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Saturday, September 27, 2025
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GENERAL OUTLOOK
High pressure will be in control as dry conditions remain in place with a gradual warming trend through the weekend. Moisture increases by Sunday through early next, bringing an increase in cloud cover and rain chances, ahead of an approaching cold front which arrives by midweek 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....Sunny. Highs around 70. East winds around 5 mph.
..TONIGHT....Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 40s. Southeast winds around 5 mph.
..SATURDAY....Partly sunny. Highs in the lower 70s. Southeast winds around 5 mph.
..SATURDAY NIGHT....Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s. East winds around 5 mph.
..SUNDAY....Partly sunny. Highs in the lower 70s. East winds 5 to 10 mph.
..SUNDAY NIGHT....Mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s.
HAZARDOUS WEATHER
Hazardous weather is not expected today or tonight.
NEWS UPDATES
(Links aggregated to show what various news outlets are reporting)
• Why North Carolina has one of the longest fall color seasons in the US [WLOS-TV (Asheville, NC)]
• Standing in the gap: How nonprofits and volunteers created a community safety net after Helene [NC Newsline]
• ‘A flip of the switch’: Library switches sparks confusion and concern [Smoky Mountain News]
• (video) Millions in NC on Obamacare, Medicaid affected by budget fights [WRAL-TV (Raleigh, NC)]
• For NC federal workers, government shutdown disrupts finances, job security [Raleigh News and Observer]
• Why are people boycotting Netflix? Here's why conservatives are canceling subscriptions [Asheville Citizen-Times]
World News
Inside Donald Trump's war on drug cartels in South America | Sky News
Philippines earthquake kills 72 people: Search and rescue called off on Cebu island | Al Jazeera
• Liveblog: Coverage of Manchester Terror Attack [BBC News]
• Where does Germany stand 35 years after reunification? [DW News]
• Munich airport reopens after drone sightings disrupt flights [France 24]
Russo-UKraine War
Moscow abandons soldiers under fire | Military Mind | TVP World News
• Russo-Ukrainian war, day 1317: Ukraine brings 205 POWs home from Russian captivity [Euromaidan Press]
• Tomahawks for Kiev, French pirates and Charlie Kirk: Key takeaways from Putin’s talk at the Valdai forum [Russia Today (Russian State-Controlled News Outlet)]
• US weapons deliveries to Kiev may be postponed due to government shutdown — newspaper [TASS (Russian State-Controlled News Outlet)]
• Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, October 02, 2025 [Institute for the Study of War]
National News
Delta jets collide on tarmac at LGA Airport | NBC News
• Judge moved off emergency motion reversing troop deployment after Trump admin. request [KATU-TV (Portaland, OR)]
• White House’s shutdown layoff threats, funding freezes unnerve some Republicans [The Hill]
• Lawmaker Sounds Alarm: Trump Plotting Fake Crisis to Scrap 2028 Election and Stay in Power [Daily Boulder]
• Trump no longer distancing himself from Project 2025 as he uses shutdown to further pursue its goals [AP News]
• 'Come-to-Jesus meeting’: Military community reacts to Hegseth's get fit, get in line or get out speech [Fox News]
• AI startup valuations raise bubble fears as funding surges [Yahoo Finance]
• Shutdown fallout: Energy Dept. axes billions for green projects in blue states [CNBC]
AI Optimism; Deadly Morocco Protests | Horizons Middle East & Africa 10/3/2025 | Bloomberg Television
Washington Today (10-2-25): Day Two of fed gov't shutdown; Pres. Trump may cut 'Democrat Agencies' | C-SPAN
ABC World News Tonight with David Muir Full Broadcast - Oct. 2, 2025 | ABC News
PBS News Hour, Oct. 2, 2025 | PBS News Hour
Science and Technology News
The Level1 Links With Friends Show October 3 2025: Squirrel Crime
• Exclusive: ex-CDC director talks about why she was fired [Nature]
• The Man Who Started Open Source Initiative Advocates for Abolishing Codes of Conduct [FOSS NEWS]
• Saturn's moon Enceladus is shooting out organic molecules that could help create life [Space.com]
• The Ongoing Measles Outbreak Has Reached a New Peak [Gizmodo]
• Blue Origin aims to land next New Glenn booster, then reuse it for Moon mission [Ars Technica]
• Donald Trump Jr. Calls Media Treatment a 'Disaster', Likens Deplatforming to Crypto Debanking [Decrypt]
• Bitcoin bulls charge at $120K with traders expecting new all-time high [Coin Telegraph]
NTSB (National Transportation Safety Board) and ASN (Aviation Safety Network) Accident Investigation Pages
• Cirrus SR22T Crash [09/18/2025 - Franklin, NC]
• Midair Collision PSA Airlines Bombardier CRJ700 Airplane and Sikorsky H-60 Military Helicopter [1/29/2025 - Arlington, VA]
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Published at 6.00am on Friday, October 03, 2025
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