GENERAL OUTLOOK
Low pressure over the lower Mississippi Valley region today will move slowly northeast through mid week, spreading showers and thunderstorms across our region. Periods of heavy rain may result in some flooding today and tonight, mainly over the eastern side of the mountains. Drier high pressure moves over our area Thursday then a cold front stalls to our north next weekend with scattered to numerous showers and thunderstorms and above normal temperatures across our region.
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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...Showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms this morning, then showers with a chance of thunderstorms this afternoon. Patchy fog. Locally heavy rainfall possible this afternoon. Visibility one quarter mile or less at times this morning. Highs in the mid 60s. Winds out of the southeast 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 30 mph. Chance of rain 90 percent.
..TONIGHT...Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms in the evening, then showers likely after midnight. Patchy fog. Visibility one quarter mile or less at times after midnight. Lows in the mid 50s. Winds out of the southeast 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 70 percent.
..TUESDAY...Patchy fog in the morning. Thunderstorms likely. Showers. Visibility one quarter mile or less at times in the morning. Highs in the upper 60s. South winds around 5 mph. Chance of rain near 100 percent.
..TUESDAY 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 south around 5 mph. Chance of rain 80 percent.
..WEDNESDAY...Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms in the morning, then showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 70s. Winds out of the west around 5 mph. Chance of rain 80 percent.
..WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening, then mostly cloudy after midnight. Lows in the upper 50s. Chance of rain 50 percent.
HAZARDOUS WEATHER
A prolonged period of heavy rainfall is expected from tonight through Tuesday across most of the area. Some isolated areas of nuisance to minor flooding are possible.
NEWS UPDATES
(Links aggregated to show what various news outlets are reporting)
• Trump to sign executive order to reduce prescription drug prices by up to 80% on Monday [WLOS-TV (Asheville, NC)]
• Major NC biopharma investment announcement expected Monday [WRAL-TV (Raleigh, NC) ]
• Riggs won NC’s Supreme Court battle, but elections will face long-term consequences [Raleigh News and Observer]
• Trump administration poised to accept 'palace in the sky' as a gift for Trump from Qatar: Sources [ABC News]
• US touts ‘substantial progress’ in tariff talks with China, but details are still scarce [AP News]
• U.S. and China agree to slash tariffs for 90 days in major trade breakthrough [CNBC]
US-China Trade Progress & Trump Targets Big Pharma | Daybreak Europe 05/12/2025 | Bloomberg Television
ABC World News Tonight with David Muir Full Broadcast - May 11, 2025 | ABC News
• Reporting from behind shifting front lines in Myanmar’s civil war [Al Jazeera]
• Trump fires head of Copyright Office after firing Librarian of Congress [The Hill]
• US, China announce reduced tariffs for 90 days after trade talks [Fox News]
• Protesters targeted Karachi Bakery in Hyderabad, demanding a name change amid rising India-Pakistan tensions. [Hindustan Times]
• Trump Is Poised to Accept a Luxury 747 From Qatar for Use as Air Force One [New York Times]
• The network evening news is in flux: Why an American TV institution is under pressure [Los Angeles Times]
Nightly News Full Episode - May 11 | NBC News
• Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, May 11, 2025 [Institute for the Study of War]
Ukraine: Zelenskyy willing to meet Putin in Turkey | DW News
• Moderna’s Super-Vaccine for Flu and Covid Works—Now Politics Could Sink It [ Gizmodo ]
• New Lego-building AI creates models that actually stand up in real life [Ars Technica ]
• Malaysia’s Largest Energy Firm Reports 300% Rise in Crypto-Linked Power Theft [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, May 12, 2025
Author: Bobby Coggins
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