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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

78°F

26°C

Humidity	48%
Wind Speed	SW 15 mph
Barometer	29.81 in (1008.3 mb)
Dewpoint	57°F (14°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Heat Index	79°F (26°C)
Last update	22 Mar 7:53 pm EDT

More Information:

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

Extended Forecast for

Slickrock Wilderness NC

Tonight
Low: 48 °F
Increasing
Clouds and
Breezy
Monday
High: 54 °F
Slight Chance
Showers then
Mostly Sunny
Monday Night
Low: 37 °F
Partly Cloudy
Tuesday
High: 54 °F
Partly Sunny
Tuesday Night
Low: 40 °F
Mostly Cloudy
then Slight
Chance Rain
Wednesday
High: 56 °F
Partly Sunny
Wednesday Night
Low: 46 °F
Mostly Cloudy
Thursday
High: 66 °F
Mostly Sunny
Thursday Night
Low: 55 °F
Mostly Clear

Detailed Forecast

Tonight

Increasing clouds, with a low around 48. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 16 to 24 mph, with gusts as high as 36 mph.

Monday

A 20 percent chance of showers before 10am. Cloudy through mid morning, then gradual clearing, with a high near 54. North wind around 18 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

Monday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 37. North wind 10 to 16 mph becoming east after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 26 mph.

Tuesday

Partly sunny, with a high near 54. Southeast wind 6 to 9 mph becoming southwest in the afternoon.

Tuesday Night

A 20 percent chance of rain after 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 40. Southeast wind 9 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.

Wednesday

Partly sunny, with a high near 56.

Wednesday Night

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 46.

Thursday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 66.