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NWS GENERAL OUTLOOK
1. Dry with below-normal temperatures and comfortable humidity today. Rain chances remain low overall, but a few showers are possible in the lower Piedmont this evening through Wednesday.
2. Humidity and rain chances increase Thursday, with periods of rain and gusty winds likely at times Thursday afternoon through Friday evening. Locally heavy rainfall and stronger, damaging winds cannot be completely ruled out either of those days. Drier air is expected to return for the weekend.
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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 60s. South winds 5 to 10 mph.
..TONIGHT....Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s. West winds around 5 mph.
..WEDNESDAY....Sunny. Highs in the mid 70s. West winds 5 to 10 mph.
..WEDNESDAY NIGHT....Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 60s. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
..THURSDAY....Mostly sunny in the morning, then partly sunny with showers with a chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 70s. West winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 35 mph. Chance of rain 90 percent.
..THURSDAY NIGHT....Showers with a chance of thunderstorms in the evening, then showers likely after midnight. Lows in the lower 60s. Chance of rain 90 percent.
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
• Future of the Macon County Library and the Fontana Regional Library Discussed by Commissioners and the Public [ Macon Media ]
(video) Macon County Planning Board (June 2026) | Macon Media
(video) Elk: A Reintroduction (The true story about elk in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park) | WLOS-TV (Asheville, NC)
El Charro Structure Fire Closes Several Businesses | Macon Media
• Proposed NC election law would increase secrecy for political donors, change audit rules [WRAL-TV (Raleigh, NC)]
• North Carolina’s Senate race no longer a toss-up, top forecasters say [Asheville Citizen-Times]
• JetZero lands in Greensboro, as construction starts on record-setting, NC-funded site [Raleigh News & Observer]
Iran War News
Trump says deal to end war with Iran already signed and details released 'pretty soon' | BBC News
• Iran Update Special Report, June 15, 2026 [Institute for the Study of War]
• Jerusalem Post Liveblog [Jerusalem Post]
• France24 Liveblog [France 24]
• Al Jazeera Liveblog [Al Jazeera]
• Fox News Liveblog [Fox News]
• Trump’s Iran deal greeted with skepticism and scrutiny on Capitol Hill [AP News]
• Iran war day 108: Iran, US reach a tentative deal to end conflict [Al Jazeera]
• Israel cannot applaud an Iran deal that leaves key threats intact - editorial [Jerusalem Post]
• Iran updates: Netanyahu refrains from criticizing Iran deal [DW News]
• US could reimpose naval blockade if Iran 'misbehaves,' military analyst warns [Fox News]
World News
Russian strike damages UNESCO-listed monastery complex in Kyiv | World News Tonight | TVP World
Iran war 'has been a strategic disaster for the State of Israel', analyst says | FRANCE 24 English
• ‘Island surrounded by war’: Crimeans panic amid Ukrainian attacks [Al Jazeera]
• Pope Leo XIV's visit to N. Korea depends on Pyongyang's determination: cardinal [Yonhap News Agency]
• G7 summit: Ukraine and Iran head agenda [DW News]
• Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, June 15, 2026 [Institute for the Study of War]
National News
ABC World News Tonight with David Muir Full Broadcast - June 15, 2026 | ABC News
B-52 Bomber Crash, Iran Deal, Flash Floods | NBC Nightly News with Tom Llamas - June 15 | NBC News
• Live updates: Trump joins other world leaders in France for second day of G7 summit [AP News]
• Green algae return to reflecting pool days into Trump’s renovation [Ground News]
• Carville: Trump ‘going to walk away’ from presidency by next Easter [The Hill]
• Trump heads to France for first G7 meeting since start of Iran war [UPI]
• Teen accused of killing stepsister on Carnival cruise ship ordered detained before murder trial [Fox News]
Financial News
G7 Allies Question Trump's Hormuz Optimism; Stocks Waver | Horizons Middle East & Africa 6/16/2026 | Bloomberg Television
• Bank of Japan raises interest rates to 31-year high [Yahoo Finance]
• SpaceX IPO raises total of $85.7 billion as underwriters exercise ‘greenshoe’ overallotment option [CNBC]
Science and Technology
What really happened to the last Neanderthals? | Stefan Milo
• Top 10 Most Pirated Movies of The Week – 06/15/2026 [Torrent Freak]
• Key mission for Europe’s commercial space enterprise scrubbed again [Ars Technica]
• Meta Is Testing Police Surveillance Tech for Its Smart Glasses [Gizmodo]
• Your brain was never designed for this much bad news [Science Daily]
• Beyond the Noise #108: President Trump’s childhood vaccine schedule [Microbe TV]
America Spent $500 Million Fighting Kudzu. Three Unexpected Species Did It For Free | Agriculture Flow
AI and Crypto News
Bitcoin: Time-Based Capitulation | Benjamin Cowen
• US Government Orders Anthropic to Pull Claude Fable, Mythos AI Models [Decrypt]
• Anthropic shutdown makes a strong case for decentralized AI: Grayscale [Coin Telegraph]
• Elon Musk's Net Worth Hits $1.3 Trillion as SpaceX Nears $3 Trillion Valuation [Bitcoin.com]
AI's Nuclear Arms Control Moment: Fable, Mythos & Wargaming Cyber 9/11 | BPH Ep 40 | Bitcoin Magazine
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Published at 9.00am on Tuesday, June 16, 2026
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