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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

Asheville, Asheville Regional Airport (KAVL)

Lat: 35.43°NLon: 82.54°WElev: 2165ft.

Mostly Cloudy

63°F

17°C

Humidity	60%
Wind Speed	SE 14 G 24 mph
Barometer	29.99 in (1014.4 mb)
Dewpoint	49°F (9°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Last update	15 Mar 2:54 pm EDT

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Extended Forecast for

Black Mountain NC

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

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Wind Advisory

This Afternoon
High: 61 °F
Mostly Cloudy
Tonight
Low: 61 °F
Showers
Likely and
Patchy Fog
Monday
High: 55 °F⇓
T-storms and
Patchy Fog
then Wintry
Mix Likely
Monday Night
Low: 19 °F
Blustery.
Slight Chance
Snow Showers
then Partly
Cloudy
Tuesday
High: 37 °F
Sunny
Tuesday Night
Low: 18 °F
Mostly Clear
Wednesday
High: 45 °F
Partly Sunny
Wednesday Night
Low: 26 °F
Partly Cloudy
Thursday
High: 59 °F
Mostly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon

Mostly cloudy, with a high near 61. East southeast wind around 14 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.

Tonight

A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 4am, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm between 4am and 5am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 5am. Patchy fog between 8pm and 10pm. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a steady temperature around 61. Southeast wind 9 to 13 mph becoming south southwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 34 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Monday

Rain showers before 4pm, then rain showers likely, possibly mixed with sleet between 4pm and 5pm, then rain likely, possibly mixed with snow showers after 5pm. Some thunder is also possible. Patchy fog before 11am. Temperature falling to around 37 by 5pm. South southwest wind 14 to 16 mph becoming west northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 37 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. Little or no snow and sleet accumulation expected.

Monday Night

A slight chance of snow showers between 10pm and midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 19. Blustery, with a west northwest wind 18 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 44 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Tuesday

Sunny, with a high near 37. West northwest wind 14 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.

Tuesday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 18.

Wednesday

Partly sunny, with a high near 45.

Wednesday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 26.

Thursday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 59.

Thursday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 37.