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GENERAL OUTLOOK
A warm and moist air mass settles in today through the weekend. Moisture increases late this week as low pressure tries to organize to the west of our area, with gradually increasing rain chances. Drier air filters in late in the weekend into the early part of 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....Partly sunny. A chance of showers in the morning. Patchy fog in the morning. Highs in the upper 60s to mid 70s. West winds around 5 mph. Chance of rain 40 percent.
..TONIGHT....Mostly cloudy. Patchy fog after midnight. Lows in the upper 40s. Northwest winds around 5 mph.
..THURSDAY....Patchy fog in the morning. Partly sunny. Highs in the upper 60s. West winds around 5 mph.
..THURSDAY NIGHT....Cloudy with a 40 percent chance of rain. Lows in the lower 50s. Light and variable winds.
..FRIDAY....Mostly cloudy. Highs in the upper 60s.
..FRIDAY NIGHT....Showers likely. Lows in the mid 50s. Chance of rain 70 percent.
HAZARDOUS WEATHER
Hazardous weather is not expected today or tonight.
NEWS UPDATES
(Links aggregated to show what various news outlets are reporting)
State and Local News
• What city officials in North Carolina can and can’t do about ICE and Border Patrol [WBTV-TV (Charlotte, NC)]
• Hispanic communities worry immigration enforcement will expand to Asheville, WNC [WLOS-TV (Asheville, NC)]
• Are ICE or Border Patrol agents in Western North Carolina? [NC Local]
• Stein announces $1B rare earth magnet plant in Johnston County [NC Newsline]
• NC Bar rebukes GOP push to publicize employees’ political affiliations [WRAL-TV (Raleigh, NC)]
• NC rare earth magnet maker picks Johnston County for $918 million, 1,000-job plant [Raleigh News and Observer]
• Allegiant Air pilots picket over contract in 'show of unity' at Asheville Regional Airport [Asheville Citizen-Times]
World News
Murdered journalist's widow condemns Trump's comments | Sky News
US names Saudi Arabia a major non-NATO ally during Mohammed bin Salman visit | The Bottom Line | Al Jazeera
• 'Things happen' - Trump defends Saudi crown prince over Khashoggi killing [BBC News]
• Brazil sentences military officers over plot to kill Lula [DW News]
• Trumps defends MBS over Khashoggi murder, strikes F-35 jet and nuclear deals [France 24]
Russo-Ukraine War
• Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, November 18, 2025 [Institute for the Study of War]
Poland rail sabotage: Ukrainian suspects linked to Russia | World News Tonight | TVP World
• Ukraine uses American ATACMS ballistic missiles to strike military targets inside Russia after months of approval delays [Euromaidan Press]
• Russia bets big on drones – and sets a new standard for modern armies [Russia Today (Russian State-Controlled News Outlet)]
• 65 Ukrainian drones shot down overnight over Russian regions, Azov, Black Seas [TASS (Russian State-Controlled News Outlet)]
National News
NTSB Animation - Containership Dali Contact with Francis Scott Key Bridge
• Trump defends Saudi crown prince over Khashoggi killing [Washington Post]
President Trump on Jamal Khashoggi: "Whether you like him or didn't like him, things happened." | C-SPAN
Congress approves bill to release Epstein files | NBC News
• Court blocks new Texas congressional map, in severe blow to GOP [The Hill]
• Takeaways from Trump’s White House meeting with Saudi crown prince: deals and bromance [AP News]
• House Dem slammed for 'sick' defense of colleague caught texting Epstein during 2019 hearing [Fox News]
• Great Bitcoin Crash of 2025 Has It Lagging Bonds, Gold [Yahoo Finance]
• Trump calls for ABC’s license to be revoked after reporter asks about Jeffrey Epstein files [CNBC]
Stocks Stabilize After $1.6 Trillion Rout | Bloomberg: The Asia Trade 11/19/25 | Bloomberg Television
Washington Today (11-18-25): House passes bill to release all DOJ Epstein investigation files | C-SPAN
ABC World News Tonight with David Muir Full Broadcast - November 18, 2025 | ABC News
PBS News Hour, Nov. 18, 2025 | PBS News Hour
Technology and Science News
The Level1 Links With Friends Show November 19 2025: iSock iSucks
Bitcoin and Main Street | Into the CryptoVerse
• Google DeepMind won a Nobel prize for AI: can it produce the next big breakthrough? [Nature]
RustDesk Pulls Ahead of TeamViewer, AnyDesk with Wayland Multi-Scaled Display Support [FOSS NEWS]
• The James Webb Space Telescope may have finally found the 1st stars in the universe [Space.com]
• Former DOJ Official: Trump’s Crypto Pardon Is Unprecedented Corruption [Gizmodo]
• CDC data confirms US is 2 months away from losing measles elimination status [Ars Technica]
Crypto Currencies
Bitcoin and Main Street | Into the CryptoVerse
• Bitcoin Billionaire Arthur Hayes Blames Crypto Plunge on 'Contraction in Dollar Liquidity' [Decrypt]
• Senator Tim Scott pushes for December vote on crypto market bill [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 Wednesday, November 19, 2025
Author: Bobby Coggins
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