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With our wind calming down under a mostly clear sky, morning lows fall into the mid to upper 30s across western North Carolina by daybreak Monday, with some patchy frost possible. (WLOS)

Thanks to Teachers: Shambra Watkins Fri, April 24, 2026 at 7:00 AM Shambra Watkins, a kindergarten teacher at Hall Fletcher Elementary School, is a Thanks to Teachers standout. (Photo: WLOS Staff) "She created and cultivated such a home-like atmosphere so he could learn at his own pace," Keyser said. "If I can get a student in my classroom to open up to me, socially, emotionally, understanding I have to meet their social-emotional needs first, gain their trust, and to know that I'm there for them, then I'll be able to teach that child," Watkins said. BE THE FIRST TO COMMENT

Video Quality Speed Audio Track Audio Quality Subtitles Font size Font style Font family Font color Font opacity Character edge Character edge color Background color Background opacity Window color Window opacity Much needed rain falls across WNC and the Upstate Some of the higher rainfall totals included 0.9" in Montreat, 0.88" in Fletcher and 0.84" in Mills River. (WLOS)

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APRIL 2026 - Garden plants in western North Carolina. (Photo credit: WLOS Staff)

This satellite image provided by the National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration shows Hurricane Melissa, Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2025. (NOAA via AP)

This satellite image provided by National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) shows Hurricane Helene in the Gulf of Mexico moving towards Florida, Thursday, Sept. 26 2024. (NOAA via AP)

This GOES-19 GeoColor satellite image taken Tuesday, Sept. 30, 2025 and provided by NOAA, shows weather systems in the Atlantic Ocean, Hurricane Imelda, left, and Hurricane Humberto at right. (NOAA via AP)

The latest U.S. Drought Monitor was released this morning. (Photo: WLOS staff)