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NWS GENERAL OUTLOOK
1. 1. A cold front brings scattered showers this morning, with drier conditions developing briefly behind the front this afternoon before rain chances return this evening into tonight. Gusty winds linger through this evening before lighter winds return tonight.
2. Rain chances over the weekend with generally light amounts and minor to no impacts expected.
3. A brief return of winter with gusty NW winds, snow for portions of the mountains and below normal temperatures expected Sunday through Tuesday night.
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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....Patchy fog this morning. Mostly cloudy with showers likely with a slight chance of thunderstorms this morning, then sunny this afternoon. Breezy with highs in the upper 50s. West winds 15 to 20 mph with gusts up to 45 mph. Chance of rain 60 percent.
..TONIGHT....Partly cloudy in the evening, then mostly cloudy with a chance of showers after midnight. Lows around 40. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph. Gusts up to 35 mph, decreasing to 25 mph after midnight. Chance of rain 30 percent.
..SATURDAY....Mostly cloudy in the morning, then becoming mostly sunny. A 40 percent chance of rain. Highs in the lower 50s. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
..SATURDAY NIGHT....Mostly cloudy. A chance of rain and snow after midnight. Little or no snow accumulation. Breezy with lows in the lower 30s. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph, increasing to 15 to 20 mph with gusts up to 35 mph after midnight. Chance of precipitation 50 percent.
..SUNDAY....Partly sunny. A chance of snow in the morning. Light snow accumulation possible. Windy, cooler with highs in the lower 30s. Northwest winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 45 mph. Chance of snow 50 percent.
..SUNDAY NIGHT....Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of snow. Windy, cold with lows around 20.
HAZARDOUS WEATHER
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service
Greenville-Spartanburg SC
639 AM EST Fri Feb 20 2026
NCZ033-048>053-058-059-062-201245- Buncombe NC-Haywood NC-Yancey NC-Graham NC-Swain NC-Avery NC- Madison NC-Mitchell NC-Northern Jackson NC-Macon NC- 639 AM EST Fri Feb 20 2026
...GUSTY SHOWERS AND A FEW THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT MACON...NORTHERN JACKSON...MADISON... SWAIN...MITCHELL...NORTHWESTERN AVERY...CENTRAL GRAHAM...HAYWOOD... NORTHWESTERN BUNCOMBE AND YANCEY COUNTIES THROUGH 745 AM EST...
At 637 AM EST, Doppler radar was tracking gusty showers along a line extending from 7 miles west of Johnson City to 8 miles west of Murphy. A few thunderstorms were embedded with this this line. Movement was east at 50 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects.
Locations impacted include... Franklin, Sylva, Waynesville, Burnsville, Bryson City, Marshall, Robbinsville, Newland, Cherokee, and Woodfin.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
NEWS UPDATES
(Links aggregated to show what various news outlets are reporting)
State and Local News
Renew NC applicant pulls out of program amid 'lack of transparency' and slow pace | WLOS-TV (Asheville, NC)
• LIST: No Kings protests planned across western North Carolina in March [WLOS-TV (Asheville, NC)]
• Lowering U.S. & NC Flags in Honor of Civil Rights Activist Rev. Jesse L. Jackson [Macon Media]
• An NC advocacy group reports youth in solitary confinement. The state denies it. [NC Newsline]
• Flash-bang explosive device found near North Carolina early voting site, police say [WRAL-TV (Raleigh, NC)]
• President Trump flouts military tradition with partisan Fort Bragg speech [Raleigh News and Observer]
• NC keeps expanding its role in immigration enforcement. Why it matters [Asheville Citizen-Times]
Other News
• Jesse Jackson, Charismatic Champion of Civil Rights, Dies at 84 [New York Times]
Andrew arrest: 'This is going to be a very long investigation,' says ex-chief constable of BTP | Professor Michael Clarke | Sky News
Inside the $70 million luxury jet DHS wants to buy | NBC News
• Trump’s refusal to invite all governors to a White House meeting prompts group to back out [AP News]
• Anonymous donation raises reward for help finding Nancy Guthrie to over $200,000 [Fox News]
• Investors brace for 'knee-jerk market reaction' to a coming Supreme Court tariff decision [Yahoo News]
• Oil prices hit six-month highs after Trump warns Iran of ‘bad things’ if there’s no deal [CNBC]
US-Iran: Trump Gives Tehran 10 to 15 Days for Nuclear Deal | Daybreak Europe 02/20/2026 | Bloomberg Television
ABC World News Tonight with David Muir Full Broadcast - Feb. 19, 2026 | ABC News
Inside Trump’s Board of Peace: $17B pledged to rebuild Gaza | TVP WORLD
• Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, February 19, 2026 [Institute for the Study of War]
• Liveblog: Police search at Royal Lodge continues for second day as Andrew released under investigation [BBC News]
• 5 takeaways from Trump’s Board of Peace launch event [The Hill]
The world will likely find out in 10 days if US to take military action against Iran says Trump | DW News
• CT Scans Reveal Gruesome Details of Inca Child Sacrifices [Gizmodo]
• Chevy Bolt, BMW i3, or something else? At $10K, you have lots of EV options [Ars Technica]
• NASA just fueled up its Artemis 2 moon rocket in 2nd critical test. Was it a success? (It sure looked like it.) [Space.com]
The Level1 Links with Friends Show February 20 2026: I Was Saying Boo-ance
NASA's Image of This Nebula Blew My Mind, Here's What It Shows | Anton Petrov
• Bitcoin ETFs Lose Another $166M as Five-Week Withdrawals Near $4B [Decrypt]
• White House floats limited stablecoin rewards in third crypto, bank meeting [Coin Telegraph]
Market Discussion with Benjamin Cowen, Gareth Soloway, Scott Melker, and Mike McGlone | Ben Cowen
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Published at 6.00am on Friday, February 20, 2025
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