• High winds and a cold snap expected for Monday and Tuesday
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GENERAL OUTLOOK
Cloudy and cooler today with spotty rain or drizzle. A cold front brings showers late tonight into Monday and ushers in still colder air Tuesday. Near-normal temperatures return mid to late week. A low pressure system could bring precipitation to the area for next weekend.
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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. Patchy fog. Highs in the upper 50s. South winds 5 to 10 mph.
...SUNDAY NIGHT....Mostly cloudy. Patchy fog. Showers after midnight. Lows in the upper 30s. Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph. Gusts up to 30 mph, increasing to 40 mph after midnight. Chance of rain 90 percent.
...MONDAY....Patchy fog in the morning. Partly sunny with rain showers likely in the morning, then sunny in the afternoon. Breezy with highs in the lower 50s. Temperature falling into the lower 30s in the afternoon. Northwest winds 15 to 20 mph with gusts up to 45 mph. Chance of rain 70 percent.
...MONDAY NIGHT....Mostly clear and blustery. Much colder with lows around 18. Northwest winds 15 to 20 mph with gusts up to 45 mph.
...TUESDAY....Sunny, cooler with highs in the mid 30s.
...TUESDAY NIGHT....Mostly clear. Cold with lows around 20.
HAZARDOUS WEATHER
Hazardous weather is not expected today or tonight.
A robust cold front will move through the area on Monday bringing gusty winds in its wake. Wind gusts of 35 to 50 mph with locally higher gusts will be possible Monday afternoon through Tuesday morning, primarily in higher elevations above 3500 feet. Wind chills may fall into the single digits to around zero in some of those areas as well.
NEWS UPDATES
(Links aggregated to show what various news outlets are reporting)
State and Local News
Gov. Josh Stein discusses his first year in office with David Crabtree, CEO of PBS NC | State Lines | PBS North Carolina
• Emissions drop as North Carolina's air quality improves; new report [WLOS-TV (Asheville, NC)]
• Swain County jail’s inspection failures highlight statewide issues [Smoky Mountain News]
• Mint Hill officers released from hospital after shooting, suspect identified [WRAL-TV (Raleigh, NC)]
• Magnets, EVs, jets like flying squirrels: NC’s top 5 jobs announcements of 2025 [Raleigh News and Observer]
• Hearts with Hands plans new recovery campground in Swannanoa [Asheville Citizen-Times]
Other News
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• Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, December 27, 2025 [Institute for the Study of War]
• Zelensky says Russia 'doesn't want peace', ahead of Florida meeting with Trump [BBC News]
• Sure, the newspaper informed. But as it fades, those who used it for other things must adjust, too [AP News]
• NASA's Apollo 8 moonshot saved 1968. Could Artemis 2 do the same in 2026? [Space.com]
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Published at 6.00am on Sunday, December 28, 2025
Author: Bobby Coggins
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