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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

Gastonia Municipal Airport (KAKH)

Lat: 35.2°NLon: 81.16°WElev: 791ft.

Fair

56°F

13°C

Humidity	60%
Wind Speed	S 3 mph
Barometer	30.13 in (1020.0 mb)
Dewpoint	42°F (6°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Last update	15 Mar 2:54 am EDT

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Extended Forecast for

Kings Mountain NC

Overnight
Low: 46 °F
Clear
Sunday
High: 70 °F
Partly Sunny
then Chance
Showers
Sunday Night
Low: 62 °F
Showers
Likely
Monday
High: 63 °F
Showers
Monday Night
Low: 27 °F
Chance
Showers then
Mostly Clear
Tuesday
High: 46 °F
Sunny
Tuesday Night
Low: 25 °F
Mostly Clear
Wednesday
High: 49 °F
Mostly Sunny
Wednesday Night
Low: 31 °F
Mostly Clear

Detailed Forecast

Overnight

Clear, with a low around 46. Light south southeast wind.

Sunday

A 40 percent chance of showers after 2pm. Increasing clouds, with a high near 70. Light and variable wind becoming east southeast 5 to 9 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Sunday Night

Showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 62. East southeast wind 6 to 10 mph becoming south after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Monday

Showers and thunderstorms likely, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 8am. High near 63. South wind 14 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Monday Night

A 30 percent chance of showers before 8pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 27. West northwest wind 9 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Tuesday

Sunny, with a high near 46.

Tuesday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 25.

Wednesday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 49.

Wednesday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 31.

Thursday

Sunny, with a high near 61.