GENERAL OUTLOOK
A stationary front across our area provides a focus for scattered showers and thunderstorms this evening and again Saturday afternoon and evening. Dry high pressure moves in for Sunday and Monday. Daily chances of showers and storms return Tuesday through late next week, along with above-normal temperatures.
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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 this morning. Partly sunny with a slight chance of showers this morning, then sunny this afternoon. Visibility one quarter mile or less at times this morning. Highs in the mid 70s. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph. Gusts up to 25 mph this afternoon. Chance of rain 20 percent.
..TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Patchy fog after midnight. Visibility one quarter mile or less at times after midnight. Lows in the upper 40s. Winds out of the north 5 to 10 mph.
..SUNDAY...Patchy fog in the morning. Mostly sunny. Visibility one quarter mile or less at times in the morning. Highs in the mid 70s. Winds out of the northwest around 5 mph, becoming southwest in the afternoon.
..SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s. Winds out of the southeast around 5 mph.
..MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 70s. Winds out of the southeast around 5 mph.
..MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s.
HAZARDOUS WEATHER
Hazardous weather is not expected today or tonight.
NEWS UPDATES
(Links aggregated to show what various news outlets are reporting)
• Good intentions gone wrong: Maconians sound alarm on excessive debris removal [Smoky Mountain News]
• ‘We do not erase history.’ Confederate monument change rolls back previous ‘compromise' [BPR News]
• Baptists on Mission aims to rebuild 1,000 homes in Western North Carolina post-Helene [WLOS-TV (Asheville, NC)]
• Chemours and PAC donations to Republican lawmakers raise concerns in PFAS-hit communities [WRAL-TV (Raleigh, NC) ]
• Dan Blue, longtime NC Democratic leader, is now the swing vote to watch [Raleigh News and Observer]
• HUD approves state action plan for Tropical Storm Helene recovery [Asheville Citizen-Times]
• US Republican George Santos gets 7 years prison for fraud of Ukraine with military supplies [DW News]
• Pam Bondi rescinds Garland DOJ policy against subpoenaing journalists [AXIOS (via MSN)]
LIVE | Funeral Mass of Pope Francis from the Vatican | April 26th, 2025 | EWTN
• Pope’s burial place reflects his ‘humble, essential’ life, Rome’s poor will pay him a final tribute [AP News]
• The Memo: Wisconsin judge’s arrest opens new front in political war over immigration, courts [The Hill]
• How the Trump Administration Flipped on Kilmar Abrego Garcia
[The Atlantic (via Yahoo! News)]
• FOX News Channel’s special live coverage of Pope Francis’ funeral [Fox News]
WATCH LIVE: Pope Francis' funeral mass at Vatican's St. Peter's Square | Fox News
Pope Francis funeral: Celebrating The People's Pope | ABC News
Washington Today (4-25-25): Milwaukee judge charged with helping undocumented immigrant evade arrest | C-SPAN
• Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, April 25, 2025 [Institute for the Study of War]
Luigi Mangione pleads not guilty to federal murder charge over CEO's killing | BBC News
• Scientists May Have Figured Out Why Young People Are Getting Colorectal Cancer More Often [ Gizmodo ]
• With over 900 US measles cases so far this year, things are looking bleak [Ars Technica]
• Cathie Wood's Ark Invest Makes Boldly Bullish Bitcoin Price Prediction [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 Saturday, April 26, 2025
Author: Bobby Coggins
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