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NWS GENERAL OUTLOOK
1. Mainly diurnal shower and thunderstorm chances expected through the the week.
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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. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms this morning, then showers with thunderstorms likely this afternoon. Highs in the mid 70s. Northwest winds around 5 mph this morning, becoming light and variable. Chance of rain near 100 percent.
..TONIGHT....Cloudy. Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms in the evening, then a chance of showers after midnight. Patchy fog after midnight. Lows in the lower 60s. Light and variable winds. Chance of rain 70 percent.
..TUESDAY....Patchy fog in the morning. A chance of thunderstorms. A chance of showers in the morning, then showers in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 70s. Light and variable winds, becoming south around 5 mph in the afternoon. Chance of rain 80 percent.
..TUESDAY NIGHT....Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening. Lows in the lower 60s. Light and variable winds. Chance of rain 50 percent.
..WEDNESDAY....Partly sunny. A chance of showers in the morning, then showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 70s. West winds around 5 mph. Chance of rain 70 percent.
..WEDNESDAY NIGHT....Mostly cloudy with showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms in the evening, then partly cloudy after midnight. Lows in the mid 60s. Chance of rain 70 percent.
HAZARDOUS WEATHER
Other than areas of dense fog this morning, hazardous weather is not expected today or tonight.
NEWS UPDATES
(Links aggregated to show what various news outlets are reporting)
State and Local News
(video) As prices stay high, secondhand shopping gains popularity in western North Carolina | WLOS-TV (Asheville, NC)
• Flesh-eating screwworms head for American livestock [NC Newsline]
• Looking for revenue, NC lawmakers agree to raise taxes on sports gambling operators [WRAL-TV (Raleigh, NC)]
• Baffling. Frustrating. Frightening. What it's like to be sued over medical debt. [Asheville Citizen-Times]
• Man sentenced in shooting of teen who just wanted a ride on Blue Ridge Parkway [Raleigh News & Observer]
Iran War News
The Global Shipping Crisis: 14 Weeks of the Persian Gulf Blockade | What's Going on With Shipping?
• Iran Update Special Report, June 07, 2026 [Institute for the Study of War]
• AP News Liveblog [AP News]
• Jerusalem Post Liveblog [Jerusalem Post]
• France24 Liveblog [France 24]
• Al Jazeera Liveblog [Al Jazeera]
• Fox News Liveblog [Fox News]
• Israel and Iran trade strikes, threatening to drag region back to full-scale war [AP News]
• Iran war day 101: Tensions escalate as Iran and Israel trade air attacks [Al Jazeera]
• Israel strikes various targets throughout Iran in response to Iranian missiles, IDF confirms [Jerusalem Post]
• Middle East: UN doubles Lebanon aid appeal amid Israel war [DW News]
• Iran admits extraordinary new detail in Khamenei strike, Trump offered 'way out': expert [Fox News]
World News
Armenia votes in tense election over West or Russia direction | World News Tonight | TVP World
America’s Decline is Worse Than You Think | Paul Warburg
War Briefing looks at 100 days of conflict in Iran | Sky News
• Why is Chinese President Xi Jinping visiting North Korea now? [Al Jazeera]
• N.K. leader's sister says Pyongyang's nuclear status 'irreversible' [Yonhap News Agency]
• UK, Germany, France back direct Ukraine, Russia dialogue [DW News]
• Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, June 08, 2026 [Institute for the Study of War]
• Armenia PM Pashinyan's ruling party wins landslide election victory [France 24]
National News
ABC World News Tonight with David Muir Full Broadcast - June 7, 2026 | ABC News
Meet the Press Full Episode — June 7 | NBC News
Full interview: Trump says Iran ‘is not an endless war’ as conflict reaches 100 days | NBC News
• Police search for suspects in Ohio shooting that wounded 12 near a street festival [AP News]
• Top Valuation Expert Says SpaceX Not Worth Its $1.77T IPO Price [Ground News]
• Four takeaways from Trump’s explosive interview [The Hill]
• NBC News Posts Litany of Fact Checks Following Trump’s Wild Meet the Press Interview [Mediaite]
• 5 hospitalized in mass stabbing incident at New York's Penn Station [UPI]
• California's slow vote count draws scrutiny — here's why it takes longer than other states [UPI]
• Raman overtakes Spencer Pratt in razor-thin race, AP count shows, but race remains uncalled [Fox News]
Financial News
How AI Will Play Out, Explained | Economics Explained
Israel and Iran Trade Missile Attacks, Jeopardizing Peace Talks | Daybreak Europe 06/08/2026 | Bloomberg Television
• Oil Jumps as Iran and Israel Exchange Fire and Tensions Escalate [Yahoo Finance]
• Tech stock sell-off accelerates; SoftBank drops 6% as investors sour on AI-linked names [CNBC]
Science and Technology
The EU Chips Act Has Failed | Asianometry
• YouTube Processed 2.5 Billion Content ID Copyright Claims in 2025 [Torrent Freak]
• Scientists ejected from diabetes conference for distributing journal reprints [Ars Technica]
• ‘Chat Is Dead’: OpenAI Reportedly Planning Radical Changes to ChatGPT [Gizmodo]
• Dementia risk linked to nitrate in drinking water, study finds [Science Daily]
• Immune Booster 29: Immune regulation and science communication with Nicholas Jackson [Microbe TV]
Time May Not Exist | Arvin Ash
AI and Crypto News
Bitcoin: Dubious Speculation | Benjamin Cowen
• Frontier AI Models Can Find Crypto's Biggest Bugs. Experts Warn the Industry Isn't Ready [Decrypt]
• Galaxy drops CLARITY Act odds to 60% as time is running out [Coin Telegraph]
• Bitcoin Risks $55K Slide as Analyst Doubles Down on $100K Target [Bitcoin.com]
The Biggest Macro Opportunity No One Is Talking About - Dan Tapiero | The Wold of All Streets
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Published at 9.00am on Monday, June 08, 2026
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