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NWS GENERAL OUTLOOK
1. A cold front crosses the area today, bringing scattered showers and a few embedded thunderstorms. Relatively little rain is expected with this system, and severe risk remains minimal.
2. Another weak cold front may bring a few more showers and thunderstorms to the western Carolinas Wednesday. Otherwise, dry weather is expected
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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 with a 20 percent chance of showers. Highs around 70. North winds around 5 mph.
..TONIGHT....Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 40s. North winds around 5 mph.
..TUESDAY....Sunny. Highs in the upper 60s. East winds around 5 mph, becoming south in the afternoon.
..TUESDAY NIGHT....Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 40s. South winds around 5 mph.
..WEDNESDAY....Partly sunny. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs around 70. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph with gusts up to 30 mph. Chance of rain 40 percent.
..WEDNESDAY NIGHT....Partly cloudy with a chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening, then clear after midnight. Lows in the upper 40s. Chance of rain 30 percent.
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
Resolution urges HCA Healthcare CEO to talk with Buncombe County community | WLOS-TV (Asheville, NC)
Neese's Sausage fully pauses operations | WRAL-TV (Raleigh, NC)
• Stein: Whatley’s ties to Trump ‘not a positive’ in North Carolina’s upcoming US Senate election [NC Newsline]
• Sen. Thom Tillis urges Campbell Law graduates to lead with integrity in divided legal climate [WRAL-TV (Raleigh, NC)]
• Where to visit the chickens of Oconaluftee in the Great Smoky Mountains [Asheville Citizen-Times]
• Legislature controls new building project oversight, not Stein’s Cabinet agency [Raleigh News & Observer]
Iran War News
"A Wall of Fire": Eyewitness View of an Attack in the Strait of Hormuz | Week 10 Recap | What's Going on With Shipping?
Iran sends its response to President Trump's latest proposal aimed at ending the war | BBC News
• Iran Update Special Report, May 010, 2026 [Institute for the Study of War]
• Jerusalem Post Liveblog [Jerusalem Post]
• Al Jazeera Liveblog [Al Jazeera]
• Fox News Liveblog [Fox News]
• Saudi oil giant Aramco sees 25% jump in Q1 profit after shifting exports from Strait of Hormuz [AP News]
• Iran replies to US proposal to end war, Trump finds response ‘unacceptable’ [Al Jazeera]
• Iran's response to US ceasefire proposal focuses on Hormuz, Lebanon ceasefire, state media says [Jerusalem Post]
• Iran war is crushing Asia’s farmers, threatening global food supply [Washington Post]
Iran’s two navies and the fate of its “Midget Submarines” | FRANCE 24 English
World News
Putin offers talks with Ukraine amid claims of ceasefire violations | TVP World
FULL VICTORY DAY 2026: Russia Holds Massive Military Parade In Moscow’s Red Square | DRM News
• Germany news: Defense minister Pistorius arrives in Kyiv [DW News]
• S. Korea, NATO officials discuss defense industry cooperation [Yonhap News Agency]
• French evacuee from hantavirus-hit ship tests positive, health minister says [France 24]
• Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, May 10, 2026 [Institute for the Study of War]
Russian president Putin nominates a controversial ex-German chancellor as peace broker | DW News
National News
ABC World News Tonight with David Muir Full Broadcast - May 10, 2026 | ABC News
Meet the Press Full Episode — May 10 | NBC News
• Want to track the apocalypse? One theory: Follow the billionaires’ jets [Washington Post]
• ‘Patient Zero’ Identified in Hantavirus Ship Outbreak: Leo Schilperoord [Newsweek]
• 5 GOP battles that will drive the summer in Congress [The Hill]
• 17 Americans from hantavirus-hit cruise flying to U.S., HHS says [UPI]
• Hegseth says Pentagon will review Mark Kelly's public statements about classified briefing amid ongoing feud [Fox News]
Financial News
Expect Deadly Food Scarcity And Price Hikes: ICC Secretary General Sounds Alarm On Fertilizer Crisis | Forbes Breaking News
New Clarity Act is Trojan Horse for Dollar as Global Reserve Currency | Heresy Financial
Iran War: Trump Rejects Iran Latest Offer & Trump-Xi Summit | Daybreak Europe 5/11/2026 | Bloomberg Television
• Oil Jumps as Hormuz Stays Shut After Trump Rebuffs Iran’s Offer [Yahoo Finance]
• Brent oil tops $105 after Trump dismisses Iran’s peace proposal response [CNBC]
Science and Technology
Tiny Rock In the Solar System Contains Atmosphere and Nobody Knows Why | Anton Petrov
• The unprecedented and deadly cruise ship hantavirus outbreak, explained [Ars Technica]
• El Salvador’s Bitcoin-Loving President Has Allegedly Frozen Assets of Local News Outlet [Gizmodo]
• NASA’s Psyche probe is about to slingshot around Mars at 12,000 mph [Science Daily]
• Beyond the Noise #106: Collateral damage [Microbe TV]
General Motors’ Robot Debacle | Asianometry
Crypto News
Labor Market Holds Steady | Benjamin Cowen
• SBF has joined Pam Bondi on team ‘Dow 50K’ [Protos]
• AWS Northern Virginia data center overheats, impacting Coinbase [Coin Telegraph]
• From $8 to $81,700: What Bitcoin Was Worth on Every Mother's Day Since 2011 [Bitcoin.com]
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Published at 6.00am on Monday, May 11, 2026
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