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GENERAL OUTLOOK
The passage of a strong cold front today will bring windy conditions and usher in a cold airmass. Near-normal temperatures return mid to late week. A low pressure system could bring precipitation to the area for the 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....Sunny. A chance of rain showers this morning. Patchy fog this morning. Breezy with highs in the mid 40s. Temperature falling into the lower 30s this afternoon. Northwest winds 15 to 20 mph with gusts up to 50 mph. Chance of rain 50 percent.
..TONIGHT....Mostly clear and blustery. Much colder with lows around 17. Northwest winds 15 to 20 mph with gusts up to 45 mph.
..TUESDAY....Sunny. Highs in the mid 30s. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph. Gusts up to 40 mph, decreasing to 25 mph in the afternoon.
..TUESDAY NIGHT....Mostly clear. Cold with lows around 20. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph with gusts up to 25 mph.
..WEDNESDAY....Sunny. Highs in the mid 40s. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph. Gusts up to 25 mph in the afternoon.
..WEDNESDAY NIGHT....Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 20s.
HAZARDOUS WEATHER
A robust cold front will move through the area today bringing gusty winds in its wake. Wind gusts of 35 to 50 mph with locally higher gusts will be possible this afternoon and tonight, especially in higher elevations above 3500 feet. Wind chills will fall into the single digits above and below zero in some of those areas as well.
NEWS UPDATES
(Links aggregated to show what various news outlets are reporting)
State and Local News
How North Carolina Is Slowly Turning Into America's Next Mega-City | Architales
• Powerful cold front brings gusty winds and fire risk to western North Carolina and Upstate [WLOS-TV (Asheville, NC)]
• Move over, Iowa: Should NC set the tone for the next presidential election? [WRAL-TV (Raleigh, NC)]
• Solar, trucks, Triangle research, Amazon delivery: NC’s 5 biggest layoffs of 2025 [Raleigh News and Observer]
• Hearts with Hands plans new recovery campground in Swannanoa [Asheville Citizen-Times]
Other News
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ABC World News Tonight with David Muir Full Broadcast - Dec. 28, 2025 | ABC News
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• Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, December 28, 2025 [Institute for the Study of War]
• China holds military drills around Taiwan as warning to 'separatist forces' [BBC News]
• Federal judge to hold hearing on whether Kilmar Abrego Garcia is being vindictively prosecuted [AP News]
• Our favorite Space.com stories of 2025 [Space.com]
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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 Monday, December 29, 2025
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