GENERAL OUTLOOK
A front stalls in the vicinity of the area through today before pushing across the area on Wednesday. This will keep unsettled weather and above-normal temperatures around through mid-week. Cooler temperatures and drier conditions return behind the front Thursday into the first half of the weekend.
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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 sunny this morning, then partly sunny with a slight chance of showers this afternoon. Highs in the lower 70s. Winds out of the northwest around 5 mph. Chance of rain 20 percent.
..TONIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s. Winds out of the northwest around 5 mph, shifting to come out of the southwest after midnight.
..TUESDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers. Highs around 70. Winds out of the southeast 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 50 percent.
..TUESDAY NIGHT...A chance of thunderstorms. Showers. Lows in the upper 50s. Winds out of the southwest 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 80 percent.
..WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers. Breezy with highs in the upper 60s. Winds out of the west 15 to 20 mph with gusts up to 35 mph. Chance of rain 50 percent.
..WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy and breezy. Lows around 50.
..THURSDAY...Mostly sunny with a 40 percent chance of showers. Breezy with highs in the upper 50s.
HAZARDOUS WEATHER
A few strong to severe storms may develop this afternoon and evening, mainly along and west of I-26. The main hazards with any severe storms that develop are damaging wind gusts and large hail.
Strong to severe storms are possible this evening and tonight across the western Carolinas and northeast Georgia. Confidence on the severe threat is low as activity is expected to weaken as it pushes across the North Carolina mountains. The main hazards with any severe storms that develop are damaging wind gusts and large hail. However, an isolated, brief tornado cannot be entirely ruled out, mainly across the North Carolina mountains, northeast Georgia, and the northwestern South Carolina Upstate.
NEWS UPDATES
(Links aggregated to show what various news outlets are reporting)
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• How they voted: NC congressional votes for the week ending May 15 [WRAL-TV (Raleigh, NC) ]
• Gov. Josh Stein tells White House what would fix FEMA and help NC after storms [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]
• Biden diagnosed with aggressive form of prostate cancer [Politico]
Father of Palm Springs explosion suspect says son was impressionable | KABC-TV (Los Angeles, CA)
• Biden has been diagnosed with aggressive prostate cancer [AP News]
• Moody’s downgrades United States credit rating, citing growth in government debt [CNBC]
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ABC World News Tonight with David Muir Full Broadcast - May 18, 2025 | ABC News
• Biden battling 'most aggressive type' of prostate cancer with bone metastasis, medical expert says [Fox News]
• IDF intensifies strikes on Khan Yunis, military says 'no change in situational assessment' [Jerusalem Post]
• (audio) The Take: What does the end of US sanctions mean for Syrians? [Al Jazeera]
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• Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, May 18, 2025 [Institute for the Study of War]
Pope Leo XIV holds inaugural Mass at the Vatican | DW News
• Crypto-Related Abductions Are on the Rise Globally [ Gizmodo ]
• From birth to gene-edited in 6 months: Custom therapy breaks speed limits [Ars Technica ]
• New Ethereum Proposal Wants to Make Running a Node Easier, Cheaper [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 19, 2025
Author: Bobby Coggins
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