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NWS GENERAL OUTLOOK
1. Cold air damming weakens today, but lingering moisture will contribute to the possibility of patchy dense fog early Wednesday morning that could impact the morning commute.
2. Well above normal temperatures for the rest of the week and through the weekend. It will be generally dry, but rain chances expected to return by Sunday.
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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. Highs in the upper 50s. South winds around 5 mph.
..TONIGHT....Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 40s. South winds around 5 mph.
..WEDNESDAY....Partly sunny. Highs around 70. Southwest winds around 5 mph.
..WEDNESDAY NIGHT....Mostly cloudy. Lows around 50. South winds around 5 mph.
..THURSDAY....Partly sunny. Highs in the lower 70s. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph. Gusts up to 25 mph in the afternoon.
..THURSDAY NIGHT....Mostly cloudy in the evening, then becoming partly
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
• What to expect in North Carolina's state primaries [WLOS-TV (Asheville, NC)]
• North Carolina early primary voting surges ahead of 2024, driven by Democratic enthusiasm [NC Newsline]
• Casting ballots and following the results: What to know about Tuesday’s elections in North Carolina [WRAL-TV (Raleigh, NC)]
• NC military sites raise security to prevent ‘unvetted visitors’ as US bombs Iranhttps://www.newsobserver.com/news/state/north-carolina/article314890436.html [Raleigh News and Observer]
• When is NC's primary? How to find polling sites, sample ballots, more [Asheville Citizen-Times]
Other News
• Iran Update Evening Special Report, March 2, 2026 [Institute for the Study of War]
US Embassy hit by 2 drones, shelter in place order issued in Saudi Arabia | Fox News
Iran shuts down the Strait of Hormuz. What more could it do? | FRANCE 24 Englishn
• Jerusalem Post Liveblog [Jerusalem Post]
• BBC Liveblog [BBC News]
• Al Jazeera Liveblog [Al Jazeera]
What voters want from 2026 midterms, according to CBS News polling | CBS News
Does Donald Trump actually know what he’s doing in Iran? | Trump100 | Sky News
Iran reports 168 dead in strike on elementary school | NBC News
• War widens to include Iranian-backed militias as Israeli and American planes pound Iran [AP News]
• Trump presses NATO partners on support as Hegseth blasts hesitation [Fox News]
Bill Clinton Deposition on Epstein Probe | C-SPAN
Hillary Clinton Deposition on Epstein Probe | C-SPAN
• Trump’s Iran War Adds Potential Shock for US Economy, Voters [Yahoo News]
• The Strait of Hormuz is facing a blockade. These countries will be most impacted [CNBC]
Trump on Iran: Whatever It Takes; Lobbying US For Off-Ramp | Horizons Middle East & Africa 3/3/2026 | Bloomberg Television
ABC World News Tonight with David Muir Full Broadcast - March 2, 2026 | ABC News
Trump expects Iran attack “to last four to five weeks" | TVP WORLD
• Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, March 2, 2026 [Institute for the Study of War]
• Watch: The third day of the US-Israeli war with Iran [BBC News]
• Lawmakers: Israeli plan to attack Iran dictated Trump’s decision on strikes [The Hill]
What are US objectives in Iran and how far are they willing to go to achieve them? | DW News
• Visible planets and night sky guide for March [EarthSky]
• Why tipping keeps rising and may not improve service [Science Daily ]
• Facing Backlash, OpenAI Amends Pentagon Deal to Add More Anti-Surveillance Verbiage [Gizmodo]
• Trump FCC’s equal-time crackdown doesn’t apply equally—or at all—to talk radio [Ars Technica]
• (video) TOTAL LUNAR ECLIPSE | MARCH 3, 2026 | GRIFFITH OBSERVATORY [Space.com]
Why Anthropic is Fighting with the US Military - DTNS 5216 | Daily Tech News Show
This Comet Stopped Spinning...Then Started Going Backwards | Anton Petrov
• Human Brain Cells Learn to Play Doom in Cortical Labs Experiment [Decrypt]
• Iranian crypto outflows spike 700% after US-Israeli airstrikes [Coin Telegraph]
Bitcoin: The Early March Rally | Benjamin Cowen
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Published at 6.00am on Tuesday, March 03, 2026
Author: Bobby Coggins
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