GENERAL OUTLOOK
Scattered showers and thunderstorms continue today. Dry conditions return this weekend and continue into Monday. Showers will be possible across the mountains Monday night as another fast moving systems passes through the region. Thereafter, dry weather continues into late 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...Showers likely. Patchy fog. Highs ranging from the upper 40s in the higher elevations to the upper 50s in the lower elevations. Winds out of the northwest 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 70 percent.
..TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A chance of rain showers in the evening. Patchy fog. Lows in the mid 30s. Winds out of the northwest 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 30 mph. Chance of rain 50 percent.
..SATURDAY...Partly sunny in the morning, then becoming mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 40s. Winds out of the northwest 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 30 mph.
..SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 30s. Winds out of the northwest 10 to 15 mph.
..SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 50s.
..SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 40s.
..MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 70s.
HAZARDOUS WEATHER
Hazardous weather is not expected today or tonight.
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Otto Community Spring Market Days
April 11th,12th, and 13th
9-5 on Friday and Saturday and 1pm to 5pm on Sunday
Breakfast and Lunch available each day
15 indoor vendors selling yard sale items, baked goods, custom mugs, vegetable plants, unique gifts, tools, and more!
NEWS UPDATES
(Links aggregated to show what various news outlets are reporting)
• Commission requests report on libraries [Smoky Mountain News]
• Local stores await impact of Trump's tariff changes on Chinese goods prices [WLOS-TV (Asheville, NC)]
• 'Extending an olive branch': Stein, GOP work together toward bipartisan goals [WRAL-TV (Raleigh, NC) ]
• Expatriate pleads guilty to threatening to kill Sen. Thom Tillis and staff in NC [Raleigh News and Observer]
• Helene 2024 FINAL REPORT (107-page PDF) [NOAA]
• Western NC scenic drives dominate 10 best road trips in North Carolina: See WNC's 7, full list [Asheville Citizen-Times]
• Navarro sidesteps question on tariff pause decision, denies insider trading allegations [The Hill]
• Trump Orders DOJ To Investigate Prominent Critic in Shocking Oval Office Remarks: 'I Think He's Guilty of Treason' [ Mediaite ]
• Supreme Court says Trump administration must work to bring back mistakenly deported Maryland man [Fox News]
Washington Today (4-10-25): House passes Budget Resolution, next step to enact Pres. Trump's agenda | C-SPAN
Is Donald Trump still interested in Ukraine-Russia peace talks? | BBC Newscast
Supreme Court: Maryland man deported 'error' must be sent back to U.S. | ABC News
What is Trump's strategy: Leverage or appeasement? | DW News
• Reality Check: What Trump’s Supposed Retreat Really Means in a Historic Trade War [Politico Magazine]
• Secretary Brain Worm: RFK Jr. Tells Trump We’ll Know the ‘Cause’ of Autism by Fall [ Gizmodo ]
• Pro-Trump creators play down market turmoil: ‘Losing money costs you nothing’ [Yahoo News]
• Dow falls 1,100 points after brief rally following Trump tariff pause [ UPI ]
• OpenAI Countersues Elon Musk, Accuses Billionaire of 'Bad-Faith Tactics' [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 Friday, April 11, 2025
Author: Bobby Coggins
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