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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
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

Luck NC

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

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

Severe T-storm Watch until March 16, 11:00am
NOW until 11:00am Mon
Severe T-storm Watch
Today
High: 54 °F⇓
Wintry Mix
and Patchy
Freezing Fog
Tonight
Low: 16 °F
Chance Snow
Showers and
Blustery
Tuesday
High: 30 °F
Partly Sunny
Tuesday Night
Low: 18 °F
Partly Cloudy
Wednesday
High: 43 °F
Mostly Cloudy
Wednesday Night
Low: 29 °F
Partly Cloudy
Thursday
High: 54 °F
Mostly Sunny
Thursday Night
Low: 40 °F
Mostly Clear

Detailed Forecast

Today

Rain showers before 2pm, then rain showers, snow showers, and sleet likely between 2pm and 3pm, then snow showers likely after 3pm. Some thunder is also possible. Patchy fog before 2pm, then patchy fog after 3pm. Patchy freezing fog between 4pm and 5pm. Temperature falling to around 30 by 5pm. Southwest wind 9 to 14 mph becoming northwest in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 32 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. Total daytime snow and sleet accumulation of around an inch possible.

Tonight

A 40 percent chance of snow showers between 9pm and 2am. Cloudy, with a low around 16. Blustery, with a west northwest wind 18 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 45 mph. New snow accumulation of 1 to 3 inches possible.

Tuesday

Partly sunny, with a high near 30. West northwest wind 11 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph.

Tuesday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 18. West northwest wind 5 to 8 mph becoming calm after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph.

Wednesday

Mostly cloudy, with a high near 43. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph in the afternoon.

Wednesday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 29.

Thursday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 54.

Thursday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 40.