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GENERAL OUTLOOK
Another cold air mass spreads over the region by the middle of next week. A Cold Weather Advisory may be needed for a portion of the mountains Monday night into Tuesday.
A weak cold front may cross the area Thursday with a slight chance for precipitation. Another system may affect the are next weekend but this is highly uncertain.
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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....Cloudy with a slight chance of snow this morning, then sunny this afternoon. Cooler with highs in the upper 20s. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph with gusts up to 25 mph. Chance of snow 20 percent.
..TONIGHT....Clear, cold with lows around 15. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph. Gusts up to 30 mph after midnight.
..MARTIN LUTHER KING JR DAY....Sunny. Highs in the mid 30s. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph with gusts up to 30 mph.
..MONDAY NIGHT....Mostly clear. Cold with lows around 13. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph with gusts up to 30 mph.
..TUESDAY....Sunny. Highs in the mid 30s. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph. Gusts up to 25 mph in the morning.
..TUESDAY NIGHT....Clear, cold with lows around 20.
HAZARDOUS WEATHER
A low pressure system brings a mix of rain and snow to the area through this morning. Very light snow accumulations are expected, generally less than an inch, mainly along and east of the Interstate 85 and 77 corridors, and in the high elevations of the mountains above about 3500 feet. Minimal impacts to roads and bridges in Macon County should occur.
NEWS UPDATES
(Links aggregated to show what various news outlets are reporting)
State and Local News
Macon Sheriff Forum (January 2026) | Macon Media
• Angel Medical Center CEO Column for January 2026 [Macon Media]
• Macon County Board of Commissioners - January 2026 Regular Meeting [Macon Media]
• Stretch of US-74 dedicated to late Charles Elders for service and community contributions [WLOS-TV (Asheville, NC)]
• At what cost: Widening I-40 may require toll lanes [The Mountaineer]
• How they voted: NC congressional votes for the week ending Jan. 15 [WRAL-TV (Raleigh, NC)]
• Tariffs could wipe out nearly a third of NC farm income, new report says [NC Newsline]
• Fight over fiber internet and Musk satellites is shaping NC’s broadband future [Raleigh News and Observer]
• Word from the Smokies: Plans for rebuilding I-40 spur concern for wildlife [Asheville Citizen-Times]
Other News
• European Union and Mercosur bloc of South American nations sign landmark free trade agreement [AP News]
• Project 2025 laid the groundwork for Wednesday’s raid on a Washington Post reporter’s home [Nieman Lab]
• Hundreds of soldiers on standby for possible deployment to Minneapolis as protests continue [CBS News]
• Trump Seeks $1B From Nations for Board of Peace Permanent Membership [Newsweek]
• Anti-ICE demonstrators chase off outnumbered far-right activists at Minneapolis rally [Reuters]
Dueling protests in Minneapolis over ICE’s presence in city | NBC News
Wall Street Week | Dudley on Powell, Saudi Arabia Tourism, Israeli Tech Economy, Megapass Skiing | Bloomberg Television
PBS News Hour full episode, Jan. 16, 2026
ABC World News Tonight with David Muir Full Broadcast - Jan. 17, 2026 | ABC News
NYPD faces lawsuit over privacy violations in surveillance practices | Al Jazeera
• Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, January 17, 2026 [Institute for the Study of War]
• Libeblog: EU ambassadors to hold emergency talks after Trump threatens tariffs over Greenland [BBC News]
• EU set to halt US trade deal over Trump’s new tariff threat [Yahoo News]
• Trump says 8 European nations face tariffs rising to 25% if Greenland isn’t sold to the U.S. [CNBC]
• Beyond the Noise #89: On being Denmark [Microbe TV]
• Elon Musk Is Really Mad That Ryanair’s CEO Doesn’t Want Starlink on His Planes [Gizmodo]
• This Week In Space podcast: Episode 193 — A History of Tomorrow [Space.com]
Discovery of a Massive Shockwave That Breaks Physical Models | Anton Petrov
Gravity Particles Should Be Everywhere. So why are they Impossible to Find? | PBS Space Time
Gold: Dubious Speculation | Ben Cowen
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Published at 6.00am on Sunday, January 18, 2026
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