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NWS GENERAL OUTLOOK
1. Warmer conditions return to end the work-week. Mostly dry outside of the potential for some rain showers across the northern North Carolina mountains Friday night.
2. Very warm this weekend. A cold front could bring showers on Monday and cooler temps on Tuesday.
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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....Partly sunny. Highs in the upper 50s. Northwest winds around 5 mph.
..TONIGHT....Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 30s. Northwest winds around 5 mph.
..FRIDAY....Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 60s. Southwest winds around 5 mph.
..FRIDAY NIGHT....Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 40s. West winds around 5 mph.
..SATURDAY....Partly sunny in the morning, then becoming mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 70s. West winds around 5 mph.
..SATURDAY NIGHT....Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 0s.
..SUNDAY....Sunny. Highs in the mid 70s.
..SUNDAY NIGHT....Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s.
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
NC is Rethinking Property Taxes | State Lines Special | PBS North Carolina
• Friend recalls final moments of N.C. Rep. Mike Clampitt, who died of leukemia [WLOS-TV (Asheville, NC)]
• NC Rep. Mike Clampitt dies, just weeks after winning primary election [WRAL-TV (Raleigh, NC)]
• North Carolina lawmakers want to take property tax cap to state voters [Raleigh News and Observer]
• Western NC Rep. Mike Clampitt dies after battle with cancer [Asheville Citizen-Times]
Other News
FOMC Press Conference, March 18, 2026 | Federal Reserve
• Summary of Economic Projections [Federal Reserve (17 Page PDF)]
Key takeaways from Fed Chair Powell's presser | Yahoo Finance
Confirmation Hearing: Sen. Markwayne Mullin (R-OK) Testifies to be DHS Secretary | C-SPAN
Has the Strait of Hormuz Chokepoint Become a Checkpoint for Iranian Shipping? | What's Going on With Shipping?
'This is America’s war': Iran's Foreign Minister Araghchi | Al Jazeera
• Iran Update Special Report, March 18, 2026 [Institute for the Study of War]
• AP News Liveblog [AP News]
• Jerusalem Post Liveblog [Jerusalem Post]
• BBC Liveblog [BBC News]
• Al Jazeera Liveblog [Al Jazeera]
• Fox News Liveblog [Fox News]
Key moments from Gabbard and Ratcliffe's Senate hearing on worldwide threats | CBS News
Why isn’t Iran using its cruise missiles? | Iran War Briefing Day 19 with Prof Michael Clarke | Sky News
How the Cesar Chavez allegations impact the Latino community | NBC News
• Democrats storm out of Justice Department leaders’ briefing on the Epstein files [AP News]
• Former counterterrorism chief Joe Kent under FBI investigation for alleged classified leaks [Fox News]
• Federal Reserve holds interest rates steady, keeps 1 cut in play this year as uncertainty mounts [Yahoo News]
• CNBC Daily Open: Iran vows ‘eye-for-eye’ in energy attack escalation [CNBC]
Trump 'Knew Nothing' About Israeli Attack on Iranian Gas Field | The China Show 3/19/2026 | Bloomberg Television
ABC World News Tonight with David Muir Full Broadcast - March 18, 2026 | ABC News
PBS News Hour full episode, March 18, 2026 | PBS NewsHour
Washington Today (3-18-26): DHS Sec nominee Markwayne Mullin testifies on immigration enforcement | C-SPAN
Rift over Iran deepens between U.S. and European allies | World News Tonight | TVP WORLD
• Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, March 18, 2026 [Institute for the Study of War]
• The Iran war is causing a global energy crisis - can China withstand it? [BBC News]
• The Memo: Trump fumes as foreign leaders show new willingness to defy him [The Hill]
US federal judge blocks Trump's shut down of international broadcaster Voice of America | DW News
• A comet breaks apart, and Hubble sees it happen [EarthSky]
• Your daily coffee may be protecting your brain, 43-year study finds [Science Daily ]
• Kash Patel Admits the FBI is Buying Private Data on Americans [Gizmodo]
• Users hate it, but age-check tech is coming. Here’s how it works. [Ars Technica]
• NASA will roll Artemis 2 moon rocket out to the launch pad on March 19 [Space.com]
New Fossil Reveals Giant Fish Once Hunted Plesiosaurs | 7 Days of Science
Most Powerful Laser In the Entire Universe | Anton Petrov
• Democrats Press Meta Over Facial Recognition Plans for Smart Glasses [Decrypt]
• Crypto industry ties were a liability in Illinois primary [Coin Telegraph]
Bitcoin: Post-FOMC | Benjamin Cowen
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Published at 6.00am on Thursday, March 19, 2026
Author: Bobby Coggins
Both are in drydock for maintenance. Comfort is due out in April, Mercy in July. There was an incident a US Navy submariner was airlifted by a Danish Defense Seahawk helicopter, deployed from the Vædderen, a Danish military patrol ship. Maybe he's upset that we required medical assistance from them. That's funny, because the Mercy won't be available until July 2026 and the Comfort won't be available until at least April 2026. 42m Reply Top fan Bobby Coggins There was an incident a US Navy submariner was airlifted by a Danish Defense Seahawk helicopter, deployed from the Vædderen, a Danish military patrol ship. Maybe he's upset that we required medical assistance from them. -->
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