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GENERAL OUTLOOK
High pressure will result in chilly and dry conditions today and likely Thursday. Conditions turn even colder Friday as precipitation returns to the area, with a wintry mix likely in portions of western North Carolina. Chances for precipitation linger through the weekend, with warmer but still below-normal temperatures.
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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. Sunny. Visibility one quarter mile or less at times this morning. Highs in the upper 40s. Light and variable winds in the morning increasing and shifting to come out of the west around 5 mph this afternoon.
..TONIGHT....Mostly clear. Lows around 30. Winds out of the northwest around 5 mph.
..THURSDAY....Partly sunny. Highs in the mid 40s. Winds out of the northwest around 5 mph.
..THURSDAY NIGHT....Cloudy. Rain likely after midnight. Lows in the lower 30s. Winds out of the east around 5 mph. Chance of rain 70 percent.
..FRIDAY....Freezing rain. Rain. Highs in the upper 30s. Win ds out of the southeast around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation 80 percent.
..FRIDAY NIGHT....Cloudy. Rain likely, mainly in the evening. Near steady temperatures in the upper 30s. Chance of rain 60 percent.
HAZARDOUS WEATHER
Light wintry mix across the highest elevations of the mountains through sunrise before changing to all rain. Little to no accumulations expected.
Light snow is likely to develop Thursday night and continue into Friday morning, mixing with rain. Light snow accumulations cannot be ruled out, and could cause hazardous conditions to develop on area roadways. Monitor your favorite source of weather information through Friday morning for the latest forecast, as expectations may change.
NEWS UPDATES
(Links aggregated to show what various news outlets are reporting)
State and Local News
• Michael Whatley officially enters North Carolina Senate race, endorsed by Trump [WLOS-TV (Asheville, NC)]
• Nonprofits, local governments sue HUD to block changes to federal housing program for the homeless [NC Newsline]
• Brown, Temple seek to upend Whatley for GOP nomination in NC’s U.S. Senate race [WRAL-TV (Raleigh, NC)]
• NC opens inquiry into leading ‘buy now, pay later’ lenders as late payments rise [Raleigh News and Observer]
• Which NC laws took effect Dec. 1: New felonies, pretrial release changes [Asheville Citizen-Times]
Other News
Capitol tree lighting ceremony held for first Christmas tree from Nevada | KTVN-TV (Reno NV)
ABC World News Tonight with David Muir Full Broadcast - December 2, 2025
Washington Today (12-2-25): Def Sec cites 'fog of war', says he didn't see 2nd missile hit drug boat | C-SPAN
• (video) Top stories in 90 seconds [DW News]
• Liveblog: Putin rejects peace deal on Ukraine after US talks as Nato foreign ministers meet [BBC News]
• Federal authorities plan operation in Minnesota focusing on Somali immigrants, AP source says [AP News]
• Cosmonaut removed from SpaceX's Crew 12 mission for violating national security rules: report [Space.com]
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Published at 6.00am on Wednesday, December 03, 2025
Author: Bobby Coggins
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