GENERAL OUTLOOK
Broad surface high pressure will keep dry and cool conditions in place thru Monday. A moist cold front will bring showers and possibly some thunderstorms to our area late Tuesday and early Wednesday. In the wake of the front, gusty winds will persist over our area on Wednesday and 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...Sunny. Highs in the mid 40s. Winds out of the northwest around 5 mph.
..TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Cold with lows in the mid 20s. Winds out of the north around 5 mph.
..MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 50s. Winds out of the south around 5 mph.
..MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 30s. Winds out of the southeast around 5 mph.
..TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the mid 50s.
..TUESDAY NIGHT...A chance of rain in the evening, then showers after midnight. Locally heavy rainfall possible after midnight. Windy with lows in the upper 40s. Chance of rain near 100 percent.
HAZARDOUS WEATHER
There is an increased danger of fires getting out of control in the region today and tonight. Please do not conduct ANY outdoor burning today.
...INCREASED FIRE DANGER FROM 11 AM EST THIS MORNING THROUGH THIS EVENING...
Another very dry day is expected today, with minimum relative humidity of 15 to 20 percent during the afternoon. While winds will be much weaker and temperatures much cooler, dry vegetation due to lack of recent rainfall combined with the dry air will once again enhance the wildfire danger across the western Carolinas and northeast Georgia. Multiple wildfires are ongoing across the area, and the South Carolina Forestry Commission has issued a burn ban for the entire state. Outdoor burning is also strongly discouraged across the remainder of the area.
NEWS UPDATES
• North Carolina introduces Bitcoin reserve bill, could hold 40,000 BTC [Cryptopolitan]
• I-40 reopens in Haywood County after 5-month closure from hurricane damage [WLOS-TV (Asheville, NC)]
• (video) As Trump overhauls the military, Fort Bragg and its neighbors brace for change [WRAL-TV (Raleigh, NC) ]
• Wildfires race across NC mountains, prompting national park campfire ban [Raleigh News and Observer]
• Great Smoky Mountains National Park under burn ban; high-risk conditions [Asheville Citizen-Times]
Forceful Ukrainian and global reactions one day on, as Zelenskyy visits London | DW News
• World leaders react to Trump-Zelenskyy explosive Oval office row [TVP World]
• The first quarter is on track for negative GDP growth, Atlanta Fed indicator says [CNBC]
• Trump’s moves test the limits of presidential power and the resilience of US democracy [AP News]
• Trump economic approval ratings sag as inflation fears grow [The Hill]
• Once again, Trump starts a term with a weak approval rating [ABC News]
• The Putinization of America [DNYUZ]
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• Learjet 55 Medevac Crash [1/31/2025 - Philadelphia, PA]
• Midair Collision PSA Airlines Bombardier CRJ700 Airplane and Sikorsky H-60 Military Helicopter [1/29/2025 - Arlington, VA]
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Published at 5.00am on Sunday, March 02, 2025
Author: Bobby Coggins
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