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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
Severe Thunderstorm Watch in effect from March 16, 04:40 AM EDT until March 16, 11:00 AM EDT

Current conditions at

Asheville, Asheville Regional Airport (KAVL)

Lat: 35.43°NLon: 82.54°WElev: 2165ft.

Overcast

60°F

16°C

Humidity	86%
Wind Speed	S 13 G 23 mph
Barometer	29.62 in (1001.5 mb)
Dewpoint	56°F (13°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Last update	16 Mar 6:54 am EDT

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Extended Forecast for

Weaverville NC

Severe T-storm Watch until March 16, 11:00am

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

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Wind Advisory

Severe T-storm Watch until March 16, 11:00am
NOW until 11:00am Mon
Severe T-storm Watch
Today
High: 59 °F⇓
Wintry Mix
and Patchy
Fog
Tonight
Low: 20 °F
Blustery.
Slight Chance
Snow Showers
then Mostly
Cloudy
Tuesday
High: 38 °F
Decreasing
Clouds
Tuesday Night
Low: 18 °F
Partly Cloudy
Wednesday
High: 49 °F
Partly Sunny
Wednesday Night
Low: 27 °F
Partly Cloudy
Thursday
High: 62 °F
Mostly Sunny
Thursday Night
Low: 38 °F
Mostly Clear

Detailed Forecast

Today

Rain showers before 4pm, then a chance of rain showers and sleet between 4pm and 5pm, then a chance of rain and snow showers after 5pm. Some thunder is also possible. Patchy fog before 10am, then patchy fog after noon. Temperature falling to around 39 by 5pm. South wind 6 to 14 mph becoming north in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 31 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. Little or no snow and sleet accumulation expected.

Tonight

A 20 percent chance of snow showers before 7pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 20. Blustery, with a northwest wind 17 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 41 mph.

Tuesday

Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 38. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Tuesday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 18. Northwest wind 5 to 9 mph becoming calm after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.

Wednesday

Partly sunny, with a high near 49. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph in the afternoon.

Wednesday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 27.

Thursday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 62.

Thursday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 38.