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Saturday, September 27, 2025
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855 Addington Bridge Road
GENERAL OUTLOOK
Temperatures will warm through Saturday ahead of a stalled front to our northwest. Afternoon and evening showers and storms are expected again today, and especially on Saturday when the front finally pushes into the area. Cooler and drier weather returns next week behind the front.
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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 sunny. Patchy fog this morning. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms this afternoon. Visibility one quarter mile or less at times this morning. Highs around 80. Winds out of the southwest around 5 mph. Chance of rain 20 percent.
...TONIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming mostly cloudy. Patchy fog after midnight. Lows in the lower 60s. Winds out of the southwest winds around 5 mph.
...SATURDAY...Partly sunny. Patchy fog in the morning. Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Visibility one quarter mile or less at times in the morning. Highs in the upper 70s. Winds out of the west around 5 mph. Chance of rain 70 percent.
...SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening. Lows in the upper 50s. Winds out of the northwest around 5 mph. Chance of rain 50 percent.
...SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 70s. Winds out of the north around 5 mph.
...SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 40s.
HAZARDOUS WEATHER Scattered storms are likely late this evening and overnight with a few strong to severe storms possible. Damaging winds will be the main threat in the strongest storms. Localized flooding may be an issue mainly in places that have had high rain amounts recently.
A few strong to severe storms cannot be ruled out Saturday afternoon. Damaging winds and localized flooding will be the main threats if strong storms materialize.
NEWS UPDATES
(Links aggregated to show what various news outlets are reporting)
• Asheville mayor responds to White House statement on Helene recovery efforts [WLOS-TV (Asheville, NC)]
• Republican state senator who opposed coastal shrimping ban announces bid to unseat Democrat Don Davis in 2026 [WRAL-TV (Raleigh, NC) ]
• The return of Madison Cawthorn? Here’s a look back at his term representing NC [Raleigh News and Observer]
• Mission Health hiring 200 more staff members, including 100 nurses, across health system [Asheville Citizen-Times]
World News
Macron says 26 countries pledge troops as a reassurance force for Ukraine | AP News
Why did some people think Donald Trump was dead? | Sky News
Thailand Chooses New Prime Minister: Party Clashes & Political Tensions | Al Jazeera
• Moscow rejects Western security guarantees for Ukraine [BBC News]
• Afghanistan earthquake death toll tops 2,200 [DW News]
• Western troops in Ukraine would be ‘legitimate’ target for Russia, Putin warns [France 24]
• Russo-Ukrainian war, day 1289: 26 Nations Pledge Ukraine Peacekeeping Force as Western Partners Ready Long-Range Missiles [Euromaidan Press]
• SCO, BRICS protect world from NATO, Nazi tentacles — Communist Party head [TASS (Russian State-Controlled News Outlet)]
• Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, September 4, 2025 [Institute for the Study of War]
National News
RFK Jr. testifies on Trump's health care agenda before the Senate Finance Committee | PBS News Hour
Why the Supreme Court may not side with Trump over tariffs | Yahoo Finance
• 5 takeaways as RFK Jr. battles GOP, Democratic senators on CDC, vaccines [The Hill]
• Operation Warp Speed was one of Trump’s biggest achievements. Then came RFK Jr. and vaccine skeptics [AP News]
• Justice Barrett defends Jackson jabs as ‘warranted’ in rare public appearance [Fox News]
• August jobs report to show further 'softness growing' in the US labor market as Fed rate cuts near [Yahoo Finance]
• ‘I’m glad it’s over.’ Google CEO thanks Trump for antitrust ‘resolution’ [CNBC]
Miran Touts Fed Independence at Confirmation Hearing | Bloomberg Businessweek Daily 9/4/2025 | Bloomberg Television
Washington Today (9-4-25): HHS Sec RFK, Jr at Senate cmte defends vax policy changes, CDC Dir firing | C-SPAN
ABC World News Tonight with David Muir Full Broadcast - September 4, 2025 | ABC News
PBS News Weekend full episode, Sept. 4, 2025 | PBS News Hour
Trump hosts top tech CEOs, not including Elon Musk, at White House dinner | PBS News Hour
"Not your usual Starlink Unboxing Video" | SpaceX Starbase | NASA Spaceflight
• US in real danger of losing the moon race to China, experts tell Senate [Space.com]
• RFK Jr. Says He Doesn’t Know How Many Americans Died From Covid During Heated Senate Hearing [Gizmodo]
• RFK Jr. says COVID shots still available to all as cancer patients denied access [Ars Technica]
• Bitcoin Whale Moves $52 Million in BTC After 13 Years [Decrypt]
• Bitcoin price sinks into ‘critical support’ under $110K in 2% daily dip [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 Friday, September 05, 2025
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