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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

Elizabethton Municipal Airport (K0A9)

Lat: 36.37°NLon: 82.17°WElev: 1594ft.

Fair

43°F

6°C

Humidity	81%
Wind Speed	E 5 mph
Barometer	30.19 in
Dewpoint	37°F (3°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Wind Chill	40°F (4°C)
Last update	20 Mar 9:35 am EDT

More Information:

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

Extended Forecast for

3 Miles SE Mount Mitchell NC

Today
High: 66 °F
Increasing
Clouds
Tonight
Low: 50 °F
Partly Cloudy
Saturday
High: 70 °F
Mostly Cloudy
then Chance
Showers
Saturday Night
Low: 52 °F
Slight Chance
T-storms then
Mostly Clear
Sunday
High: 77 °F
Sunny
Sunday Night
Low: 56 °F
Partly Cloudy
Monday
High: 65 °F
Partly Sunny
Monday Night
Low: 36 °F
Mostly Clear
Tuesday
High: 58 °F
Mostly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Today

Increasing clouds, with a high near 66. Calm wind becoming west southwest around 6 mph in the afternoon.

Tonight

Partly cloudy, with a low around 50. West wind 6 to 9 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.

Saturday

A slight chance of showers between 3pm and 5pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 5pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 70. West northwest wind around 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Saturday Night

A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 8pm, then a slight chance of showers between 8pm and 9pm. Mostly clear, with a low around 52. Light west wind. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Sunday

Sunny, with a high near 77. West southwest wind 3 to 5 mph.

Sunday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 56.

Monday

Partly sunny, with a high near 65.

Monday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 36.

Tuesday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 58.

Tuesday Night

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 39.