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NWS GENERAL OUTLOOK
1. Mainly diurnal convection into the weekend.
2. Hot and humid conditions develop today and continue into the weekend.
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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 sunny. Patchy fog this morning. A chance of showers and thunderstorms this afternoon. Highs in the lower 80s. West winds around 5 mph. Chance of rain 40 percent.
..TONIGHT....Mostly clear. Patchy fog after midnight. Lows in the mid 60s. West winds around 5 mph.
..FRIDAY....Mostly sunny. Patchy fog in the morning. Highs in the mid 80s. Northwest winds around 5 mph.
..FRIDAY NIGHT....Mostly cloudy. A chance of thunderstorms in the evening. Lows in the mid 60s. Northwest winds around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation 50 percent.
..SATURDAY....Mostly sunny. A chance of showers in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 80s. Northwest winds around 5 mph. Chance of rain 40 percent.
..SATURDAY NIGHT....A chance of showers in the evening. Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s. Chance of rain 40 percent.
..SUNDAY....Partly sunny. A chance of showers in the morning, then showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 80s. Chance of rain 70 percent.
..SUNDAY NIGHT....Mostly cloudy. Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms in the evening, then a chance of showers after midnight. Lows in the lower 60s. Chance of rain 70 percent.
HAZARDOUS WEATHER
Hot and humid conditions are expected again today with heat indexes in the low 90s for valley locations.
Storms are likely on Friday ahead of an approaching front. Some of these storms could be strong to severe with damaging winds as the main threats. Isolated flooding is also possible for places that see repeated rainfall.
NEWS UPDATES
(Links aggregated to show what various news outlets are reporting)
State and Local News
• Future of the Macon County Library and the Fontana Regional Library Discussed by Commissioners and the Public [ Macon Media ]
(video) Family urges teens to drive safely after crash | WLOS-TV (Asheville, NC)
• Texts show local GOP leader accusing state officials of ‘trying to strong arm’ polling location vote [NC Local]
• NC lawmaker reverses course, jumps back into competitive 2026 race [WRAL-TV (Raleigh, NC)]
• Amid solid job numbers, a NC economist sees troubling headwinds [Asheville Citizen-Times]
• NC Gov. Josh Stein asks Congress for $10 billion for Helene relief [Raleigh News & Observer]
Iran War News
Why a Middle East Peace Deal Won't Fix the Global Energy Crisis - Schwab Network Interview June 9 | What's Going on With Shipping?
• Iran Update Special Report, June 10, 2026 [Institute for the Study of War]
• AP News Liveblog [AP News]
• Jerusalem Post Liveblog [Jerusalem Post]
• France24 Liveblog [France 24]
• Al Jazeera Liveblog [Al Jazeera]
• Fox News Liveblog [Fox News]
• The Latest: Iran and US exchange fire for second day as hostiles escalate in Mideast region [AP News]
• Iran war day 104: Iran attacks US bases, closes strait after Trump strikes [Al Jazeera]
• IRGC general threatens to 'turn entire region into hell' if Strait of Hormuz destabilized [Jerusalem Post]
• US and Iran swap strikes as ceasefire hangs by a thread [DW News]
• Trump blasts Iran, hints at strikes after advanced sea drone rescues US pilots [Fox News]
World News
Ukraine forces Russians out of strategic peninsula | World News Tonight | TVP World
Can Nato survive without the US? | The Security Brief | BBC News
The Situation in Crimea is Spiraling Out of Control | Paul Warburg
Belfast: Judge warns rioters will face prison if brought before the courts | Sky News
• Thousands rally in Albania in largest protest yet against Kushner resort [Al Jazeera]
• Lee says depending on U.S. for defense no longer valid, will boost economic ties [Yonhap News Agency]
• Only 1 in 10 Europeans see US as an ally — study [DW News]
• Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, June 10, 2026 [Institute for the Study of War]
• Fully autonomous drones have killed human soldiers for the first time [New Scientist]
National News
ABC World News Tonight with David Muir Full Broadcast - June 10, 2026 | ABC News
NBC Nightly News with Tom Llamas - June 10 | U.S. strikes on Iran, Bill Gates grilled, NBA security | NBC News
• A burning cross in a Chicago park shocks residents and has police searching for who did it [AP News]
• NASA Chief Defends Selection of All-Male Crew for Artemis III Mission [Ground News]
• Inflation hits back hard at Trump, who spins heads with comments [The Hill]
• Inside the White House Freakout Over the Epstein Files [New York Times]
• OB-GYN group breaks with CDC, issues maternal vaccine schedule [UPI]
• Fact check: Trump told NBC that he never promised not to start a new war. He did, repeatedly [CNN]
• Karmelo Anthony isolated in jail as track meet killer appeals conviction, preps for prison stint [Fox News]
Financial News
Tech Rout Pushes China Stocks to Brink of Bear Market | 6/11/2026 | Bloomberg Television
• Anthropic CEO says an 'intrinsic' feature of AI may be fewer jobs. His answer? Redistribute the upside. [Yahoo Finance]
• Consumer prices rose 4.2% annually in May, highest in three years [CNBC]
Science and Technology
The Top Land Predator of the Devonian Was a Giant Scorpion | 7 Days of Science
• Z-Library Lets People Run White-Label, Login-Only Pirate Mirrors [Torrent Freak]
• Diabetes org apologizes for ejecting scientists over criticism of Trump [Ars Technica]
• Two Years Later, We’re Finally Learning How a Transformers-Inspired Rover Fared on the Moon [Gizmodo]
• Scientists propose a radical new theory for how life began on Earth [Science Daily]
• Office Hours with Earth's Virology Professor Livestream 6/10/26 8 pm ET [Microbe TV]
Study Solves the Mystery of Why Humans Are Mostly Right Handed | Anton Petrov
AI and Crypto News
Bitcoin: The Cost Basis of the Network | Benjamin Cowen
• Bitcoin Is Getting Closer to the Bottom, But Demand Is Falling: CryptoQuant [Decrypt]
• Bitcoin price may slide toward $30K as institutions dump 450% of daily BTC supply [Coin Telegraph]
• Dragonfly’s Rob Hadick Says Stablecoins Could Grow 10x as Payments Adoption Expands [Bitcoin.com]
"The Fiat System Has Terminal Cancer" - Digital Credit is the Answer | BMP w/ Matt Cole Ep 12 | Bitcoin Magazine
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Published at 9.00am on Thursday, June 11, 2026
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