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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

Jackson County Airport (K24A)

Lat: 35.32°NLon: 83.21°WElev: 2857ft.

Fair

58°F

14°C

Humidity	39%
Wind Speed	S 8 mph
Barometer	30.17 in
Dewpoint	33°F (1°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Last update	14 Mar 10:15 pm EDT

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Extended Forecast for

Black Balsam NC

Tonight
Low: 39 °F
Mostly Clear
Sunday
High: 49 °F
Breezy.
Patchy Fog
then Chance
Showers
Sunday Night
Low: 48 °F⇑
Chance
Showers and
Patchy Fog
then Heavy
Rain and
Patchy Fog
Monday
High: 46 °F
Heavy Rain
and Patchy
Fog then
Rain/Snow and
Breezy
Monday Night
Low: 13 °F
Mostly Cloudy
and Windy
Tuesday
High: 25 °F
Mostly Sunny
and Blustery
Tuesday Night
Low: 17 °F
Mostly Clear
Wednesday
High: 34 °F
Partly Sunny
Wednesday Night
Low: 25 °F
Partly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Tonight

Mostly clear, with a low around 39. South wind 11 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.

Sunday

A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly after 3pm. Patchy fog between 9am and 11am. Otherwise, increasing clouds, with a high near 49. Breezy, with a south southeast wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 38 mph. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

Sunday Night

Showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 4am. Some of the storms could produce heavy rainfall. Patchy fog before 1am. Temperature rising to around 56 by 4am. Windy, with a south wind 18 to 23 mph increasing to 27 to 32 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 60 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between 1 and 2 inches possible.

Monday

Rain showers before 2pm, then a chance of snow showers. The rain could be heavy at times. Some thunder is also possible. Patchy fog before 9am. High near 46. Windy, with a south southwest wind 28 to 33 mph decreasing to 22 to 27 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 60 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Monday Night

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 13. Windy, with a west northwest wind 31 to 34 mph, with gusts as high as 60 mph.

Tuesday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 25. Blustery.

Tuesday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 17.

Wednesday

Partly sunny, with a high near 34.

Wednesday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 25.

Thursday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 47.