GENERAL OUTLOOK
A strong cold front brings showers and thunderstorms through this afternoon, before dry and cooler conditions return midweek. Scattered showers may return to the area by Thursday into next 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...Cloudy. Patchy fog in the morning. Showers likely, mainly in the morning. Visibility one quarter mile or less at times in the morning. Highs in the lower 60s. Winds out of the west 5 to 10 mph. Gusts up to 25 mph in the afternoon. Chance of rain 70 percent.
..TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain showers in the evening, then mostly clear after midnight. Much cooler with lows in the mid 30s. Winds out of the northwest 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 35 mph. Chance of rain 40 percent.
..TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 50s. Winds out of the northwest 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 30 mph.
..TUESDAY NIGHT...Clear, cold with lows in the upper 20s. Winds out of the north 5 to 10 mph.
..WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 50s.
..WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 30s.
HAZARDOUS WEATHER
Other than possible thunderstorms this morning and afternoon and strong winds around midnight, hazardous weather is not expected today or tonight.
NEWS UPDATES
(Links aggregated to show what various news outlets are reporting)
• Trump urges full federal recognition for Lumbee: Eastern band continues its opposition [Smoky Mountain News]
• Last chance for Western NC residents to seek FEMA help after Hurricane Helene impact [WLOS-TV (Asheville, NC)]
• How they voted: NC congressional votes for the week ending April 3 [WRAL-TV (Raleigh, NC) ]
• Stein wants ‘fentanyl control unit’ of prosecutors and drug agents. How it would work. [Raleigh News and Observer]
• Helene 2024 FINAL REPORT (107-page PDF) [NOAA]
• Asheville Answers: How do the Western North Carolina fires impact wildlife? [Asheville Citizen-Times]
• Second child dies from measles-related causes in West Texas, where cases near 500 [ NPR ]
• SEN RAND PAUL: Terminate the Trump tariffs before it's too late [Fox News]
Large protests against Trump administration from coast-to-coast | ABC News
Asian shares slump as shockwaves from Trump tariffs rock global markets | BBC News | BBC News
Nearly 500 measles cases in Texas since January | DW News
These Ugly Big Box Stores are Literally Bankrupting Cities | Not Just Bikes
• Trump says he’s not backing down on tariffs, calls them ‘medicine’ as markets reel [AP News]
• Trump’s ‘Golden Dome’ Is Impossible—and It’ll Make Defense Companies a Ton of Money [ Gizmodo ]
• How much did it cost the US to intercept the missile launched from Yemen to Israel? [The Jerusalem Post]
• HHS Secretary Kennedy consoles Texas family following child's measles death [ UPI ]
• Trump Ally Bill Ackman Calls for 90-Day Pause on US Tariffs as Crypto Sinks [Decrypt]
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 Monday, April 07, 2025
Author: Bobby Coggins
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