GENERAL OUTLOOK
A stationary front will remain across our area for a few days, providing a focus for daily scattered afternoon and evening showers and thunderstorms. This pattern will repeat itself each afternoon through Saturday as conditions remain warm and become increasingly humid. A cold front will move south across our region Saturday night bringing drier air into early next week.
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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. A chance of thunderstorms. Showers. Highs in the upper 60s. Winds out of the southeast around 5 mph. Chance of rain 80 percent.
.TONIGHT...Cloudy. Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms in the evening, then a chance of showers after midnight. Patchy fog after midnight. Lows in the mid 50s. Winds out of the southeast around 5 mph. Chance of rain 70 percent.
.FRIDAY...Patchy fog in the morning. Showers likely in the morning, then showers with a chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 60s. Winds out of the south around 5 mph. Chance of rain 90 percent.
.FRIDAY 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 southwest around 5 mph. Chance of rain 90 percent.
.SATURDAY...Showers likely. A chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 70s. Chance of rain 70 percent.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms in the evening. Lows in the lower 50s. Chance of rain 60 percent.
HAZARDOUS WEATHER
Isolated thunderstorms are forecast for today through Sunday. Widespread severe storms are not expected at this time.
NEWS UPDATES
(Links aggregated to show what various news outlets are reporting)
• 'Super Scooper' aircraft plays key role in tackling WNC wildfires with water drops [WLOS-TV (Asheville, NC)]
• Republican NC lawmakers violated constitution in effort to strip election powers from Democratic governor, court rules [WRAL-TV (Raleigh, NC) ]
• North Carolina’s Lumbee Tribe sees long-sought recognition as closer than ever [Raleigh News and Observer]
• Big Lots announces all 219 store reopenings, 50-plus in North Carolina: See all NC openings [Asheville Citizen-Times]
• The Dispatch Buys SCOTUSblog, a Supreme Court Mainstay [New York Times]
• The Future of SCOTUSblog [SCOTUSblog]
LIVE: Pope Francis’ open casket lies in St. Peter’s Basilica for public viewing | AP News
• International students stripped of legal status in the US are piling up wins in court [AP News]
• Trump softens tone on tariffs [The Hill]
• Warning signs for Trump as pessimistic outlook on the economy grows among Americans
[Yahoo! News]
• Gorsuch and Maryland school district lawyer have wild exchange over children's LGBTQ storybook: 'Not bondage' [Fox News]
DEMS' NEW GEM: Could AOC be the 2028 Democratic nominee? | Fox News
ABC World News Tonight with David Muir Full Broadcast - April 23, 2025 | ABC News
Washington Today (4-23-25): Treasury Sec: there is an opportunity for U.S.-China trade 'big deal' | C-SPAN
• Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, April 23, 2025 [Institute for the Study of War]
"I think bottles of vodka are popping in the Kremlin as we speak" | DW News
• Elon Musk’s Pledge to Step Away From DOGE Sounds Like Word Games [ Gizmodo ]
• Trump is “desperate” to make a deal—China isn’t, analysts say [Ars Technica]
• Elderly Americans Hit Hardest by $9.3B Crypto Scam Wave in 2024: FBI [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 Thursday, April 24, 2025
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