GENERAL OUTLOOK
Dry high pressure slowly slides eastward through Saturday, keeping mostly dry weather and fire danger in place. Rain chances return Sunday into Monday as a cold front approaches out of the west. Dry high pressure returns Tuesday into Wednesday.
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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...Sunny. Highs in the mid 60s. Winds out of the southwest around 5 mph.
..TONIGHT...Partly cloudy. Not as cool with lows in the upper 40s. Winds out of the southwest around 5 mph.
..FRIDAY...Partly sunny. Highs around 70. Winds out of the southwest around 5 mph. Gusts up to 25 mph in the afternoon.
..FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s. Winds out of the south around 5 mph.
..SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the mid 60s.
..SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of showers. Lows in the mid 50s.
HAZARDOUS WEATHER
...INCREASED FIRE DANGER FROM NOON EDT TODAY THROUGH THIS EVENING...
This afternoon will again be very dry, with minimum relative humidity in the 15-20% range across most of the region. While winds aren`t expected to be as strong, gusts of 10-15mph are expected during the afternoon, along with very dry fuels and multiple ongoing wildfires. Therefore, enhanced fire danger conditions will continue.
A statewide burn ban remains in place in both North Carolina and South Carolina until further notice. For northeast Georgia, consult your local burn- permitting authority on whether or not you may burn outdoors. If you do burn in Georgia, please exercise extreme caution.
NEWS UPDATES
• Burn ban issued for all North Carolina counties due to hazardous forest fire conditions [Macon Media (Franklin, NC)]
• Gov. Josh Stein declares State of Emergency as wildfires ravage western North Carolina [WLOS-TV (Asheville, NC)]
• Firefighters make progress on containing some Carolina wildfires, but others grow [WRAL-TV (Raleigh, NC) ]
• NCDHHS to lose more than 80 jobs, $100M after Trump administration cuts COVID funds [Raleigh News and Observer]
• Helene 2024 FINAL REPORT (107-page PDF) [NOAA]
• Western NC wildfires updates: See details on multiple fires in the region [Asheville Citizen-Times]
• Here Are the Attack Plans That Trump’s Advisers Shared on Signal [ The Atlentic ]
The Trump Administration Accidentally Texted Our Editor Their War Plans | The Atlantic
• How the Signal ‘group chat’ furor has affected the 5 biggest players [The Hill]
White House: group chat including journalist didn't discuss war plans | WMUR-TV
• Canadian PM Mark Carney calls Trump’s new auto tariffs ‘a direct attack’ [The Hill]
• Upcoming Private SpaceX Mission Will Boldly Go Where No Human Has Orbited Before [ Gizmodo ]
• Hyundai shows off its new $7.6B electric vehicle plant in Georgia as Trump announces tariffs [ AP News ]
Washington Today (3-26-25): Atlantic publishes Signal group chat texts on Houthi military strikes | C-SPAN
More evacuations, state of emergency declared in WNC as wildfires continue to spread | WLOS-TV
• President Trump to Sign Repeal of Controversial DeFi Broker Rule [Decrypt]
• 'They invited me - now they're attacking me': Signal chat journalist speaks to BBC [BBC News]
NTSB (National Transportation Safety Board) Investigation Pages
• Learjet 55 Medevac Crash [1/31/2025 - Philadelphia, PA]
• Midair Collision PSA Airlines Bombardier CRJ700 Airplane and Sikorsky H-60 Military Helicopter [1/29/2025 - Arlington, VA]
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Published at 5.00am on Thursday, March 27, 2025
Author: Bobby Coggins
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