• Frigid temperatures expected Sunday through Monday
• [Public Safety Notifications]
• [SEVERE WEATHER CHANNEL]
GENERAL OUTLOOK
High pressure ahead of an arctic cold front is expected to cross the region early Sunday, ushering in bitter cold temperatures to start the week. Temperatures quickly rebound by the middle of next 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....Sunny. Highs in the mid 50s. Winds out of the west around 5 mph.
..TONIGHT....Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 20s. Winds out of the west around 5 mph, increasing to northwest 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 35 mph after midnight.
..SUNDAY....Sunny. Much cooler with highs around 30. Temperatures falling into the lower 20s in the afternoon. Winds out of the northwest 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 40 mph.
..SUNDAY NIGHT....Clear, colder with lows around 12. Winds out of the north 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 30 mph, diminishing to around 5 mph after midnight.
..MONDAY....Sunny. Highs in the lower 40s.
..MONDAY NIGHT....Mostly clear. Cold with lows in the mid 20s.
HAZARDOUS WEATHER
Hazardous weather is not expected today or tonight.
A cold front will arrive Sunday morning and bring very gusty winds across the mountains, which could cause isolated power outages. Behind the front, frigid temperatures for the mountains with wind chills likely to fall below zero Sunday into Sunday night and remain through Monday morning.
NEWS UPDATES
(Links aggregated to show what various news outlets are reporting)
State and Local News
• Joint Investigation Determines Threat at the Highlands Episcopal Church of the Incarnation Was a Swatting Incident | The Southern Scoop News
• Chase ends with patrol car, suspect vehicle crashing into same home [WLOS-TV (Asheville, NC)]
• A career of service: Former Franklin Mayor Jack Horton reflects on decades in government [Smoky Mountain News]
• Judge orders FEMA to reverse cancellation of infrastructure program that funded NC projects [NC Newsline]
• Still afloat: NC ferry system gets boost but challenges remain [NC Local]
• NC lands three new film projects, expected to create thousands of jobs [WRAL-TV (Raleigh, NC)]
• Federal judge rules Trump administration lacked authority to cut FEMA funds in NC [Raleigh News and Observer]
• How can I make my Christmas tree last longer? Avoid these common mistakes [Asheville Citizen-Times]
World News
Epstein's powerful friends pictured in more newly-released images from estate | Sky News
• Trump pictured surrounded by women in new Epstein file release [Telegraph (UK)]
Who will win the Warner Bros battle - Netflix or Paramount? | The Take | Al Jazeera
• Thailand-Cambodia fighting continues after Trump says countries agree to ceasefire [BBC News]
• Germany's housing market 'contaminated' by widespread racism [DW News]
• 'They're no longer hiding': How Russia is shipping liquefied natural gas to China despite sanctions [France 24]
Russo-Ukraine War
• Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, December 12, 2025 [Institute for the Study of War]
Ukraine’s EU dream vs. Donbas sacrifice:Breakthrough for Kyiv or political trap? | World News Tonight | TVP World
• Russo-Ukrainian war, day 1388: EU freezes Russian assets indefinitely as Ukraine pushes back near Kupiansk, prepares for peace talks [Euromaidan Press]
• The US is teaching its European allies a harsh lesson in who’s really in charge [Russia Today (Russian State-Controlled News Outlet)]
• Witkoff to meet with European leaders, Zelensky in Berlin — WSJ [TASS (Russian State-Controlled News Outlet)]
National News
• Politico management violated key AI adoption safeguards, arbitrator finds [Nieman Lab]
Race to rescue people trapped in Washington floods | NBC News
• Historic preservation group sues Trump over White House ballroom project [Ground News]
• House GOP unveils health care bill without ObamaCare subsidies extension [The Hill]
• Problems with commercial driver’s licenses for immigrants found in 8 states so far [AP News]
• Tourist changing baby stabbed multiple times in the back at iconic NYC Macy's during holiday shopping rush [Fox News]
• SpaceX sets $800 billion valuation, confirms 2026 IPO plans [Yahoo Finance]
• Trump says Kevin Warsh is at top of Fed chair candidate list, president should be consulted on rates [CNBC]
Stocks Tumble as AI-Linked Tech Sells Off | The Close 12/12/2025 | Bloomberg Television
Washington Today (12-12-25): Kilmar Abrego Garcia says he believes injustice done to him will end | C-SPAN
ABC World News Tonight with David Muir Full Broadcast - Dec. 12, 2025 | ABC News
PBS News Hour full episode, Dec. 12, 2025 | PBS News Hour
Technology and Science News
Sweet Sweet Asteroid // JWST On TRAPPIST-1e // China’s Big Science Plans | Fraser Cain
The Level1 Links With Friends Show December 12 2025: The Cutest Little Alcoholic
• Infectious Disease Puscast #94 [Microbe TV]
• China leads research in 90% of crucial technologies — a dramatic shift this century [Nature]
• Cinnamon 6.6 Release Sets the Tone for the Next Linux Mint Release [It's FOSS News]
• Einstein's right again! Scientists catch a feasting black hole dragging the very fabric of spacetime [Space.com]
• Mind-Bending ‘Einstein Cross’ Reveals Ultrabright Supernova From an Unthinkable Distance [Gizmodo]
• OpenAI built an AI coding agent and uses it to improve the agent itself [Ars Technica]
Crypto Currencies
Bitcoin: The Beauty of Mathematics (Part 65)
• Tether Considers Tokenizing Stock Amid $20 Billion Fundraise: Bloomberg [Decrypt]
• Bitcoin decouples from stocks in second half of 2025 [Coin Telegraph]
NTSB (National Transportation Safety Board) and ASN (Aviation Safety Network) Accident Investigation Pages
• Cirrus SR22T Crash [09/18/2025 - Franklin, NC]
• Crash of N259UP at Louisville-Muhammad Ali International Airport [Aviation Safety Network]
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Published at 6.00am on Saturday, December 13, 2025
Author: Bobby Coggins
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