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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

Rutherfordton, Rutherford County-Marchman Field Airport (KFQD)

Lat: 35.43°NLon: 81.94°WElev: 1079ft.

Overcast

61°F

16°C

Humidity	100%
Wind Speed	S 9 mph
Barometer	29.64 in
Dewpoint	61°F (16°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Last update	16 Mar 7:15 am EDT

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Extended Forecast for

2 Miles SW Celo 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: 54 °F⇓
Wintry Mix
and Patchy
Freezing Fog
Tonight
Low: 14 °F
Chance Snow
Showers and
Patchy Fog
Tuesday
High: 30 °F
Partly Sunny
and Blustery
then Mostly
Sunny
Tuesday Night
Low: 15 °F
Partly Cloudy
Wednesday
High: 41 °F
Partly Sunny
Wednesday Night
Low: 25 °F
Partly Cloudy
Thursday
High: 54 °F
Mostly Sunny
Thursday Night
Low: 36 °F
Mostly Clear
Friday
High: 62 °F
Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Today

Rain showers and sleet before 4pm, then snow showers, possibly mixed with rain showers and sleet. Some thunder is also possible. Patchy fog before 11am, then patchy fog after noon. Patchy freezing fog after 5pm. Temperature falling to around 32 by 5pm. Breezy, with a southwest wind 14 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 44 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. Total daytime snow and sleet accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Tonight

A 40 percent chance of snow showers, mainly before 1am. Patchy fog before 7pm. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 14. Wind chill values as low as -4. Windy, with a west northwest wind 28 to 31 mph, with gusts as high as 55 mph. New snow accumulation of around an inch possible.

Tuesday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 30. Wind chill values as low as -4. Blustery, with a west northwest wind 16 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 39 mph.

Tuesday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 15. West northwest wind 6 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.

Wednesday

Partly sunny, with a high near 41. Calm wind becoming south around 6 mph in the afternoon.

Wednesday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 25.

Thursday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 54.

Thursday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 36.