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GENERAL OUTLOOK
A cold front moves into the area today and to our east on Wednesday, producing widespread showers and a few thunderstorms. Much colder temperatures arrive behind the front and continue into the weekend. Forecast confidence is very low beyond Saturday as another cold front may affect the weather Sunday or 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....Showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms. Patchy fog. Highs in the upper 50s. South winds 5 to 10 mph. Gusts up to 25 mph this morning. Chance of rain near 100 percent.
..TONIGHT....A chance of thunderstorms. Showers, mainly in the evening. Patchy fog. Visibility one quarter mile or less at times in the evening. Lows in the lower 50s. Winds out of the southwest around 5 mph. Chance of rain near 100 percent.
..WEDNESDAY....Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 50s. Temperature falling into the upper 40s in the afternoon. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph with gusts up to 30 mph.
..WEDNESDAY NIGHT....Mostly clear. Much cooler with lows in the upper 20s. Winds out of the northwest 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 35 mph.
..THANKSGIVING DAY....Sunny, cooler with highs in the lower 40s. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph with gusts up to 30 mph.
..THURSDAY NIGHT....Clear, cold with lows in the lower 20s.
HAZARDOUS WEATHER
Widespread showers and scattered thunderstorms are expected to move across the area this afternoon and evening. A few of the storms could become strong with very gusty winds. A severe thunderstorm with damaging winds can`t be ruled out, especially this evening.
NEWS UPDATES
(Links aggregated to show what various news outlets are reporting)
State and Local News
• Jackson County schools closed Tuesday, Nov. 25, due to cybersecurity concerns [WLOS-TV (Asheville, NC)]
• North Carolinians donated almost twice as much more to charity this past year compared to last [WRAL-TV (Raleigh, NC)]
• ‘They basically just kidnapped me’: US citizen taken by Border Patrol in Cary [Asheville Citizen-Times]
World News
West is divided 'as it has never been before', former Russian diplomat says | Sky News
Trump orders blacklisting Muslim Brotherhood branches as ‘terrorist’ groups | Al Jazeera
• Liveblog: US and Russian officials to meet in Abu Dhabi for Ukraine peace talks after deadly overnight strikes [BBC News]
• German chancellor: Ukraine's sovereignty is nonnegotiable [DW News]
• The rise of masculinism: From obscure online forums to ballot boxes (2/3) [France 24]
Russo-Ukraine War
• Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, November 24, 2025 [Institute for the Study of War]
Kasparov: “Ceasefire will be used by Putin to prepare for future aggression” | World News Tonight | TVP World
• Russo-Ukrainian war, day 1370: Ukrainian forces capture entire Russian platoon through strategic bluff on Pokrovsk front [Euromaidan Press]
• Judge throws out case against ‘Russiagate’ ex-FBI chief [Russia Today (Russian State-Controlled News Outlet)]
• IN BRIEF: What is known about large-scale Ukrainian drone attack on southern Russia [TASS (Russian State-Controlled News Outlet)]
National News
Russian Shadow Tanker Blocked from Sailing to Venezuela from Cuba | USS Stockdale vs MT Seahorse | What's Going on With Shipping?
• Press access to Oval Office argued in case involving Trump and wire service [NC Newsline]
• Trump calls for execution of Democrats — echoing aide’s testimony about Jan. 6 [Raleigh News and Observer]
• Pentagon says it’s investigating Sen. Mark Kelly for video urging troops to defy ‘illegal orders’ [Ground News]
Pentagon opens misconduct investigation into Arizona democratic Senator Mark Kelly | NBC News
• Judge dismisses DOJ criminal cases against Comey, James [The Hill]
• Lawmakers question legality of Border Patrol license plate reader program [AP News]
• Bombshell report alleges Biden team forced airports to house migrants, risking safety [Fox News]
• Bitcoin faces 3 big problems as the cryptocurrency struggles to rebound amid 30% slide from record highs [Yahoo Finance]
• Amazon to spend up to $50 billion on AI infrastructure for U.S. government [CNBC]
Russia & Ukraine Trade Fire, Trump Talks To Xi And Takaichi | Daybreak Europe 11/25/2025 | Bloomberg Television
Washington Today (11/24/25): Sen. Mark Kelly (D-AZ) on Pentagon Invest. over ‘illegal orders’ video | C-SPAN
ABC World News Tonight with David Muir Full Broadcast - November 24, 2025 | ABC News
PBS News Hour, Nov. 24, 2025 | PBS News Hour
I Witnessed Trump's Case Against James Comey Implode in Court | Legal Eagle
Technology and Science News
The Level1 Links With Friends Show November 25 2025: Doordash Data Dumped
Big Changes Are Coming to Hulu in 2026 | Cord Cutters News
• TWiV 1273: EBV and lupus have not escaped our notice [Microbe TV]
• Synthetic tongue rates chillies’ heat — and spares human tasters [Nature]
• Linux First, Windows Later! Dell Launches Qualcomm NPU Laptop on Linux Before Windows [FOSS NEWS]
• China launches uncrewed Shenzhou capsule for 3 astronauts stuck on Tiangong space station [Space.com]
• The ‘Genesis Mission’: Here’s What’s in Trump’s Most Grandiose AI Executive Order Yet [Gizmodo]
• DOGE “cut muscle, not fat”; 26K experts rehired after brutal cuts [Ars Technica]
Crypto Currencies
Bitcoin: A Date With Destiny | Into the CryptoVerse
• Binance Faces Fresh Lawsuit Over Alleged Hamas Transactions [Decrypt]
• Bitcoin at $87K: BTC buying opportunity or dead cat bounce? [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 Tuesday, November 25, 2025
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