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GENERAL OUTLOOK
Drier conditions will persist into Wednesday. A cold front is expected to bring precipitation chances back Wednesday into Thursday, with lower elevations receiving rain and higher elevations receiving snow.
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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 mid 40s. Winds out of the northwest around 5 mph.
..TONIGHT....Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 20s. Winds out of the northwest round 5 mph.
..TUESDAY....Sunny. Highs in the lower 50s. Winds out of the west around 5 mph. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 30s. West winds around 5 mph.
..WEDNESDAY....Mostly cloudy. A chance of rain in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 40s. Winds out of the west 5 to 10 mph. Gusts up to 25 mph in the afternoon. Chance of rain 50 percent.
..WEDNESDAY NIGHT....Snow likely. Rain likely, mainly in the evening. Light snow accumulation possible. Cold with lows in the lower 20s. Chance of precipitation 70 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
Macon Sheriff Forum (January 2026) | Macon Media
Gov. Stein shines light on nonprofit that's helped 100 households after Helene | WLOS-TV
• RCSO sticker program aims to help first responders better serve those with special needs [WLOS-TV (Asheville, NC)]
• NC hospitals, sheriffs at odds over new mental evaluation procedure for criminal suspects [WRAL-TV (Raleigh, NC)]
• More than 100 NC candidates switched parties. Here’s what they say about why [Raleigh News and Observer]
• Great Smoky Mountains National Park assault: What we know [Asheville Citizen-Times]
Other News
Statement by Federal Reserve Chair Jerome H. Powell | Federal Reserve
• Reference to Trump’s impeachments is removed from the display of his Smithsonian photo portrait [AP News]
Trump weighs military options in Iran amid escalating government crackdown | NBC News
• Trump threatened GOP senators who voted for war powers resolution in 'angry' calls [NBC News]
• Reference to Trump’s impeachments is removed from the display of his Smithsonian photo portrait [AP News]
Fed's Powell Served With DOJ Subpoenas & Iran Protests Intensify | Daybreak Europe 1/12/2026 | Bloomberg Television
PBS News Weekend full episode, Jan. 11, 2026
ABC World News Tonight with David Muir Full Broadcast - Jan. 11, 2026 | ABC News
Iran's FM says nationwide protests turned violent to give Trump 'excuse' to intervene | Al Jazeera
• Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, January 11, 2026 [Institute for the Study of War]
• (audio) The US ran a war game on the aftermath of Maduro’s fall – it predicted chaos [BBC News]
• Trump 'inclined' to keep ExxonMobil out of Venezuela after CEO response at White House meeting [Yahoo Finance]
• Fed Chair Powell says he’s under criminal investigation, won’t bow to Trump intimidation [CNBC]
• Trump Administration Wants to Achieve ‘Pax Silica’ Through AI. Here’s What That Means [Gizmodo]
• 'A completely new manufacturing frontier': Space Forge fires up 1st commercial semiconductor factory in space [Space.com]
The Anthropic Principle – Are We Meant to Be Here, or Just Lucky? | Science and Futurism with Isaac Arthur
Bitcoin: Bull Market Support Band | Ben Cowen
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Published at 6.00am on Monday, January 12, 2026
Author: Bobby Coggins
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