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NWS GENERAL OUTLOOK
1. Mild temperatures and near-critical relative humidity continue on Friday and Saturday, mainly east of the mountains.
2. Widespread rain is expected Saturday night through Sunday night. This will mainly be a beneficial rainfall with little to no hydro impacts expected.
3. Temperatures warm early to middle next week with a return of dry weather.
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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 lower 50s. Northwest winds around 5 mph.
..FRIDAY NIGHT....Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 30s. Southwest winds around 5 mph.
..SATURDAY....Mostly sunny in the morning, then becoming mostly cloudy. Highs in the mid 50s. Southwest winds around 5 mph.
..SATURDAY NIGHT....Cloudy. A chance of rain after midnight. Lows around 40. Southeast winds around 5 mph. Chance of rain 50 percent.
..SUNDAY....Rain. Highs in the upper 40s. Chance of rain near 100 percent.
..SUNDAY NIGHT....Mostly cloudy. Rain likely, mainly in the evening. Lows in the mid 40s. Chance of rain 70 percent.
..WASHINGTONS BIRTHDAY....Partly sunny in the morning, then clearing. Highs in the lower 60s.
..MONDAY NIGHT....Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming mostly cloudy. Lows around 40.
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
• Executive Summary (and video) of the February 2026 Franklin Town Council Meeting [WLOS-TV (Asheville, NC)]
Mission Hospital careers page shows nearly 500 job openings across WNC network | WLOS-TV (Asheville, NC)
• WCU launches early voting shuttle after on-campus polling site closure [WLOS-TV (Asheville, NC)]
• Cooper casts ballot on the first day of North Carolina’s early voting [NC Newsline]
• NC pension plan’s crypto bet is down $30 million. Why supporters remain confident [WRAL-TV (Raleigh, NC)]
• A hard no to high-tech: Canton passes data center moratorium [Smoky Mountain News]
• Chatham County puts 1-year pause on new data centers, cryptocurrency mines [Raleigh News and Observer]
• Biltmore Inn, MAHEC, Novant urgent care could be measles exposure sites [Asheville Citizen-Times]
Other News
COLLISION: USS Truxtun & USNS Supply Collide in the Caribbean, Feb 11, 2026 | Two Videos | What's Going on With Shipping?
Epstein asked staff to install hidden cameras at his Florida home, email shows | Sky News
Trump administration fails to indict Democrats involved in 'illegal orders' video | NBC News
• Jan 6 apologist Jim Jordan tells hearing: ‘You don’t have a right to go into the Capitol and disrupt Congress’ [Yahoo News]
• Arizona sheriff blocking FBI from key evidence in escalating Guthrie case: source [Fox News]
• Second US aircraft carrier is being sent to the Middle East, AP source says, as Iran tensions high [AP News]
• U.S.–China proxy battle over Panama Canal ports set to intensify as CK Hutchison warns of legal action [CNBC]
ABC World News Tonight with David Muir Full Broadcast - Feb. 12, 2026 | ABC News
NATO boosts Ukraine aid with $35B package | World News Tonight | TVP WORLD
• Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, February 12, 2026 [Institute for the Study of War]
• Trump revokes landmark ruling that greenhouse gases endanger public health [BBC News]
• GOP senators express relief over failed DOJ effort to indict Democrats [The Hill]
Trump ends immigration crackdown in Minnesota | DW News
• ‘We’ll Find the Remnants of Ancient Alien Civilizations’: Read Musk’s Gibberish Rant from His xAI All-Hands Meeting [Gizmodo]
• House votes to override Trump’s Canada tariffs [CNBC]
• Watch Vulcan Centaur rocket launch 'neighborhood watch' satellites for the US military early today (02-12) [Space.com]
OpenClaw: The Viral AI Agent that Broke the Internet - Peter Steinberger | Lex Fridman Podcast #491
The Level1 Links with Friends Show February 13 2026: Five Nights at Jeffrey's
• Bitcoin Signals Turning Point—But No Clear Bottom Yet, Experts Say [Decrypt]
• Is this crypto winter different? Key observers reevaluate Bitcoin [Coin Telegraph]
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Published at 6.00am on Friday, February 13, 2025
Author: Bobby Coggins
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