GENERAL OUTLOOK
A cold front stalls over the region this weekend. By Sunday, an upper low develops, bringing rain back from the south. The slow movement of this system maintains rainy and unsettled weather around through the first half of next week. Some heavy rainfall is early from Sunday night through Tuesday.
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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. A chance of showers in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 60s. Winds out of the southeast around 5 mph. Chance of rain 40 percent.
..TONIGHT...Showers likely. Lows in the lower 50s. Winds out of the east 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 60 percent.
..SUNDAY...Showers likely, mainly in the morning. Highs in the mid 60s. Winds out of the east 5 to 10 mph with gusts up to 25 mph. Chance of rain 60 percent.
..SUNDAY NIGHT...A chance of thunderstorms. Showers. Lows in the mid 50s. Winds out of the east 5 to 10 mph with gusts up to 30 mph. Chance of rain 80 percent.
..MONDAY...A chance of thunderstorms in the morning. Showers. Highs in the lower 60s. Chance of rain near 100 percent.
..MONDAY NIGHT...Showers with thunderstorms likely. Lows in the mid 50s. Chance of rain near 100 percent.
HAZARDOUS WEATHER
Hazardous weather is not expected today or tonight
A prolonged period of heavy rainfall is expected from Sunday night through Tuesday across most of the area. Some isolated areas of nuisance to minor flooding are possible.
NEWS UPDATES
(Links aggregated to show what various news outlets are reporting)
• State Representative Karl Gillespie Releases Statement on TVA’s Proposed Plans for Chatuge Dam Spillway [Macon Media]
• NC lawmakers focus on guns, immigration and parental rights ahead of a key deadline [WLOS-TV (Asheville, NC)]
• Proposed foster care law could give NC parents a second chance to reunite with children [WRAL-TV (Raleigh, NC) ]
• NC chipmaker Wolfspeed says bankruptcy is possible as it faces looming debt [Raleigh News and Observer]
• AdventHealth seeking an additional 129 beds at Weaverville facility; 93 already approved [Asheville Citizen-Times]
• Federal judge temporarily halts Trump's sweeping government overhaul [NPR]
• India and Pakistan don’t fight wars like other countries. Here’s why [AP News]
• Trump administration ‘looking at’ suspending habeas corpus for migrants, Stephen Miller says [CNBC]
Washington Week with The Atlantic full episode, May 9, 2025
ABC World News Tonight with David Muir Full Broadcast - May 9, 2025 | ABC News
• Vladimir Putin: After 25 years in power, what next for Russia’s president? [Al Jazeera]
• FEMA leader axed after contradicting Noem, Trump [The Hill]
• Mexico sues American tech giant over Gulf of America name change [Fox News]
• Pakistan moving troops to forward areas, shows intent to escalate tensions: India [Hindustan Times]
• This Is the Trade Conflict Xi Jinping Has Been Waiting For [New York Times]
• Pope Leo XIV celebrates first Mass as details emerge of how votes coalesced in secret conclave [Los Angeles Times]
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman testifies at Senate hearing on artificial intelligence | full video | CBS News
• Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, May 9, 2025 [Institute for the Study of War]
Pakistan launches military operation against India | DW News
• ‘The President Has No Idea What He’s Talking About’: Trump Slams The Digital Equity Act as ‘Racist’ and ‘Unconstitutional’ [ Gizmodo ]
• Trump kills broadband grants, calls digital equity program “racist and illegal” [Ars Technica ]
• Vice President JD Vance to Headline Bitcoin Conference, Following Trump's Lead [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 Saturday, May 10, 2025
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