• Frigid temperatures expected Sunday through Monday
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GENERAL OUTLOOK
High pressure keeps dry conditions over the area through Wednesday night before a cold front brings precipitation chances back Thursday into Thursday night. Drier conditions return behind the front Friday into the weekend as high pressure builds in from the northwest.
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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 50s. Winds out of the northwest around 5 mph.
..TONIGHT....Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 30s. Winds out of the west around 5 mph.
..WEDNESDAY....Mostly cloudy. Highs in the lower 50s. Winds out of the west around 5 mph.
..WEDNESDAY NIGHT....Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 30s. Light and variable winds increasing to come out of the southeast around 5 mph after midnight.
..THURSDAY....Mostly cloudy. Rain likely in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 50s. South winds around 5 mph. Chance of rain 70 percent.
..THURSDAY NIGHT....Rain. Lows in the lower 30s. Chance of rain near 100 percent.
HAZARDOUS WEATHER
Cold temperatures continue this morning and tonight before a warmup tomorrow. Though winds are expected to be light, very cold wind chills are still likely through tonight.
NEWS UPDATES
(Links aggregated to show what various news outlets are reporting)
State and Local News
• Highlands residents shaken after false active shooter threat put town into lockdown [WLOS-TV (Asheville, NC)]
• NC officials, activists remain frustrated with slow pace of Helene recovery [WRAL-TV (Raleigh, NC)]
• President Donald Trump is coming to NC’s redrawn 1st district this week [Raleigh News and Observer]
• NC Supreme Court won't hear Mission Health case against new hospital [Asheville Citizen-Times]
Other News
Evacuations ordered after Green River levee fails in Washington state | NBC News
ABC World News Tonight with David Muir Full Broadcast - December 15, 2025
New details emerge about Bondi Beach attack suspects | DW News
• Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, December 15, 2025 [Institute for the Study of War]
• Trump files $5bn defamation lawsuit against BBC over Panorama speech edit [BBC News]
• Trump administration says White House ballroom construction is a matter of national security [AP News]
• Why interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS' close Earth approach is an early Christmas gift for astronomers [Space.com]
World News
The King updates the nation on his cancer treatment | Sky News
• US special ops ‘intercepted Chinese military shipment heading to Iran’ [Telegraph (UK)]
Chile votes in pivotal presidential run‑off between far‑right Kast and leftist Jara | Al Jazeera
• Cambodia shuts border crossings with Thailand as fighting continues [BBC News]
• Sudan: Drone attack kills 6 UN peacekeepers from Bangladesh [DW News]
• Chile votes in presidential race expected to steer country to the right [France 24]
Russo-Ukraine War
• Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, December 13, 2025 [Institute for the Study of War]
Belarus releases 123 political prisoners as U.S. lifts economic sanctions | World News Tonight | TVP World
• Frontline report: Europe shifts from defense to retaliation, prepares cyber response to Russian hybrid war [Euromaidan Press]
• Belarus releases 123 prisoners after Trump envoy’s visit [Russia Today (Russian State-Controlled News Outlet)]
• Russia shoots down 235 Ukrainian UAVs over regions overnight [TASS (Russian State-Controlled News Outlet)]
National News
• A Very Big Deal [Columbia Journalism Review]
Special Report: At least 2 dead, 8 critically injured after Brown University shooting | NBC News
Second Providence press conference on Brown University fatal shooting on Dec. 14, 2025 | Providence Journal
• Liveblog: 2 dead, 9 injured at Brown University, shooter not in custody [Providence Journal]
• At least two dead and nine critically injured in Brown University shooting, officials say [Ground News]
• Why Trump is edging toward a serious conflict with Venezuela [The Hill]
• Fear grips Brown University after shooter kills 2 and wounds 9 as police search for shooter [AP News]
• Liveblog: Multiple dead, several wounded after mass shooting at Brown University [Fox News]
• Trump has suggested his (now dwindling) tariff revenues could pay for at least 9 different things [Yahoo Finance]
• End of ‘The Berkshire Way’? Combs’ departure isn’t only big change as Buffett transition nears [CNBC]
Wall Street Week | Hubbard on Fed Cut Fallout, Open Source AI, Nuclear Bet, Department Store Revival | Bloomberg Television
Ceasefire Podcast: Strategists Marc Short & Adrienne Elrod Discuss POTUS Trump Interview | C-SPAN
At least 2 dead, 9 wounded in Brown University shooting | ABC News
PBS News Hour full episode, Dec. 13, 2025 | PBS News Hour
Technology and Science News
Can You Do Real Science With Backyard Telescopes? | Scott Manley
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• TWiV 1278: Clinical update with Dr. Daniel Griffin [Microbe TV]
• Nature’s 10: Ten people who helped shape science in 2025 [Nature]
• YouTube’s AI is Breaking the Creator Ecosystem [It's FOSS News]
• This Week In Space podcast: Episode 189 — Privatizing Orbit [Space.com]
• Mind-Bending ‘Einstein Cross’ Reveals Ultrabright Supernova From an Unthinkable Distance [Gizmodo]
• How to break free from smart TV ads and tracking [Ars Technica]
Crypto Currencies
Bitcoin: The Beauty of Mathematics (Part 65)
• Vanguard Exec Calls Bitcoin a 'Digital Labubu', Even as Firm Offers Crypto ETF Trading [Decrypt]
• BTC OGs selling covered calls is the main culprit suppressing price: Analyst [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 Tuesday, December 16, 2025
Author: Bobby Coggins
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