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GENERAL OUTLOOK
High pressure persists through late today, resulting in dry and chilly conditions. Precipitation returns Thursday night as temperatures grow even colder, resulting in a wintry mix across the NC mountains and Foothills. Precipitation chances and below-normal temperatures linger through the first part of next week. Temperatures trend back toward normal by mid-week.
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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 cloudy. Highs in the upper 40s. Winds out of the northwest around 5 mph.
..TONIGHT....A chance of rain in the evening, then rain after midnight. Patchy fog after midnight. Lows in the mid 30s. Southeast winds around 5 mph. Chance of rain near 100 percent.
..FRIDAY....Rain and freezing rain likely. Patchy fog. Ice accumulation of up to a tenth of an inch. Highs in the lower 40s. WInds out of the south around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation 70 percent.
..FRIDAY NIGHT....Cloudy. A chance of rain in the evening. Lows in the upper 30s. Winds out of the southwest around 5 mph. Chance of rain 30 percent.
..SATURDAY....Mostly cloudy. Highs in the upper 40s. Winds our of the west around 5 mph.
..SATURDAY NIGHT....Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain and freezing rain. Lows in the mid 30s. Chance of precipitation 30 percent.
..SUNDAY....Partly sunny with a 40 percent chance of rain. Highs in the mid 40s.
..SUNDAY NIGHT....Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of rain. Lows in the mid 30s.
HAZARDOUS WEATHER
Light snow is likely to develop and then quickly change to freezing rain tonight through Friday morning, mainly at higher elevations. Light accumulations of ice and snow could result in hazardous roadways.
NEWS UPDATES
(Links aggregated to show what various news outlets are reporting)
State and Local News
• North Carolina avoids federal funding cuts by complying with SNAP data request [WLOS-TV (Asheville, NC)]
• Stein, Jackson push back on Duke Energy’s proposed 2027 rate increases [NC Newsline]
• Why are health coverage costs increasing under the Affordable Care Act in North Carolina? [NC Local]
• As Duke Energy seeks higher rates, NC task force studies grid strain from tech growth [WRAL-TV (Raleigh, NC)]
• NC opens inquiry into leading ‘buy now, pay later’ lenders as late payments rise [Raleigh News and Observer]
• Flying without a REAL ID could soon cost NC travelers. What to know [Asheville Citizen-Times]
Other News
Report reveals Hegseth shared secret information in chat | NBC News
ABC World News Tonight with David Muir Full Broadcast - December 2, 2025
Washington Today (12-3-25): GOP wins TN special election; Pres. Trump undoes Biden CAFE standards | C-SPAN
• Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, December 3, 2025 [Institute for the Study of War]
• (audio) Why has Trump pardoned Honduras’s drug trafficker ex-president? [BBC News]
• Federal agents launch immigration crackdown in New Orleans [AP News]
• The US must beat China to moon, Trump pick for NASA chief Jared Isaacman tells Senate: 'If we make a mistake, we may never catch up' [Space.com]
World News
The woman who paid the price for fighting for civil rights in Zimbabwe | DW News | DW News
Villages underwater, and lives destroyed as floods kill hundreds across Southeast Asia | Sky News
• "Wouldn't Say It Went Well Or Badly": Trump On Call With Venezuela's Maduro [Ground News]
What's driving US actions against Venezuela? | Inside Story | Al Jazeera
• WW1 toxic compound sprayed on Georgian protesters, BBC evidence suggests [BBC News]
• Australia police bust Sydney 'satanic' child sex abuse ring [DW News]
• Sri Lanka, Indonesia deploy military as regional floods leave nearly 1,000 dead [France 24]
Russo-Ukraine War
• Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, November 30, 2025 [Institute for the Study of War]
2000 Meters to Andriivka (full documentary) | FRONTLINE | PBS
Rubio: “It's complicated.” Ukraine–U.S. talks in Florida | Scott Lucas | TVP World
• “First time in 70 years”: Europeans no longer trust US security guarantees, expert says [Euromaidan Press]
• Ukrainian request for nukes and NATO membership ‘will not fly’ – US senator [Russia Today (Russian State-Controlled News Outlet)]
• NATO considering preemptive strikes in response to Russia's actions — admiral [TASS (Russian State-Controlled News Outlet)]
National News
Officials give update on search for suspect in California shooting that killed 4 | CBS News
Polymarket lets you bet on almost anything | 60 Minutes
• Noem Confirms She Approved Deportation Flights Despite Court Order [Ground News]
Congressional committees launch inquiries into second strike on alleged drug boat | NBC News
• ‘A Picture Is Worth 1,000 Words’: The Internet Reacts to Laura Loomer Getting a Desk at the Pentagon [Mediaite]
• Van Hollen on Caribbean boat strike: ‘Very possible there was a war crime committed’ [The Hill]
• Lawmakers voice support for congressional reviews of Trump’s military strikes on boats [AP News]
• Trump gave Maduro ultimatum to flee Venezuela as land operations loom: report [Fox News]
• Trump frees former GPB Capital CEO after Biden admin's Ponzi scheme sentence [Yahoo Finance]
• CNBC Daily Open: November hasn’t been kind — or typical — for U.S. stocks [CNBC]
Japan's 2‑Year Yield Hits Highest Since 2008 | Bloomberg: The Asia Trade 12/1/25 | Bloomberg Television
CEASEFIRE PODCAST: Cornel West & Robert George w/ strategists John Feehery & Joel Payne | C-SPAN
ABC World News Tonight with David Muir Full Broadcast - November 30, 2025 | ABC News
PBS News Hour, Nov. 30, 2025 | PBS News Hour
Technology and Science News
• The Incredible, Unlikely Story of How Cats Became Our Pets [Scientific American]
3 Unusual Supernovae That Challenge Current Physical Models | Anton Petrov
YouTube TV Makes a Big Change to Multiview That Users Have Been Asking For | Cord Cutters News
• TWiV 1275: An amazing sequence and a gutsy therapy [Microbe TV]
• ADHD diagnoses are growing. What’s going on? [Nature]
• Debian 13.2 “Trixie” Released with 123 Bug Fixes and 55 Security Updates [Linux Today]
• xxx [FOSS NEWS]
• Have gravitational waves provided the first hint of primordial black holes born during the Big Bang? [Space.com]
• MIT Report Claims 11.7% of U.S. Labor Can Be Replaced with Existing AI [Gizmodo]
• Before a Soyuz launch Thursday someone forgot to secure a 20-ton service platform [Ars Technica]
Crypto Currencies
Bitcoin and the End of Quantitative Tightening | Into the CryptoVerse
• Trump White House ‘World’s Most Corrupt Crypto Startup Operation’: House Democrats [Decrypt]
• Bitcoin crashes 5% in ‘Sunday slam’ as liquidations surge [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 Thursday, December 04, 2025
Author: Bobby Coggins
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