GENERAL OUTLOOK
Hot and humid with daily chances for showers and thunderstorms through Thursday. A cold front pushes across the area early Friday, bringing a reduction in rain chances lasting through the weekend. Although humidity looks lower this weekend, temperatures will trend hotter and a heat wave may occur early next 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...Partly sunny. Patchy fog in the morning. Showers and thunderstorms likely in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 70s. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 70 percent.
..TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Thunderstorms likely with a chance of showers in the evening. Patchy fog after midnight. Lows in the lower 60s. Southwest winds around 5 mph. Chance of rain 70 percent.
..WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. Patchy fog in the morning. A chance of showers in the morning, then showers and thunderstorms likely in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 70s. West winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 70 percent.
..WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms in the evening. Lows in the lower 60s. West winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 60 percent.
..JUNETEENTH...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers in the morning, then partly sunny with showers with thunderstorms likely in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 70s. Chance of rain 80 percent.
..THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Showers and thunderstorms likely in the evening. Lows in the lower 60s. Chance of rain 70 percent.
HAZARDOUS WEATHER
Hazardous weather is expected at this time.
NEWS UPDATES
(Links aggregated to show what various news outlets are reporting)
• WNC political analyst calls nationwide 'No Kings' protest one of the largest in US history [WLOS-TV (Asheville, NC)]
• NC Senate seeks ban on synthetic hemp and new regs for Delta 9, THC products [WRAL-TV (Raleigh, NC) ]
• Judges rule against Stein in lawsuit over appointment of Highway Patrol commander [Raleigh News and Observer]
• Riceville firefighter who died in Montreat identified as mother of 2 [Asheville Citizen-Times]
Minnesota shooting suspect found in field and crawled to police, ending manhunt | BBC News
Iran and Israel trade missile strikes as conflict intensifies | CBS Evening News
• IDF kills Iranian general Ali Shademani days after striking predecessor [Jerusalem Post]
• What would an Israel-Iran war mean for the global economy? [Al Jazeera]
• Iran Update Special Report, June 16, 2025, Evening Edition [Institute for the Study of War]
• Israel's US ambassador says beeper operation will 'seem simple' compared to what is planned for Iran [Fox News]
• Israel’s strikes on Tehran broaden as Trump issues ominous warning [AP News]
• Trump signals escalation in Israel-Iran conflict as he leaves G7 summit early [CNBC]
Trump Calls for Tehran Evacuation; Oil Rises on Israel-Iran Tensions | Daybreak: Europe 06/17/2025 | Bloomberg Television
Washington Today (6-16-25): Fed charges against MN shooting suspect; POTUS at G7 on Israel-Iran | C-SPAN
ABC World News Tonight with David Muir Full Broadcast - June 16, 2025 | ABC News
• Home-goods companies prepare new Trump-linked products [Semaphor]
Technology and Science News
The Level1 Links With Friends Show June 17 2025: Auf Wiedersehen, Microsoft
• Federal Forecasters Lose Access to Critical Tool as Hurricane Season Begins [Gizmodo]
• New COVID variant swiftly gains ground in US; concern looms for summer wave [Ars Technica]
• Solana-Based Pump.fun Among List of Crypto Trading Platforms Suspended from X [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 6.00am on Tuesday, June 17, 2025
Author: Bobby Coggins
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