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Thursday, August 7, 2025

Weather Briefing for Thursday, August 07, 2025




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GENERAL OUTLOOK

A cool air wedge will gradually weaken, with high temperatures forecast to remain at least 5 degrees below normal through the weekend. Normal mid-summer conditions are expected to return by the middle of next week. Isolated-to-scattered afternoon showers and a few thunderstorms are expected 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 partly sunny with a chance of showers and thunderstorms this afternoon. Highs in the mid 70s. Light and variable winds in the morning increasing to come out of the east around 5 mph this afternoon. Chance of rain 50 percent.
...TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening, then partly cloudy after midnight. Lows around 60. Winds out of the southeast around 5 mph. Chance of rain 50 percent.
...FRIDAY...Mostly sunny in the morning, then partly sunny with a chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 70s. Winds out of the east around 5 mph. Chance of rain 50 percent.
...FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening, then mostly cloudy after midnight. Lows around 60. Winds out of the east around 5 mph. Chance of rain 40 percent.
...SATURDAY...Partly sunny. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 70s. Winds out of the east around 5 mph. Chance of rain 40 percent.
...SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers in the evening. Lows in the lower 60s. Chance of rain 30 percent.


HAZARDOUS WEATHER

Hazardous weather is not expected today or tonight.







NEWS UPDATES
(Links aggregated to show what various news outlets are reporting)



• Macon County Public Health and North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services Division of Public Health Conducting Tuberculosis (TB) Investigation [Macon Media]

• NC Justice Department seeks court order against Horizon 30 LLC for mining violations [WLOS-TV (Asheville, NC)]

• State cut to Medicaid funding could soon leave some N.C. patients without care [WRAL-TV (Raleigh, NC) ]

• Gov. Stein signs mini-budget, vetoes bill opting NC into school-choice tax credit [Raleigh News and Observer]

• Tuberculosis case confirmed in Western NC. What to know about the disease [Asheville Citizen-Times]



World News

The Zoo where people can donate their 'unwanted pets' to become 'food for predators' | Sky News



• Trump's sweeping new tariffs take effect against dozens of countries [BBC News]

• Trump tariffs: New levies hit EU, Japan, South Korea [DW News]

• New Trump tariffs take effect, plunging dozens of countries into economic uncertainty [France 24]

• Trump slaps 25% tariff on India hours after “constructive” Witkoff-Putin talks in Moscow [Euromaidan Press]

• Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, August 6, 2025 [Institute for the Study of War]

National News

Bomb threat at Illinois hotel where dozens of Texas Democrats are staying | NBC News



• Staggering U.S. Tariffs Begin as Trump Widens Trade War [New York Times]

• 5 things to know about possible FBI involvement in Texas redistricting battle [The Hill]

• Army sergeant shot 5 soldiers before he was tackled and arrested at Fort Stewart, officials say [AP News]

• Who is Quornelius Radford? The Army sergeant accused of shooting 5 soldiers at Fort Stewart in Georgia [Fox News]

• Trump's sweeping tariffs take effect in another dramatic reshaping of the US trade landscape [Yahoo Finance]

• Trump’s ‘reciprocal’ tariffs come into effect, hitting dozens of U.S. trading partners [CNBC]

Higher Tariffs Take Effect, New 100% Levy on Chips; BOE Set to Cut | Daybreak Europe 8/07/2025 | Bloomberg Television



Washington Today (8-6-25): Army Sergeant shoots 5 soldiers; India tariff up 25% for Russian oil buys | C-SPAN



ABC World News Tonight with David Muir Full Broadcast - August 06, 2025 | ABC News




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Published at 5.00am on Thursday, August 07, 2025
Author: Bobby Coggins







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