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GENERAL OUTLOOK
Dry conditions and seasonably warm temperatures continue across the region through the end of the week. A passing cold front could bring rain showers to the area over the weekend. A second, stronger front moves through on Sunday, ushering in much colder temperatures for early 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 in the mid 60s. West winds around 5 mph.
..TONIGHT....Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 40s. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph.
..THURSDAY....Patchy fog in the morning. Sunny. Highs in the mid 60s. Winds out of the northeast around 5 mph, becoming south in the afternoon.
..THURSDAY NIGHT....Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 40s. Winds out of the southeast around 5 mph.
..FRIDAY....Mostly sunny in the morning, then becoming partly sunny. Highs in the lower 60s. Winds out of the south 5 to 10 mph.
..FRIDAY NIGHT....Rain. Lows around 50. Chance of rain 90 percent.
HAZARDOUS WEATHER
Hazardous weather is not expected today or tonight.
NEWS UPDATES
(Links aggregated to show what various news outlets are reporting)
LOCAL ELECTIONS
Preliminary Results
The final vote will be determined on November 11th at a meeting of the Macon County Board of Elections.
Franklin Mayor
Guffey 333 | 59.04%
Holland 228 | 40.43%
Write In 3 | 0.53%
Franklin Council (top three win)
Berry 313 | 20.65%
Salain 297 | 19.59%
Higdon 283 | 18.67%
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Cook 259 | 17.08
Thatcher 192 | 12.66%
Bailey 148 | 9.76%
Newman 13 | 0.86% (withdrew after the deadline to withdraw)
Write in 11 | 0.73%
In the Highlands races, there was a late attempt at a write-in campaign that failed.
Highlands Mayor
Taylor 265 | 85.21%
Write In 46 | 14.79%
Highlands Commissioners
Pierson 235 | 43.04%
Patterson 230 | 42.12%
Write In 81 | 14.84%
Tate 293 | 98.32
Write In 5 | 1.68%
• North Carolinians to receive 50% of SNAP benefits for November, USDA directs [WLOS-TV (Asheville, NC)]
• NC voter information disappearing without notice caused panic, voting rights lawyer says [NC Newsline]
• Top NC leaders travel to Taiwan, Japan to bolster business ties [WRAL-TV (Raleigh, NC)]
• NC DMV says wait times at license offices are half what they were 2 months ago [Raleigh News and Observer]
• Former NASA facility in WNC to remain open while listed at $30M: NC AG must approve sale [Asheville Citizen-Times]
World News
Genocide is unfolding in Darfur, warns Sudanese government - as it calls for the world to act | Sky News
Zohran Mamdani vs The Machine | Fault Lines Documentary | Al Jazeera
• More than 60 dead as typhoon wreaks havoc in the Philippines [BBC News]
• Germany news: Interior Ministry bans 'Muslim Interactive' [DW News]
• Brussels Airport resumes operations after drone scare disrupts flights [France 24]
Russo-Ukraine War
• Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, November 4, 2025 [Institute for the Study of War]
Thousands of EU trucks stranded as Belarus imposes entry ban | World News Tonight | TVP World
• NATO confirms $60 bn Ukraine aid package for 2026, double of country’s self-funding capacity [Euromaidan Press]
• EU membership for Ukraine would mean war – Orban [Russia Today (Russian State-Controlled News Outlet)]
• Russian official airs grievances about Western militarization, election meddling [TASS (Russian State-Controlled News Outlet)]
National News
• At least 7 dead, 11 injured after UPS plane crashes near Louisville airport [WHAS-TV (Louisville, KY)]
• At least seven dead after UPS plane crashes in fireball on takeoff from Louisville, Kentucky [Reuters]
Full speech: Zohran Mamdani thanks supporters after projected New York City mayoral win | NBC News
Newsom says Prop 50 passage sends ‘powerful message’ to Trump | NBC News
• 5 things to watch as Supreme Court considers Trump’s tariffs [The Hill]
• Democrats dominate as economic woes take a toll on Trump’s GOP. Takeaways from Election Day 2025 [AP News]
• LiveBlog: Fox News calls NYC for Mamdani, VA for Spanberger; polls close across the US on Election Day 2025 [Fox News]
• Global Chip Selloff Erases $500 Billion in Value as Fears Mount [Yahoo Finance]
• Government shutdown set to become longest ever after latest Senate vote fails [CNBC]
Mamdani Wins New York As Trump's Republicans Defeated | Daybreak Europe 11/05/2025 | Bloomberg Television
Washington Today (11-4-25): Election Day 2025; 35-day gov't shutdown ties record; fmr VP Cheney dies | C-SPAN
ABC World News Tonight with David Muir Full Broadcast - November 4, 2025 | ABC News
PBS News Hour, Nov. 4, 2025 | PBS News Hour
• Raspberry Pi Users Should Not Miss This [FOSS NEWS]
• NASA is sinking its flagship science center during the government shutdown — and may be breaking the law in the process, critics say [Space.com]
• Tesla’s Sales Collapsed Nearly 90 Percent in Some Countries Last Month [Gizmodo]
• A commercial space station startup now has a foothold in space [Ars Technica]
• US Prosecutors Seek Maximum Sentence for Samourai Wallet Developers [Decrypt]
• Crypto sentiment nosedives to ‘extreme fear’ as Bitcoin drops under $106K [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 Wednesday, November 05, 2025
Author: Bobby Coggins
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