GENERAL OUTLOOK
Another cold front is expected to drop south from the Great Lakes on Thursday with drier weather for the Independence Day holiday weekend. Temperatures remain typical for the summertime season through the beginning of next week. Daily shower and thunderstorm chances return at the beginning of 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...Mostly sunny. Patchy fog this morning. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms this afternoon. Highs in the lower 80s. Winds out of the north around 5 mph. Chance of rain 20 percent.
..TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows around 60. Winds out of the north around 5 mph.
..THURSDAY...Patchy fog in the morning. Sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. Winds out of the north around 5 mph.
..THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 60s. Winds out of the north around 5 mph.
..INDEPENDENCE DAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. Winds out of the northeast around 5 mph.
..FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 60s.
HAZARDOUS WEATHER
Hazardous weather is not expected today or tonight.
NEWS UPDATES
(Links aggregated to show what various news outlets are reporting)
• Benefit for the Family of Cherokee Co. NC Officer Flattes [GoFundMe]
• Man charged with 1st-degree murder of Cherokee County officer makes court appearance [WLOS-TV (Asheville, NC)]
• (video) Analysts: Trump's pick to replace Tillis could boost Republican midterm turnout in NC [WRAL-TV (Raleigh, NC) ]
North Carolina leaders say cuts to SNAP and Medicaid could be devestating, breakdown who's at risk | Winston-Salem, NC)
• New NC laws, including vape ban, take effect this week — here’s what they change [Raleigh News and Observer]
• Thom Tillis says he won't seek reelection. What could it mean for WNC? [Asheville Citizen-Times]
World News
• Trump says Israel has agreed to conditions for 60-day Gaza ceasefire [BBC News]
• Too hot to handle: Is this heat the new normal? [DW News]
• Turkish journalists arrested over alleged 'Prophet Mohammed' cartoon that inspired angry mob [France 24]
• FPV-style upgrade gives Ukrainian long-range UJ-26 Beaver drone real-time visuals [Euromaidan Press]
• Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, July 1, 2025 [Institute for the Study of War]
National News
• ICEBlock, an iPhone App Intended to Alert Users of Nearby ICE Sightings, Comes Under Fire []
U.S. Senate PASSES GOP Tax & Spending Cuts Bill | C-SPAN
• H.R.1 - One Big Beautiful Bill Act [Congress.gov]
Chuck Schumer Holds Press Briefing After Senate Passes Trump's Big Beautiful Bill | Forbes Breaking News
• Trump's 'big, beautiful bill' clears final hurdle before House-wide vote [Fox News]
• Speaker Johnson: Inclement weather is ‘part of the problem’ for House votes on megabill [The Hill]
• ‘Agonizing': How Alaska’s pivotal Republican senator decided to vote for Donald Trump’s bill [AP News]
• What the Senate Republican tax-and-spending bill means for your money [CNBC]
Trump Sticks To Tariff Deadline; Gaza Ceasefire | Horizons Middle East & Africa 07/02/2025 | Bloomberg Television
Washington Today (7-1-25): Sen. Murkowski provides key Senate GOP vote to pass budget reconciliation | C-SPAN
ABC World News Tonight with David Muir Full Broadcast - July 1, 2025 | ABC News
• Rev. Jimmy Swaggart passes away at age 90; funeral services announced [WAFB-TV (Baton Rouge, LA)]
Technology and Science News
The Level1 Links With Friends Show July 2 2025: All Your Texts Are Belong To Us
• 'This is the holy grail of theoretical physics.' Is the key to quantum gravity hiding in this new way to make black holes? [Space.com News]
• Hackers Are Threatening to Release Emails Stolen from Trump’s Aides, Roger Stone, and Stormy Daniels [Gizmodo]
• RFK Jr.’s health department calls Nature “junk science,” cancels subscriptions [Ars Technica]
• OFAC Sanctions Russian Hosting Provider for Enabling Crypto Theft [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 Wednesday, July 02, 2025
Author: Bobby Coggins
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