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Current conditions at

Pickens County Airport (KLQK)

Lat: 34.81°NLon: 82.7°WElev: 1014ft.

Fog/Mist

69°F

21°C

Humidity 93%
Wind Speed Calm
Barometer 30.03 in
Dewpoint 67°F (19°C)
Visibility 2.00 mi
Last update 28 Jun 2:15 am EDT
Extended Forecast for

2 Miles SE Powelltown NC

  • Overnight

    Overnight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 66. Light west southwest wind.

    Low: 66 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly between 4pm and 5pm.  Patchy fog between 7am and 8am.  Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a high near 81. Calm wind becoming west northwest around 6 mph in the morning.  New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

    High: 81 °F

    Chance
    Showers and
    Patchy Fog
    then Chance
    T-storms

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Patchy fog after 1am.  Otherwise, mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 66. West northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm  in the evening.

    Low: 66 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    then Patchy
    Fog

  • Monday

    Monday: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 2pm.  Mostly sunny, with a high near 84. Light and variable wind.  New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

    High: 84 °F

    Sunny then
    Chance
    T-storms

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 8pm.  Partly cloudy, with a low around 67. Calm wind.

    Low: 67 °F

    Chance
    T-storms then
    Mostly Clear

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 3pm.  Sunny, with a high near 83.

    High: 83 °F

    Sunny then
    Slight Chance
    T-storms

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 66.

    Low: 66 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 86.

    High: 86 °F

    Sunny

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 67.

    Low: 67 °F

    Mostly Clear

Detailed Forecast

Overnight
Partly cloudy, with a low around 66. Light west southwest wind.
Sunday
A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly between 4pm and 5pm. Patchy fog between 7am and 8am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a high near 81. Calm wind becoming west northwest around 6 mph in the morning. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Sunday Night
Patchy fog after 1am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 66. West northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Monday
A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 2pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 84. Light and variable wind. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Monday Night
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 8pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 67. Calm wind.
Tuesday
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 3pm. Sunny, with a high near 83.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 66.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 86.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 67.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 87.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 68.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 87.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 68.
Independence Day
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Sunny, with a high near 86.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
2 Miles SE Powelltown NC
 35.11°N 82.79°W (Elev. 2776 ft)
2:24 am EDT Jun 28, 2026
2am EDT Jun 28, 2026-6pm EDT Jul 4, 2026
 
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