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Insufficient winter recharge due to well below normal precipitation has resulted in widespread Severe (D2) to Extreme (D3) drought conditions across all of the western Carolinas and northeast Georgia.

Current conditions at

Lancaster County-mc Whirter Field (KLKR)

Lat: 34.72°NLon: 80.86°WElev: 486ft.

Mostly Cloudy

57°F

14°C

Humidity	59%
Wind Speed	SE 3 mph
Barometer	30.15 in
Dewpoint	43°F (6°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Last update	15 Mar 2:55 am EDT

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Extended Forecast for

Fort Lawn SC

Overnight
Low: 47 °F
Mostly Clear
Sunday
High: 72 °F
Mostly Sunny
then Showers
Likely
Sunday Night
Low: 63 °F
Chance
T-storms then
Chance
Showers
Monday
High: 66 °F
T-storms then
Showers
Monday Night
Low: 29 °F
Showers
Likely then
Mostly Clear
Tuesday
High: 48 °F
Sunny
Tuesday Night
Low: 27 °F
Mostly Clear
Wednesday
High: 51 °F
Mostly Sunny
Wednesday Night
Low: 32 °F
Partly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Overnight

Mostly clear, with a low around 47. Calm wind.

Sunday

Showers likely, mainly after 4pm. Increasing clouds, with a high near 72. Light east northeast wind becoming east southeast 5 to 10 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

Sunday Night

A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 10pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 63. East southeast wind 5 to 9 mph becoming south after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Monday

A chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 8am. High near 66. South wind 11 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Monday Night

Showers likely, mainly before 7pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 29. West northwest wind 8 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Tuesday

Sunny, with a high near 48.

Tuesday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 27.

Wednesday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 51.

Wednesday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 32.

Thursday

Sunny, with a high near 62.

Thursday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 39.