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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.
March 8-14 is South Carolina Severe Weather and Flood Safety Week

Current conditions at

Morganton-Lenoir Airport (KMRN)

Lat: 35.82°NLon: 81.61°WElev: 1227ft.

Fair

66°F

19°C

Humidity	36%
Wind Speed	Calm
Barometer	30.14 in
Dewpoint	39°F (4°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Last update	14 Mar 7:35 pm EDT

More Information:

Local Forecast Office More Local Wx 3 Day History Hourly Weather Forecast

Extended Forecast for

2 Miles SE Altapass NC

Tonight
Low: 43 °F
Mostly Clear
Sunday
High: 60 °F
Chance
Showers
Sunday Night
Low: 59 °F
Showers
Likely and
Patchy Fog
Monday
High: 58 °F
Showers and
Patchy Fog
Monday Night
Low: 18 °F
Chance Snow
Showers then
Partly Cloudy
Tuesday
High: 35 °F
Mostly Sunny
Tuesday Night
Low: 19 °F
Mostly Clear
Wednesday
High: 44 °F
Partly Sunny
Wednesday Night
Low: 28 °F
Partly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Tonight

Mostly clear, with a low around 43. East northeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.

Sunday

A 30 percent chance of showers after 2pm. Increasing clouds, with a high near 60. Calm wind becoming east southeast 5 to 7 mph in the afternoon. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Sunday Night

Showers likely, with thunderstorms also possible after 5am. Patchy fog after 9pm. Otherwise, cloudy, with a steady temperature around 59. South wind 6 to 8 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Monday

Showers and possibly a thunderstorm before 2pm, then showers likely. Patchy fog before 9am. High near 58. South wind 9 to 13 mph becoming west northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 38 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.

Monday Night

A chance of snow showers before 8pm, then a slight chance of snow between 8pm and 10pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 18. West northwest wind 15 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 46 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Tuesday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 35.

Tuesday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 19.

Wednesday

Partly sunny, with a high near 44.

Wednesday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 28.

Thursday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 60.

Thursday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 37.