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Saturday, September 27, 2025
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855 Addington Bridge Road
GENERAL OUTLOOK
Cold air damming lingers into the weekend with temperatures remaining below average before warming into next week. The pattern begins to change late weekend into next week as a more typical summertime pattern resumes with daily afternoon/evening thunderstorms.
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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 in the morning. Partly sunny. Highs in the upper 70s. Winds out of the east around 5 mph.
..TONIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming mostly cloudy. Patchy fog after midnight. Lows in the lower 60s. Winds out of the southeast around 5 mph.
...SUNDAY...Partly sunny in the morning, then mostly 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 40 percent.
...SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening. Lows in the lower 60s. Winds out of the east around 5 mph. Chance of rain 40 percent.
...MONDAY...Partly sunny. A chance of showers in the morning, then showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 70s. Chance of rain 70 percent.
...MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms in the evening. Lows in the mid 60s. Chance of rain 60 percent.
HAZARDOUS WEATHER
Hazardous weather is not expected today or tonight.
NEWS UPDATES
(Links aggregated to show what various news outlets are reporting)
• In Asheville, ‘Fighting Oligarchy’ gets larger venue on U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders’ tour [BPR News]
• Illegal mining operation uncovered during safety training visit, NC labor officials say [WLOS-TV (Asheville, NC)]
• Affordable Care Act rates set to skyrocket in NC [WRAL-TV (Raleigh, NC) ]
• NC wants to have the best public schools in the U.S. by 2030. Here’s the plan. [Raleigh News and Observer]
• Will it be a cold winter in NC, Asheville? Here are NOAA's long-range predictions [Asheville Citizen-Times]
World News
Are airdrops saving Gaza or killing people? | Sky News
• Modi and Russia’s Putin speak on phone, pledge to deepen strategic partnership [Hindustan Times]
• Trump and Putin to meet in Alaska for Ukraine talks next week [BBC News]
• Nagasaki warns of nuclear war on 80th A bomb anniversary [DW News]
• Armenia, Azerbaijan to end 'all fighting forever' at White House summit, Trump says [France 24]
• Latvia joins Europe’s Trump-proof weapons funding mechanism for Ukraine [Euromaidan Press]
• Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, August 8, 2025 [Institute for the Study of War]
Texas Floods
• AP investigation shows chaos of deadly Texas floods through emergency recordings and videos [Houston Chronicle]
National News
National Weather Service to rehire positions cut by DOGE, but hurricane coverage uncertain | NBC News
• Map Shows How Population Could Change in Each State Under New Census [Newsweek]
• Suspected gunman and police officer dead in shooting near the CDC and Emory University, police say [AP News]
• Judge blocks Beto O'Rourke from funding Texas Dems who fled to stop GOP redistricting vote [Fox News]
• 3 things you need to know about Trump’s nominee for the Fed [Yahoo Finance]
• Gold futures trade off highs as White House to issue clarification on bullion tariffs [CNBC]
President Trump Confirms Meeting With Putin | Balance of Power: Late Edition 8/08/2025 | Bloomberg Television
Washington Today (8-8-25): Pres. Trump calls Armenia/Azerbaijan peace deal signed at WH 'historic' | C-SPAN
ABC World News Tonight with David Muir Full Broadcast - August 08, 2025 | ABC News
Washington Week with The Atlantic full episode, Aug. 8, 2025
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Published at 5.00am on Saturday, August 09, 2025
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