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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

73°F

23°C

Humidity	38%
Wind Speed	SW 17 G 26 mph
Barometer	29.98 in (1014.6 mb)
Dewpoint	46°F (8°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Last update	20 Mar 4:53 pm EDT

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Extended Forecast for

Slickrock Wilderness NC

Tonight
Low: 53 °F
Mostly Clear
Saturday
High: 65 °F
Mostly Sunny
Saturday Night
Low: 54 °F
Chance
T-storms
Sunday
High: 70 °F
Sunny
Sunday Night
Low: 54 °F
Mostly Clear
Monday
High: 58 °F
Partly Sunny
Monday Night
Low: 37 °F
Mostly Clear
Tuesday
High: 56 °F
Partly Sunny
Tuesday Night
Low: 41 °F
Mostly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Tonight

Mostly cloudy during the early evening, then becoming mostly clear, with a low around 53. West wind around 17 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph.

Saturday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 65. West wind 10 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.

Saturday Night

A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 8pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 54. Southwest wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Sunday

Sunny, with a high near 70. West southwest wind 11 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.

Sunday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 54. Southwest wind 15 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph.

Monday

Partly sunny, with a high near 58.

Monday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 37.

Tuesday

Partly sunny, with a high near 56.

Tuesday Night

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 41.