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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

Current conditions at

Knoxville, McGhee Tyson Airport (KTYS)

Lat: 35.82°NLon: 83.99°WElev: 981ft.

Mostly Cloudy

68°F

20°C

Humidity	57%
Wind Speed	S 15 G 29 mph
Barometer	29.63 in (1002.3 mb)
Dewpoint	52°F (11°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Last update	15 Mar 10:53 pm EDT

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Extended Forecast for

4 Miles NW Shuckstack NC

Wind Advisory March 16, 04:00pm until March 17, 05:00am

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Wind Advisory

Tonight
Low: 43 °F
Heavy Rain
and Windy
Monday
High: 43 °F⇓
Wintry Mix
and Patchy
Fog
Monday Night
Low: 17 °F
Slight Chance
Snow Showers
and Blustery
Tuesday
High: 25 °F
Decreasing
Clouds
Tuesday Night
Low: 19 °F
Partly Cloudy
Wednesday
High: 38 °F
Mostly Cloudy
Wednesday Night
Low: 30 °F
Partly Cloudy
Thursday
High: 49 °F
Mostly Sunny
Thursday Night
Low: 39 °F
Partly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Tonight

A chance of showers, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 4am. Some of the storms could produce heavy rainfall. Low around 43. Windy, with a south wind 26 to 28 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 showers before noon, then snow showers likely between noon and 5pm, then a chance of snow showers and freezing rain after 5pm. The rain could be heavy at times. Some thunder is also possible. Patchy fog. Temperature falling to around 26 by 4pm. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 17 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. Little or no ice accumulation expected. New snow accumulation of 1 to 3 inches possible.

Monday Night

A 20 percent chance of snow showers between 8pm and 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 17. Blustery, with a west northwest wind 18 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 46 mph.

Tuesday

Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 25. West northwest wind 15 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph.

Tuesday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 19. West northwest wind 5 to 9 mph becoming east southeast in the evening.

Wednesday

Mostly cloudy, with a high near 38.

Wednesday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 30.

Thursday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 49.

Thursday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 39.