GENERAL OUTLOOK
A cold front will arrive tonight and stall across the area on Tuesday, providing a focus for mainly scattered afternoon and evening showers and thunderstorms. This pattern will repeat itself each afternoon through much of the week as conditions remain warm and become increasingly humid.
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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 this morning, then mostly sunny with a slight chance of showers this afternoon. Highs in the lower 70s. Winds out of the southwest 5 to 10 mph with gusts up to 30 mph. Chance of rain 20 percent.
..TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers in the evening, then showers likely after midnight. Patchy fog after midnight. Lows in the mid 50s. Winds out of the west 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 70 percent.
..TUESDAY...Patchy fog in the morning. Showers likely. Highs in the mid 60s. Winds out of the northwest around 5 mph. Chance of rain 70 percent.
..TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Showers likely, mainly in the evening. Lows in the mid 50s. Winds out of the northwest around 5 mph, becoming east after midnight. Chance of rain 60 percent.
..WEDNESDAY...Partly sunny. A chance of showers in the morning, then showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 60s. Winds out of the southeast around 5 mph. Chance of rain 70 percent.
..WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening. Lows in the mid 50s. Chance of rain 50 percent.
HAZARDOUS WEATHER
Hazardous weather is not expected today. There may be reduced air quality due to regional wildfires at times. Thunderstorms are expected after midnight.
NEWS UPDATES
(Links aggregated to show what various news outlets are reporting)
• Vatican reports Pope Francis has died [WLOS-TV (Asheville, NC)]
• The cicadas are coming: When to expect cicadas in North Carolina in 2025 [WRAL-TV (Raleigh, NC) ]
• The IRS just gave NC residents an even later tax deadline, now in early fall [Raleigh News and Observer]
• Asheville ranks among top 10 cities in the Southeast for livability: Here's why [Asheville Citizen-Times]
• Pope Francis, first Latin American pontiff who ministered with a charming, humble style, dies at 88 [AP News]
Breaking News: Pope Francis has died at the age of 88, the Vatican says | CBS News
• Hegseth shared attack plans in Signal chat including wife, brother, personal lawyer: NYT [The Hill]
• Trump is defending Obamacare at the Supreme Court. A win could boost RFK Jr.’s influence
[Yahoo! News]
• Deported illegal alien and suspected MS-13 gang member transferred from notorious El Salvadoran mega-prison [Fox News]
Trey Gowdy: Trump has a small window to get his agenda passed | Fox News
2nd Signal chat shows Pete Hegseth shared strike details with family: Sources | ABC News
Q and A Podcast: Nicole Kobie, "The Long History of the Future" | C-SPAN
Pope Frances emerges from convalescence to deliver Easter blessing | DW News
• Trump Is Promising to Lower Drug Prices. Don’t Count on It [ Gizmodo ]
• Trump official to Katy Perry and Bezos’ fiancée: “You cannot identify as an astronaut” [Ars Technica]
• Kling 2.0 Review: State of the Art AI Video Quality [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 Monday, April 21, 2025
Author: Bobby Coggins
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