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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

Jackson County Airport (K24A)

Lat: 35.32°NLon: 83.21°WElev: 2857ft.

Rain

56°F

13°C

Humidity	89%
Wind Speed	SE 9 mph
Barometer	29.93 in
Dewpoint	53°F (12°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Last update	15 Mar 5:15 pm EDT

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Extended Forecast for

2 Miles NNW Balsam Mountain NC

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

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Wind Advisory

This Afternoon
High: 54 °F
Slight Chance
Showers and
Breezy
Tonight
Low: 47 °F
Chance
Showers and
Windy
Monday
High: 47 °F⇓
Heavy Rain
and Patchy
Fog then
Chance
Rain/Snow and
Breezy
Monday Night
Low: 13 °F
Slight Chance
Snow Showers
and Windy
Tuesday
High: 24 °F
Mostly Sunny
and Breezy
Tuesday Night
Low: 16 °F
Partly Cloudy
Wednesday
High: 38 °F
Partly Sunny
Wednesday Night
Low: 26 °F
Partly Cloudy
Thursday
High: 48 °F
Mostly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon

A 20 percent chance of showers. Cloudy, with a high near 54. Breezy, with a south wind around 21 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph.

Tonight

A chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 5am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 47. Windy, with a south southwest wind 21 to 26 mph increasing to 27 to 32 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 44 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Monday

Rain showers before 1pm, then a chance of snow showers. The rain could be heavy at times. Some thunder is also possible. Patchy fog between 10am and noon. Temperature falling to around 24 by 5pm. Breezy, with a southwest wind 18 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 39 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New snow accumulation of around an inch possible.

Monday Night

A 20 percent chance of snow showers before 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 13. Wind chill values as low as -6. Windy, with a west northwest wind 28 to 32 mph, with gusts as high as 45 mph.

Tuesday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 24. Breezy, with a west wind 18 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph.

Tuesday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 16.

Wednesday

Partly sunny, with a high near 38.

Wednesday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 26.

Thursday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 48.

Thursday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 36.