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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.

Overcast and Breezy

71°F

22°C

Humidity	38%
Wind Speed	SW 23 G 32 mph
Barometer	30.09 in (1018.5 mb)
Dewpoint	44°F (7°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Last update	20 Mar 1:53 pm EDT

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Extended Forecast for

Slickrock Wilderness NC

This Afternoon
High: 57 °F
Partly Sunny
Tonight
Low: 50 °F
Mostly Clear
Saturday
High: 64 °F
Partly Sunny
Saturday Night
Low: 54 °F
Chance
T-storms
Sunday
High: 68 °F
Sunny
Sunday Night
Low: 53 °F
Mostly Clear
Monday
High: 55 °F
Partly Sunny
Monday Night
Low: 37 °F
Mostly Clear
Tuesday
High: 54 °F
Partly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon

Partly sunny, with a high near 57. West southwest wind around 14 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

Tonight

Mostly cloudy during the early evening, then becoming mostly clear, with a low around 50. West wind around 14 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph.

Saturday

Partly sunny, with a high near 64. West wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.

Saturday Night

A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 8pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 54. Southwest wind around 9 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Sunday

Sunny, with a high near 68. West southwest wind 9 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph.

Sunday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 53.

Monday

Partly sunny, with a high near 55.

Monday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 37.

Tuesday

Partly sunny, with a high near 54.

Tuesday Night

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 40.