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NWS GENERAL OUTLOOK
The Winter Storm Warning remains in effect for the entire area thru 7 AM Sunday. An Extreme Cold Warning remains in effect for the entire area, starting at 1 PM Saturday over the NC mountains and running thru 1 PM Sunday, and starting at 7 PM Saturday elsewhere and running thru 10 AM Sunday.
.KEY MESSAGES...
1. Only light additional snow accumulation is expected overnight. Nonetheless, a Winter Storm Warning remains in effect through 7 AM due to impacts from remaining heavy snow cover.
2. Gusty winds combined with very cold temperatures will lead to dangerously cold wind chills this morning. These wind chills could result in hypothermia or frostbite if precautions are not taken. Similarly cold if not colder temperatures return tonight and Monday morning, though wind chills will not be as severe.
3. Temperatures gradually warm through early next week with dry conditions returning across the region. Precipitation chances return by mid 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....Patchy blowing snow this morning. Sunny. Visibility one quarter mile or less at times this morning. Cold with highs in the mid 20s. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph. Gusts up to 45 mph, decreasing to 35 mph this afternoon. Wind chill values as low as 17 below this morning.
..TONIGHT....Partly cloudy. Cold with lows around 8 above. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph. Gusts up to 25 mph in the evening. Wind chill values as low as 1 below.
..MONDAY....Sunny. Highs in the upper 30s. Northwest winds around 5 mph.
..MONDAY NIGHT....Partly cloudy. Cold with lows in the lower 20s. Northwest winds around 5 mph.
..TUESDAY....Mostly cloudy. Highs in the upper 40s. West winds around 5 mph.
..TUESDAY NIGHT....Rain. Lows in the mid 30s. Chance of rain 80 percent.
HAZARDOUS WEATHER
Temperatures will remain very cold through early next week. A strong arctic front may bring the coldest weather of the season this weekend. Temperatures across portions of the area are likely to remain below freezing until at least Monday afternoon. As this period of unusually cold weather continues, the potential for damage to infrastructure, including burst water pipes will steadily increase.
NEWS UPDATES
(Links aggregated to show what various news outlets are reporting)
State and Local News
Asheville popcorn shop pops to the top, fulfilling the American dream kernel by kernel | WLOS-TV (Asheville, NC)
• Mountain wind chills to plunge 10 to 15 below zero as snow tapers off [WLOS-TV (Asheville, NC)]
• Greg Lindberg and companies ordered to repay $526 million as mogul lobbies for Trump pardon [WRAL-TV (Raleigh, NC)]
• In photos: Hundreds march in downtown Asheville in solidarity with Minnesota [Mountain Xpress]
• More lawsuits to be filed against NC State over toxic chemicals, attorneys say [Raleigh News and Observer]
• Another winter storm targets NC. See timing, warnings, more [Asheville Citizen-Times]
World News
Elon Musk asked Epstein when 'wildest party' would be | Epstein Files | Sky News
US Justice Dept probes Trump critics, sparking ‘retribution’ claims | Al Jazeera
• Slovakia PM's national security adviser resigns over Epstein links [BBC News]
• Germany news: Defense minister says US needs Europe [DW News]
• French IT group Capgemini to sell US subsidiary linked to ICE [France 24]
Russo-Ukraine War
• Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, January 31, 2026 [Institute for the Study of War]
Europe eyes nuclear deterrence as transatlantic stability crumbles | TVP World
• Russo-Ukrainian war, day 1438: Russia’s negotiation playbook unchanged since Soviet era [Euromaidan Press]
• NATO creating bank to prepare for war with Russia – media [Russia Today (Russian State-Controlled News Outlet)]
• Russian army liberates 24 settlements in January [TASS (Russian State-Controlled News Outlet)]
National News
• Supreme Court to Hear Trump Birthright Citizenship Case April 1 [Bloomberg law]
What led to partial government shutdown | CBS News
• Read the full indictment against Don Lemon, Georgia Fort and others charged in Minnesota [PBS News]
• How Politicians and the Press Battle for Eyeballs [Columbia Journalism Review]
• Trump thinks a weaker dollar is great for America. Is he right? [NPR]
• Judge rules Columbia Heights boy and father must be released from Texas detention center [Minnesota Star Tribune]
Judge denies Minnesota's bid to halt federal Operation Metro Surge amid local backlash | KARE-TV (Minneapolis, MN)
Artemis II: NASA's Journey to the Moon | NBC News
• Supreme Court will hear birthright citizenship case on April 1 [SCOTUSblog]
• Russian Spy Satellite Breaks Apart in Orbit, Raising Debris Fears [Ground News]
• Democrats flip Texas state Senate seat in shock upset [The Hill]
•Judge orders 5-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos and his dad released from ICE detention [AP News]
• House GOP's already fragile majority to further shrink after Democrats' ballot box victory [Fox News]
• Trump’s Plan to Make Housing Affordable Is Faltering [Yahoo Finance]
• Bitcoin dips below $79,000 as market digests silver sell-off, Trump’s Fed chair pick [CNBC]
Wall Street Week | Trump Picks Warsh, US State Capitalism, SNAP Cuts, Business of Youth Sports | Bloomberg Television
Fed Chair Nominee Kevin Warsh at 2025 Reagan Economic Forum | C-SPAN
Lectures in History: The History of the Space Program | C-SPAN
ABC World News Tonight with David Muir Full Broadcast - January 31, 2026
What's revealed in the latest Epstein files release – and what's redacted | PBS News Hour
Technology and Science News
Magnetic Poles Flip, Hypervelocity Stars from Andromeda, Potential Target for New Horizons | Q and A 393 | Fraser Cain
The Universe Is Forming Faster Than We Thought Possible | Anton Petrov
• There’s life beneath the snow, but it’s at risk of melting away [ScienceNews]
• France Just Created Its Own Open Source Alternative to Microsoft Teams and Zoom [It's FOSS News]
• This Week In Space podcast: Episode 195 — Remembering Apollo 1, Challenger, and Columbia [Space.com]
• US Declassifies Vintage Spy Satellite With a Wildly Lopsided Orbit [Gizmodo]
• Inside Nvidia’s 10-year effort to make the Shield TV the most updated Android device ever [Ars Technica]
Crypto Currencies
Bitcoin: Damage Report | Ben Cowen
• What Trump’s Fed Pick Kevin Warsh Means for Crypto [Decrypt]
• Bitcoin crashes below $76K Strategy cost basis in $2B liquidation event [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 Sunday, February 01, 2025
Author: Bobby Coggins
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