GENERAL OUTLOOK
A cold front will stall across our area on today, 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...Patchy fog in the morning. Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 60s. Winds out of the southwest around 5 mph. Chance of rain 70 percent.
..TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of showers. Patchy fog after midnight. Lows in the mid 50s. Winds out of the southwest around 5 mph in the evening, becoming light and variable.
..WEDNESDAY...Patchy fog in the morning. A chance of thunderstorms. Showers. Highs in the lower 70s. Winds out of the south around 5 mph. Chance of rain 90 percent.
..WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Showers with a chance of thunderstorms in the evening, then a chance of showers after midnight. Lows in the mid 50s. Winds out of the southeast around 5 mph. Chance of rain 80 percent.
..THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers in the morning, then showers in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 60s. Chance of rain 90 percent.
..THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of thunderstorms. Showers, mainly in the evening. Lows in the upper 50s. Chance of rain 80 percent.
HAZARDOUS WEATHER
Other than a chance of thunderstorms, hazardous weather is not expected today.
NEWS UPDATES
(Links aggregated to show what various news outlets are reporting)
• April 21, 2025 through interment (unknown) - Half-Staff Alert - Entire United States [Macon Media]
• Crews contain Swain County wildfire to 85%, more evacuations lifted [WLOS-TV (Asheville, NC)]
• Blue Ridge Parkway hiker’s death raises concerns over ranger staffing [WRAL-TV (Raleigh, NC) ]
• Duke warns international students not to leave US, citing Trump actions [Raleigh News and Observer]
• Western NC wildfire April 21 updates: 3 fires are burning with 27% containment or less [Asheville Citizen-Times]
• The ‘5 things’ emails are going by the wayside as Musk readies his exit [MSN]
• Live updates: Cardinals meet to choose date for Pope Francis’ funeral [AP News]
Hegseth rips "disgruntled former employees" amid new Signal chat reporting | CBS News
• Trump blasts Supreme Court while arguing trials for migrants ‘not possible’ [The Hill]
• QUARTZ: The Dow plunges 1,000 points and the Nasdaq reels as Trump attacks Powell again
[Yahoo! News]
• Army suspends commander after Trump, Vance, Hegseth vanish from command board [Fox News]
'IT IS PROPAGANDA': Guy SLAMS Politico and the media for Abrego Garcia coverage | Fox News
Electing a new pope: What happens next and what is a papal conclave? | ABC News
Washington Today (4-21-25): President Trump says Pope Francis 'loved the world', will attend funeral | C-SPAN
Vance visits India as Delhi tried to make now deal to avoid tariffs | DW News
• Elon Musk’s DOGE Seems to Be Losing Steam as He Prepares to Retreat to Tesla [ Gizmodo ]
• Trump can’t keep China from getting AI chips, TSMC suggests [Ars Technica]
• Perplexity AI to Testify in Google Antitrust Case, Says Consumer Choice Is the Fix [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 Tuesday, April 22, 2025
Author: Bobby Coggins
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