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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
Winter Weather Advisory in effect from March 16, 01:00 PM EDT until March 17, 03:00 AM EDT

Current conditions at

Asheville, Asheville Regional Airport (KAVL)

Lat: 35.43°NLon: 82.54°WElev: 2165ft.

Light Rain

54°F

12°C

Humidity	93%
Wind Speed	E 7 mph
Barometer	29.60 in (1000.9 mb)
Dewpoint	52°F (11°C)
Visibility	9.00 mi
Wind Chill	52°F (11°C)
Last update	16 Mar 9:54 am EDT

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Extended Forecast for

3 Miles NNW Graphite NC

Winter Weather Advisory March 16, 01:00pm until March 17, 03:00am

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

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Winter Weather Advisory

Wind Advisory

Today
High: 50 °F⇓
Wintry Mix
and Patchy
Fog
Tonight
Low: 12 °F
Very Windy.
Chance Snow
Showers then
Mostly Cloudy
Tuesday
High: 22 °F
Mostly Sunny
and Windy
Tuesday Night
Low: 16 °F
Mostly Clear
and Blustery
then Partly
Cloudy
Wednesday
High: 32 °F
Partly Sunny
Wednesday Night
Low: 24 °F
Partly Cloudy
Thursday
High: 44 °F
Mostly Sunny
Thursday Night
Low: 35 °F
Mostly Clear
Friday
High: 52 °F
Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Today

Rain showers, possibly mixed with sleet before 4pm, then rain showers likely, possibly mixed with snow showers and sleet. Some thunder is also possible. Patchy fog before 11am, then patchy fog after noon. Temperature falling to around 25 by 5pm. Windy, with a west wind 22 to 31 mph, with gusts as high as 46 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. Total daytime snow and sleet accumulation of less than one inch possible.

Tonight

A 40 percent chance of snow showers, mainly before 10pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 12. Wind chill values as low as -12. Very windy, with a west northwest wind 41 to 48 mph, with gusts as high as 65 mph. New snow accumulation of 1 to 3 inches possible.

Tuesday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 22. Wind chill values as low as -10. Windy, with a west northwest wind 25 to 30 mph, with gusts as high as 41 mph.

Tuesday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 16. Wind chill values as low as -1. Blustery, with a west northwest wind 16 to 21 mph decreasing to 9 to 14 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.

Wednesday

Partly sunny, with a high near 32. South wind 6 to 9 mph.

Wednesday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 24.

Thursday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 44.

Thursday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 35.

Friday

Sunny, with a high near 52.

Friday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 41.