GENERAL OUTLOOK
The heat wave will gradually abate through Thursday, with temperatures returning to around normal by Friday. Scattered to numerous showers and thunderstorms are expected each day through Friday, mainly from mid-afternoon through the evening. A cold front will bring some much-needed relief from the heat in the form of below normal high temperatures this weekend.
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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...Areas of fog in the morning. Sunny in the morning, then partly sunny with showers and thunderstorms likely in the afternoon. Humid with highs in the mid 80s. Winds out of the north around 5 mph in the morning, becoming light and variable. Chance of rain 70 percent.
...TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Showers and thunderstorms likely in the evening. Widespread fog after midnight. Lows in the upper 60s. Light and variable winds. Chance of rain 70 percent.
...WEDNESDAY...Widespread fog in the morning. Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms in the morning, then showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Humid with highs in the lower 80s. Light and variable winds in the morning increasing to come out of the southeast around 5 mph in the afternoon. Chance of rain 90 percent.
...WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Showers and thunderstorms, mainly in the evening. lows in the upper 60s. Light and variable winds. Chance of rain 90 percent.
...THURSDAY...Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms in the morning, then showers with thunderstorms likely in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 80s. Chance of rain near 100 percent.
...THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Showers with thunderstorms likely in the evening, then a chance of showers after midnight. Lows in the upper 60s. Chance of rain 90 percent.
HAZARDOUS WEATHER
Scattered showers and thunderstorms today. Localized heavy rainfall and flash flooding, along with strong gusty winds up to 50 mph, are possible with any stronger storms.
Scattered showers and thunderstorms are expected almost each day with localized heavy rainfall and flash flooding possible. Strong gusty winds up to 50 mph are possible with the stronger storms as well as frequent lightning.
NEWS UPDATES
(Links aggregated to show what various news outlets are reporting)
• Support 911 dispatcher Wayne after tragic house fire [GoFundMe]
• 10th whooping cough case confirmed in Haywood County [WLOS-TV (Asheville, NC)]
• Duke study: Scrapping carbon goal could add $23 billion to NC power bills [WRAL-TV (Raleigh, NC) ]
• Republicans attack NC’s Roy Cooper just seconds after he launches Senate campaign [Raleigh News and Observer]
World News
Wildfires rage across south-east Europe | Sky News
Trump: Russia has less than two weeks to end war| NBC News
• Thailand accuses Cambodia of violating hours-old ceasefire [BBC News]
• China: Heavy rainfall in Beijing kills at least 30 [DW News]
• Calls for two-state solution for Israel, Palestinians at UN grow louder [France 24]
• Hackers attack Russia’s largest state airline, disrupting dozens of flights. They sign off “Glory to Ukraine! Long live Belarus!” [Euromaidan Press]
• Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, July 28, 2025 [Institute for the Study of War]
National News
4 killed, including off-duty officer, in Midtown shooting; suspected gunman dead by suicide | WABC-TV (New York City, NY)
What we know about the Midtown gunman | WABC-TV (New York City, NY)
• Harvard Is Said to Be Open to Spending Up To $500 Million to Resolve Trump Dispute [New York Times]
• Trump says he ended friendship with Epstein because he ‘stole people that worked for me’ [AP News]
• GOP bill seeks to rename Kennedy Center for Trump [The Hill]
• Taiwan Leader Calls Off US Stopover as Trump Seeks Xi Summit [Yahoo Finance]
• Even with high tariffs, Trump’s trade war suddenly is starting to look not so scary on Wall Street [CNBC]
Trump Says China Visit Possible Only Through Xi Invitation | Insight with Haslinda Amin 7/29/2025 | Bloomberg Television
Washington Today (7-28-25): Pres. Trump vows Gaza food centers, faces more Epstein files questions | C-SPAN
ABC World News Tonight with David Muir Full Broadcast - July 28, 2025 | ABC News
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Published at 5.00am on Tuesday, July 29, 2025
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