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GENERAL OUTLOOK
A cold air wedge pattern will persist over the western Carolinas and northeast Georgia into Wednesday bringing much needed rainfall and colder temperatures. Conditions gradually dry out by late week with temperatures remaining below normal through 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....Showers. Patchy fog. Locally heavy rainfall possible this morning. Highs in the upper 40s. East winds 5 to 10 mph with gusts up to 30 mph. Chance of rain near 100 percent.
...TONIGHT....Showers. Patchy fog. Near steady temperatures in the mid 40s. Winds out o the east 5 to 10 mph with gusts up to 30 mph. Chance of rain 90 percent.
...TUESDAY....Mostly cloudy with a 40 percent chance of showers. Highs in the lower 50s. Winds out of the east around 5 mph. Gusts up to 25 mph in the morning.
...TUESDAY NIGHT....Cloudy. A chance of showers in the evening, then showers likely after midnight. Lows in the lower 40s. Winds out of the east 5 to 10 mph with gusts up to 25 mph. Chance of rain 70 percent.
...WEDNESDAY....Showers likely in the morning, then showers in the afternoon. Locally heavy rainfall possible in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 40s. Winds out of the southeast 5 to 10 mph with gusts up to 25 mph. Chance of rain 90 percent.
...WEDNESDAY NIGHT....Showers. Lows around 40. Chance of rain 90 percent.
HAZARDOUS WEATHER
Hazardous weather is not expected today or tonight.
NEWS UPDATES
(Links aggregated to show what various news outlets are reporting)
Joint Work Session Commissioners and Education (10-21-2025) Macon Media
Samhain: The Ancient Origins of Modern Halloween | Celtic Mythology | Forgotten Lore
• Drivers urged to slow down on curvy, leaf-covered roads amid fall colors and rain forecast [WLOS-TV (Asheville, NC)]
• How they voted: NC congressional votes for the week ending Oct. 23 [WRAL-TV (Raleigh, NC)]
• NC attorney general threatens to take USDA to court over SNAP funding [Raleigh News and Observer]
• Word from the Smokies: Two perspectives converge on Mount Le Conte [Asheville Citizen-Times]
World News
Cambodia and Thailand sign expanded ceasefire as Trump begins Asia tour | Sky News
Milei’s party wins high-stakes Argentina elections, early results show | Al Jazeera
• 'No doubt' Trump wants to topple our government, Venezuelan official tells BBC [BBC News]
• Argentina's voters back Milei in midterm elections [DW News]
• Suspects arrested over Louvre museum jewellery heist [France 24]
Russo-UKraine War
• Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, October 26, 2025 [Institute for the Study of War]
Russia attacks Kyiv as the West tries to force Putin to the negotiation table | World News Tonight | TVP World
• Russo-Ukrainian war, day 1341: Ukraine liberated Sukhetske village in Donetsk Oblast [Euromaidan Press]
• UK military chiefs back nuclear-sharing pact with Germany – Telegraph [Russia Today (Russian State-Controlled News Outlet)]
• Tomahawks flying deep into Russia now unlikely — former Russian prime minister [TASS (Russian State-Controlled News Outlet)]
National News
• Federal government Health Public health In a small Alabama town, a dentist weighs whether to stop treating kids on Medicaid [NC Newsline]
Steve Bannon: Trump will have a third term | The Economist
Key benefits set to run out as government shutdown enters new phase | NBC News
• The real reason Trump is preparing for war with Venezuela [The Telegraph (UK)]
• Congress under the gun on military pay as Trump’s $8 billion dries up [The Hill]
• In his battle with doctors, RFK Jr.’s got GOP lawmakers on his side [Politico Magazine]
• Live updates: Trump heads to Japan as a US-China trade deal draws closer [AP News]
• Milei scores historic win in Argentina midterms, tightens grip on Congress [Fox News]
• Stock market today: Dow, S&P 500, Nasdaq futures climb with Fed, Big Tech earnings, Trump-Xi meeting ahead [Yahoo Finance]
• China’s industrial profits surge 21.6% in September, biggest jump in nearly two years [CNBC]
China Watches Flurry of Trump Trade Deals In Asia | Insight with Haslinda Amin 10/27/2025 | Bloomberg Television
America's Book Club: Justice Amy Coney Barrett (Full Program) | C-SPAN
ABC World News Tonight with David Muir Full Broadcast - Oct. 26, 2025 | ABC News
PBS News Hour, Oct. 26, 2025 | PBS News Hour
Washington Week with The Atlantic full episode, Oct. 24, 2025 | Washington Week PBS
Technology and Science News
Open Space October 26th 2025: Live QA with Fraser
The Linux Distro Everyone Should Copy | LUP 638 LIVE | Jupiter Broadcasting
• How Napoleon’s army met its doom: DNA reveals surprise illnesses had a role [Nature]
• Finally, You Can Now be Ubuntu Certified Linux User [FOSS NEWS]
• See Comet Lemmon cross paths with a cosmic serpent tonight [Space.com]
• Don’t Listen to Tesla Fans on Social Media. FSD Did Not Just Prevent a Plane Crash [Gizmodo]
• Whale and dolphin migrations are being disrupted by climate change [Ars Technica]
• WazirX Barred from Redistributing XRP as Indian Court Affirms Crypto as Property [Decrypt]
• ‘Attack on Bitcoin’ — Bitcoiners slam ‘legal threats’ in soft fork proposal [Coin Telegraph]
NTSB (National Transportation Safety Board) and ASN (Aviation Safety Network) Accident Investigation Pages
• Cirrus SR22T Crash [09/18/2025 - Franklin, NC]
• Midair Collision PSA Airlines Bombardier CRJ700 Airplane and Sikorsky H-60 Military Helicopter [1/29/2025 - Arlington, VA]
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Published at 6.00am on Monday, October 27, 2025
Author: Bobby Coggins
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