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GENERAL OUTLOOK
Record high temperatures return today before cloudy and cooler conditions develop Sunday. A cold front brings showers on Monday and ushers in cold air on Tuesday. A slow warming trend takes place through New Year`s Day with cooler temperatures on Friday.
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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 upper 60s. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph, becoming west around 5 mph this afternoon.
...TONIGHT....Partly cloudy. Patchy fog after midnight. Lows in the upper 40s. South winds around 5 mph.
...SUNDAY....Patchy fog in the morning. Mostly cloudy with a 40 percent chance of rain. Highs around 60. South winds around 5 mph.
...SUNDAY NIGHT....Cloudy. Rain likely after midnight. Lows in the lower 40s. Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph. Gusts up to 25 mph, increasing to 40 mph after midnight. Chance of rain 70 percent.
...MONDAY....Mostly cloudy with rain likely in the morning, then mostly sunny with a chance of rain in the afternoon. Breezy with highs in the mid 50s. Temperature falling into the upper 30s in the afternoon. West winds 15 to 20 mph with gusts up to 45 mph. Chance of rain 70 percent.
...MONDAY NIGHT....Mostly clear and blustery. Much colder with lows around 20.
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
• Gov. Stein allocates $300M to expand high-speed internet in North Carolina by 2026 [WLOS-TV (Asheville, NC)]
• NC Insurance Commissioner urges Trump not to pardon convicted felon Greg Lindberg [NC Newsline]
• (video) 2025 was a banner year for job creation in NC[WRAL-TV (Raleigh, NC)]
• Stories of mountain resilience, a jail death and an ageless band member stay with us [Raleigh News and Observer]
• When does Kwanzaa start? Everything to know about the 7 day celebration [Asheville Citizen-Times]
Other News
• FCC Bans Foreign-Made Drones and Key Parts Over U.S. National Security Risks [The Hacker News]
US strikes on Nigeria: Nigerian presidential adviser isn't sure who was targeted in airstrikes | Sky News
2025 Year in Review: Trump tariffs, Charlie Kirk, Zohran Mamdani, Rob Reiner and more | NBC News
ABC World News Tonight with David Muir Full Broadcast - December 26, 2025
Thailand-Cambodia ceasefire takes effect after 20 days of deadly clashes | DW News
• Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, December 26, 2025 [Institute for the Study of War]
• Poland scrambles jets as Russia strikes Kyiv before US-Ukraine peace talks [BBC News]
• Trump overturned decades of US trade policy in 2025. See the impact of his tariffs, in four charts [AP News]
• The most exciting exoplanet discoveries of 2025 [Space.com]
Impossible Lemon Shaped Carbon Planet Shouldn't Exist | Anton Petrov
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Published at 6.00am on Saturday, December 27, 2025
Author: Bobby Coggins
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