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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.

Partly Cloudy

44°F

7°C

Humidity	90%
Wind Speed	NE 3 mph
Barometer	30.11 in
Dewpoint	41°F (5°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Last update	15 Mar 4:15 am EDT

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Extended Forecast for

Sassafrass Mountain SC

Today
High: 57 °F
Mostly Cloudy
then Chance
Showers
Tonight
Low: 52 °F
Chance
Showers and
Patchy Fog
Monday
High: 54 °F⇓
Heavy Rain
and Patchy
Fog
Monday Night
Low: 20 °F
Chance
Rain/Snow
then Mostly
Clear
Tuesday
High: 37 °F
Sunny
Tuesday Night
Low: 21 °F
Mostly Clear
Wednesday
High: 40 °F
Mostly Sunny
Wednesday Night
Low: 27 °F
Mostly Clear
Thursday
High: 54 °F
Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Today

A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly after 3pm. Increasing clouds, with a high near 57. Calm wind becoming southeast 5 to 7 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

Tonight

A chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 5am. Patchy fog after 11pm. Otherwise, cloudy, with a low around 52. South southwest wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.

Monday

Showers and possibly a thunderstorm before 2pm, then showers likely. Some of the storms could produce heavy rainfall. Patchy fog before 10am. Temperature falling to around 40 by 5pm. West southwest wind 11 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 37 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.

Monday Night

A chance of rain showers before 7pm, then a chance of snow showers between 7pm and 8pm. Mostly clear, with a low around 20. West northwest wind 10 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 33 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.

Tuesday

Sunny, with a high near 37. West northwest wind around 8 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.

Tuesday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 21.

Wednesday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 40.

Wednesday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 27.

Thursday

Sunny, with a high near 54.

Thursday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 36.