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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

Pickens County Airport (KLQK)

Lat: 34.81°NLon: 82.7°WElev: 1014ft.

Light Rain and Breezy

45°F

7°C

Humidity	92%
Wind Speed	W 21 G 35 mph
Barometer	29.57 in
Dewpoint	42°F (6°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Wind Chill	37°F (3°C)
Last update	16 Mar 4:35 pm EDT

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Extended Forecast for

4 Miles SSW Slater SC

This Afternoon
High: 64 °F
Showers
Likely
Tonight
Low: 26 °F
Mostly Clear
Tuesday
High: 47 °F
Sunny
Tuesday Night
Low: 26 °F
Partly Cloudy
Wednesday
High: 49 °F
Partly Sunny
Wednesday Night
Low: 31 °F
Mostly Clear
Thursday
High: 64 °F
Sunny
Thursday Night
Low: 40 °F
Mostly Clear
Friday
High: 73 °F
Sunny

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon

Showers likely, mainly before 5pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 64. West southwest wind around 16 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Tonight

Mostly clear, with a low around 26. West wind 6 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph.

Tuesday

Sunny, with a high near 47. Light west wind increasing to 5 to 10 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.

Tuesday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 26. West northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.

Wednesday

Partly sunny, with a high near 49. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph in the afternoon.

Wednesday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 31.

Thursday

Sunny, with a high near 64.