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Current conditions at

Pickens County Airport (KLQK)

Lat: 34.81°NLon: 82.7°WElev: 1014ft.

Fair

16°F

-9°C

Humidity	82%
Wind Speed	Calm
Barometer	30.01 in
Dewpoint	12°F (-11°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Last update	16 Jan 6:15 am EST

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Extended Forecast for

Sassafrass Mountain SC

Today
High: 39 °F
Sunny
Tonight
Low: 30 °F
Partly Cloudy
then Chance
Wintry Mix
Saturday
High: 44 °F
Chance
Showers then
Sunny
Saturday Night
Low: 25 °F
Mostly Cloudy
Sunday
High: 34 °F
Mostly Sunny
Sunday Night
Low: 21 °F
Clear
M.L.King Day
High: 40 °F
Sunny
Monday Night
Low: 18 °F
Mostly Clear
Tuesday
High: 36 °F
Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Today

Sunny, with a high near 39. Calm wind becoming southwest 5 to 9 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph.

Tonight

A chance of snow showers before 2am, then a chance of snow showers, freezing rain, and sleet between 2am and 3am, then a chance of rain showers after 3am. Increasing clouds, with a low around 30. Southwest wind 5 to 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. Little or no snow and sleet accumulation expected.

Saturday

A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly before 8am. Cloudy through mid morning, then gradual clearing, with a high near 44. West southwest wind 5 to 8 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Saturday Night

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 25. West wind 3 to 6 mph.

Sunday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 34. Light and variable wind.

Sunday Night

Clear, with a low around 21.

M.L.King Day

Sunny, with a high near 40.

Monday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 18.

Tuesday

Sunny, with a high near 36.