GENERAL OUTLOOK
Dry and cooler conditions return through midweek. Another cold front approaches Thursday night bringing showers, before dry weather returns 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...Sunny. Highs in the lower 50s. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph with gusts up to 30 mph.
..TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 30s. Winds out of the north 5 to 10 mph.
..WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 50s. Winds out of the south around 5 mph.
..WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 30s. Winds out of the south around 5 mph.
..THURSDAY...Partly sunny. Showers likely in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 60s. Winds out of the southwest 5 to 10 mph with gusts up to 25 mph. Chance of rain 70 percent.
..THURSDAY NIGHT...A chance of thunderstorms in the evening. Showers likely. Lows in the lower 40s. Chance of rain 70 percent.
HAZARDOUS WEATHER
Hazardous weather is not expected today or tonight.
NEWS UPDATES
(Links aggregated to show what various news outlets are reporting)
• North Carolina Supreme Court halts decision favoring GOP candidate in unresolved election [WLOS-TV (Asheville, NC)]
• NC's K-3 class-size limits would go away under new bill [WRAL-TV (Raleigh, NC) ]
• Under the Dome: Tariffs divide North Carolina’s delegation in Congress. And silence some. [Raleigh News and Observer]
• Helene 2024 FINAL REPORT (107-page PDF) [NOAA]
• After a 'hard 6 months,' Swannanoa River Road businesses and locals celebrate road repair [Asheville Citizen-Times]
• The stock market will go down 80% ‘when this is over,’ says bearish investor Mark Spitznagel [ MarketWatch ]
• Supreme Court freezes order to return man from El Salvador prison [Fox News]
Washington Today (4/7/25): US stock market closes lower after Trump’s latest tariff threats | C-SPAN
What is the stock market and how does it work? | BBC News
Warsaw Stock Exchange halts trading as global markets tumble | World News Tonight | TVP World
How Asian nations react to Donald Trump’s tariff turmoil | DW News
• Trump says high tariffs may have prevented the Great Depression. History says different [AP News]
• Social Security Website Crashes Blamed on DOGE Software Update [ Gizmodo ]
• US strikes Houthi sites in Yemen, killing top intelligence official - report [The Jerusalem Post]
• Senior U.S. Navy officer at NATO fired [ UPI ]
• Tariffs Are Just the Tip of the Iceberg, Warns Billionaire Investor Ray Dalio [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 Tuesday, April 08, 2025
Author: Bobby Coggins
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