GENERAL OUTLOOK
Another cold front is expected to drop south from the Great Lakes today bringing drier weather for the Independence Day holiday weekend. Temperatures remain typical for the summertime season through the beginning of next week. Daily afternoon and evening 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...Patchy fog this morning. Sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. North winds around 5 mph.
..TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 60s. North winds around 5 mph.
..INDEPENDENCE DAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. East winds around 5 mph.
..FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 60s. East winds around 5 mph.
..SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. East winds around 5 mph.
..SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. 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)
• The Big Beautiful Bill will be devastating for North Carolina [The Southern Scoop (8-page PDF)]
Healthcare group say Trump's 'big, beautiful bill' limits NC Medicaid access | Queen City News (Charlotte, NC)
• Lawsuit alleges sexual abuse of minors at Waynesville Bojangles [Smoky Mountain News]
• NC Governor signs 7 bills, vetoes 3 over energy costs, privacy and education concerns [WLOS-TV (Asheville, NC)]
• How an empty North Carolina rural hospital explains a GOP senator's vote against Trump's tax bill [WRAL-TV (Raleigh, NC) ]
North Carolina leaders say cuts to SNAP and Medicaid could be devestating, breakdown who's at risk | Winston-Salem, NC)
• With Tillis out, lawmakers and experts weigh in on competitive NC Senate race [Raleigh News and Observer]
• Get them before they are gone: Tree seedlings help keep forestlands growing and thriving Staff reportsAsheville Citizen Times [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
• Justice Dept. Explores Using Criminal Charges Against Election Officials [New York Times]
• Medical groups warn Senate budget bill will create dystopian health care system [Decrypt]
House Rules Committee meeting after Senate passes Trump’s bill | AP News
• H.R.1 - One Big Beautiful Bill Act [Congress.gov]
Widow of fallen Jan. 6 police officer wins civil trial against rioter | CBS News
• Trump calls out Republican holdouts as House procedural vote on megabill remains open: ‘Costing you votes!’ [Fox News]
• Trump speaks with GOP holdouts blocking his megabill in early-morning call [The Hill]
• US contractors say their colleagues are firing live ammo as Palestinians seek food in Gaza [AP News]
• With June jobs report looming, DOGE government layoffs could start becoming a factor [CNBC]
Trump Announces Vietnam Trade Deal; Starmer Backs Reeves | Horizons Middle East & Africa 07/03/2025 | Bloomberg Television
Washington (7-2-25): Big Beautiful Bill stalls in House; some GOP seek changes to Senate version | C-SPAN
ABC World News Tonight with David Muir Full Broadcast - July 2, 2025 | ABC News
Technology and Science News
Is This How Viruses Actually Formed? Groundbreaking Biological Discovery | Anton Petrov
• See Mercury at greatest elongation, its farthest from the sun in the evening sky this week [Space.com News]
• Microsoft Just Fired About 9,000 People While Making Billions [Gizmodo]
• RFK Jr.’s health department calls Nature “junk science,” cancels subscriptions [Ars Technica]
• Medical groups warn Senate budget bill will create dystopian health care system [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 Thursday, July 03, 2025
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