GENERAL OUTLOOK
Hot and humid conditions will cool closer to normal late this week with numerous afternoon and evening showers and thunderstorms expected each day. Temperatures increase again over the weekend and early next week as an upper ridge amplifies. Diurnal showers and thunderstorms will continue each day.
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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 this morning. Mostly sunny this morning, then mostly cloudy with showers and thunderstorms this afternoon. Highs in the upper 70s. West winds around 5 mph, becoming south this afternoon. Chance of rain 90 percent.
...TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Thunderstorms with showers likely in the evening. Patchy fog after midnight. Lows in the lower 60s. Winds out of the west around 5 mph. Chance of rain 80 percent.
...THURSDAY...Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms in the morning, then showers with thunderstorms likely in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 70s. Winds out of the west around 5 mph. Chance of rain near 100 percent.
...THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Showers with a chance of thunderstorms in the evening, then a chance of showers after midnight. Lows in the lower 60s. Winds out of the west around 5 mph. Chance of rain 90 percent.
...FRIDAY...Partly sunny. A chance of showers in the morning, then showers with a chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 70s. Winds out of the west around 5 mph. Chance of rain 80 percent.
...FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms in the evening, then partly cloudy after midnight. Lows in the lower 60s. Chance of rain 70 percent.
HAZARDOUS WEATHER
Strong to severe storms are possible each afternoon and evening through at least Thursday, with damaging wind gusts being the main hazard. Additionally, locally heavy rainfall is possible with any showers and thunderstorms that develop.
NEWS UPDATES
(Links aggregated to show what various news outlets are reporting)
Macon County Board of Commissioners | July 2025 Meeting
An edited version with better audio will be published in the next day or two.
• Suspect injured after pursuit with state troopers in Swain County, ends with crash [WLOS-TV (Asheville, NC)]
• Stein to sign new laws: Sweeping changes to NC rules on drugs, labor strikes, drunk driving and more [WRAL-TV (Raleigh, NC) ]
• 4 deaths reported as Tropical Storm Chantal floods NC: See deadliest floods in NC, US history [Asheville Citizen-Times]
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Published at 5.00am on Wednesday, July 09, 2025
Author: Bobby Coggins
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