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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

Jackson County Airport (K24A)

Lat: 35.32°NLon: 83.21°WElev: 2857ft.

Fair

55°F

13°C

Humidity	44%
Wind Speed	SE 9 mph
Barometer	30.12 in
Dewpoint	34°F (1°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Wind Chill	53°F (12°C)
Last update	15 Mar 3:55 am EDT

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Extended Forecast for

Balsam Mountain NC

Today
High: 54 °F
Mostly Cloudy
and Breezy
Tonight
Low: 51 °F
Slight Chance
Showers and
Breezy then
Heavy Rain
and Windy
Monday
High: 46 °F⇓
Heavy Rain
and Patchy
Fog then
Rain/Snow and
Patchy Fog
Monday Night
Low: 12 °F
Chance Snow
Showers and
Windy
Tuesday
High: 25 °F
Mostly Sunny
and Blustery
then Sunny
Tuesday Night
Low: 17 °F
Mostly Clear
Wednesday
High: 38 °F
Partly Sunny
Wednesday Night
Low: 25 °F
Partly Cloudy
Thursday
High: 49 °F
Mostly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Today

Mostly cloudy, with a high near 54. Breezy, with a south wind 16 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 36 mph.

Tonight

Showers likely, mainly after 5am. The rain could be heavy at times. Mostly cloudy, with a steady temperature around 51. Windy, with a south southwest wind 20 to 29 mph, with gusts as high as 41 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.

Monday

Rain and snow showers, becoming all snow after 2pm. The rain could be heavy at times. Some thunder is also possible. Patchy fog before 3pm. Temperature falling to around 26 by 5pm. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 17 to 23 mph, with gusts as high as 36 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New snow accumulation of around an inch possible.

Monday Night

A 30 percent chance of snow showers, mainly before 10pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 12. Wind chill values as low as -5. Windy, with a west northwest wind 25 to 30 mph, with gusts as high as 43 mph. New snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.

Tuesday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 25. Blustery, with a west northwest wind 17 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 33 mph.

Tuesday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 17.

Wednesday

Partly sunny, with a high near 38.

Wednesday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 25.

Thursday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 49.

Thursday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 35.