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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

Morganton-Lenoir Airport (KMRN)

Lat: 35.82°NLon: 81.61°WElev: 1227ft.

Overcast

67°F

19°C

Humidity	67%
Wind Speed	SE 5 mph
Barometer	29.97 in
Dewpoint	56°F (13°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Last update	15 Mar 5:15 pm EDT

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Extended Forecast for

Tablerock Mountain NC

This Afternoon
High: 62 °F
Chance
Showers
Tonight
Low: 54 °F
Showers
Likely and
Patchy Fog
Monday
High: 55 °F⇓
T-storms and
Patchy Fog
then Showers
Likely
Monday Night
Low: 19 °F
Slight Chance
Snow Showers
and Blustery
Tuesday
High: 37 °F
Sunny
Tuesday Night
Low: 20 °F
Partly Cloudy
Wednesday
High: 44 °F
Partly Sunny
Wednesday Night
Low: 27 °F
Partly Cloudy
Thursday
High: 58 °F
Mostly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon

A 40 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 62. Southeast wind around 7 mph. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Tonight

A chance of showers, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 4am. Patchy fog between 7pm and 2am. Otherwise, cloudy, with a low around 54. South southeast wind 6 to 10 mph becoming east northeast in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 41 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Monday

Showers and thunderstorms before 2pm, then showers likely. Patchy fog between 8am and noon. Temperature falling to around 39 by 5pm. Southwest wind 11 to 14 mph becoming west northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 40 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New rainfall amounts between three quarters and one inch possible.

Monday Night

A 20 percent chance of snow showers between 8pm and 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 19. Blustery, with a west northwest wind 16 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 48 mph.

Tuesday

Sunny, with a high near 37. West northwest wind around 14 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph.

Tuesday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 20.

Wednesday

Partly sunny, with a high near 44.

Wednesday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 27.

Thursday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 58.

Thursday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 38.