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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

Knoxville, McGhee Tyson Airport (KTYS)

Lat: 35.82°NLon: 83.99°WElev: 981ft.

Fair

47°F

8°C

Humidity	80%
Wind Speed	Calm
Barometer	29.97 in (1014.4 mb)
Dewpoint	41°F (5°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Last update	15 Mar 5:53 am EDT

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Extended Forecast for

3 Miles NW Hooper Bald NC

Today
High: 54 °F
Mostly Cloudy
and Breezy
Tonight
Low: 36 °F
Mostly Cloudy
and Breezy
then Heavy
Rain and
Patchy Fog
Monday
High: 39 °F⇓
Rain/Snow and
Patchy Fog
Monday Night
Low: 16 °F
Blustery.
Chance Snow
Showers then
Mostly Cloudy
Tuesday
High: 25 °F
Mostly Sunny
Tuesday Night
Low: 20 °F
Mostly Clear
Wednesday
High: 38 °F
Partly Sunny
Wednesday Night
Low: 29 °F
Partly Cloudy
Thursday
High: 49 °F
Mostly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Today

Mostly cloudy, with a high near 54. Breezy, with a south southeast wind 18 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 46 mph.

Tonight

A chance of showers before 2am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 2am and 4am, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 4am. Some of the storms could produce heavy rainfall. Patchy fog after 3am. Low around 36. Windy, with a south wind 22 to 26 mph, with gusts as high as 50 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.

Monday

Rain, possibly mixed with snow showers, becoming all snow after 11am. The rain could be heavy at times. Some thunder is also possible. Patchy fog. Temperature falling to around 24 by 4pm. Breezy, with a west wind 16 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 37 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New snow accumulation of 1 to 3 inches possible.

Monday Night

A 30 percent chance of snow showers, mainly before 8pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 16. Blustery, with a west northwest wind 20 to 24 mph, with gusts as high as 44 mph. New snow accumulation of around an inch possible.

Tuesday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 25. West northwest wind 14 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 36 mph.

Tuesday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 20.

Wednesday

Partly sunny, with a high near 38.

Wednesday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 29.

Thursday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 49.

Thursday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 37.