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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.

Fair

47°F

8°C

Humidity	80%
Wind Speed	Calm
Barometer	29.98 in (1014.7 mb)
Dewpoint	41°F (5°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Last update	15 Mar 4:53 am EDT

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Extended Forecast for

Slickrock Wilderness NC

Today
High: 57 °F
Partly Sunny
and Breezy
Tonight
Low: 38 °F
Mostly Cloudy
and Windy
then Heavy
Rain and
Patchy Fog
Monday
High: 40 °F⇓
Rain/Snow and
Patchy Fog
Monday Night
Low: 17 °F
Windy. Chance
Snow Showers
then Mostly
Cloudy
Tuesday
High: 27 °F
Mostly Sunny
and Blustery
Tuesday Night
Low: 20 °F
Mostly Clear
Wednesday
High: 40 °F
Partly Sunny
Wednesday Night
Low: 30 °F
Partly Cloudy
Thursday
High: 51 °F
Mostly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Today

Partly sunny, with a high near 57. Breezy, with a south southeast wind around 25 mph, with gusts as high as 45 mph.

Tonight

A chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 4am. Some of the storms could produce heavy rainfall. Patchy fog after 5am. Low around 38. Windy, with a south wind 28 to 37 mph, with gusts as high as 55 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.

Monday

Rain, possibly mixed with snow showers, becoming all snow after 11am. The rain could be heavy at times. Some thunder is also possible. Patchy fog before 9am, then patchy fog after 1pm. Temperature falling to around 25 by 5pm. Windy, with a west wind 21 to 26 mph, with gusts as high as 39 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New snow accumulation of 1 to 2 inches possible.

Monday Night

A 30 percent chance of snow showers, mainly before 8pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 17. Windy, with a west northwest wind 25 to 32 mph, with gusts as high as 47 mph. New snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.

Tuesday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 27. Blustery, with a west northwest wind 17 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 34 mph.

Tuesday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 20.

Wednesday

Partly sunny, with a high near 40.

Wednesday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 30.

Thursday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 51.

Thursday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 38.