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GENERAL OUTLOOK
Dry high pressure builds in today, then a dry cold front cross the area from the north on Sunday. A warm front may bring small chances of mountain precipitation in the middle of next week, otherwise, dry weather can be expected with a warming temperature trend through the end of the 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....Sunny. Highs in the lower 50s. South winds around 5 mph.
..TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 30s. Southwest winds around 5 mph.
..SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 50s. North winds around 5 mph.
..SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows around 30. Northeast winds around 5 mph.
..MONDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 40s. Southeast winds around 5 mph.
..MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming mostly cloudy. Los in the mid 30s.
HAZARDOUS WEATHER
Hazardous weather not expected today or tonight.
NEWS UPDATES
(Links aggregated to show what various news outlets are reporting)
State and Local News
• State Board Randomly Determines Ballot Order for 2026 Elections [North Carolina State Board of Elections]
• Yancey County remembers Greg Biffle for his heroic Helene recovery contributions [WLOS-TV (Asheville, NC)]
NTSB Media Briefing - Aircraft Crash, Statesville, NC
• Greg Biffle plane crash: Federal investigators share new details about crash, wreckage, investigation [WBTV-TV (Charlotte, NC)]
Trump speaks on the economy in Rocky Mount, North Carolina | LiveNOW from FOX
• WCU navigates budget uncertainty, prepares for what’s ahead [Smoky Mountain News]
• As voters see clouds over the economy, Trump gives sunny forecast in North Carolina [WRAL-TV (Raleigh, NC)]
• Trump makes case for Michael Whatley and addresses economy in Rocky Mount speech [Raleigh News and Observer]
• Ex-NASCAR driver Greg Biffle remembered for post-Helene efforts [Asheville Citizen-Times]
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Other News
Trump makes an announcement | AP News
Top Stories of 2025 with Tom Llamas | NBC News
ABC World News Tonight with David Muir Full Broadcast - December 19, 2025
Putin insists Russians making gains in Ukraine, rallies support for war at annual address | DW News
• Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, December 19, 2025 [Institute for the Study of War]
• Who and what are in the Epstein files? [BBC News]
• Takeaways from the US Justice Department’s initial release of Epstein files, mandated by Congress [AP News]
• Astronomers may have spotted the 1st known 'superkilonova' double star explosion [Space.com]
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Technology and Science News
Black Holes. Explained. For 1.5 Hours. | PBS Space Time
The Level1 Links With Friends Show December 19 2025: Justice for Rizzbot
• TWiV 1279: Let hepatitis b [Microbe TV]
• Restoring youth to old immune cells: mRNA therapy turns back the clock [Nature]
• Red Hat Buys an AI Safety Company, Promises to Open Source Its Tech [It's FOSS News]
• Trump signs sweeping executive order aimed at 'ensuring American space superiority' [Space.com]
• NASA Has a New Chief. Here’s What He Could Do in His First 20 Days [Gizmodo]
• The inside story of SpaceX’s historic rocket landing that changed launch forever [Ars Technica]
Crypto Currencies
Peter McCormack: Bitcoin Maximalism is Dead (Long Live Bitcoin Maximalism) | Bitcoin Magazine
• ECB Says Digital Euro Is Ready as Decision Shifts to EU Lawmakers [Decrypt]
• Bitcoin rebounds on Japan rate hike as Arthur Hayes sees dollar at 200 yen [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 Saturday, December 20, 2025
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