• Other than dense fog in the river valleys this morning, hazardous weather is not expected today or tonight
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High pressure keeps temperatures above normal and rain chances low until a cold front arrives at 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 upper 50s. Southwest winds around 5 mph.
..TONIGHT....Partly cloudy. Lows around 40. Southwest winds around 5 mph.
..TUESDAY....Partly sunny. Highs in the upper 50s. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph. Gusts up to 25 mph in the afternoon.
..TUESDAY NIGHT....Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 40s. West winds 5 to 10 mph. Gusts up to 25 mph in the evening.
..WEDNESDAY....Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 60s. Northwest winds around 5 mph.
..WEDNESDAY NIGHT....Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 40s.
HAZARDOUS WEATHER
Hazardous weather is not expected today or tonight.
NEWS UPDATES
(Links aggregated to show what various news outlets are reporting)
State and Local News
WCU Football coach speaks on Tyger Dickens recognized at FCS National Show | WLOS-TV
• North Carolina awarded $213 million to improve rural health amid Medicaid cuts [WLOS-TV (Asheville, NC)]
• How a tiny Johnston County town became a focal point of national security [WRAL-TV (Raleigh, NC)]
• The last state without a budget. NC Gov. Stein ‘here at the table’ still waiting [Raleigh News and Observer]
• Western NC district attorney faces hearing to be removed from office [Asheville Citizen-Times]
Other News
Full Trump press conference on Maduro capture mission, attack on Caracas and vision for Venezuela | USA TODAY
Maduro on US soil to face drugs and weapons charges | Sky News
Marjorie Taylor Greene says Maduro’s capture is not ‘America First’: Full interview | NBC News
ABC World News Tonight with David Muir Full Broadcast - Jan. 4, 2026 | ABC News
Papers call for 'Venezuelan resistance' after Maduro capture | FRANCE 24
• Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, January 4, 2026 [Institute for the Study of War]
• Liveblog: Trump issues warning to new Venezuelan leader Rodríguez ahead of her swearing in [BBC News]
• After Maduro, who’s next? Trump spurs speculation about his plans for Greenland, Cuba and Colombia [AP News]
• The next frontier in space is closer than you think – welcome to the world of very low Earth orbit satellites [Space.com]
All Scientific Discoveries About 3I/ATLAS in 2025 - Video Compilation | Anton Petrov
TWiV 1285: Encapsidating viruses 2025 | Microbe TV
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Published at 6.00am on Monday, January 05, 2026
Author: Bobby Coggins
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