GENERAL OUTLOOK
A typical summer pattern continues with seasonable temperatures and chances for afternoon and evening thunderstorms. A cold front approaches the area Tuesday with a chance for stronger thunderstorms. Behind the front, drier weather returns for the holiday 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...Patchy fog in the morning. Mostly sunny in the morning, then partly sunny with showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Visibility one quarter mile or less at times in the morning. Highs around 80. Northwest winds around 5 mph, becoming southwest in the afternoon. Chance of rain 70 percent.
..TONIGHT...Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms in the evening, then showers likely after midnight. Patchy fog after midnight. Visibility one quarter mile or less at times after midnight. Lows in the mid 60s. Southwest winds around 5 mph. Chance of rain 60 percent.
..TUESDAY...Patchy fog in the morning. Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms in the morning, then showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Visibility one quarter mile or less at times in the morning. Humid with highs in the upper 70s. West winds around 5 mph. Chance of rain near 100 percent.
..TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Showers with thunderstorms likely in the evening, then a chance of showers after midnight. Lows in the lower 60s. Northwest winds around 5 mph. Chance of rain 90 percent.
..WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 80s. Chance of rain 40 percent.
..WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening. Lows in the lower 60s. Chance of rain 40 percent.
HAZARDOUS WEATHER
Scattered to numerous afternoon and evening thunderstorms are expected through Tuesday. Isolated severe storms are possible each day, with the main hazards being damaging winds and localized flash flooding.
NEWS UPDATES
(Links aggregated to show what various news outlets are reporting)
• Leaders, lawmakers react to Sen. Tillis' retirement [WLOS-TV (Asheville, NC)]
• Sen. Thom Tillis says he won't seek reelection after opposing Trump's tax bill [WRAL-TV (Raleigh, NC) ]
• Amid Trump clash, NC Republican Sen. Thom Tillis will not seek reelection in 2026 [Raleigh News and Observer]
• Thom Tillis, key Republican holdout on Trump's tax bill, won't seek reelection [Asheville Citizen-Times]
World News
• Iran holds state funeral for military leaders killed in Israel conflict [CNN]
• Russian threat sees Eastern Europe bring back land mines [DW News]
• Trump says U.S. will 'get conflict solved' with N. Korea if there's one [DW News]
• Israel considers new Gaza offensive unlike previous invasions as hostage talks falter [Jerusalem Post]
• Ukraine strikes Crimea again, destroys Russia’s Pantsir air defense system and helicopters [Euromaidan Press]
• Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, June 28, 2025 [Institute for the Study of War]
National News
• The Trump administration is building a national citizenship data system [NPR]
• 2 firefighters dead after apparent ambush on first responders in Idaho [CNN]
• Authorities find man dead with firearm nearby hours after Idaho firefighters killed in ambush [Fox News]
• Trump urges Senate GOP to overrule parliamentarian [The Hill]
• Republican Senate tax bill would add $3.3 trillion to the US debt load, CBO says [AP News]
• Trump says he has group of ‘very wealthy people’ ready to buy TikTok [CNBC]
Canada Backs Down, UK Car Tariffs Slashed; Europe Basks in Heatwave | Daybreak Europe 06/30/2025 | Bloomberg Television
Gilded Age Bohemians | C-SPAN
ABC World News Tonight with David Muir Full Broadcast - June 29, 2025 | ABC News
Technology and Science News
FULL FLIGHT! Blue Origin NS-32 Crew Launch | The Launch Pad
• This Week In Space podcast: Episode 167 — An Outpost on the Moon [Space.com News]
• Elon Musk Returns to Politics by Trolling Iran and Torching Trump’s Big Bill [Gizmodo]
• An exceedingly rare asteroid flyby will happen soon, but NASA may be left on the sidelines [Ars Technica]
• Netflix’s ‘Squid Game’ Creator Compares Rich Villains to Elon Musk [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, June 30, 2025
Author: Bobby Coggins




















