GENERAL OUTLOOK
High pressure will drift further off the East Coast, allowing a gradual increase in moisture and above normal temperatures to the region. Shower and thunderstorm chances return Sunday into Monday as a cold front crosses the area from the west. Dry high pressure returns Tuesday, followed by another approaching front Wednesday into Thursday.
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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. Winds out of the south 5 to 10 mph. Gusts up to 25 mph this afternoon.
..TONIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s. Winds out of the south around 5 mph.
..SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the upper 60s. Winds out of the south 5 to 10 mph. Gusts up to 25 mph in the afternoon.
..SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers after midnight. Lows in the mid 50s. Winds out of the south 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 30 percent.
..SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers in the morning, then showers likely in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 60s. Winds out of the south 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 60 percent.
..SUNDAY NIGHT...Showers likely. Lows in the upper 50s. Chance of rain 70 percent.
HAZARDOUS WEATHER
...INCREASED FIRE DANGER FROM NOON EDT TODAY THROUGH THIS EVENING...
Very dry conditions are expected to continue this afternoon, with minimum relative humidity in the 20-25% range across most of the region. Wind gusts of 20-25 mph are expected during the afternoon, along with very dry fuels. Therefore, enhanced fire danger conditions will continue. A statewide burn ban remains in place in North Carolina until further notice. Be sure to remind your non-internet and non-news watching neighbors and friends of this.
NEWS UPDATES
• DEQ Extends Purple Air Quality Forecasts in Western NC Due to Wildfires; Code Orange in Macon County [Macon Media]
• Burn ban issued for all North Carolina counties due to hazardous forest fire conditions [Macon Media (Franklin, NC)]
• Residents evacuated as resources pour in to combat highest-priority fires in the U.S. [WLOS-TV (Asheville, NC)]
• 'We're going to feel the impacts': NC Health Department blindsided by $100 million federal funding cuts, 80 jobs lost [WRAL-TV (Raleigh, NC) ]
• NC Senate passes health care overhaul that would crack down on ‘surprise billing’ [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]
• Trump Admin Plans to Cut Team Responsible for Critical Atomic Measurement Data [ Wired ]
RFK Jr. cutting over 20,000 Health and Human Services jobs | ABC News
Washington Today (3-27-25): HHS Sec says 'sprawling bureaucracy' dept. to be reorganized, downsized | C-SPAN
• Trump administration moves to end union rights for many federal workers [The Hill]
• Trump executive order on Smithsonian targets funding for programs with ‘improper ideology’ [ AP News ]
• Canada PM Mark Carney says old relationship with US 'is over' [BBC News]
• Measles quickly spreading in Kansas counties with alarmingly low vaccination [ Ars Technica ]
• SEC Officially Drops Cases Against Kraken, ConsenSys, and Cumberland DRW [Decrypt]
• French, British urge ‘reassurance force’ for Ukraine [DW 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 Friday, March 28, 2025
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