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NWS GENERAL OUTLOOK
1. Drier and slightly below-normal temperatures Monday trough Wednesday, with moisture and rain chances increasing in the second half of the 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....Patchy fog this morning. Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 70s. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph. Gusts up to 25 mph this morning.
..TONIGHT....Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s. Northwest winds around 5 mph.
..TUESDAY....Partly sunny. Highs in the mid 70s. Southwest winds around 5 mph.
..TUESDAY NIGHT....Mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s. West winds around 5 mph.
..WEDNESDAY....Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 70s. West winds around 5 mph.
..WEDNESDAY NIGHT....Partly cloudy in the evening, then mostly cloudy with a chance of showers after midnight. Lows in the mid 60s. Chance of rain 50 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
• Future of the Macon County Library and the Fontana Regional Library Discussed by Commissioners and the Public [ Macon Media ]
(video) Macon County Planning Board (June 2026) | Macon Media
(video) Orographic lift: The process that drives uneven rainfall in western North Carolina | WLOS-TV (Asheville, NC)
El Charro Structure Fire Closes Several Businesses | Macon Media
• NC still doesn’t have a budget. Why a top GOP leader says ‘we’re on track’ [WRAL-TV (Raleigh, NC)]
• NC won't participate in Trump's 'Great American State Fair.' Here's why [Asheville Citizen-Times]
• As JetZero approaches Greensboro, what has NC learned from VinFast and Boom? [Raleigh News & Observer]
Iran War News
US and Iran announce framework of deal for peace | BBC News
Why Israel is unhappy with Trump’s Iran deal | Caspian Report
The Global Shipping Crisis: Is a Hormuz Peace Deal Imminent? | What's Going on With Shipping?
• Iran Update Special Report, June 14, 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]
• Defense minister says Israel won’t withdraw from land seized in Lebanon, Syria and Gaza [AP News]
• Iran war day 107: Washington, Tehran close to signing first stage of deal [Al Jazeera]
• Iran’s regime survives, Israel worries: Winners, losers emerging from new US-Iran deal - analysis [Jerusalem Post]
• Iran war: US, Iran announce tentative peace deal [DW News]
• Iran deal is ‘opening the door’ to a new Middle East, former deputy national security advisor says [Fox News]
World News
Trump holds talks with Ukraine’s and Russia’s leaders | World News Tonight | TVP World
Royal Marines Take Control Of Russian Shadow Fleet Tanker | BBC Newscast | BBC News
• Russian attacks in Ukraine kill nine, damage historic Kyiv cathedral [Al Jazeera]
• U.S.-Iran deal raises hope for exit of 24 S. Korean vessels stranded inside the Strait of Hormuz [Yonhap News Agency]
• G7 protesters clash with police in Geneva [DW News]
• Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, June 14, 2026 [Institute for the Study of War]
National News
ABC World News Tonight with David Muir Full Broadcast - June 14, 2026 | ABC News
Meet the Press Full Episode — June 14| NBC News
• Trump tried to block state AI regulations, but some states are forging ahead [AP News]
• Mullin says ICE ‘only’ deployed at midterm polls if ‘threat’ arises [Ground News]
• Democrats hold 5-point edge over GOP ahead of midterms: Poll [The Hill]
• 3 officers wounded, suspect dead in Philadelphia shooting [UPI]
• 11 skydivers, one pilot killed in Missouri plane crash near airport [Fox News]
Financial News
US, Iran Agree to Halt War But Key Questions Unanswered | Daybreak Europe 6/15/2026 | Bloomberg Television
• Musk says SpaceX could bring $1 trillion in revenue by 2030 [Yahoo Finance]
• Markets cheer U.S.-Iran agreement, but some investors caution deal is yet to be signed [CNBC]
Science and Technology
Artemis III Won't Use Real Landers.... And That's OK. | Scott Manley
• Meta Must Face Adult Film Piracy Lawsuit as Court Denies Dismissal [Torrent Freak]
• Threads of underground fungal networks are long enough to reach beyond the Solar System [Ars Technica]
• Crypto Platforms Sold Users on SpaceX IPO Access. The Tokenized Stocks Never Arrived [Gizmodo]
• Beneath our feet lies a fungal superhighway stretching 68 quadrillion miles [Science Daily]
• Beyond the Noise #108: President Trump’s childhood vaccine schedule [Microbe TV]
Why Did Consciousness Evolve? Exciting Research on Bird Brains | Anton Petrov
AI and Crypto News
Bitcoin: Time-Based Capitulation | Benjamin Cowen
• US Government Orders Anthropic to Pull Claude Fable, Mythos AI Models [Decrypt]
• Amazon warning triggered US crackdown on Anthropic AI models: Reports [Coin Telegraph]
• Oil Prices Crash 4% And Bitcoin Approaches $66,000 as Trump Declares US-Iran Peace Deal 'Complete' [Bitcoin.com]
Building Services Beyond the Lightning Network — Inside Arkade's Programmable Bitcoin Layer | Bitcoin Magazine
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Published at 9.00am on Monday, June 15, 2026
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