GENERAL OUTLOOK
High pressure lingers over the area through Saturday keeping mostly dry conditions around. A warm front lifts north late this weekend into early next week bringing shower and thunderstorms chances back to the area. Below normal high temperatures return today and stick around through 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...Sunny. Highs in the upper 60s. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 40 mph.
..TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 40s. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 35 mph.
..FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 60s. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph with gusts up to 25 mph.
..FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 40s. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
..SATURDAY...Mostly sunny in the morning, then becoming partly sunny. Highs in the upper 60s. Northwest winds around 5 mph.
..SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy in the evening, then partly cloudy with a chance of showers after midnight. Lows in the lower 50s. Chance of rain 30 percent.
HAZARDOUS WEATHER
Other than a period of high winds in the afternoon and early evening, hazardous weather is not expected today or tonight.
NEWS UPDATES
(Links aggregated to show what various news outlets are reporting)
• Debate intensifies over Jackson County Library's split from regional system [WLOS-TV (Asheville, NC)]
• NC House votes to approve spending plan, setting up showdown with Senate [WRAL-TV (Raleigh, NC) ]
• Democrats cross aisle to back NC budget, setting up battle over taxes within GOP [Raleigh News and Observer]
• Big Lots reopenings final wave: See all North Carolina openings, including 5 in Western NC [Asheville Citizen-Times]
• The Inside Story of Trump’s Search for a New Air Force One [New York Times]
Why NATO "Freeloading" is a Dangerous Myth | Paul Warburg
• Lights, video, confrontation — Trump’s meeting with South African leader takes dramatic turn [AP News]
• Trump tax bill heads to the House floor for a vote after last-minute changes [CNBC]
Trump Tax Bill Raises US Deficit Fears, OpenAI Makes Biggest Purchase | Daybreak Europe 05/22/2025 | Bloomberg Television
ABC World News Tonight with David Muir Full Broadcast - May 21, 2025 | ABC News
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 Thursday, May 22, 2025
Author: Bobby Coggins

















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