramilitary RSF attacks Sudan refugee camp, killing displaced civilians | DW News
• Trump’s DOJ Sends Intimidating Letters to Medical Journals for Supposedly Being ‘Partisan’ [ Gizmodo ]
• NASA's oldest active astronaut lands with space station crewmates on his 70th birthday [Space.com]
• What Trump Firing Fed Chair Would Mean for Bitcoin—And the US Economy [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 Sunday, April 20, 2025
Author: Bobby Coggins
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