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NWS GENERAL OUTLOOK
1. A cold front will drop down from the northwest late today and tonight, ushering in a change in our weather for the Memorial Day weekend. The new pattern will support a period of cooler and more unsettled weather that could ultimately put a dent in our drought as it persists into the middle of next week. At this time, the risk of severe thunderstorms and flooding rain appears low.
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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 chance of thunderstorms. A chance of showers this morning, then showers this afternoon. Highs in the mid 70s. Light and variable winds. Chance of rain 90 percent.
..TONIGHT....Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening, then showers likely after midnight. Patchy fog after midnight. Lows around 60. South winds around 5 mph. Chance of rain 70 percent.
..FRIDAY....Patchy fog in the morning. Showers. A chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs around 70. Southeast winds around 5 mph. Chance of rain 90 percent.
..FRIDAY NIGHT....A chance of thunderstorms in the evening. Showers. Lows around 60. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain near 100 percent.
..SATURDAY....Showers in the morning, then showers with a chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 70s. South winds around 5 mph. Chance of rain near 100 percent.
..SATURDAY NIGHT....Mostly cloudy. Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms in the evening, then a chance of showers after midnight. Lows around 60. Chance of rain 70 percent.
..SUNDAY....Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers in the morning, then showers with a chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 70s. Chance of rain 90 percent.
..SUNDAY NIGHT....A chance of thunderstorms. Showers. Lows in the lower 60s. Chance of rain 90 percent.
..MEMORIAL DAY....Showers likely in the morning, then showers with a chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 70s. Chance of rain 90 percent.
..MONDAY NIGHT....Showers with a chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s. Chance of rain 90 percent.
HAZARDOUS WEATHER
Scattered thunderstorms are expected today through Saturday, especially during the afternoon and evening hours, which will bring the risk for locally heavy rainfall and frequent lightning. Widespread severe weather is not expected at this time.
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 ]
Crowd control incident involving peperballs | WLOS-TV (Asheville, NC)
NC lawmakers pass amendments to add property and income tax limits to ballot | WRAL-TV (Raleigh, NC)
• NC Senate moves constitutional amendment on local property tax increases to the November ballot [NC Newsline]
• North Carolina House Republicans override Stein veto on education tax-break bill [WRAL-TV (Raleigh, NC)]
• Blue Ridge Parkway opens for season with ongoing repairs [Asheville Citizen-Times]
• Walls that will hold up I-40 through Pigeon River Gorge begin to take shape [Raleigh News & Observer]
Iran War News
The Hormuz Effect: Why Supertanker Volumes Dropped 36% & Stocks are Sliding | What's Going on With Shipping?
Iran 'not a forever war', says US Vice President JD Vance | BBC News
• Iran Update Special Report, May 20, 2026 [Institute for the Study of War]
• Jerusalem Post Liveblog [Jerusalem Post]
• France24 Liveblog [DW News]
• Al Jazeera Liveblog [Al Jazeera]
• In Iran’s capital, weapons demonstrations send a signal at home and abroad as threat of war remains [AP News]
• Iran war day 83: Tehran ‘reviewing’ latest US response to end conflict [Al Jazeera]
• Israel's defense industry races to develop defenses against Hezbollah's deadly fiber-optic drones [Jerusalem Post]
• Middle East: Iran says any new attack will widen war [DW News]
World News
Drone breaches Lithuanian airspace | World News Tonight | TVP World
Putin and Trump are queuing up to meet Xi Jinping. This Is Why. | Sky News
• Trump administration indicts Cuba’s Raul Castro over 1996 plane shootdown [Al Jazeera]
• Ex-spy chief Cho Tae-yong sentenced to 1 1/2 yrs in prison for perjury in martial law trial [Yonhap News Agency]
• Germany's Merz pitches 'associate' EU membership for Ukraine [DW News]
• Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, May 20, 2026 [Institute for the Study of War]
What to know about Ebola as Congo reports more than 130 dead | Associated Press
National News
ABC World News Tonight with David Muir Full Broadcast - May 20, 2026 | ABC News
Top Story with Tom Llamas - May 20, 2026 | NBC News
• Republicans expected to abandon $1B security proposal for White House and Trump’s ballroom [AP News]
• How AIPAC channels millions through shell PACs ahead of US midterms [Associated Press]
• Tensions between the U.S. and Cuba: What we know about announcements expected May 20 [Al Jazeera]
• 5 things to know about the Raúl Castro indictment and the Cuba crisis [The Hill]
• House passes bipartisan housing affordability bill [UPI]
• Former DOJ prosecutor charged with stealing confidential Jack Smith investigation documents about Trump [Fox News]
Financial News
Bitcoin Has A 120-Day Fed Countdown - Trump Just Signed The Order | Mike Alfred | The Wolf Of All Streets
Asia Tech Stocks Rally As Investors Return To AI Trade | The China Show 5/21/2026 | Bloomberg Television
• SpaceX files IPO prospectus, offering a peek into its finances [Yahoo Finance]
• Treasury yields resume climb as traders monitor inflation risks [CNBC]
Science and Technology
There Are ‘Ghost’ Humans in Our Genome - We Just Found Out Who They Were | 7 Days of Science
• Hollywood Secures Broad “Omnibus” Pirate Site Blocking Order in UK High Court [Torrent Freak]
• Trump admin didn’t want Ebola-exposed Americans, sent them to Berlin, Prague [Ars Technica]
• The Scandal Over a Supposedly AI-Written, Award-Winning Short Story Is Troubling. Or Just Mean? [Gizmodo]
• Jupiter’s lightning may be 100x more powerful than Earth’s [Science Daily]
• Beyond the Noise #107: The subtle horror of package inserts [Microbe TV]
New Era for Astronomy: Direct Observation of Exoplanetary Surface | Anton Petrov
Crypto News
Ethereum: Rejected off the Bear Market Resistance Band | Benjamin Cowen
• Elon Musk's SpaceX IPO Filing Reveals $1.45 Billion Bitcoin Position [Decrypt]
• Tax evaders are trying ‘novel digital assets’ to dodge authorities: Chainalysis [Coin Telegraph]
• Soluna Buys out Dorothy 1B as Bitcoin-to-AI Campus Conversion Advances [Bitcoin.com]
Bitcoin vs the Surveillance State | Bitcoin Magazine Podcast Ep 9 | Bitcoin Magazine
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Published at 9.00am on Thursday, May 21, 2026
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