GENERAL OUTLOOK
Hot and humid, with an increasing coverage of mainly afternoon and early evening showers and storms on Thursday ahead of a weak cold front. The front crosses the area Thursday night, ushering in drier air and quieter weather for the first half of the weekend. By the latter half of this weekend, heat and humidity work back into the area in full force with temperatures several degrees above normal.
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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...Partly sunny. Patchy fog in the morning. Showers and thunderstorms likely in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 70s. Winds out of the west 5 to 10 mph with gusts up to 25 mph. Chance of rain 70 percent.
..TONIGHT...Partly cloudy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening. Patchy fog after midnight. Lows around 60. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 50 percent.
..FRIDAY...Patchy fog in the morning. Sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. Winds out of the northwest around 5 mph.
..FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 60s. Winds out of the northeast around 5 mph.
..SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 80s.
..SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 60s.
HAZARDOUS WEATHER
Severe thunderstorms will be possible this afternoon as a cold front moves towards the area. An organized line of severe storms may develop with a threat for damaging winds.
NEWS UPDATES
(Links aggregated to show what various news outlets are reporting)
• Sylva Town Council rejects resolution of support for Fontana Library system [Strong Towns]
• Madison Co. residents push back as commissioners eye health board takeover [BPR News]
• North Carolina Senate stalls on $500M Helene relief bill as summer adjournment approaches [WLOS-TV (Asheville, NC)]
• NC lawmakers advance bills targeting gender, public school discussions [WRAL-TV (Raleigh, NC) ]
• Flooding forces I-40 to close in NC near Tennessee state line. Here’s detour info [Raleigh News and Observer]
• Is it illegal to drive barefoot in NC? To drive with headphones on? NC driving myths debunked [Asheville Citizen-Times]
Iran would react without 'reluctance’ to a US attack, country’s ambassador to UN says | BBC News
• US President Trump told senior aides that he approved of plans to attack Iran [Jerusalem Post]
• Mapping Iran’s most significant strikes on Israel [Al Jazeera]
• Iran Update Special Report, June 18, 2025, Evening Edition [Institute for the Study of War]
• Trump signals uncertainty over whether he will support GOP senator's push to boost the minimum wage [Fox News]
• Iranian missile hits main hospital in southern Israel as strikes wound dozens [AP News]
FOMC Press Conference June 18, 2025 | Federal Reserve
• Fed holds key rate steady, still sees two more cuts this year [CNBC]
US Prepares For Possible Iran Strike This Weekend | Horizons Middle East & Africa 6/19/2025 | Bloomberg Television
Ted Cruz and Tucker Carlson clash in fiery Middle East debate | Sky News Australia
• Court upholds Tennessee’s ban on certain medical treatments for transgender minors [SCOTUSblog]
Washington Today (6-18-25): Pres. Trump says he has not decided whether to attack Iran's nuke sites | C-SPAN
ABC World News Tonight with David Muir Full Broadcast - June 18, 2025 | ABC News
• Home-goods companies prepare new Trump-linked products [Semaphor]
https://youtu.be/WKwWclAKYa0?t=6885
Technology and Science News
SpaceX Starship 36 Explodes During Flight 10 Testing at Starbase | NASA Spaceflight
SpaceX Starship 10 Testing at Starbase | NASA Spaceflight
video starts a minute and a half before explosion
• SpaceX's Starship explodes in Texas during preparations for 10th test flight [Space.com News]
• Meta’s Oakley Smart Glasses Could Spell the End for GoPros [Gizmodo]
• Senate passes GENIUS Act—criticized as gifting Trump ample opportunity to grift [Ars Technica]
• Trump Pushes House to Pass GENIUS Act as Lawmakers Debate Crypto Oversight [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 6.00am on Thursday, June 19, 2025
Author: Bobby Coggins
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