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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.

Overcast

57°F

14°C

Humidity	88%
Wind Speed	SE 7 mph
Barometer	29.88 in
Dewpoint	53°F (12°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Last update	15 Mar 8:55 pm EDT

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Extended Forecast for

Black Balsam NC

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

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Wind Advisory

Tonight
Low: 50 °F⇑
Showers
Likely and
Patchy Fog
Monday
High: 48 °F⇓
Wintry Mix
and Patchy
Fog
Monday Night
Low: 13 °F
Mostly Cloudy
and Windy
Tuesday
High: 26 °F
Mostly Sunny
Tuesday Night
Low: 16 °F
Partly Cloudy
Wednesday
High: 35 °F
Partly Sunny
Wednesday Night
Low: 24 °F
Partly Cloudy
Thursday
High: 48 °F
Mostly Sunny
Thursday Night
Low: 34 °F
Partly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Tonight

A chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 5am. Patchy fog before 1am. Otherwise, cloudy, with a temperature rising to around 58 by 3am. Breezy, with a south wind 18 to 23 mph, with gusts as high as 55 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.

Monday

Rain showers before 3pm, then a chance of rain showers, snow showers, and sleet. The rain could be heavy at times. Some thunder is also possible. Patchy fog after 7am. Temperature falling to around 28 by 5pm. Breezy, with a south southwest wind 16 to 24 mph becoming west 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 -3. Windy, with a northwest wind 22 to 28 mph, with gusts as high as 55 mph.

Tuesday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 26. Wind chill values as low as -4. West northwest wind around 16 mph, with gusts as high as 38 mph.

Tuesday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 16. Northwest wind 5 to 9 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.

Wednesday

Partly sunny, with a high near 35.

Wednesday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 24.

Thursday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 48.