• [Public Safety Notifications]
• [SEVERE WEATHER CHANNEL]
GENERAL OUTLOOK
High pressure remains over the area for the next several days as temperatures warm through the weekend. A series of weak fronts moving over the area during the first half of next week will bring periodic shower chances, mainly to the mountains.
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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 mid 60s. Winds out of the northwest around 5 mph.
...TONIGHT....Clear. Lows in the lower 40s. Winds out of the west around 5 mph.
..SATURDAY....Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 60s. Winds out of the west 5 to 10 mph.
..SATURDAY NIGHT....Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s. Winds out of the west 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 35 mph.
..SUNDAY....Mostly cloudy in the morning, then becoming mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 60s. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph with gusts up to 30 mph.
..SUNDAY NIGHT....Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 30s.
HAZARDOUS WEATHER
Relative humidity levels will be low this afternoon, so please use extra caution if you choose to burn outdoors.
NEWS UPDATES
(Links aggregated to show what various news outlets are reporting)
• Macon County Board of Commissioners | November 2025 Regular Meeting [Macon Media]
• Trump's next immigration crackdown will target Charlotte, North Carolina, sheriff says [WLOS-TV (Asheville, NC)]
• North Carolina lawmakers refuse governor’s call for special session on Medicaid [NC Newsline]
• NC SNAP beneficiaries to receive full November benefits by Friday after shutdown resolution [WRAL-TV (Raleigh, NC)]
• GOP rejects Stein’s call for Medicaid session, calling it attempt to ‘usurp’ power [Raleigh News and Observer]
• Gov. Stein presents MANNA Food Bank $585K as SNAP resumes, warns of more pain in 2026 [Asheville Citizen-Times]
World News
BBC issues apology to US president over Panorama speech edit | Sky News
Rising sea levels force Panama's island residents to move to mainland | Al Jazeera
• BBC apologises to Trump over Panorama edit but refuses to pay compensation [BBC News]
• US announces military operation against 'narco-terrorists' [DW News]
• Ten years after the Paris attacks, is France better at preventing violent extremism? [France 24]
Russo-Ukraine War
• Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, November 13, 2025 [Institute for the Study of War]
EU rallies behind Ukraine as high-level corruption scandal unfolds | World News Tonight | TVP World
• Pokrovsk is falling. Huliaipole is threatened. Azov Corps can only save one front [Euromaidan Press]
• Prof. Schlevogt’s Compass No. 34: Memory made map – Project Greater Israel exposed [Russia Today (Russian State-Controlled News Outlet)]
• Russian troops liberate two communities in Ukraine operation over past day — top brass [TASS (Russian State-Controlled News Outlet)]
National News
Farmers use native seeds to heal land impacted by wildfires | NBC News
• 5 revelations from the latest Jeffrey Epstein document dump by Democrats, Republicans [The Hill]
• US aircraft carrier nears Venezuela in flex of American military power [AP News]
• Vance faults Dems for previously rejecting 'exact deal' that reopened the government: 'All for nothing' [Fox News]
• Fed Doubts Grow Over December Rate Cut With Kashkari on Fence [Yahoo Finance]
• New foreclosures jump 20% in October, a sign of more distress in the housing market [CNBC]
Trump Readies Tariff Cuts, Trade Deals in Affordability Push | Daybreak Europe 11/14/2025 | Bloomberg Television
Washington Today (11-13-25): With gov't open, work begins on backpay, full SNAP, normal air travel | C-SPAN
ABC World News Tonight with David Muir Full Broadcast - November 13, 2025 | ABC News
PBS News Hour, Nov. 13, 2025 | PBS News Hour
Technology and Science News
What Exactly Happened On New Glenn's Second Launch? | TheSpaceBucket
Valve Steam Frame Engineering Deep-Dive: Water Cooling, Thermals, Power, Acoustics | Gamers Nexus
The Level1 Links With Friends Show November 14 2025: Je Suis Sandwich Guy
• CRISPR vs cholesterol: can gene editing prevent heart disease? [Nature]
• Nitrux 5.0.0 Released: A 'New Beginning' That's Not for Everyone (By Design) [FOSS NEWS]
• Blue Origin lands huge New Glenn rocket booster for 1st time after acing Mars ESCAPADE launch for NASA [Space.com]
• 5 Years Later, the PS5 Has Destroyed Xbox. But the PS6 Faces a Bigger Threat [Gizmodo]
• This flu season looks grim as H3N2 emerges with mutations [Ars Technica]
Crypto Currencies
How Many Times Has Bitcoin Crossed $100k? | Into the CryptoVerse
• What’s Driving Bitcoin’s Dip Below $100,000? [Decrypt]
• In a Multi-Chain World, What Should a Wallet Actually Do? Insights from the THORWallet Team [Coin Telegraph]
NTSB (National Transportation Safety Board) and ASN (Aviation Safety Network) Accident Investigation Pages
• Cirrus SR22T Crash [09/18/2025 - Franklin, NC]
• Crash of N259UP at Louisville-Muhammad Ali International Airport [Aviation Safety Network]
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Published at 6.00am on Friday, November 14, 2025
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