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GENERAL OUTLOOK
A cold front moves to the Carolina coast today. Much colder temperatures arrive behind the front and continue into the weekend. Another cold front arrives Sunday with a secondary low pressure system on Tuesday.
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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 clearing. Patchy fog this morning. Visibility one quarter mile or less at times this morning. Highs in the mid 50s. Temperature falling into the upper 40s this afternoon. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph with gusts up to 30 mph.
..TONIGHT....Partly cloudy. Much cooler with lows in the upper 20s. Winds out of the northwest 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 40 mph.
..THANKSGIVING DAY....Sunny, cooler with highs in the lower 40s. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph. Gusts up to 40 mph, decreasing to 30 mph in the afternoon.
..THURSDAY NIGHT....Clear, cold with lows in the lower 20s. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph with gusts up to 30 mph.
..FRIDAY....Sunny. Highs in the upper 30s. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph. Gusts up to 30 mph in the morning.
..FRIDAY NIGHT....Partly cloudy. Cold with lows in the lower 20s.
HAZARDOUS WEATHER
Other than gusty winds this afternoon, hazardous weather is not expected today or tonight.
NEWS UPDATES
(Links aggregated to show what various news outlets are reporting)
State and Local News
• Environmental groups sue US Forest Service over logging in Pisgah National Forest [WLOS-TV (Asheville, NC)]
• Communities aid NC food banks during holidays amid funding cuts and shutdown [NC Newsline]
• NC election officials to take new steps to investigate non-citizen voting [WRAL-TV (Raleigh, NC)]
• Fontana library trustees get bogged down on small changes [Smoky Mountain News]
• NC agrees to use Homeland Security program to check voter rolls for noncitizens [Raleigh News and Observer]
• Small WNC turkey farmers are in 'prime time' ahead of Thanksgiving [Asheville Citizen-Times]
World News
West is divided 'as it has never been before', former Russian diplomat says | Sky News
• Taiwan announces special budget of $40 billion for arms purchases to bolster defense [Ground News]
Somalia faces worsening drought emergency amid critical aid shortages | Al Jazeera
• 'Once in 300 years' rain hits Thai city as floods ravage South East Asia [BBC News]
• Germany news: Government under scrutiny amid budget debate [DW News]
• France's ex-president Sarkozy risks second final conviction for illegal campaign financing [France 24]
Russo-Ukraine War
• Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, November 25, 2025 [Institute for the Study of War]
2000 Meters to Andriivka (full documentary) | FRONTLINE | PBS
Kyiv pushes for peace deal and Zelenskyy–Trump meeting | World News Tonight | TVP World
• Russo-Ukrainian war, day 1371: Russia answers peace talks with 22 missiles on Kyiv, killing six [Euromaidan Press]
• NATO state seeks missiles able to strike deep inside Russia [Russia Today (Russian State-Controlled News Outlet)]
• Russia drafts response to possible seizure of assets by West — minister [TASS (Russian State-Controlled News Outlet)]
National News
Trump Pardons Thanksgiving Turkeys At White House | Times News (UK)
• Trump turns turkey pardon into political attack on Democrats and Biden [France 24]
Trump signs executive order launching Genesis Mission AI project | NBC News
• DOJ left with few good options after Comey, James dismissals [The Hill]
• FBI seeks interviews with Democrats who urged US troops to defy illegal orders [AP News]
• Eric Swalwell says military can be a 'check' on Donald Trump to 'save us' [Fox News]
• Hassett Emerges as Frontrunner in Trump Fed Chair Audition [Yahoo Finance]
• Sellers are taking their homes off the market at the fastest pace in nearly a decade [CNBC]
More Russia-Ukraine Talks; Hassett Fed Chair Frontrunner | Horizons Middle East & Africa 11/26/2025 | Bloomberg Television
Washington Today (11-25-25): Pres. Trump pardons turkeys, says deal to end Ukraine war 'very close' | C-SPAN
ABC World News Tonight with David Muir Full Broadcast - November 25, 2025 | ABC News
PBS News Hour, Nov. 25, 2025 | PBS News Hour
Technology and Science News
The Level1 Links With Friends Show November 26 2025: Apple Says "No" to Mac Pro
Goodbye ChromeOS, Hello… Aluminium OS? - DTNS 5153 | Daily Tech News Show
• Immune 98: T cells on the brain [Microbe TV]
• We are all mosaics: vast genetic diversity found between cells in a single person [Nature]
• The Laptop That Wasn't: TUXEDO Computers Shelves Linux ARM Notebook Plans [FOSS NEWS]
• After 5 years on Mars, NASA's Perseverance rover may have found its 1st meteorite (photos) [Space.com]
• Settlement Reached That Limits Your Landlord’s Favorite Alleged Rent-Fixing Software [Gizmodo]
• Formation of oceans within icy moons could cause the waters to boil [Ars Technica]
Crypto Currencies
Bitcoin: A Date With Destiny | Into the CryptoVerse
• Altcoins HYPE, WLFI, and ENA are Soaring as Bitcoin Cools [Decrypt]
• Bitcoin price bottom due 'this week' with BTC down 20% in November [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 26, 2025
Author: Bobby Coggins
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