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Current conditions at

Pickens County Airport (KLQK)

Lat: 34.81°NLon: 82.7°WElev: 1014ft.

Fair

69°F

21°C

Humidity 70%
Wind Speed SW 12 G 17 mph
Barometer 29.81 in
Dewpoint 59°F (15°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 12 Mar 3:15 am EDT
Extended Forecast for

Powelltown NC

  • Overnight

    Overnight: A chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 5am. Cloudy, with a steady temperature around 61. Southwest wind around 6 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

    Low: 61 °F

    Showers
    Likely

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Showers, mainly before 11am. Patchy fog between 9am and 10am. High near 50. North northeast wind 9 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 34 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

    High: 50 °F

    Showers and
    Patchy Fog
    then Sunny

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Clear, with a low around 29. Calm wind.

    Low: 29 °F

    Clear

  • Friday

    Friday: Sunny, with a high near 57. Calm wind becoming south southwest 5 to 9 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 22 mph.

    High: 57 °F

    Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 36. Light and variable wind.

    Low: 36 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 67.

    High: 67 °F

    Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 43.

    Low: 43 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: A 30 percent chance of showers after 5pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 62.

    High: 62 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    then Chance
    Showers

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Rain. Low around 45. Chance of precipitation is 80%.

    Low: 45 °F

    Rain

Detailed Forecast

Overnight
A chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 5am. Cloudy, with a steady temperature around 61. Southwest wind around 6 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Thursday
Showers, mainly before 11am. Patchy fog between 9am and 10am. High near 50. North northeast wind 9 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 34 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Thursday Night
Clear, with a low around 29. Calm wind.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 57. Calm wind becoming south southwest 5 to 9 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 22 mph.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 36. Light and variable wind.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 67.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 43.
Sunday
A 30 percent chance of showers after 5pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 62.
Sunday Night
Rain. Low around 45. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Monday
Rain, mainly before 8am. High near 56. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 21.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 44.
Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 23.
Wednesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 51.
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Point Forecast:
Powelltown NC
 35.14°N 82.81°W (Elev. 2192 ft)
Last Update:
2:29 am EDT Mar 12, 2026
Forecast Valid:
3am EDT Mar 12, 2026-6pm EDT Mar 18, 2026
 
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