• Cold Weather Advisory in effect from Jan 26, 04:00 AM EST until January 26, 10:00 AM EST
• Cold Weather Advisory in effect from Jan 26, 06:00 PM EST until January 27, 12:00 PM EST
• Winter Weather Advisory in effect from Jan 26, 04:00 AM EST until January 26, 01:00 PM EST
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NWS GENERAL OUTLOOK
1. In collaboration with neighboring offices, the Ice Storm Warning will remain in effect until around 4 AM, at which point it will be replaced with a Winter Wx Advisory in light of continued travel difficulties this morning.
2. Gusty northwest winds will combine with falling temperatures to produce dangerous wind chills across the North Carolina mountains and portions of the Georgia mountains this morning, where a Cold Weather Advisory remains in effect until 10 AM. Still lower wind chills are expected tonight into Tue morning. The Extreme Cold Watch has been upgraded to a Warning, while a Cold Weather Advisory has been issued for the remainder of the mountains.
3. An extended cold wave is expected, as temperatures will remain well below normal through the end of the week. Dangerously cold wind chills may return to higher mountain elevations Wednesday through Friday nights.
4. Small possibility of snow next weekend with the development of coastal low pressure to our east or southeast. If snow were to fall, it could easily reintroduce or worsen travel impacts due to the cold temperatures prior to onset.
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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, blustery, cooler with highs in the mid 20s. Northwest winds 15 to 20 mph with gusts up to 45 mph.
.TONIGHT....Mostly clear. Cold with lows around 5 above. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph. Gusts up to 45 mph, decreasing to 25 mph after midnight. Wind chill values as low as 8 below. .
TUESDAY....Sunny. Highs in the mid 30s. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph with gusts up to 30 mph. Wind chill values as low as 3 below in the morning. .
TUESDAY NIGHT....Mostly clear. Cold with lows around 15. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 35 mph.
.WEDNESDAY....Sunny. Highs in the mid 30s. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph. Gusts up to 25 mph in the afternoon.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT....Mostly clear. Cold with lows 10 to 15.
HAZARDOUS WEATHER
...ICE STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST TODAY...
...COLD WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THIS MORNING...
...COLD WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON EST TUESDAY...
NEWS UPDATES
(Links aggregated to show what various news outlets are reporting)
State and Local News
Hallmark returns to Biltmore Estate to film new time-travel Christmas movie | WLOS-TV (Asheville, NC)
• GALLERY: Winter storm hits western North Carolina, bringing heavy ice [WLOS-TV (Asheville, NC)]
• How they voted: NC congressional votes for the week ending Jan. 22 [WRAL-TV (Raleigh, NC)]
• Jackson County approves $350K in anticipation of FRL exit [Smoky Mountain News]
• See photos of winter storm in NC, monks on their chilly journey [Raleigh News and Observer]
• Why is the winter storm so intense? Polar vortex, moisture, jet stream align [Asheville Citizen-Times]
World News
Anger, sorrow and confusion after killing of Minneapolis protester | Sky News
• China pulls back on funding African projects [Semafor]
Killing of Alex Pretti by ICE agents in Minneapolis demands full investigation: Analysis | Al Jazeera
• (audio) How global conflict's changing air travel [BBC News]
• Mexico: Gunmen kill 11 at soccer field in Salamanca [DW News]
• European leaders gather at North Sea energy summit as Greenland tensions loom [France 24]
Russo-Ukraine War
• Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, January 25, 2026 [Institute for the Study of War]
“They stayed a little back”: Trump's words cause outrage in Europe | World News Tonight | TVP World
• Russo-Ukrainian war, day 1430: Trilateral talks open in Abu Dhabi as allies rush energy aid to freezing Ukraine [Euromaidan Press]
• Does Russia need Greenland’s resources? [Russia Today (Russian State-Controlled News Outlet)]
• Forty UAVs target Russian regions: attack aftermath [TASS (Russian State-Controlled News Outlet)]
National News
Walz, Ellison once again demand federal officers leave Minnesota | KARE-TV (Minneapolis, MN)
Witness videos raise questions about shooting that killed Alex Pretti | NBC News
• Trump administration urges Supreme Court to find California’s redistricting map unconstitutional [SCOTUSblog]
• Tim Walz Compares Trump’s ICE Raids to Anne Frank Getting Arrested by Nazis [Ground News]
• Murphy says Trump administration ‘creating this mayhem’ to ‘take control’ of midterms [The Hill]
• Videos of deadly Minneapolis shooting contradict government statements [AP News]
• The far-left network that helped put Alex Pretti in harm's way, then made him a martyr [Fox News]
• Big Tech earnings, Fed meeting feature as markets end January with busiest week of Q1: What to watch [Yahoo Finance]
• Another day another high: Gold surges past $5,100 as investors seek shelter from global risks [CNBC]
Gold Tops $5,000; Saudi Arabia Postpones Winter Games | Horizons Middle East & Africa 1/26/2026 | Bloomberg Television
Q and A Podcast: ABC News Journalist Jonathan Karl on "Retribution" | C-SPAN
ABC World News Tonight with David Muir Full Broadcast - January 25, 2026
Global National: Jan. 25, 2026 | Polar vortex brings blizzard conditions to North America
Technology and Science News
The Fermi Paradox: Air — How Atmospheres Become a Great Filter | Science and Futurism with Isaac Arthur
How Space Manufacturing Could Be Revolutionary | Scott Manley
• How Greenland sharks defy aging [ScienceNews]
• FOSS Weekly #26.04: Mint 22.3 Released, Stallman is Back, Ubuntu's Snap Store Under Attack and More [It's FOSS News]
• Rocket Lab's new Neutron rocket suffers fuel tank rupture during test [Space.com]
• Report Says the E.U. Is Gearing Up to Weaponize Europe’s Tech Industry Against the U.S. [Gizmodo]
• DHS keeps trying and failing to unmask anonymous ICE critics online [Ars Technica]
Crypto Currencies
Ethereum: Dubious Speculation | Ben Cowen
• AI 'Swarms' Could Escalate Online Misinformation and Manipulation, Researchers Warn [Decrypt]
• Crypto shaves $100B as geopolitical turmoil mounts [Coin Telegraph]
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, January 26, 2025
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