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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

Asheville, Asheville Regional Airport (KAVL)

Lat: 35.43°NLon: 82.54°WElev: 2165ft.

Light Rain

56°F

13°C

Humidity	87%
Wind Speed	S 13 G 21 mph
Barometer	29.57 in (1000.0 mb)
Dewpoint	52°F (11°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Last update	16 Mar 11:54 am EDT

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Extended Forecast for

Cold Mountain 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

This Afternoon
High: 49 °F⇓
Wintry Mix
and Patchy
Fog
Tonight
Low: 14 °F
Mostly Cloudy
and Blustery
Tuesday
High: 27 °F
Mostly Sunny
Tuesday Night
Low: 19 °F
Partly Cloudy
Wednesday
High: 37 °F
Partly Sunny
Wednesday Night
Low: 27 °F
Mostly Clear
Thursday
High: 49 °F
Mostly Sunny
Thursday Night
Low: 37 °F
Mostly Clear
Friday
High: 56 °F
Sunny

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon

Rain showers before 3pm, then sleet, possibly mixed with rain showers and snow showers. Patchy fog after 2pm. Temperature falling to around 27 by 5pm. West wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. Total daytime snow and sleet accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Tonight

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 14. Wind chill values as low as -1. Blustery, with a west northwest wind 18 to 23 mph, with gusts as high as 47 mph.

Tuesday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 27. Wind chill values as low as zero. West northwest wind around 14 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph.

Tuesday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 19. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.

Wednesday

Partly sunny, with a high near 37. South southwest wind 5 to 8 mph.

Wednesday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 27.

Thursday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 49.