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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

Current conditions at

Elizabethton Municipal Airport (K0A9)

Lat: 36.37°NLon: 82.17°WElev: 1594ft.

70°F

21°C

Humidity	35%
Wind Speed	SE 9 G 17 mph
Barometer	29.94 in
Dewpoint	41°F (5°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Last update	15 Mar 2:35 pm EDT

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Extended Forecast for

2 Miles WNW Burnsville NC

Wind Advisory March 16, 04:00pm until March 17, 05:00am

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Wind Advisory

This Afternoon
High: 62 °F
Mostly Cloudy
Tonight
Low: 61 °F
Chance
Showers then
Chance
T-storms
Monday
High: 54 °F⇓
T-storms then
Wintry Mix
Likely
Monday Night
Low: 16 °F
Chance Snow
Showers
Tuesday
High: 33 °F
Mostly Sunny
Tuesday Night
Low: 15 °F
Partly Cloudy
Wednesday
High: 45 °F
Partly Sunny
Wednesday Night
Low: 26 °F
Partly Cloudy
Thursday
High: 56 °F
Mostly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon

Mostly cloudy, with a high near 62. South southeast wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.

Tonight

A chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 4am. Mostly cloudy, with a steady temperature around 61. Southeast wind 5 to 7 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Monday

Rain showers before 3pm, then rain showers and sleet likely between 3pm and 4pm, then rain showers and sleet likely, possibly mixed with snow showers after 4pm. Some thunder is also possible. Temperature falling to around 33 by 5pm. South southwest wind 6 to 9 mph becoming west northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New snow and sleet accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Monday Night

A 30 percent chance of snow showers, mainly before 8pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 16. West northwest wind 8 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 33 mph. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Tuesday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 33. West northwest wind 6 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Tuesday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 15.

Wednesday

Partly sunny, with a high near 45.

Wednesday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 26.

Thursday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 56.

Thursday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 37.