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NWS GENERAL OUTLOOK
1. Cloudy but dry weather continues through Friday morning, and temperatures continue their warming trend.
2. Record high temperatures possible Friday ahead of another cold front. The front brings a chance of showers late Friday and Friday night.
3. Cool, dry high pressure is expected to bring a precipitation free weekend, and freezing temperatures to some of the mountains and foothills Saturday and Sunday mornings. Very low relative humidity is likely to worsen fire weather conditions.
4, Warm and somewhat more humid conditions return Monday through the middle of next 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....Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 70s. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph. Gusts up to 30 mph this afternoon.
..TONIGHT....Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph. Gusts up to 25 mph in the evening.
..FRIDAY....Mostly sunny. A chance of rain in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 70s. West winds 5 to 10 mph with gusts up to 30 mph. Chance of rain 40 percent.
..FRIDAY NIGHT....Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain in the evening, then partly cloudy after midnight. Breezy, cooler with lows in the mid 30s. Northwest winds 15 to 20 mph with gusts up to 45 mph. Chance of rain 40 percent. .
.SATURDAY....Sunny, cooler with highs around 60. North winds 10 to 15 mph. Gusts up to 35 mph in the morning.
..SATURDAY NIGHT....Clear. Lows in the lower 30s.
..SUNDAY....Sunny. Highs in the upper 50s.
..SUNDAY NIGHT....Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 40s.
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
Buncombe County's proposed budget up 15% | WLOS-TV (Asheville, NC)
• Asheville enters spring 10.67 inches below normal rainfall, keeping wildfire concerns high [WLOS-TV (Asheville, NC)]
• With limited power, NC Democratic leader offers deal to break GOP budget stalemate [WRAL-TV (Raleigh, NC)]
• People, place and principle: Remembering Rep. Mike Clampitt [Smoky Mountain News]
• Trump endorsement wasn’t enough to tip the scales for Senate leader Phil Berger [Raleigh News and Observer]
• Earth Fare co-founder receives six-figure verdict, loses wage claim [Asheville Citizen-Times]
Other News
Iran Announces the Strait of Hormuz is Closed to the US & Israel | For Everyone Else, $2M Please! | What's Going on With Shipping?
US threatens to ‘unleash hell’ on Iran as Tehran rejects talks and vows to continue fighting | Al Jazeera
• Iran Update Special Report: March 25, 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]
DHS shutdown hits Day 40, Meta and YouTube found liable in addiction trial, more | The Takeout | CBS News
People are betting on war. This Is Why. | Sky News
NASA announces $20 billion plan for a moon base | NBC News
• Missed paychecks and airport delays: Pressure mounts on Congress to end the funding shutdown [AP News]
• US moves airborne troops, Marines as Iran rejects ceasefire, raising ground war potential [Fox News]
• Google Breakthrough Spurs Chip Selloff Despite Analyst Doubt [Yahoo News]
• Trump says Justices Barrett, Gorsuch ‘sicken me’ after Supreme Court tariff ruling [CNBC]
US and Iran Wrangle Over Talks; Stocks Slip, Oil Gains | Horizons Middle East & Africa 3/26/2026 | Bloomberg Television
ABC World News Tonight with David Muir Full Broadcast - March 25, 2026 | ABC News
PBS News Hour full episode, March 25, 2026 | PBS NewsHour
Washington Today (3-25-26): White House disputes Iran state TV's claim Iran rejected U.S. peace plan | C-SPAN
Peace is dead: Iran says no to U.S plan | World News Tonight | TVP WORLD
• Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, March 25, 2026 [Institute for the Study of War]
• Prepare for turbulence - how a prolonged Middle East conflict could reshape how we fly [BBC News]
• Conservatives shoot down Senate off-ramp on SAVE America Act [The Hill]
US-Iran ceasefire: What's in Iran's counter proposal? | DW News
• Visible planets and night sky guide for March and April [EarthSky]
• Vivid dreams may be the secret to deeper, more restful sleep [Science Daily ]
• Palantir CEO Says Only the Neurodivergent Will Survive the AI Takeover [Gizmodo]
• BRINC’s new police drone uses Starlink, carries Narcan, chases vehicles at 60mph [Ars Technica]
• 1 week away! NASA gearing up to launch Artemis 2 astronauts around the moon on April 1 [Space.com]
First Ever Brown Dwarf Pair That Is Transforming Into Something Else | Anton Petrov
AI can lie, hack and blackmail: Yoshua Bengio on how to tame the "baby tiger" of tech | World Economic Forum
• US Congressman Moves to Ban Staff From Trading on Prediction Markets [Decrypt]
• Rising US treasury yields, war in Iran, rising inflation risk pressure Bitcoin price [Coin Telegraph]
Bitcoin: Preparing for the Next Leg Down | Benjamin Cowen
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Published at 6.00am on Thursday, March 26, 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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