GENERAL OUTLOOK
A stationary front will remain across our area for a few days, providing a focus for daily scattered to numerous afternoon and evening showers and thunderstorms. This pattern will repeat itself each afternoon through Saturday as conditions remain warm and 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...Cloudy. A chance of showers in the morning, then showers and thunderstorms likely in the afternoon. Patchy fog. Highs in the lower 60s. Winds out of the south 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 70 percent.
..TONIGHT...Showers with thunderstorms likely in the evening, then showers likely after midnight. Patchy fog. Lows in the mid 50s. Winds out of the south southwest 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 80 percent.
..SATURDAY...Patchy fog in the morning. Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 60s. Winds out of the south west 5 to 10 mph with gusts up to 25 mph. Chance of rain 70 percent.
..SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening. Lows in the mid 40s. Winds out of the south northwest 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 50 percent.
..SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 60s.
..SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 40s.
HAZARDOUS WEATHER
Scattered to numerous showers and thunderstorm are expected throughout the day. Locally heavy rainfall could lead to an isolated flash flood event.
NEWS UPDATES
(Links aggregated to show what various news outlets are reporting)
• Jackson commissioners likely violated law by removing plaque [Smoky Mountain News]
• ‘We do not erase history.’ Confederate monument change rolls back previous ‘compromise' [BPR News]
• Mission Hospital staff raise alarm over working conditions affecting patient care [WLOS-TV (Asheville, NC)]
• National Democrats to boost investment in NC organizing ahead of 2026 midterms [WRAL-TV (Raleigh, NC) ]
• Health investigation into NC State’s Poe Hall ends due to federal government cuts [Raleigh News and Observer]
• Big Lots announces all 219 store reopenings, 50-plus in North Carolina: See all NC openings [Asheville Citizen-Times]
• Revealed: How China is fuelling Putin’s war Beyond the detained soldiers, Beijing is sustaining Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine with military supplies [The Telegraph (UK)]
• Trump asks Supreme Court to allow ban on transgender service members from the military [SCOTUSblog]
LIVE: Pope Francis lies in state in St. Peter’s Basilica | AP News
• As immigrant arrests surge, complaints of abuse mount at America’s oldest detention center in Miami [AP News]
• China cancels 12,000 metric tons of US pork shipments [The Hill]
• The Trump Organization is now selling 'Trump 2028' hats. The Constitution says he can't serve a 3rd term.
[Yahoo! News]
• Trump's executive order on voting blocked by federal judge amid flurry of legal setbacks [Fox News]
Florida bill would let you shoot down surveillance drones | Fox News
ABC World News Tonight with David Muir Full Broadcast - April 24, 2025 | ABC News
Washington Today (4-24-25): POTUS after Kyiv attack says 'we're putting a lot of pressure on Russia" | C-SPAN
• Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, April 24, 2025 [Institute for the Study of War]
Could the diplomatic row escalate into an armed conflict? | DW News
• An Employee Surveillance Company Leaked Over 21 Million Screenshots Online [ Gizmodo ]
• A $20,000 electric truck with manual windows and no screens? Meet Slate Auto. [Ars Technica]
• Did AI Just Give a Wild Preview of What the Future of Humanity Will Look Like? [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 Friday, April 25, 2025
Author: Bobby Coggins
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