GENERAL OUTLOOK
Temperatures are forecast to be near or slightly above normal through the the first half of next week. Expect afternoon and evening showers and thunderstorms each day. A weak cold front may reach our region by Tuesday then drift south of our area through mid 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...Patchy fog in the morning. Mostly sunny in the morning, then partly sunny with numerous showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Visibility one quarter mile or less at times in the morning. Highs in the lower 80s. Winds out of the northwest around 5 mph in the morning, becoming light and variable. Chance of rain 70 percent.
..TONIGHT...Partly cloudy. Numerous showers and thunderstorms in the evening. Patchy fog after midnight. Visibility one quarter mile or less at times after midnight. Lows in the lower 60s. Light and variable winds in the evening, then increasing to come out of the northwest around 5 mph after midnight. Chance of rain 60 percent.
..SUNDAY...Widespread fog in the morning. Mostly sunny in the morning, then mostly cloudy with showers and thunderstorms likely in the afternoon. Visibility one quarter mile or less at times in the morning. Highs in the lower 80s. Winds out of the north around 5 mph in the morning, becoming light and variable. Chance of rain 70 percent.
..SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Showers and thunderstorms likely in the evening. Lows in the mid 60s. Light and variable winds. Chance of rain 70 percent.
..MONDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers and thunderstorms in the morning, then mostly cloudy with showers with thunderstorms likely in the afternoon. Highs around 80. Chance of rain 80 percent.
..MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Showers with thunderstorms likely in the evening, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. Lows in the mid 60s. Chance of rain 80 percent.
HAZARDOUS WEATHER
Other than some thunderstorms in the afternoon, hazardous weather is not expected today or tonight.
NEWS UPDATES
(Links aggregated to show what various news outlets are reporting)
A Day In An Appalachian Holler | The Pressley Girls
• Swain County Sheriff Curtis Cochran Arrested, Suspended [Macon Media]
• Swain County Sheriff arrested for sexual battery, suspended from office [Smoky Mountain News]
• Gov. Stein signs $575M Helene recovery bill in Chimney Rock [BPR News]
• I-40 reopens earlier than anticipated after rockslide, flooding forced closure [WLOS-TV (Asheville, NC)]
• Let NC elections workers be hired or fired for political reasons, GOP lawmakers say [WRAL-TV (Raleigh, NC) ]
• NC legislators end session with no budget and no veto overrides [Raleigh News and Observer]
• NC Gov. Stein signs bill into law sending another $500 million to WNC for Helene relief [Asheville Citizen-Times]
World News
• US did not use bunker-buster bombs on one of Iran’s nuclear sites, top general tells lawmakers, citing depth of the target [CNN]
• Trump reveals he is willing to bomb Iran again and warns the Ayatollah he was close to an 'ugly' death [Daily Mail (UK)]
• DR Congo, Rwanda sign US-brokered peace deal [DW News]
• Trump says Gaza ceasefire will be reached next week [Jerusalem Post]
• America First policies threaten Russian war crimes in Ukraine documentation efforts [Euromaidan Press]
• Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, June 27, 2025 [Institute for the Study of War]
National News
• Senate shuts down Kaine's attempt to check Trump's war powers [Fox News]
• Supreme Court sides with Trump administration on nationwide injunctions in birthright citizenship case [SCOTUSblog]
• Supreme Court ruling expands Trump's power - and he intends to use it [BBC News]
• What's next for birthright citizenship after Supreme Court limits nationwide injunctions [ABC News]
• Justice Department abruptly fires 3 prosecutors involved in Jan. 6 criminal cases, AP sources say [AP News]
• Trump ends all U.S. trade talks with Canada over digital services tax [CNBC]
Trump Says He'll Choose a Fed Chair Who Wants to Cut Rates | Bloomberg Television
• A blockbuster finale looms [SCOTUSblog]
Washington Today (6-25-25): Pres. Trump criticizes media reports Iran nuke sites not 'obliterated'| C-SPAN
ABC World News Tonight with David Muir Full Broadcast - June 27, 2025 | ABC News
Technology and Science News
Vera Rubin's ONLINE // Huge LISA Update // Record-Breaking JWST Exoplanet | Fraser Cain - Universe Today
• Rare daytime fireball bright enough to be seen from orbit may have punched a hole in a house in Georgia [Space.com News]
• Peter Thiel on Whether He’s Ushering in the Antichrist: Um, Uhh, Buh, Um Uhh, th th, Uhhhh [Gizmodo]
• Android phones could soon warn you of “Stingrays” snooping on your communications [Ars Technica]
• Trump Blames Biden for Banks Blocking Crypto: 'There Is a Lot of Debanking' [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, June 28, 2025
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