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GENERAL OUTLOOK
On-and-off rain chances continue through Sunday. A strong cold front crosses the area by late Sunday, ushering in a cold Arctic air mass, and resulting in accumulating snowfall across parts of the North Carolina mountains, continuing into Monday. Thereafter, dry and chilly conditions persist into next weekend.
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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 this morning, then mostly sunny with a slight chance of showers this afternoon. Highs in the mid 60s. West winds around 5 mph. Chance of rain 20 percent.
..TONIGHT....Partly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of showers. Lows in the upper 40s. Winds out of the southwest around 5 mph.
..SUNDAY....Partly sunny with a chance of rain showers in the morning, then mostly sunny in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 50s. Temperature falling into the mid 40s in the afternoon. Winds out of the west 5 to 10 mph with gusts up to 30 mph. Chance of rain 40 percent.
..SUNDAY NIGHT....A chance of rain showers in the evening. Mostly cloudy with a chance of snow showers. Little or no snow accumulation. Much colder with lows in the mid 20s. Winds out of the northwest 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 35 mph. Chance of precipitation 50 percent.
..MONDAY....Mostly sunny. Much cooler with highs around 30. Winds out of the northwest 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 35 mph.
..MONDAY NIGHT....Partly cloudy. Cold with lows around 20.
..VETERANS DAY....Sunny. Highs around 40.
..TUESDAY NIGHT....Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 20s.
HAZARDOUS WEATHER
Hazardous weather is not expected today or tonight.
NEWS UPDATES
(Links aggregated to show what various news outlets are reporting)
• 2 suspects in custody after Swain County shooting, sheriff confirms [WLOS-TV (Asheville, NC)]
• FEMA sends $155M for Helene, disaster projects in western NC counties [NC Newsline]
• Cooper slams ‘erratic’ tariffs in Senate campaign stop at Wilson farm [WRAL-TV (Raleigh, NC)]
• Some NC teachers walked out on Friday in protest. It could happen again soon. [Raleigh News and Observer]
• Will FAA flight cuts impact Asheville Airport flights? Ripple effect could kick in [Asheville Citizen-Times]
World News
Analysis: UK media set for biggest broadcast shake-up in decades | Sky News
Exposing the war on the press and the targeting of journalists | Featured Documentary | Al Jazeera
• Trump gives Hungary one-year exemption from Russian energy sanctions [BBC News]
• Russia maintains network for hybrid warfare in Europe [DW News]
• Earth can 'no longer sustain' intensive fossil fuel use, Brazil's Lula says ahead of COP30 [France 24]
Russo-Ukraine War
• Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, November 7, 2025 [Institute for the Study of War]
Trump meets Orbán as Hungary seeks exemption from oil sanctions | World News Tonight | TVP World
• Russo-Ukrainian war, day 1353: Ukraine to manufacture fighter jets domestically under Swedish deal as defense exports open [Euromaidan Press]
• Fyodor Lukyanov: Trump hasn’t changed America, but he has revealed it [Russia Today (Russian State-Controlled News Outlet)]
• Biden sought war, and Ukraine became much smaller — Trump [TASS (Russian State-Controlled News Outlet)]
National News
• 14th UPS plane crash victim found, NTSB shares new details on final moments in cockpit [WHAS-TV (Louisville, KY)]
NTSB Media Briefing 3 - UPS MD-11 Cargo Aircraft Crash, Louisville, KY | NTSB
• Crash of N259UP at Louisville-Muhammad Ali International Airport [Aviation Safety Network]
Arctic blast to drop temperatures for millions of Americans | NBC News
• Judge rules Trump unlawfully ordered National Guard to Portland [The Hill]
• Trump is ramping up a new effort to convince a skeptical public he can fix affordability worries [AP News]
• Supreme Court blocks lower court order forcing Trump administration to fully fund SNAP program [Fox News]
• Bitcoin slumps nearly 20% from all-time high as strategist warns 'we could correct quite a bit more' [Yahoo Finance]
• Senate Republicans reject Democrat deal to reopen government [CNBC]
Trump Grants Hungary Exemption on Russian Oil | Balance of Power 11/07/2025 | Bloomberg Television
Sen. Schumer Unveils Proposal to Reopen Government (11-07-2025) | C-SPAN
ABC World News Tonight with David Muir Full Broadcast - November 7, 2025 | ABC News
PBS News Hour, Nov. 7, 2025 | PBS News Hour
Technology and Science News
Daylight Launches Are Banned In The USA - For Now... | This Week in Spaceflight
The Level1 Links With Friends Show November 7 2025: King of the Fat Squirrels
• First-ever atlas of brain development shows how stem cells turn into neurons [Nature]
•This OpenWrt-Based Router Has Swappable Wi-Fi Modules for Future Upgrades [FOSS NEWS]
• Aging stars destroy their planets more often than we thought: What does this mean for Earth? [Space.com]
• Palantir CEO Says a Surveillance State Is Preferable to China Winning the AI Race [Gizmodo]
• Mark Zuckerberg’s illegal school drove his neighbors crazy [Ars Technica]
Crypto Currencies
Bitcoin: Battle for the 50W Moving Average | Into the CryptoVerse
• Trump Brothers' American Bitcoin Boosts BTC Holdings to $415 Million–Stock Seesaws [Decrypt]
• Bitcoin crisscrosses $100K as BTC price ‘bottoming phase’ begins [Coin Telegraph]
NTSB (National Transportation Safety Board) and ASN (Aviation Safety Network) Accident Investigation Pages
• Cirrus SR22T Crash [09/18/2025 - Franklin, NC]
• Crash of N259UP at Louisville-Muhammad Ali International Airport [Aviation Safety Network]
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Published at 6.00am on Saturday, November 08, 2025
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