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GENERAL OUTLOOK
Temperatures remain well above normal through the rest of the work week. Rain is likely for much of the area Friday night and Saturday with a cold front. Normal January temperatures return Sunday and Monday behind the front.
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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....Partly sunny. Patchy fog this morning. A slight chance of rain this afternoon. Visibility one quarter mile or less at times this morning. Highs in the mid 50s. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph. Gusts up to 25 mph this afternoon. Chance of rain 20 percent.
..TONIGHT....Mostly cloudy in the evening, then becoming partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 40s. West winds 5 to 10 mph with gusts up to 25 mph.
..WEDNESDAY....Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 60s. Northwest winds around 5 mph.
..WEDNESDAY NIGHT....Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 40s. North winds around 5 mph.
..THURSDAY....Mostly cloudy. Highs in the upper 50s. Southeast winds around 5 mph.
..THURSDAY NIGHT....Cloudy. A chance of rain after midnight. Lows around 50. Chance of rain 40 percent.
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
Town of Franklin Gives Nikwasi Mound to Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians | Macon Media
Voter registration shift in North Carolina | WLOS-TV
• Flu cases surge in NC, straining hospitals and increasing death toll to 39 [WLOS-TV (Asheville, NC)]
• North Carolina governor backs challenger of sitting Democrat in Charlotte-area primary [WRAL-TV (Raleigh, NC)]
• Rep. Carla Cunningham, ex-chief deputy file petition to oust Sheriff Garry McFadden [Raleigh News and Observer]
• New lawsuit claims abuse, neglect at two Asheville-area teen centers [Asheville Citizen-Times]
Other News
Maduro proclaims innocence as he and his wife plead not guilty to federal drug charges | WABC-TV (New York City, NY)
Delcy Rodriguez sworn in as interim Venezuelan president | Sky News
WSJ Reporter on Why Venezuelan Oil Won't Flood Markets Anytime Soon | WSJ News
• Jack Smith Deposition Transcript [House Judiciary GOP (255-page PDF)]
Jack Smith Deposition | House Judiciary GOP
Why Trump defends his pardon of ex-Honduran leader's drug crimes as Maduro faces charges | NBC News
ABC World News Tonight with David Muir Full Broadcast - Jan. 5, 2026 | ABC News
How far will Donald Trump go: is Greenland next? | FRANCE 24
• Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, January 5, 2026 [Institute for the Study of War]
• Which countries could be in Trump's sights after Venezuela? [BBC News]
• US cuts the number of vaccines recommended for every child, a move slammed by physicians [AP News]
• How did life begin on Earth? New experiments support 'RNA world' hypothesis [Space.com]
Why People Stop Trusting Science? And How Can We Fix It | Fraser Cain
TWiV 1285: Encapsidating viruses 2025 | Microbe TV
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Published at 6.00am on Tuesday, January 06, 2026
Author: Bobby Coggins
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