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Wednesday, August 27, 2025

Weather Briefing for Wednesday, August 27, 2025




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GENERAL OUTLOOK

High pressure remains in control through much of the rest of the week. Cooler and drier weather continues through the workweek with some increase in moisture over the weekend that may lead to an uptick in rain chances


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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...Sunny. Highs in the lower 70s. Winds out of the northwest around 5 mph.

...TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s. Winds out of the southwest around 5 mph in the evening, becoming light and variable.

...THURSDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the lower 70s. Winds out of the southwest around 5 mph.

...THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy in the evening, then becoming partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s. Winds out of the northwest around 5 mph, becoming northeast after midnight.

...FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 70s. Winds out of the northeast around 5 mph, becoming south in the afternoon.

...FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s.


HAZARDOUS WEATHER Hazardous weather is not expected today or tonight.







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





• Democratic candidate Moe Davis exits NC-11 race, labeling it a 'coronation' [WLOS-TV (Asheville, NC)]

• Stein announces new 'energy affordability' task force to focus on keeping bills low, jobs coming [WRAL-TV (Raleigh, NC) ]

• NC universities ramp up spending on lobbying as Trump targets higher education [Raleigh News and Observer]

• Do immigrants have constitutional rights? What to know in Western North Carolina [Asheville Citizen-Times]



World News

SpaceX Starship Flight 10 launch | AP News



Ukraine's Fake Out: How Russia's New Offensive Was Actually a Trap | William Spaniel



Trump claims UK faces 'bad awakening' over use of wind power | Sky News



How Israel’s offensive and expansion plan is reshaping the Middle East region | Al Jazeera



• Trump's 50% tariff on India kicks in as Modi urges self-reliance [BBC News]

• Will BRICS boom under Trump's watch? [DW News]

• French suspension of US package deliveries over tariffs comes into effect [France 24]

• Ukraine knocks out 17% of Russia’s oil capacity — and that’s just this month, Reuters says [Euromaidan Press]

• This is how a front line fails: Russia’s summer offensive is breaking the war wide open [Russia Today (Russian State-Controlled News Outlet)]

• Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, August 26, 2025 [Institute for the Study of War]

National News

Massive dust storm rips through ‘Burning Man’ festival in Nevada | NBC News



• Man arrested in flag-burning incident near White House hours after Trump order [The Hill]

• After Trump’s DOGE action, 300 million people’s Social Security data is at risk, whistleblower says [AP News]

• Abrego Garcia heard saying two words during ICE arrest [Fox News]

• Remaking the Fed 'in his image': Why Trump could take further control of the central bank in February [Yahoo Finance]

• Fed responds to Trump effort to fire Lisa Cook, notes president needs ‘cause’ [CNBC]

AS SEEN LIVE: Trump Holds Cabinet Meeting as He Moves to Fire Fed's Cook | Bloomberg Television



Washington Today (8-26-25): Fed Gov Cook sues after Pres. Trump says she's fired for mortgage fraud | C-SPAN



ABC World News Tonight with David Muir Full Broadcast - August 26, 2025 | ABC News



PBS News Weekend full episode, Aug. 26, 2025 | PBS News Hour



Listen to the full Ghislaine Maxwell DOJ interview tapes | PBS News Hour



The threat to the economy no one talks about | Veritasium



Breaking The Starship V2 Curse - SpaceX Achieves All Their Goals on Flight 10 | Scott Manley



• SpaceX's giant Starship Mars rocket nails critical 10th test flight in stunning comeback (video) [Space.com]

• Grok’s Tips On How to Assassinate Elon Musk Are One More Red Flag For Wall Street [Gizmodo]

• DOGE accused of copying entire Social Security database to insecure cloud system [Ars Technica]

• Here's What to Expect From Bitcoin in September as Network Activity Slows [Decrypt]

• Bitcoin traders say BTC price at ‘make-or-break’ point at $110K [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 5.00am on Tuesday, August 26, 2025
Author: Bobby Coggins







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