GENERAL OUTLOOK
The heat wave is expected to gradually weaken today through Friday as the upper pattern slowly shifts and brings a cold front down from the north. The front will bring some much-needed relief from the heat in the form of below normal temperatures this 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...Mostly cloudy. Patchy fog in the morning. Showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Humid with highs in the lower 80s. Light and variable winds in the morning increasing to come out of the south around 5 mph in the afternoon. Chance of rain 90 percent.
...TONIGHT...Thunderstorms likely in the evening. Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Areas of fog after midnight. Lows in the upper 60s. Winds out of the southeast around 5 mph in the evening, becoming light and variable. Chance of rain 70 percent.
...THURSDAY...Widespread dense fog in the morning. Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms in the morning, then showers with thunderstorms likely in the afternoon. Humid with highs in the lower 80s. Light and variable winds in the morning increasing to come out of the west around 5 mph in the afternoon. Chance of rain 90 percent.
...THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with showers with thunderstorms likely in the evening, then partly cloudy with a chance of showers after midnight. Lows in the mid 60s. Light and variable winds in the early evening increasing to come out of the northwest around 5 mph after midnight. Chance of rain 80 percent.
...FRIDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers in the morning, then mostly cloudy with showers with thunderstorms likely in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 80s. Chance of rain 90 percent.
...FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Showers with thunderstorms likely in the evening, then a chance of showers after midnight. Lows in the mid 60s. Chance of rain 80 percent.
HAZARDOUS WEATHER
Scattered to numerous showers and thunderstorms expected again this afternoon through this evening. An isolated severe storm or two cannot be ruled out, with the main threat being damaging wind gusts. There will also be a threat of locally heavy rainfall and isolated flooding, where storms are slow-moving or redevelop over the same area.
Scattered showers and thunderstorms are expected most days this week into the weekend with localized heavy rainfall and flash flooding possible. Strong gusty winds up to 50 mph are possible with the stronger storms as well as frequent lightning.
NEWS UPDATES
(Links aggregated to show what various news outlets are reporting)
• Macon County Board of Health - July 2025) | Macon Media [Patreon (early access for subscribers)]
• Dogwood Health Trust and Independent Monitor Release HCA Monitoring Report for Calendar Year 2024[Macon Media]
• Support 911 dispatcher Wayne after tragic house fire [GoFundMe]
• Tuckaseigee Water lifts conservation notice for Jackson County customers [WLOS-TV (Asheville, NC)]
• Trump administration freezes $108 million for Duke Health after accusing university of 'systemic racial discrimination' [WRAL-TV (Raleigh, NC) ]
• NC Republicans successfully overturn 8 vetoes. What’s now law — and what’s not [Raleigh News and Observer]
• HCA Healthcare, Mission Health deal: Independent monitor reports potential non-compliance [Asheville Citizen-Times]
World News
How the online safety act triggered a political row about freedom of speech | Sky News
• Bowen: UK move to recognise Palestinian state is a diplomatic crowbar to revive peace process [BBC News]
• Australia adds YouTube to social media ban for under 16s [DW News]
• Massive earthquake off Russian coast sparks tsunami warnings across Pacific [France 24]
• Ukrainian drones turned Russia’s Salsk station into a firestorm — fuel train destroyed (video) [Euromaidan Press]
• Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, July 29, 2025 [Institute for the Study of War]
National News
Tsunami waves hit Hawaii as massive earthquake off Russia triggers Pacific evacuations | BBC News
What we know about the Midtown gunman | WABC-TV (New York City, NY)
• Inside the Preparations for Trump’s Next Supreme Court Nominee [Time Magazine]
• Trump says Epstein ‘stole’ young women from Mar-a-Lago spa, including Virginia Giuffre [AP News]
• Senate confirms Emil Bove to appeals court despite whistleblower complaints, controversy [The Hill]
• Trump looms large over a Fed likely to again defy his call for cuts [Yahoo Finance]
• Tsunami waves reach California and Hawaii after massive earthquake in Russia [CNBC]
Data Will Matter More Than Fed Meeting: 3-Minute MLIV | Bloomberg Television
Washington Today (7-29-25): Pres. Trump says he will not follow UK in recognizing Palestinian State | C-SPAN
ABC World News Tonight with David Muir Full Broadcast - July 29, 2025 | ABC News
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Published at 6.30am on Wednesday, July 30, 2025
Author: Bobby Coggins
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