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NWS GENERAL OUTLOOK
1. The potential for isolated heavy rainfall and flash flooding returns tonight into Saturday, as a front moves back into the area. One last round of convection is anticipated Monday before the front finally clears the region. Temperatures trend below normal for the weekend.
2. Dry and cooler than normal weather is expected Tuesday through at least Thursday.
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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 70s. Southeast winds around 5 mph.
..TONIGHT....Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening, then showers likely after midnight. Patchy fog after midnight. Lows in the lower 60s. South winds around 5 mph. Chance of rain 70 percent.
..SATURDAY....Patchy fog in the morning. Showers likely in the morning, then showers with a chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 70s. North winds around 5 mph in the morning, becoming light and variable. Chance of rain 90 percent.
..SATURDAY NIGHT....Mostly cloudy. Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms in the evening. Lows in the mid 50s. East winds around 5 mph. Chance of rain 70 percent.
..SUNDAY....Mostly cloudy. Highs around 70. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph. Gusts up to 25 mph in the morning.
..SUNDAY NIGHT....Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows in the mid 50s. Chance of rain 30 percent.
HAZARDOUS WEATHER
Isolated to scattered showers and thunderstorms are expected this afternoon and evening. These may produce some isolated heavy downpours and result in localized flooding.
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)]
• County Manager Presents Annual Budget Message to County Commissioners [ Macon Media ]
(Blue Ridge Parkway) 2nd-deadliest National Park System | WLOS-TV (Asheville, NC)
NC's push for red-flag laws rekindles after Raleigh courthouse shooting | WRAL-TV (Raleigh, NC)
• The White House intervened to get a $620 million deal for an NC company tied to Donald Trump Jr. [NC Newsline]
• ‘Fueled by greed’: Former NC political megadonor Greg Lindberg sentenced to prison [WRAL-TV (Raleigh, NC)]
• Asheville mayoral candidates call housing and affordability a 'crisis' [Asheville Citizen-Times]
• Report: NC sees big drop in teacher union membership and union strength [Raleigh News & Observer]
Iran War News
Why Russia is the Real Winner of the Battle for the Strait of Hormuz | What's Going on With Shipping?
US and Iran reach tentative deal to extend ceasefire, US sources say | BBC News
• Iran Update Special Report, May 28, 2026 [Institute for the Study of War]
• Jerusalem Post Liveblog [Jerusalem Post]
• France24 Liveblog [France 24]
• Al Jazeera Liveblog [Al Jazeera]
• Fox News Liveblog [Fox News]
• US and Iranian negotiators reach tentative deal to extend ceasefire and start new nuclear talks [AP News]
• What’s happening on Iran war day 90 as US launches new strikes [Al Jazeera]
• Trump's refusal to return to war with Iran will 'cost him dearly', Saudi expert claims [Jerusalem Post]
• Civilians in Lebanon hit hardest as Israel targets Hezbollah [DW News]
• (video) Hezbollah has rendered much of northern Israel uninhabitable, Michael Oren says [Fox News]
World News
Ukraine and Sweden seal fighter jet deal | World News Tonight | TVP World
Russia is ‘relentlessly targeting’ the UK: This Is Why | Professor Michael Clarke analysis | Sky News
• Mexico backs amendment to annul election results over foreign interference [Al Jazeera]
• House draft of 2027 U.S. defense bill reinforces language on maintaining USFK troop levels [Yonhap News Agency]
• Russia drone breaches Romania airspace during Ukraine attack [DW News]
• Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, May 28, 2026 [Institute for the Study of War]
• Liveblog: NATO condemns 'Russia's recklessness' after drone hit apartment building in Romania [DW News]
National News
ABC World News Tonight with David Muir Full Broadcast - May 28, 2026 | ABC News
NBC Nightly News Full Episode - May 28 | NBC News
• Explosion and fire at a Dallas apartment building kills at least 3 people, including a child [AP News]
• Blue Origin rocket explodes ahead of satellite launch [Ground News]
• US Treasury secretary confirms plans for $250 bill featuring Trump’s face [Al Jazeera]
• ‘No Kings’ movement planning nationwide event on Trump 80th birthday [The Hill]
• Calif. teen wins Scripps National Spelling Bee in dramatic spell-off [UPI]
• Hawaii police arrest 'armed and extremely dangerous' man suspected in three killings on the Big Island [Fox News]
Financial News
SpaceX Cuts IPO Valuation By $200 Billion | Daybreak Europe 05/29/2026 | Bloomberg Television
• Rising prices take center stage as Fed's preferred inflation measure heated up further in April [Yahoo Finance]
• Strait of Hormuz shutdown: A visual guide to world’s most critical oil chokepoint [CNBC]
Science and Technology
Blue Origin's Rocket Explosion - How Bad Is It? | Scott Manley
• Mexican President Responds to World Cup Piracy Concerns, Prefers ‘Open’ Broadcasts [Torrent Freak]
• The most spectacular rocket explosion since N1 just happened in Florida [Ars Technica]
• Why Would Someone Publicly Burn $8 Million Worth of Bitcoin? Theories Are Flying [Gizmodo]
• Rogue planet moons could harbor alien life for billions of years [Science Daily]
• Infectious Disease Puscast #107 [Microbe TV]
Time Itself Seems to Have a Limit of Precision Due to a Quantum Physics Model | Anton Petrov
Crypto News
Bitcoin: The Window of Weakness | Benjamin Cowen
• Bitcoin Whales Are Pulling Back as Activity 'Mirrors' 2022 Bear Market: Analysts [Decrypt]
• Fidelity Digital Assets highlights 'growing evidence' of shift from dollar-based systems [Coin Telegraph]
• Stake DAO Freezes Arbitrum vsdCRV Markets After Attacker Mints 5.4T Synthetic Tokens [Bitcoin.com]
Bitcoin CRASHES To $73K As US Bombs Iran And ETFs Bleed $733M | The Wolf Of All Streets
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Published at 9.00am on Friday, May 29, 2026
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