GENERAL OUTLOOK
Warm high pressure settles over our area through this afternoon. A cold front will approach from the northwest and may bring a line of showers and storms into the North Carolina mountains late tonight into early Saturday. The front will become stationary over our region into early next week as the next storm system organizes over the plains states.
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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...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the lower 80s. Winds out of the west 5 to 10 mph.
..TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of thunderstorms. A chance of showers in the evening, then showers likely after midnight. Lows in the lower 60s. Winds out of the southwest 10 to 15 mph. Gusts up to 25 mph, increasing to 35 mph after midnight. Chance of rain 70 percent.
..SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and thunderstorms in the morning, then sunny in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 70s. Winds out of the west 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 35 mph. Chance of rain 50 percent.
..SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s. Winds out of the west 5 to 10 mph with gusts up to 30 mph.
..SUNDAY...Partly sunny. A chance of showers in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 70s. Chance of rain 30 percent.
..SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s.
HAZARDOUS WEATHER
Hazardous weather is not expected today. A line of showers and thunderstorms may approach the the region from the west tonight. There is some uncertainty on how quickly the line moves and how strong it will be, as the activity is expected to weaken overnight. There is a marginal risk of large hail and damaging wind gusts for late tonight through Saturday.
NEWS UPDATES
(Links aggregated to show what various news outlets are reporting)
(The local ceremony starts at noon at the Town Gazebo on Iotla Street)
• National Law Enforcement 2025: Honoring and Remembering the Fallen Law Enforcement Officers [Macon Media]
• ‘It’s got to go’: Commissioners want to remove Jackson libraries from FRL [Smoky Mountain News]
• What's that buzzing sound? Cicadas invade WNC [BPR]
• Local short-term realtors expect significant decline in guests for summer 2025 [WLOS-TV (Asheville, NC)]
• Slow rollout of NC House budget reveals cuts, partisan priorities [WRAL-TV (Raleigh, NC) ]
• NC House budget calls for job cuts, tuition increase. What else they’re proposing [Raleigh News and Observer]
• New bill would allow ABC stores to open on Sundays in North Carolina: What we know so far [Asheville Citizen-Times]
• Trump’s Mideast trip splashes out on deals and diplomacy but is unusually quiet on human rights [AP News]
• Japan assets saw record inflows in April as investors fled U.S. markets — their promise still holds [CNBC]
Dollar Weakens as Global Stock Rally Slows | Bloomberg: The Asia Trade 5/16/25 | Bloomberg Television
ABC World News Tonight with David Muir Full Broadcast - May 15, 2025 | ABC News
• Ex-FBI chief Comey’s ‘86 47’ social media post condemned by White House as attempt to put ‘hit’ on president [Fox News]
• IDF intercepts Houthi missile that triggered sirens from Jerusalem to Tel Aviv [Jerusalem Post]
• Israel kills over 100 in Gaza as Palestinians mark 77 years since the Nakba [Al Jazeera]
Washington Today (5-15-25): Supreme Court hears case on birthright citizenship and court injunctions | C-SPAN
• No clear decision emerges from arguments on judges’ power to block Trump’s birthright citizenship order [SCOTUSblog ]
Rubio speaks to reporters about Ukraine-Russia talks, easing of Syria sanctions | PBS NewsHour
• Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, May 15, 2025 [Institute for the Study of War]
Can Europe emerge stronger from Trump 2.0? | DW News
• Elon Musk’s X Is Reportedly Taking Money From Members of Terrorist Groups [ Gizmodo ]
• After latest kidnap attempt, crypto types tell crime bosses: Transfers are traceable [Ars Technica ]
• Money Printer Go Brr? Arthur Hayes Thinks It's Coming—And Bitcoin Will Go Nuts [Decrypt]
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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, May 16, 2025
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