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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.
March 8-14 is South Carolina Severe Weather and Flood Safety Week

Current conditions at

Pickens County Airport (KLQK)

Lat: 34.81°NLon: 82.7°WElev: 1014ft.

Fair

74°F

23°C

Humidity	16%
Wind Speed	SW 7 mph
Barometer	30.07 in
Dewpoint	26°F (-3°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Last update	14 Mar 6:15 pm EDT

More Information:

Local Forecast Office More Local Wx 3 Day History Hourly Weather Forecast

Extended Forecast for

2 Miles WNW Lake Jocassee SC

Tonight
Low: 47 °F
Mostly Clear
Sunday
High: 65 °F
Slight Chance
Showers
Sunday Night
Low: 56 °F
Chance
Showers then
Showers
Monday
High: 60 °F
Showers
Monday Night
Low: 23 °F
Partly Cloudy
Tuesday
High: 45 °F
Sunny
Tuesday Night
Low: 24 °F
Mostly Clear
Wednesday
High: 50 °F
Partly Sunny
Wednesday Night
Low: 30 °F
Mostly Clear

Detailed Forecast

Tonight

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

Sunday

A 20 percent chance of showers after 11am. Increasing clouds, with a high near 65. Light and variable wind.

Sunday Night

A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 2am, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm between 2am and 3am, then showers after 3am. Low around 56. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.

Monday

Showers and possibly a thunderstorm before 2pm, then a chance of showers. High near 60. Southwest wind 6 to 9 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Monday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 23. West northwest wind 7 to 9 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.

Tuesday

Sunny, with a high near 45.

Tuesday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 24.

Wednesday

Partly sunny, with a high near 50.

Wednesday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 30.

Thursday

Sunny, with a high near 64.