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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
Winter Weather Advisory in effect from March 16, 01:00 PM EDT until March 17, 03:00 AM EDT

Current conditions at

Knoxville, McGhee Tyson Airport (KTYS)

Lat: 35.82°NLon: 83.99°WElev: 981ft.

Light Rain

49°F

9°C

Humidity	86%
Wind Speed	W 17 G 30 mph
Barometer	29.64 in (1003.2 mb)
Dewpoint	45°F (7°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Wind Chill	43°F (6°C)
Last update	16 Mar 9:53 am EDT

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Extended Forecast for

Slickrock Wilderness NC

Winter Weather Advisory March 16, 01:00pm until March 17, 03:00am

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

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Winter Weather Advisory

Wind Advisory

Today
High: 47 °F⇓
Wintry Mix
Likely and
Patchy Fog
Tonight
Low: 14 °F
Slight Chance
Snow Showers
and Windy
Tuesday
High: 25 °F
Partly Sunny
Tuesday Night
Low: 18 °F
Increasing
Clouds
Wednesday
High: 39 °F
Mostly Cloudy
Wednesday Night
Low: 29 °F
Mostly Clear
Thursday
High: 49 °F
Mostly Sunny
Thursday Night
Low: 40 °F
Mostly Clear
Friday
High: 55 °F
Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Today

A chance of rain and snow showers before 1pm, then a chance of snow showers and sleet between 1pm and 2pm, then snow showers likely after 2pm. The snow could be heavy at times. Some thunder is also possible. Patchy fog. Otherwise, cloudy, with a temperature falling to around 22 by 5pm. Breezy, with a west wind 18 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. Total daytime snow and sleet accumulation of 1 to 3 inches possible.

Tonight

A 20 percent chance of snow showers before 8pm. Cloudy, with a low around 14. Wind chill values as low as -2. Windy, with a west northwest wind 21 to 26 mph, with gusts as high as 49 mph.

Tuesday

Partly sunny, with a high near 25. Wind chill values as low as -2. West wind 16 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 36 mph.

Tuesday Night

Increasing clouds, with a low around 18. West northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming southeast after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 22 mph.

Wednesday

Mostly cloudy, with a high near 39. South southwest wind 6 to 9 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.

Wednesday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 29.

Thursday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 49.

Thursday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 40.