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GENERAL OUTLOOK (National Weather Service)
1. Temperatures will be below normal through the near term...due mostly to cloud cover today, followed by developing cold air damming tonight.
2. After collaboration with the FFC office, upgraded the Winter Storm Watch to an Ice Storm Warning for our NE GA counties. No upgrade for the rest of the area yet, but we still expect this to be a major winter storm across the entire forecast area, leading to hazardous travel and power outages that may last for days.
3. Dangerously cold wind chills may develop Monday night into Tuesday morning and again Wednesday night into Thursday morning, which could result in hypothermia or frostbite if precautions are not taken.
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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....Mostly cloudy. Highs in the mid 40s. Light and variable winds, becoming north around 5 mph this afternoon.
..TONIGHT....Mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 20s. Northeast winds around 5 mph.
..SATURDAY....Cloudy. A chance of rain and freezing rain in the afternoon. Ice accumulation of up to a tenth of an inch. Highs in the mid 30s. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph. Gusts up to 25 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation 50 percent.
..SATURDAY NIGHT....Rain in the evening. Freezing rain. Near steady temperatures in the upper 20s. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph with gusts up to 30 mph. Chance of precipitation near 100 percent.
..SUNDAY....Freezing rain and rain. Precipitation may be heavy at times in the afternoon. Highs around 40. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph. Gusts up to 25 mph in the morning. Chance of precipitation near 100 percent.
..SUNDAY NIGHT....Mostly cloudy. Rain, mainly in the evening. Cold with lows around 15. Chance of rain 90 percent.
..MONDAY....Mostly sunny. Cooler with highs in the mid 20s.
..MONDAY NIGHT....Mostly clear. Cold with lows zero to 5 above zero. Wind chill values as low as 10 below.
HAZARDOUS WEATHER
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Greenville-Spartanburg SC
1254 AM EST Fri Jan 23 2026
...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON...
* WHAT...Heavy mixed precipitation possible. Total snow and sleet accumulations up to 3 inches and ice accumulations between four tenths and one inch possible. Winds could gust as high as 35 mph.
* WHERE...Portions of northeast Georgia, Piedmont and western North Carolina, and Upstate South Carolina.
* WHEN...From Saturday morning through Monday afternoon.
* IMPACTS...Significant ice accumulation on power lines and tree limbs may cause widespread and long-lasting power outages. Ice and snow covered roadways will become treacherous and impassable. Widespread power outages are likely due to the weight of the ice and snow on tree limbs and power lines. The outages could last for days in some areas. The hazardous conditions could impact the Monday morning commute.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Highest snow and sleet accumulations are possible north of I-40. Highest ice accumulations are possible across the southern mountains of North Carolina, the mountains of northeast Georgia, and the mountains of South Carolina.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Monitor the latest forecasts for updates on this situation.
Persons should consider delaying all travel. If travel is absolutely necessary, drive with extreme caution. Consider taking a winter storm kit along with you, including such items as tire chains, booster cables, flashlight, shovel, blankets and extra clothing. Also take water, a first aid kit, and anything else that would help you survive in case you become stranded.
NEWS UPDATES
(Links aggregated to show what various news outlets are reporting)
State and Local News
Buncombe County winter storm briefing | WLOS-TV (Asheville, NC)
• Power outages possible due to ice, winter storm this weekend: Here's how to prepare [WLOS-TV (Asheville, NC)]
• Tillis says Trump’s Greenland push has European allies ‘looking at worst case scenarios’ [WRAL-TV (Raleigh, NC)]
• State, local officials urge caution, preparation ahead of winter storm [Smoky Mountain News]
• Mecklenburg County has two confirmed cases of measles, health officials say [Raleigh News and Observer]
• How to keep warm if the power goes out. What North Carolina needs to know [Asheville Citizen-Times]
National News
Former special counsel Jack Smith testifies in fiery hearing | NBC News
FULL HEARING: Former Special Counsel Jack Smith testifies before House Judiciary Committee | C-SPAN
• The full Fed battle [SCOTUSblog]
• UK will not join Trump’s ‘Board of Peace’ for now over Putin invitation, foreign minister says [Ground News]
• Jack Smith gives public defense of Trump probes to House committee: 5 takeaways [The Hill]
• Video shows Border Patrol’s Bovino tossing smoke canister at protesters in Minneapolis [AP News]
• Trump snubs Canada by withdrawing country's invite to join 'most prestigious Board of Leaders ever' [Fox News]
• The Fed's Favorite Inflation Measure Stayed Hot In November [Yahoo Finance]
• Trump’s latest tariffs U-turn is sparking a global market rally — and reviving talk of the ‘TACO trade’ [CNBC]
Trump Signs 'Board of Peace'; US Military in Greenland | Horizons Middle East & Africa 1/23/2026 | Bloomberg Television
Washington Today (1-22-26): Fmr. Special Counsel Jack Smith defends decision to charge Donald Trump | C-SPAN
ABC World News Tonight with David Muir Full Broadcast - January 22, 2026
PBS News Hour full episode, Jan. 22, 2025 | PBS News Hour
Technology and Science News
Why This Rogue Planet Discovery Changes Everything | Anton Petrov
This Particle Solved Everything. We Just Found Out It Isn't Real | PBS Space Time
• Seismometers can track falling space junk [ScienceNews]
• This Could be the Best Graphics Editor for Linux Users (Yes, it is Open Source) [It's FOSS News]
• Wobbling exoplanet hints at a hidden exomoon so massive it could redefine the word 'moon' altogether [Space.com]
• Why This Weekend’s Winter Storm Is Going to Suck Extra Bad [Gizmodo]
• Hacker who stole 120,000 bitcoins wants a second chance—and a security job [Ars Technica]
Crypto Currencies
Gold Breaks out against Stocks! | Ben Cowen
• Coinbase Creates Advisory Board to Study Quantum Computing Risks to Bitcoin [Decrypt]
• Nasdaq moves to remove position limits on Bitcoin, Ether ETF options [Coin Telegraph]
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Published at 6.00am on Friday, January 23, 2025
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