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Saturday, September 27, 2025
South Macon Elementary
855 Addington Bridge Road
GENERAL OUTLOOK
The chance of afternoon and evening showers and thunderstorms slowly increases into the weekend. Temperatures start out near normal then fall below normal for the weekend. Cooler but drier conditions develop next Monday.
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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...Partly sunny. Patchy fog in the morning. Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Locally heavy rainfall possible in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 70s. Light and variable winds. Chance of rain 70 percent.
..TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening, then partly cloudy after midnight. Patchy fog after midnight. Locally heavy rainfall possible in the evening. Lows in the mid 60s. Light and variable winds. Chance of rain 50 percent.
..WEDNESDAY...Patchy fog in the morning. Mostly sunny in the morning, then partly sunny with showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 80s. Light and variable winds, becoming north around 5 mph in the afternoon. Chance of rain 70 percent.
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...WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms in the evening, then partly cloudy after midnight. Lows in the mid 60s. Winds out of the north around 5 mph. Chance of rain 60 percent.
...THURSDAY...Mostly sunny in the morning, then partly sunny with showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 70s. Chance of rain 70 percent.
...THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms in the evening. Lows in the mid 60s. Chance of rain 70 percent.
HAZARDOUS WEATHER Isolated to scattered thunderstorms will continue during the afternoon and evening hours through Sunday. Storm coverage should be greatest between Thursday and Sunday. Widespread severe weather or flooding is not expected at this time.
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)
• Franklin Town Council Holds Special Called Meeting (08-18-2025) [Macon Media]
Company mined in North Carolina for months without proper permits, officials say | WLOS-TV (Asheville, NC)
• Patient called for help from Mission bathroom 29 minutes before someone found him. By then, his heart stopped, new report shows. [BPR News]
• North Carolina leaders visit Kerr County, Texas to discuss flood preparedness [WLOS-TV (Asheville, NC)]
• North Carolina updates more than 20,000 voter records, seeks more ID numbers [WRAL-TV (Raleigh, NC) ]
• Camps across North Carolina are in or near flood zones. What families must know. [Raleigh News and Observer]
• Trump order on homelessness alarms advocates. What could it mean for Asheville? [Asheville Citizen-Times]
World News
Summit of Schmooze: Trump, Zelensky, and the Future of Ukraine Peace Talks | William Spaniel
Why has the Donbas industrial heartland become a defining faultline in the Ukraine war? | Sky News
Kremlin: Trump and Putin to meet soon to discuss Ukraine war ceasefire | Al Jazeera
• Zelensky leaves White House unscathed as he buys more time [BBC News]
• Ukraine: Zelenskyy 'ready' for talks with Putin [DW News]
• Donning 'fabulous' outfit, Zelensky melds fashion and diplomacy [France 24]
• Europe ditched Ukraine troop plan 4 days ago — now it’s back after US security promise [Euromaidan Press]
• IN BRIEF: What Putin told Russia's partners about his summit with Trump [TASS (Russian State-Controlled News Outlet)]
• Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, August 18, 2025 [Institute for the Study of War]
National News
Bulk Carrier MV W Sapphire Suffers a Cargo Explosion as it Departs Baltimore - Aug 18, 2025 | What's Going on with Shipping
President Trump, European leaders discuss possible post-war Ukraine security | NBC News
• 5 takeaways from the Trump-Zelensky White House meeting [The Hill]
• Takeaways from Trump’s meeting with Zelenskyy and Europeans: Praise, security talks, more meetings [AP News]
• Trump moves to broker Putin-Zelenskyy meeting following DC peace talks [Fox News]
• Japan's SoftBank to take $2 billion stake in computer chip maker Intel [Yahoo Finance]
• Analysts downplay AI bubble worries as Altman says some investors will be left ‘very burnt’ [CNBC]
Trump Pushes For Putin-Zelenskiy Meeting | Bloomberg: The Asia Trade, 8/19/25 | Bloomberg Television
Washington Today (8-18-25): Pres. Trump hosts Ukraine, European leaders at WH on ending war w/Russia | C-SPAN
ABC World News Tonight with David Muir Full Broadcast - August 18, 2025 | ABC News
PBS News Hour West live episode, Aug. 18, 2025
Testing Complete - Starship Launches This Week! | Starbase Update | NASA Spaceflight
• 1st Portuguese spaceport could soon emerge as nation grants license for launch center in the Azores (photos) [Space.com]
• Game Streaming Will Never Be the Same After Nvidia’s GeForce Now Update [Gizmodo]
• RFK Jr.’s Wi-Fi and 5G conspiracies appear to make it into MAHA report draft [Ars Technica]
• SEC Punts on Trump Media Bitcoin and Ethereum ETF Decision, Plus XRP and Dogecoin Funds [Decrypt]
• XRP Rejects $3.09 Resistance, Bears Target $2.96 Demand Zone [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 Tuesday, August 19, 2025
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