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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

54°F

12°C

Humidity	48%
Wind Speed	SE 8 mph
Barometer	30.14 in
Dewpoint	35°F (2°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Wind Chill	52°F (11°C)
Last update	15 Mar 2:15 am EDT

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Extended Forecast for

3 Miles ENE Newfound Gap NC

Overnight
Low: 42 °F
Mostly Clear
and Breezy
Sunday
High: 55 °F
Partly Sunny
and Breezy
Sunday Night
Low: 43 °F
Windy. Chance
Showers then
Heavy Rain
Monday
High: 45 °F
Heavy Rain
and Patchy
Fog then
Heavy Snow
and Breezy
Monday Night
Low: 11 °F
Windy. Chance
Snow Showers
then Mostly
Cloudy
Tuesday
High: 25 °F
Mostly Sunny
and Windy
Tuesday Night
Low: 16 °F
Partly Cloudy
Wednesday
High: 40 °F
Mostly Cloudy
Wednesday Night
Low: 25 °F
Partly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Overnight

Mostly clear, with a low around 42. Breezy, with a south southeast wind 18 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Sunday

Partly sunny, with a high near 55. Breezy, with a south southeast wind 22 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.

Sunday Night

A chance of showers, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 3am. Some of the storms could produce heavy rainfall. Low around 43. Windy, with a south wind 22 to 32 mph, with gusts as high as 50 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. The rain and snow could be heavy at times. Patchy fog before 9am. High near 45. Windy, with a south southwest wind 22 to 28 mph becoming west in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 47 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New snow accumulation of 1 to 2 inches possible.

Monday Night

A chance of snow showers before 7pm, then a slight chance of snow between 7pm and 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 11. Windy, with a west northwest wind 30 to 34 mph, with gusts as high as 48 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Tuesday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 25. Windy.

Tuesday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 16.

Wednesday

Mostly cloudy, with a high near 40.

Wednesday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 25.

Thursday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 52.

Thursday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 34.