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Saturday, September 27, 2025
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GENERAL OUTLOOK
Rain chances through Tuesday are mainly confined to the mountains. Hot and humid weather starts the week, but temperatures trend cooler Tuesday, ending up below normal late in the week as precipitation chances expand across the area.
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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...Sunny. Areas of fog this morning. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms this afternoon. Highs in the mid 80s. North winds around 5 mph this morning, becoming light and variable. Chance of rain 20 percent.
...TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Patchy fog after midnight. Lows in the mid 60s. Light and variable winds, becoming north around 5 mph after midnight.
...MONDAY...Sunny. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 80s. North winds around 5 mph. Chance of rain 40 percent.
...MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening. Lows in the mid 60s. Northeast winds around 5 mph. Chance of rain 30 percent.
...TUESDAY...Sunny in the morning, then partly sunny with a chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 80s. Light and variable winds, becoming south around 5 mph in the afternoon. Chance of rain 50 percent.
...TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening, then partly cloudy after midnight. Lows in the mid 60s. Chance of rain 50 percent.
...WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny in the morning, then partly sunny with a chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 80s. Chance of rain 50 percent.
...WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening, then partly cloudy after midnight. Lows in the mid 60s. Chance of rain 50 percent.
HAZARDOUS WEATHER Scattered thunderstorms are expected again today. A few of the storms may become strong or even severe, with damaging wind the main risk from any severe thunderstorms.
Scattered thunderstorms are expected again today. A few of the storms may become strong or even severe, with damaging wind the main risk from any severe thunderstorms.
NEWS UPDATES
(Links aggregated to show what various news outlets are reporting)
Going To The Gem Show (in Franklin) - 2025 | thepressleygirls
• New grants boost Helene recovery efforts [Smoky Mountain News]
• BPR wins two National Edward R. Murrow Awards for Helene coverage, investigative reporting [BPR News]
• Search continues for missing 25-year-old man last seen entering woods in Cherokee [WLOS-TV (Asheville, NC)]
• NC State Health Plan leaders vote to raise health insurance premiums on state workers [WRAL-TV (Raleigh, NC) ]
• Death row exonerees fight to end North Carolina’s use of capital punishment [Raleigh News and Observer]
• New book explores John D. Rockefeller's role founding Great Smoky Mountains National Park [Asheville Citizen-Times]
World News
Will Zelenskyy 'be told' to negotiate with Putin? | Sky News
What will the Putin-Trump meeting mean for the war in Ukraine? | Inside Story | Al Jazeera
• China Is Enjoying Trump 2.0 [Foreign Affairs]
• Russia complicating end to war, says Zelensky, as Trump pursues peace deal [BBC News]
• US trade talks with India paused, media reports say [DW News]
• Trump drops ceasefire demand, echoing Putin’s position and jittering Ukraine [France 24]
• Reuters: After Alaska talks, Russia offers US firm return to Russian oil project and demands sanctions relief [Euromaidan Press]
• Putin may protect children with ‘stroke of the pen’ — US First Lady Melania Trump [TASS (Russian State-Controlled News Outlet)]
• Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, August 16, 2025 [Institute for the Study of War]
National News
Ukrainians react to Trump-Putin meeting | NBC News
• Government papers found in an Alaskan hotel reveal new details of Trump-Putin summit [NPR]
• Summit puts Putin back on the global stage and Trump echoes a Kremlin position [AP News]
• Trump backs Putin's proposal for Russia to take full control of Donbas region in Ukraine [Fox News]
• Central Bankers Flock to Jackson Hole at Pivotal Moment [Yahoo Finance]
• How Big Tech is paying its way out of Trump’s tariffs [CNBC]
Pressure on the Fed Meets Economic Softness | Bloomberg Television
Lectures in History: Benedict Arnold | C-SPAN
ABC World News Tonight with David Muir Full Broadcast - August 16, 2025 | ABC News
Washington Week with The Atlantic full episode, Aug. 15, 2025
A 1,585 Foot Megatsunami Just Struck Alaska; This is Its Devastation | GeologyHub
• Titan darkens Saturn in rare shadow transit on Aug. 19: Here's how to see it [Space.com]
• As People Ridicule GPT-5, Sam Altman Says OpenAI Will Need ‘Trillions’ in Infrastructure [Gizmodo]
• How a mysterious particle could explain the Universe’s missing antimatter [Ars Technica]
• Fed Ends Supervisory Program Overseeing Banks' Crypto Activity [Decrypt]
• Trump's SEC Chair Says Agency Is 'Mobilizing' to Update Custody, Other Guidance [Coin Desk]
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 Sunday, August 17, 2025
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