GENERAL OUTLOOK
Active summertime weather will continue thru the weekend with numerous showers and thunderstorms each day. High temperatures will increase each day through Monday, trending back to around normal for the middle of next week behind a weak cold front.
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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 partly sunny with showers and thunderstorms likely this afternoon. Highs in the lower 80s. Winds out of the northwest around 5 mph. Chance of rain 70 percent.
...TONIGHT...Partly cloudy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening. Patchy fog after midnight. Lows in the mid 60s. Winds out of the southwest around 5 mph in the evening shifting to come out of the northwest after midnight. Chance of rain 50 percent.
...SATURDAY...Partly sunny. Patchy fog in the morning. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the morning, then showers with thunderstorms likely in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 80s. Winds out of the northwest around 5 mph. Chance of rain 80 percent.
...SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with showers and thunderstorms likely in the evening, then mostly clear after midnight. Lows in the mid 60s. Winds out of the northwest around 5 mph. Chance of rain 70 percent.
...SUNDAY...Mostly sunny in the morning, then partly sunny with showers and thunderstorms likely in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 80s. Winds out of the northwest around 5 mph. Chance of rain 60 percent.
...SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening, then partly cloudy after midnight. Lows in the mid 60s. Chance of rain 40 percent.
HAZARDOUS WEATHER
Isolated strong to severe thunderstorms are possible this afternoon and evening. Damaging wind gusts will be the main hazard with any severe storms that develop. In addition, heavy rainfall may lead to isolated areas of flash flooding, particularly in urban areas as well as poor drainage and low-lying areas.
NEWS UPDATES
(Links aggregated to show what various news outlets are reporting)
• State’s rural hospitals will lose $3.7 billion in Medicaid and SNAP could end, legislative document states [Asheville Watchdog]
• Torrential rains continue to drench N.C. mountains, raising flash flood concerns [WLOS-TV (Asheville, NC)]
• Tillis suggests he regrets vote to confirm Hegseth, calling him 'out of his depth' [WRAL-TV (Raleigh, NC) ]
• https://www.newsobserver.com/news/local/education/article310318200.html [Raleigh News and Observer]
• 2 meteor showers begin in July: Here's when, how to view them, more [Asheville Citizen-Times]
World News
MV Eternity C Goes Down in the Red Sea | 2nd Ship Sunk in Two Days | Crew Members Missing | What's Going on with Shipping?
• Deadly new Russian drone and missile attack hits Kyiv [BBC News]
• Germany updates: VW stops delivery of model to US — media [DW News]
• South Korean court issues new arrest warrant for ex-president Yoon [France 24]
• European court makes history: Russia guilty of Ukraine human rights violations since 2014 and plane downing MH17 [Euromaidan Press]
• Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, July 9, 2025 [Institute for the Study of War]
National News
xxAt least 3 killed after flash flooding in New Mexico, including children | ABC News
• Over 2,000 senior staff set to leave NASA under agency push [Politico]
• Media coverage of the devastating Texas floods [Poynter]
• Former Kerr County Commissioner says he pushed for warning system a decade before flood disaster [KTRK-TV (Houston, TX) ]
• Charlie Kirk blames Austin fire chief, DEI hiring for Texas flood response [Houston Chronicle]
Timeline: What Kerr County officials did, or didn't do, to prepare for Central Texas flooding | WFAA-TV (Dallas, TX)
• Map: Here’s a walk-through of the catastrophic flooding at Camp Mystic [Dallas Morning News]
• Watchdog backs Rubio’s sanctions on UN official over ‘shameful efforts’ targeting US, Israel [Fox News]
• What happens to the news business when people stop clicking? [The Logic ]
• Democrats gloat as MAGA World explodes over Epstein files [The Hill]
• Trump tariffs goods from Brazil at 50%, citing ‘witch hunt’ trial against country’s former president [AP News]
• Copper now costs way more in the U.S. than elsewhere. This could hit its economy hard [CNBC]
Trump Targets Brazil, Confirms 50% Copper Tariff From August | Daybreak Europe 07/10/2025 | Bloomberg Television
Washington Today (7-9-25): Senate confirms FAA Admin; Biden's WH doctor pleads 5th at GOP interview | C-SPAN
ABC World News Tonight with David Muir Full Broadcast - July 9, 2025 | ABC News
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Published at 6.00am on Friday, July 11, 2025
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