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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.

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Wind Advisory in effect from March 16, 04:00 PM EDT until March 17, 05:00 AM EDT
Winter Weather Advisory in effect from March 16, 01:00 PM EDT until March 17, 03:00 AM EDT

Current conditions at

Macon County Airport (K1A5)

Lat: 35.22°NLon: 83.41°WElev: 2001ft.

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Extended Forecast for

Dentons NC

Winter Weather Advisory March 16, 01:00pm until March 17, 03:00am

Wind Advisory March 16, 04:00pm until March 17, 05:00am

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Winter Weather Advisory

Wind Advisory

This Afternoon
High: 50 °F⇓
Wintry Mix
and Patchy
Fog
Tonight
Low: 16 °F
Chance Snow
Showers and
Blustery
Tuesday
High: 32 °F
Decreasing
Clouds
Tuesday Night
Low: 20 °F
Partly Cloudy
Wednesday
High: 45 °F
Mostly Cloudy
Wednesday Night
Low: 29 °F
Mostly Clear
Thursday
High: 56 °F
Mostly Sunny
Thursday Night
Low: 39 °F
Mostly Clear
Friday
High: 63 °F
Sunny

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon

Rain showers and snow showers, possibly mixed with sleet, becoming all snow after 3pm. The snow could be heavy at times. Patchy fog after 2pm. Temperature falling to around 30 by 5pm. West wind around 14 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. Total daytime snow and sleet accumulation of 1 to 2 inches possible.

Tonight

A 30 percent chance of snow showers, mainly before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 16. Blustery, with a northwest wind 14 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 43 mph. New snow accumulation of around an inch possible.

Tuesday

Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 32. West northwest wind 10 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.

Tuesday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 20. Northwest wind 5 to 7 mph becoming calm in the evening.

Wednesday

Mostly cloudy, with a high near 45. Calm wind becoming south southwest around 6 mph in the afternoon.

Wednesday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 29.

Thursday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 56.

Thursday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 39.