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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

Asheville, Asheville Regional Airport (KAVL)

Lat: 35.43°NLon: 82.54°WElev: 2165ft.

Partly Cloudy

50°F

10°C

Humidity	71%
Wind Speed	SE 3 mph
Barometer	30.18 in (1020.9 mb)
Dewpoint	41°F (5°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Last update	26 Mar 2:54 am EDT

More Information:

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Extended Forecast for

3 Miles NNW Graphite NC

Overnight
Low: 40 °F
Partly Cloudy
Thursday
High: 60 °F
Mostly Sunny
Thursday Night
Low: 51 °F
Mostly Clear
Friday
High: 64 °F
Breezy. Sunny
then Chance
Rain
Friday Night
Low: 29 °F
Chance Rain
and Very
Windy
Saturday
High: 43 °F
Sunny and
Windy
Saturday Night
Low: 28 °F
Clear
Sunday
High: 45 °F
Sunny
Sunday Night
Low: 37 °F
Partly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Overnight

Partly cloudy, with a low around 40. West wind around 8 mph.

Thursday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 60. West wind 9 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.

Thursday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 51. West wind around 14 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.

Friday

A 30 percent chance of rain, mainly after 3pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 64. Breezy, with a west northwest wind 20 to 24 mph, with gusts as high as 37 mph. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Friday Night

A 40 percent chance of rain, mainly before 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 29. Very windy, with a north northwest wind 33 to 38 mph increasing to 40 to 45 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 55 mph.

Saturday

Sunny, with a high near 43. Windy.

Saturday Night

Clear, with a low around 28.

Sunday

Sunny, with a high near 45.

Sunday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 37.

Monday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 55.

Monday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 44.