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NWS GENERAL OUTLOOK
1. A summer-like pattern will be in place through mid-week, with above normal temperatures, increasing humidity, and spotty diurnal convection expected. An isolated severe thunderstorm will be possible in the afternoon and evening each day.
2. A cold front will bring better rain chances mid to late week, but rainfall amounts are expected to remain light any drought relief will be limited.
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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 this morning, then clearing. Highs in the lower 80s. South winds around 5 mph.
..TONIGHT....Partly cloudy. Lows around 60. South winds around 5 mph.
..MONDAY....Patchy fog in the morning. Mostly sunny. Highs around 80. South winds 5 to 10 mph.
..MONDAY NIGHT....Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
..TUESDAY....Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. South winds around 5 mph.
..TUESDAY NIGHT....Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s.
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
• County Manager Presents Annual Budget Message to County Commissioners [ Macon Media ]
Affordable housing projects move forward across western North Carolina | WLOS-TV (Asheville, NC)
Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina holds celebration of federal recognition | WRAL-TV (Raleigh, NC)
• State employee group says auditor’s report shows ‘pay crisis’ in NC government [NC Newsline]
• How they voted: NC congressional votes for the week ending May 14 [WRAL-TV (Raleigh, NC)]
• More floods or fewer hurricanes? What El Niño could mean for Carolinas [Asheville Citizen-Times]
• Is a super El Niño hitting NC getting more likely? What that means for weather [Raleigh News & Observer]
Iran War News
The Dali Settlement in Baltimore, The "Golden Fleet," and a 1,500ft Tsunami: Top 5 Maritime Stories | What's Going on With Shipping?
Donald Trump says Xi Jinping wants Strait of Hormuz opened | BBC News
• Iran Update Special Report, May 16, 2026 [Institute for the Study of War]
• Jerusalem Post Liveblog [Jerusalem Post]
• France24 Liveblog [DW News]
• Al Jazeera Liveblog [Al Jazeera]
• BRICS ministers fail to issue a joint statement over differences on conflict in the Middle East [AP News]
• Iran war: Iran warns of readiness for war and economic costs as US talks falter [Al Jazeera]
• Iran allegedly behind Canada attacks on US consulate, synagogue [Jerusalem Post]
• Leader of Hamas's armed wing killed in strike on Gaza, says Israel [DW News]
What Satellite Images Reveal About Iran’s Attacks on U.S. Bases | The New York Times
World News
London protests expose deep divisions across the U.K. | World News Tonight | TVP World
Professor Jiang: World War 3 Has Already Begun, Let Me Explain! | The Diary Of A CEO and Predictive History
Trump warns Taiwan not to declare independence | DW News
• WHO declares Ebola outbreak in DR Congo, Uganda a global health emergency [Al Jazeera]
• Trump says he discussed N. Korea with Xi during summit in Beijing [Yonhap News Agency]
• Ukraine launches more than 500 drones at Russia in deadly overnight attack, authorities say [France 24]
• Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, May 16, 2026 [Institute for the Study of War]
Taiwan ramps up drone production amid threat of potential China invasion | NBC News
National News
ABC World News Tonight with David Muir Full Broadcast - May 16, 2026 | ABC News
NBC Nightly News Full Episode - May 15, 2026 | NBC News
Washington Week with The Atlantic full episode, May 15, 2026
• China vs. God: Ezra Jin and Beijing’s War on Christianity [The Free Press]
• Cassidy Loses His Primary in Louisiana, as Trump Vanquishes Another G.O.P. Foe [New York Times]
• Trump administration to create $1.776B 'Truth and Justice Commission' to compensate allies [ABC News]
• Colorado River crisis could force drastic water measures across the West, experts say [CBS News]
• Massie primary tests Trump’s grip on GOP [The Hill]
• House panel demands reasons U.S. troop deployment to Poland canceled [UPI]
• Trump scores major Republican primary victory as Cassidy ousted in Louisiana [Fox News]
Financial News
The CLARITY Act advances in the Senate. What's next? | Yahoo Finance and The Wolf Of All Streets
Bloomberg This Weekend | Trump Returns from China, Xi to Meet with Putin, LIRR Goes on Strike | Bloomberg Television
• History's weirdest bubbles have a message for the AI trade: Chart of the Day [Yahoo Finance]
• Kevin Warsh comes into the Fed facing a big ‘family fight’ over cutting interest rates [CNBC]
Science and Technology
Will NASA's Nuclear Powered Spacecraft Revolutionize Space Exploration? | Scott Manley
• The Digital Babel: How Oligarchs Broke the Public Square and Destroyed Shared Reality [The Intellectualist]
• Universal Wins Indian Court Order Against IMDb-Themed Pirate Streaming Sites [Torrent Freak]
• The US is betting on AI to catch insider trading in prediction markets [Ars Technica]
• Elon Musk Explains Why the SpaceX Board Must Be Powerless to Fire Him [Gizmodo]
• Stunning 150-million-year-old stegosaur skull rewrites dinosaur evolution [Science Daily]
• TWiV 1322: Clinical update with Dr. Daniel Griffin – Hantavirus special [Microbe TV]
Mystery of SgrA* Strange G-Objects Finally Solved | Anton Petrov
Crypto News
Powell Steps Down as Chair of the Federal Reserve | Benjamin Cowen
• Justin Sun-Led Liberland Micronation Awards Ethereum Founder Vitalik Buterin Its Top Honor [Decrypt]
• When prediction markets go wrong: Who decides what counts as the truth? [Coin Telegraph]
• Latam Insights: Coinbase Co-Founder Eyes Venezuela as Grupo Salinas Embraces Stablecoins [Bitcoin.com]
The Banks Lose The Yield Fight: Inside The CLARITY Act Stablecoin Battle | BPH EP 37 | Bitcoin Magazine
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Published at 9.00am on Sunday, May 17, 2026
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