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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

Current conditions at

Jackson County Airport (K24A)

Lat: 35.32°NLon: 83.21°WElev: 2857ft.

Light Drizzle

55°F

13°C

Humidity	93%
Wind Speed	SE 10 G 17 mph
Barometer	29.92 in
Dewpoint	53°F (12°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Wind Chill	52°F (11°C)
Last update	15 Mar 5:35 pm EDT

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Extended Forecast for

Mount Hardy NC

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

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Wind Advisory

This Afternoon
High: 49 °F
Chance
Showers and
Patchy Fog
Tonight
Low: 47 °F⇑
Showers
Likely and
Areas Fog
Monday
High: 47 °F⇓
T-storms and
Patchy Fog
then Chance
Wintry Mix
and Windy
Monday Night
Low: 13 °F
Mostly Cloudy
and Very
Windy
Tuesday
High: 24 °F
Sunny and
Windy
Tuesday Night
Low: 16 °F
Partly Cloudy
Wednesday
High: 32 °F
Partly Sunny
Wednesday Night
Low: 24 °F
Partly Cloudy
Thursday
High: 44 °F
Mostly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon

A 50 percent chance of showers. Patchy fog. Otherwise, cloudy, with a high near 49. Breezy, with a south southeast wind around 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Tonight

A chance of showers before 4am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 4am and 5am, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 5am. Areas of fog before midnight. Otherwise, cloudy, with a temperature rising to around 58 by 3am. Windy, with a south wind 23 to 28 mph increasing to 32 to 37 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 50 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.

Monday

Rain showers before 1pm, then a chance of rain and snow showers between 1pm and 2pm, then a chance of snow showers and sleet after 2pm. Some thunder is also possible. Patchy fog before noon. Temperature falling to around 24 by 5pm. Windy, with a southwest wind 34 to 39 mph becoming west 25 to 30 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 55 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New snow and sleet accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Monday Night

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 13. Wind chill values as low as -9. Very windy, with a northwest wind 36 to 43 mph, with gusts as high as 55 mph.

Tuesday

Sunny, with a high near 24. Windy, with a west northwest wind 22 to 29 mph, with gusts as high as 38 mph.

Tuesday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 16.

Wednesday

Partly sunny, with a high near 32.

Wednesday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 24.

Thursday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 44.