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NWS GENERAL OUTLOOK
1. Seasonable temperatures but low humidity and breezy conditions today, with some minor concerns for increased fire danger in the afternoon.
2. Another cold front brings rain to the area on Wednesday and Thursday. At this time, the threat for severe thunderstorms and excessive rain still appears to be low.
3. Drier conditions return for the majority of the weekend before another potential cold front increases rain chances for the start of next 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....Sunny. Highs in the lower 70s. South winds 5 to 10 mph with gusts up to 30 mph.
..TONIGHT....Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers after midnight. Lows in the mid 50s. South winds 5 to 10 mph. Gusts up to 30 mph in the evening. Chance of rain 50 percent.
..WEDNESDAY....Showers likely in the morning, then showers with a chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 60s. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph with gusts up to 25 mph. Chance of rain 90 percent.
..WEDNESDAY NIGHT....Showers with a chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 50s. Southwest winds around 5 mph. Chance of rain near 100 percent.
..THURSDAY....Showers. Highs around 70. Chance of rain 90 percent.
..THURSDAY NIGHT....Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers in the evening.
HAZARDOUS WEATHER
Hazardous is not expected today or tonight.
Isolated to scattered thunderstorms are possible overnight into Thursday. A few strong storms may be possible, capable of producing gusty winds, frequent lightning, and locally heavy rainfall.
NEWS UPDATES
(Links aggregated to show what various news outlets are reporting)
State and Local News
• Proposed 2026-2027 Budget for the Town of Franklin [Google Drive (89 page PDF)]
Service workers honored for boosting Asheville-area tourism after Helene | WLOS-TV (Asheville, NC)
• NC burn ban ends in 81 counties: What is and isn't allowed with outdoor burning in North Carolina [WRAL-TV (Raleigh, NC)]
• Gas prices are rising again in US, NC. Here's how to find cheaper gas [Asheville Citizen-Times]
• NC lawmakers gave autism nonprofit $2 million. Much went to a former colleague. [Raleigh News & Observer]
Iran War News
Two U.S. Flagged- Commercial Ships Sail Through the Strait | How Does the Military Convoy Ships? | What's Going on With Shipping?
Ceasefire on brink: Trump says Iran will be “blown off face of earth” if it hits US ships | BBC News
• Iran Update Special Report, May 04, 2026 [Institute for the Study of War]
• Jerusalem Post Liveblog [Jerusalem Post]
• DW News Liveblog [DW News]
• Al Jazeera Liveblog [Al Jazeera]
• Fox News Liveblog [Fox News]
• The US fights to reopen the Strait of Hormuz as the UAE comes under attack in a test of Iran truce [AP News]
• Iran says US military killed five civilians in attacks on passenger boats [Al Jazeera]
• Trump torn on Iran war plan after attacks on US ships in Strait of Hormuz - WSJ [Jerusalem Post]
• (video) Who is actually in control of the Strait of Hormuz? [Sky News]
Opaque nature of US-Iran shadow war: Are they 'dancing their way out of a minefield' toward a deal? | FRANCE 24 English
World News
Iran fires warning shots as U.S. Navy convoys ships across Hormuz | World News Tonight | TVP World
• Dubai's image as a financial hub faces its biggest test yet [DW News]
• Trump-Kim meeting 'not currently' scheduled for upcoming Asia trip: White House official [Yonhap News Agency]
• Putin and Zelensky both unilaterally declare conflicting 2-day truces [France 24]
• Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, May 04, 2026 [Institute for the Study of War]
Hantavirus: spread by rodents, potentially fatal, with no specific cure | FRANCE 24 English
National News
ABC World News Tonight with David Muir Full Broadcast - May 4, 2026 | ABC News
How a United flight struck a tractor trailer on the highway | CNN
• Supreme Court restores access to abortion pill mifepristone through telehealth, mail and pharmacies [AP News]
• ‘They’re spinning’: Republicans, grappling with midterm anxiety, go negative [Politico]
• Alito, Jackson spar as Supreme Court speeds up Louisiana redistricting judgment [The Hill]
• One hurt in shooting near Washington Monument [UPI]
• Rudy Giuliani's primary care provider gives update on his condition [Fox News]
Financial News
US and Iran Trade Fire in Gulf, Jolting Four-Week-Old Truce | Horizons Middle East & Africa 5/5/2026 | Bloomberg Television
• Palantir Q1 revenue jumps 85% on booming US business [Yahoo Finance]
• Pirro changes course in Fed investigation, move unlikely to satisfy Powell [CNBC]
Science and Technology
The Level1 Links with Friends Show May 5 2026: Manus: The Takeover of Fate
• Musk’s “World War III” threat in Twitter lawsuit haunts him at OpenAI trial [Ars Technica]
• Explosion Rocks SpaceX’s Test of Water Deluge System Ahead of Starship Launch [Gizmodo]
• Scientists just created exotic new forms of matter that shouldn’t exist [Science Daily]
• TWiV 1319: An earful of SARS-CoV-2 [Microbe TV]
Alternate Dimensions And If They Could Exist | John Michael Godier
Crypto News
Through the Eyes of a Cypherpunk Legend: Hyperbitcoinization = HyperAmericanization | Bitcoin 2026 | Bitcoin Magazine
• Someone Built an Open-Source 'Theoretical Mythos' to Reverse-Engineer Anthropic's Most Dangerous AI [DL News]
• Western Union begins USDPT stablecoin rollout on Solana [Coin Telegraph]
• Bitcoin Breaks $81,000 Behind ETF Inflows, Iran De-escalation and a Short Squeeze [Bitcoin.com]
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Published at 6.00am on Tuesday, May 05, 2026
Author: Bobby Coggins
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