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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	38%
Wind Speed	S 7 mph
Barometer	30.17 in
Dewpoint	33°F (1°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Last update	14 Mar 11:35 pm EDT

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Local Forecast Office More Local Wx 3 Day History Hourly Weather Forecast

Extended Forecast for

4 Miles NE Rich Mountain NC

Tonight
Low: 42 °F
Mostly Clear
Sunday
High: 51 °F
Breezy.
Partly Sunny
then Slight
Chance
Showers
Sunday Night
Low: 48 °F⇑
Chance
Showers and
Patchy Fog
then Heavy
Rain and
Windy
Monday
High: 45 °F
Heavy Rain
and Patchy
Fog then
Rain/Snow and
Breezy
Monday Night
Low: 13 °F
Mostly Cloudy
and Very
Windy
Tuesday
High: 24 °F
Mostly Sunny
and Windy
Tuesday Night
Low: 18 °F
Mostly Clear
Wednesday
High: 35 °F
Partly Sunny
Wednesday Night
Low: 26 °F
Partly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Tonight

Mostly clear, with a low around 42. South wind 15 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.

Sunday

A 20 percent chance of showers after 2pm. Increasing clouds, with a high near 51. Breezy, with a south southeast wind 18 to 23 mph, with gusts as high as 37 mph.

Sunday Night

Showers likely, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 3am. Some of the storms could produce heavy rainfall. Patchy fog before 11pm. Temperature rising to around 57 by 3am. Windy, with a south wind 22 to 27 mph increasing to 32 to 37 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 55 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch 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 45. Windy, with a south southwest wind 29 to 34 mph decreasing to 22 to 27 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 55 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.

Monday Night

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 13. Very windy, with a west northwest wind 34 to 40 mph, with gusts as high as 50 mph.

Tuesday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 24. Windy.

Tuesday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 18.

Wednesday

Partly sunny, with a high near 35.

Wednesday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 26.

Thursday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 48.