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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.

Partly Cloudy

80°F

27°C

Humidity	44%
Wind Speed	SW 14 mph
Barometer	29.89 in (1011.4 mb)
Dewpoint	56°F (13°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Heat Index	80°F (27°C)
Last update	21 Mar 2:53 pm EDT

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Extended Forecast for

2 Miles ENE Slickrock Wilderness NC

This Afternoon
High: 72 °F
Mostly Sunny
Tonight
Low: 56 °F
Chance
Showers then
Slight Chance
T-storms
Sunday
High: 74 °F
Sunny
Sunday Night
Low: 56 °F
Partly Cloudy
Monday
High: 61 °F
Mostly Sunny
Monday Night
Low: 40 °F
Partly Cloudy
Tuesday
High: 59 °F
Partly Sunny
Tuesday Night
Low: 43 °F
Mostly Cloudy
Wednesday
High: 58 °F
Partly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon

Mostly sunny, with a high near 72. West wind around 7 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.

Tonight

A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 10pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 56. West wind around 5 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Sunday

Sunny, with a high near 74. Light west wind becoming southwest 5 to 10 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 29 mph.

Sunday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 56. Southwest wind 7 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph.

Monday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 61. North wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.

Monday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 40.

Tuesday

Partly sunny, with a high near 59.

Tuesday Night

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 43.