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NWS GENERAL OUTLOOK
1. Warm and dry conditions, outside of an isolated shower or storm, continue through the weekend. A wetter pattern may return 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 mid 60s. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph with gusts up to 30 mph.
..TONIGHT....Mostly clear. Lows around 40. North winds 5 to 10 mph. Gusts up to 25 mph in the evening.
..FRIDAY....Sunny. Highs in the mid 70s. Southwest winds around 5 mph.
..FRIDAY NIGHT....Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s. West winds around 5 mph.
..SATURDAY....Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 70s. Southwest winds around 5 mph.
..SATURDAY NIGHT....Mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s.
..SUNDAY....Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 80s.
..SUNDAY NIGHT....Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s.
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
• County Manager Presents Annual Budget Message to County Commissioners [ Macon Media ]
Children and the horrors of AI deepfakes: What parents should know | WLOS-TV (Asheville, NC)
Some educator advocates say proposed pay increase is not enough | WRAL-TV (Raleigh, NC)
• NC Senate bill seeks to cut adult care home inspections [NC Newsline]
• Sen. Thom Tillis urges Campbell Law graduates to lead with integrity in divided legal climate [WRAL-TV (Raleigh, NC)]
• NC budget could make teachers 'highest paid in the South'. Where it stands now [Asheville Citizen-Times]
• What NC budget deal means for your income tax rate, and how you can vote on it [Raleigh News & Observer]
Iran War News
Tactical Victory or Strategic Failure? Secretary Hegseth on U.S. Control of the Strait of Hormuz | What's Going on With Shipping?
What Iran war could mean for Taiwan - as Trump visits China | Sky News
• Iran Update Special Report, May 13, 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]
• Hegseth gets bipartisan grilling on rising costs of the Iran war and Trump’s end game [AP News]
• Iran war: Why the BRICS foreign ministers meeting in India matters [Al Jazeera]
• Iran ‘frighteningly close’ to developing nuclear weapons, US energy secretary says - report [Jerusalem Post]
• Iran war: US has spent $29 billion so far — Pentagon [DW News]
What Satellite Images Reveal About Iran’s Attacks on U.S. Bases | The New York Times
World News
“Pray” takes Poland to the Eurovision 2026 grand final | World News Tonight | TVP World
Xi greets Trump in China ahead of bilateral meeting | CNN
• Liveblog: Trump in China [DW News]
• Trump, Xi signal desire to manage bilateral ties but reaffirm positions on Taiwan, trade [Yonhap News Agency]
• Who holds the cards at the Trump-Xi summit in Beijing? [France 24]
• Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, May 13, 2026 [Institute for the Study of War]
What if America quits NATO? | Caspian Report
National News
ABC World News Tonight with David Muir Full Broadcast - May 13, 2026 | ABC News
NBC Nightly News Full Episode - May 13 | NBC News
• The Great Fragmentation: How Culture Stopped Arriving Together [The Intellectualist]
• A Conspiracy Theory About QR Codes Has Led to Chaos Ahead of Georgia's Midterms [WIRED]
• Lutnick testified he knew little about Epstein, his next-door neighbor [CBS News]
• Ukraine bill heading to the floor after discharge petition wins 218th signature [The Hill]
• Gov. Kemp calls special session to redraw Georgia's congressional map [UPI]
• China rolls out red carpet for Trump as Xi meeting tests trade, Taiwan tensions [Fox News]
Financial News
Economic Well-Being of U.S. Households in 2025, May 13, 2026 | Federal Reserve
• Justice Dept. Officials Consider Settling Trump Suit Against I.R.S. [New York Times]
'VERY CONCERNED ABOUT IT': Inside the data center debate in Georgia | Fox Business
Trump-Xi Summit: Xi Warns Trump Of ‘Clashes’ If Taiwan Issue Mishandled | Daybreak Europe 05/14/2026 | Bloomberg Television
• Asia stocks gain on AI enthusiasm as Trump meets Xi [Yahoo Finance]
• Five takeaways from the Trump-Xi summit in Beijing so far [CNBC]
Science and Technology
Space Cowboys Plan to Build Massive Satellite - Deep Space Updates May 13th | Scott Manley
• FCC angers small carriers by helping AT&T and Starlink buy EchoStar spectrum [Ars Technica]
• Worst-Case Scenarios for El Niño Are Literally Off the Charts [Gizmodo]
• Scientists discover the Southern Ocean is “sweating” more as climate change intensifies [Science Daily]
• TWiV 1320: Clinical update with Dr. Daniel Griffin [Microbe TV]
Astronomers Found a Link Between Little Red Dots and Black Holes | Anton Petrov
Crypto News
Market Returns by Political Party | Benjamin Cowen
• Bitcoin Firm Metaplanet Posts $725 Million Loss, Delays Preferred Share Offerings [Decrypt]
• Bitcoin traders expect ‘fast move’ to $90K following CLARITY Act vote [Coin Telegraph]
• ADI Foundation and Settlemint Launch ADGM Tokenization Rail for $30.9B RWAs [Bitcoin.com]
The Bitcoin Hero's Journey | Bitcoin 2026 | Bitcoin Magazine
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Published at 9.00am on Thursday, May 14, 2026
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