GENERAL OUTLOOK
Daily mainly afternoon and evening shower and thunderstorm chances continue through early next week. A few storms could produce damaging wind gusts and localized flash flooding each day. A weak cold front slowly crosses the area from the north Monday night into Tuesday. High pressure moving in from the north behind this front will temporarily bring temperatures closer to normal during the middle part of 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...Partly sunny. Patchy fog in the morning. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the morning, then showers and thunderstorms likely in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 80s. Winds out of the west around 5 mph. Chance of rain 70 percent.
...TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Showers and thunderstorms likely in the evening. Lows in the upper 60s. Winds out of the west around 5 mph. Chance of rain 70 percent.
...SUNDAY...Partly sunny. A chance of showers in the morning, then showers and thunderstorms likely in the afternoon. Humid with highs in the lower 80s. Winds out of the northwest around 5 mph. Chance of rain 70 percent.
...SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Showers and thunderstorms likely in the evening. Lows in the upper 60s. Winds out of the northwest around 5 mph. Chance of rain 70 percent.
...MONDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers in the morning, then partly sunny with showers and thunderstorms likely in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 80s. Chance of rain 70 percent.
...MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with showers and thunderstorms likely in the evening, then partly cloudy after midnight. Lows in the mid 60s. Chance of rain 70 percent.
HAZARDOUS WEATHER
Numerous thunderstorms are expected to develop across the mountains and foothills of the Carolinas and northeast Georgia this afternoon and evening. A few strong to severe storms are possible. Damaging wind gusts are the main hazard with any severe storms that manage to develop. Additionally, locally heavy rainfall may lead to localized flash flooding, mainly in low-lying, poor drainage, and urban areas.
NEWS UPDATES
(Links aggregated to show what various news outlets are reporting)
• Macon County Board of Health - Special Meeting | Macon Media [Patreon (early access for subscribers)]
• Congress rolls back $9 billion in public media funding and foreign aid [BPR News]
• Waynesville march honors the legacy of John Lewis [Smoky Mountain News]
• US Marshals offer up to $2,500 reward in North Carolina jail inmate's escape [WLOS-TV (Asheville, NC)]
• Trump sues Wall Street Journal and media mogul Rupert Murdoch over reporting on Epstein ties [WRAL-TV (Raleigh, NC) ]
• Trump releases $1.4 billion in education funding. Here’s where it will be used. [Raleigh News and Observer]
• 'Open for business': Stein says new airport can boost WNC economy by bringing more tourism [Asheville Citizen-Times]
World News
Are weather patterns following predictions? | Sky News
• Trump sues Murdoch and Wall Street Journal over Epstein article [BBC News]
• Pakistan: Dozens killed in Punjab flooding [DW News]
• Syrian presidency announces 'immediate' ceasefire after clashes rock Druze heartland [France 24]
• Russo-Ukrainian war, day 1241: Zaluzhnyi warns Ukraine has time until 2027 to revolutionize war strategy or face defeat [Euromaidan Press]
• Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, July 18, 2025 [Institute for the Study of War]
National News
Trump sues for $10 billion over WSJ’s Epstein report | NBC News
• Donald Trump's lawsuit against Bob Woodward over audiobook is dismissed [Yahoo News]
• Trump Sues Wall Street Journal, Rupert Murdoch for Defamation Over Epstein Birthday Article — Demands $10 Billion [MEDIAITE]
• Jeffrey Epstein’s Friends Sent Him Bawdy Letters for a 50th Birthday Album. One Was From Donald Trump. [Wall Street Journal]
• Trump Says He Doesn’t ‘Draw Pictures.’ But Many of His Sketches Sold at Auction. [New York Times]
• Peter Thiel-backed cryptocurrency exchange Bullish files to go public on NYSE [CNBC]
Pres. Trump Signs First Law Governing Digital Currency | Balance of Power: Late Edition 7/18/2025 | Bloomberg Television
Washington Today (7-18-25): Pres. Trump sues WSJ over story he sent Epstein suggestive birthday card | C-SPAN
ABC World News Tonight with David Muir Full Broadcast - July 18, 2025 | ABC News
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Published at 5.00am on Saturday, July 19, 2025
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