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Saturday, September 27, 2025
South Macon Elementary
855 Addington Bridge Road
GENERAL OUTLOOK
The chances for mainly afternoon and evening showers and thunderstorms increase into the weekend. Temperatures start out near normal then fall below normal for the weekend. Cooler and drier conditions develop early next week after a cold front crosses our region.
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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 this morning. A chance of showers and thunderstorms this afternoon. Highs around 80. Winds out of the northeast around 5 mph, becoming southwest this afternoon. Chance of rain 50 percent.
...TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening. Patchy fog after midnight. Lows in the mid 60s. Light and variable winds in the early evening increasing to come out of the east around 5 mph after midnight. Chance of rain 50 percent.
...FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy. Patchy fog in the morning. A chance of showers in the morning, then showers with thunderstorms likely in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 70s. Winds out of the southeast around 5 mph. Chance of rain 80 percent.
...FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms in the evening. Lows in the mid 60s. Winds out of the southeast around 5 mph. Chance of rain 70 percent.
...SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers in the morning, then showers with a chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 70s. Winds out of the southeast around 5 mph. Chance of rain 80 percent.
...SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms in the evening, then a chance of showers after midnight. Lows in the lower 60s. Chance of rain 70 percent.
HAZARDOUS WEATHER
Slow-moving thunderstorms producing very heavy rainfall may recur at times today and Saturday. A localized flash flood threat will persist in the areas described below, being increasingly likely in locations that receive multiple rounds of heavy rainfall over the three-day period.
Conditions will be favorable for slow-moving thunderstorms producing heavy rain this afternoon and tonight, which may cause isolated flash flooding. Areas of particular concern include the foothills of the Carolinas and Georgia near the Blue Ridge Escarpment, and in the urban corridor of western Upstate South Carolina, including Clemson, Greenville, and Spartanburg.
NEWS UPDATES
(Links aggregated to show what various news outlets are reporting)
• A badge of honor: Restoring trust touted by hopefuls in crowded Swain sheriff’s race [Smoky Mountain News]
• NCDOT shows ongoing road repairs in WNC, Henderson County nearly a year after Helene [WLOS-TV (Asheville, NC)]
• Brand new veterinary hospital explodes after car hits gas line, North Carolina police say [WRAL-TV (Raleigh, NC) ]
• ‘Uncertain times’ for NC schools as they begin classes with budget questions [Raleigh News and Observer]
• Tennessee hiker dies from rattlesnake bite; same species lives in Western NC [Asheville Citizen-Times]
World News
Corridor Wars Shape the New Middle East | Good Times Bad Times
Hunting for ISIS: A Warning from Africa | Sky News
Gunmen kill at least 27 in mosque attack in northern Nigeria, officials say | Al Jazeera
• Kremlin plays down Zelensky talks as Trump warns Putin may not want to make deal [BBC News]
• The significance of the Donbas in Russia's war in Ukraine [DW News]
• ‘We've given up on Israel’: Disillusioned with Netanyahu and the war in Gaza, Israelis are fleeing [France 24]
• “Tomahawks are outdated”: Ukraine’s Flamingo missile bets on mass, not stealth [Euromaidan Press]
• Russia’s Battlegroup East destroys 17 Ukrainian UAV control posts over 24 hours [TASS (Russian State-Controlled News Outlet)]
• Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, August 19, 2025 [Institute for the Study of War]
National News
Source: U.S. plans to deploy warships near Venezuela | NBC News
• California Supreme Court rejects GOP effort to halt Newsom’s redistricting push [The Hill]
• Texas House approves redrawn maps sought by Trump ahead of 2026 elections [AP News]
• Texas Dem abruptly leaves call with Newsom, other party members after being told she’s committing felony [Fox News]
• Fed governor Cook responds after President Trump says she 'must resign' [Yahoo Finance]
• Divided Fed worried about tariffs, inflation and the labor market, minutes show [CNBC]
Markets Awaits Powell Speech; Israel Doubles Reservists | Horizons Middle East & Africa 8/21/2025 | Bloomberg Television
Washington Today (8-20-25): Texas House begins long debate on Cong. redistricting; passage certain | C-SPAN
ABC World News Tonight with David Muir Full Broadcast - August 20, 2025 | ABC News
PBS News Hour full episode, Aug. 20, 2025
Mirror Life - Biggest Threat You’ve Never Heard Of | Kyle Hill
• Acting NASA administrator Sean Duffy says the agency will 'move aside' from climate sciences to focus on exploring moon and Mars [Space.com]
• Bernie Sanders Likes Trump’s Plan for Government Taking Ownership in Tech Companies [Gizmodo]
• China’s Guowang megaconstellation is more than another version of Starlink [Ars Technica]
• Kanye West Launches Token on Solana in Frenzied Debut [Decrypt]
• Bitcoin Flat as Stocks Continue Bleeding [Coin Telegraph]
NTSB (National Transportation Safety Board) Investigation Pages
• Learjet 55 Medevac Crash [1/31/2025 - Philadelphia, PA]
• Midair Collision PSA Airlines Bombardier CRJ700 Airplane and Sikorsky H-60 Military Helicopter [1/29/2025 - Arlington, VA]
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Published at 6.00am on Thurssday, August 21, 2025
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