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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

Morganton-Lenoir Airport (KMRN)

Lat: 35.82°NLon: 81.61°WElev: 1227ft.

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Humidity	NA
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Last update	* Not a current observation *

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Extended Forecast for

3 Miles WNW South Mountains NC

Today
High: 59 °F⇓
Showers and
Breezy
Tonight
Low: 23 °F
Chance
Showers and
Windy then
Mostly Clear
and Blustery
Tuesday
High: 40 °F
Sunny
Tuesday Night
Low: 24 °F
Mostly Clear
Wednesday
High: 44 °F
Partly Sunny
Wednesday Night
Low: 29 °F
Mostly Clear
Thursday
High: 57 °F
Mostly Sunny
Thursday Night
Low: 39 °F
Mostly Clear
Friday
High: 67 °F
Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Today

Showers. Temperature rising to near 59 by noon, then falling to around 44 during the remainder of the day. Breezy, with a west wind 7 to 12 mph increasing to 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 33 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New precipitation amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.

Tonight

A 30 percent chance of showers before 7pm. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 23. Windy, with a west northwest wind 18 to 26 mph, with gusts as high as 38 mph. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Tuesday

Sunny, with a high near 40. West northwest wind 13 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.

Tuesday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 24. Northwest wind 5 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.

Wednesday

Partly sunny, with a high near 44. South wind 3 to 6 mph.

Wednesday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 29.

Thursday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 57.

Thursday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 39.