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NWS GENERAL OUTLOOK
1. Widespread precipitation develops across the region tonight through Sunday night, bringing a spell of much-needed rain to the area.
2. Dry with a warming trend next week, perhaps warming to near record high temperatures by Thursday and Friday.
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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....Rain. Patchy fog. Highs in the upper 40s. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph with gusts up to 25 mph. Chance of rain near 100 percent.
.SUNDAY NIGHT....Patchy fog in the evening. Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain in the evening, then partly cloudy after midnight. Lows in the upper 30s. North winds 5 to 10 mph. Gusts up to 25 mph after midnight. Chance of rain 40 percent.
.WASHINGTONS BIRTHDAY....Sunny. Highs in the lower 60s. North winds 5 to 10 mph with gusts up to 25 mph, becoming southwest in the afternoon.
.MONDAY NIGHT....Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 30s. Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY....Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 60s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT....Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 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
More than $500k in grant funding will support western North Carolina museums | WLOS-TV (Asheville, NC)
• EMS turnover hits 20% to 30% a year as WNC agencies lean on new graduates to fill gaps [WLOS-TV (Asheville, NC)]
• N.C. prosecutors push to separate from court administration [NC Newsline]
• State board investigating allegations of misconduct by voter registration-drive workers [WRAL-TV (Raleigh, NC)]
• WCU students march miles to vote after on-campus polling site closure [Smoky Mountain News]
• Rev. Barber’s ‘Love Forward Together’ rally draws thousands to NC State Capitol [Raleigh News and Observer]
• Suspended Graham County sheriff claims due process rights violated [Asheville Citizen-Times]
Other News
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• At least half a dozen top Trump administration officials appear in the Jeffrey Epstein files [Yahoo News]
• Nancy Guthrie disappearance: Sheriff says no arrests, none remain in custody after major operation [Fox News]
• Law enforcement block road near Nancy Guthrie’s home during investigation into her disappearance [AP News]
• Inside the Debacle That Led to the Closure of El Paso’s Airspace [CNBC]
ABC World News Tonight with David Muir Full Broadcast - Feb. 14, 2026 | ABC News
Marco Rubio: U.S. and Europe belong together | World News Tonight | TVP WORLD
• Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, February 12, 2026 [Institute for the Study of War]
• Russia killed opposition leader Alexei Navalny using dart frog toxin, UK says [BBC News]
• Obama pushes back on White House rhetoric, ape video: Decorum has ‘been lost’ [The Hill]
Can Europe and MAGA coexist? | Berlin Briefing Podcast live from MSC 2026 | DW News
• Dive Into the Elusive World of Particles With the Global Physics Photowalk Finalists [Gizmodo]
• Trump says he will issue executive order to get voter-ID requirements before midterms [CNBC]
• SpaceX Dragon astronauts make Valentine's Day docking at space station to boost skeleton crew (video) [Space.com]
OpenClaw: The Viral AI Agent that Broke the Internet - Peter Steinberger | Lex Fridman Podcast #491
SpaceX & Blue Origin Shoot For The moon - Deep Space Updates February 14th | Scott Manley
• Clarity Act Passage Would 'Comfort' Markets Amid Bitcoin Volatility: Treasury Secretary Bessent [Decrypt]
• X exec Nikita Bier says in-app trading coming in a 'couple' of weeks [Coin Telegraph]
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Published at 6.00am on Sunday, February 15, 2025
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