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Saturday, September 27, 2025
South Macon Elementary
855 Addington Bridge Road
GENERAL OUTLOOK
Cold air damming develops this weekend, lingering into much of next week. This will allow much cooler and below normal high temperatures to return across the western Carolinas and northeast Georgia. Shower and thunderstorm chances stick around through next week but a brief lull may develop for some locations Sunday into Monday.
WEATHER SPONSOR
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DAY SPONSOR
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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 cloudy. A chance of showers in the morning, then showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Patchy fog. Highs in the lower 70s. Winds out of the southeast around 5 mph. Chance of rain 70 percent.
..TONIGHT...A chance of thunderstorms in the evening. Showers likely. Patchy fog. Lows in the lower 60s. Winds out of the southeast 5 to 10 mph. Gusts up to 25 mph after midnight. Chance of rain 70 percent.
...SUNDAY...Patchy fog in the morning. Showers with a chance of thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 60s. Winds out of the east 5 to 10 mph. Gusts up to 25 mph in the morning. Chance of rain 80 percent.
...SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms in the evening, then a chance of showers after midnight. Lows in the upper 50s. Winds out of the east around 5 mph. Chance of rain 60 percent.
...MONDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. A chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 70s. Chance of rain 50 percent.
...MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening, then showers likely after midnight. Lows around 60. Chance of rain 60 percent.
HAZARDOUS WEATHER
Locally heavy rainfall may lead to isolated flash flooding across the North Carolina and Georgia mountains this afternoon and evening, especially for locations that received heavy rainfall yesterday.
NEWS UPDATES
(Links aggregated to show what various news outlets are reporting)
• Macon County Board of Health - July 2025) | Macon Media [Patreon (early access for subscribers)]
• The rise and ruination of Swain County Sheriff Curtis A. Cochran [Smoky Mountain News]
• NC Rep. Chuck Edwards backs Trump tariffs, sees them as a key economic strategy [WLOS-TV (Asheville, NC)]
• Trump-backed GOP leader Michael Whatley launches U.S. Senate campaign in North Carolina [WRAL-TV (Raleigh, NC) ]
• Will the Trump administration use the Harvard and Columbia playbook on Duke? [Raleigh News and Observer]
• When people move out of NC, here's where they're headed, U-Haul says [Asheville Citizen-Times]
World News
Trump orders nuclear subs to be moved after 'highly provocative' comments from ex-Russian president | Sky News
• Trump fires lead official on economic data as tariffs cause market drop [BBC News]
• Trump tariffs send shock waves through global economy [DW News]
• Trump fires US labour statistics chief after dismal employment report [France 24]
• Trump claims Russia has lost nearly 14 times more soldiers than Ukraine in 2025 [Euromaidan Press]
• Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, August 1, 2025 [Institute for the Study of War]
National News
Detainees at ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ on hunger strike in protest of conditions | NBC News
• Trump, Claiming Weak Jobs Numbers Were ‘Rigged,’ Moves to Fire Labor Official [New York Times]
• Trump calls on the Federal Reserve board to take full control of the central bank from Powell [AP News]
• 5 questions Trump faces after dismal jobs report; BLS commissioner firing [The Hill]
Unemployment Rate Rises to 4.2% | Into the CryptoVerse
• 'A gamechanger': Economists react to weak July jobs report as rate cut bets surge [Yahoo Finance]
• Fed Governor Kugler is resigning, giving Trump a nominee on committee that sets interest rates [CNBC]
Fed. Gov. Kugler Resigns, Trump Fires BLS Commissioner | Balance of Power: Late Edition 8/01/2025 | Bloomberg Television
Washington Today (8-1-25): Wall Street falls, Pres. Trump fires BLS head, after weak jobs report | C-SPAN
ABC World News Tonight with David Muir Full Broadcast - August 01, 2025 | ABC News
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Published at 5.00am on Saturday, August 02, 2025
Author: Bobby Coggins
GENERAL OUTLOOK
Cold air damming develops this weekend, lingering into much of next week. This will allow much cooler and below normal high temperatures to return across the western Carolinas and northeast Georgia. Shower and thunderstorm chances stick around through next week but a brief lull may develop for some locations Sunday into Monday.
WEATHER SPONSOR
This space available
DAY SPONSOR
This space available
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 cloudy. A chance of showers in the morning, then showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Patchy fog. Highs in the lower 70s. Winds out of the southeast around 5 mph. Chance of rain 70 percent.
..TONIGHT...A chance of thunderstorms in the evening. Showers likely. Patchy fog. Lows in the lower 60s. Winds out of the southeast 5 to 10 mph. Gusts up to 25 mph after midnight. Chance of rain 70 percent.
...SUNDAY...Patchy fog in the morning. Showers with a chance of thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 60s. Winds out of the east 5 to 10 mph. Gusts up to 25 mph in the morning. Chance of rain 80 percent.
...SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms in the evening, then a chance of showers after midnight. Lows in the upper 50s. Winds out of the east around 5 mph. Chance of rain 60 percent.
...MONDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. A chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 70s. Chance of rain 50 percent.
...MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening, then showers likely after midnight. Lows around 60. Chance of rain 60 percent.
HAZARDOUS WEATHER
Locally heavy rainfall may lead to isolated flash flooding across the North Carolina and Georgia mountains this afternoon and evening, especially for locations that received heavy rainfall yesterday.
NEWS UPDATES
(Links aggregated to show what various news outlets are reporting)
• Macon County Board of Health - July 2025) | Macon Media [Patreon (early access for subscribers)]
• The rise and ruination of Swain County Sheriff Curtis A. Cochran [Smoky Mountain News]
• NC Rep. Chuck Edwards backs Trump tariffs, sees them as a key economic strategy [WLOS-TV (Asheville, NC)]
• Trump-backed GOP leader Michael Whatley launches U.S. Senate campaign in North Carolina [WRAL-TV (Raleigh, NC) ]
• Will the Trump administration use the Harvard and Columbia playbook on Duke? [Raleigh News and Observer]
• When people move out of NC, here's where they're headed, U-Haul says [Asheville Citizen-Times]
World News
Trump orders nuclear subs to be moved after 'highly provocative' comments from ex-Russian president | Sky News
• Trump fires lead official on economic data as tariffs cause market drop [BBC News]
• Trump tariffs send shock waves through global economy [DW News]
• Trump fires US labour statistics chief after dismal employment report [France 24]
• Trump claims Russia has lost nearly 14 times more soldiers than Ukraine in 2025 [Euromaidan Press]
• Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, August 1, 2025 [Institute for the Study of War]
National News
Detainees at ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ on hunger strike in protest of conditions | NBC News
• Trump, Claiming Weak Jobs Numbers Were ‘Rigged,’ Moves to Fire Labor Official [New York Times]
• Trump calls on the Federal Reserve board to take full control of the central bank from Powell [AP News]
• 5 questions Trump faces after dismal jobs report; BLS commissioner firing [The Hill]
Unemployment Rate Rises to 4.2% | Into the CryptoVerse
• 'A gamechanger': Economists react to weak July jobs report as rate cut bets surge [Yahoo Finance]
• Fed Governor Kugler is resigning, giving Trump a nominee on committee that sets interest rates [CNBC]
Fed. Gov. Kugler Resigns, Trump Fires BLS Commissioner | Balance of Power: Late Edition 8/01/2025 | Bloomberg Television
Washington Today (8-1-25): Wall Street falls, Pres. Trump fires BLS head, after weak jobs report | C-SPAN
ABC World News Tonight with David Muir Full Broadcast - August 01, 2025 | ABC News
Support Macon Media
If you receive value from what Macon Media provides to the community, please consider becoming a supporter and contribute at least a dollar a month. Those who support Macon Media with at least a dollar a month receive early access to video of some events and meetings before they are made public on the website. Videos and news involving public safety are not subject to early access.
Or, if you prefer Pay Pal, try PayPal.me/MaconMedia
Published at 5.00am on Saturday, August 02, 2025
Author: Bobby Coggins




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