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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

Elizabethton Municipal Airport (K0A9)

Lat: 36.37°NLon: 82.17°WElev: 1594ft.

Fair

55°F

13°C

Humidity	100%
Wind Speed	Calm
Barometer	29.56 in
Dewpoint	55°F (13°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Last update	16 Mar 10:15 am EDT

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Extended Forecast for

3 Miles SE Kona 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: 58 °F⇓
Severe
Thunderstorms
then Wintry
Mix and
Patchy Fog
Tonight
Low: 16 °F
Chance Snow
Showers
Tuesday
High: 34 °F
Partly Sunny
Tuesday Night
Low: 15 °F
Partly Cloudy
Wednesday
High: 45 °F
Mostly Cloudy
Wednesday Night
Low: 25 °F
Partly Cloudy
Thursday
High: 58 °F
Mostly Sunny
Thursday Night
Low: 36 °F
Mostly Clear
Friday
High: 65 °F
Mostly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Today

Rain showers before 4pm, then rain showers and sleet likely between 4pm and 5pm, then rain and snow showers likely after 5pm. Some thunder is also possible. Patchy fog between noon and 1pm. Temperature falling to around 37 by 5pm. Southwest wind 6 to 10 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. Total daytime snow and sleet accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Tonight

A 40 percent chance of snow showers, mainly before 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 16. Northwest wind 10 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 39 mph. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Tuesday

Partly sunny, with a high near 34. West northwest wind 7 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.

Tuesday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 15. West northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.

Wednesday

Mostly cloudy, with a high near 45. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph in the afternoon.

Wednesday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 25.

Thursday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 58.

Thursday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 36.