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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.

Mostly Cloudy

60°F

16°C

Humidity	98%
Wind Speed	S 3 mph
Barometer	29.62 in
Dewpoint	59°F (15°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Last update	16 Mar 12:00 pm EDT

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Extended Forecast for

2 Miles N Brown Mtn Beach NC

This Afternoon
High: 63 °F
Showers
Tonight
Low: 22 °F
Chance
Rain/Snow and
Blustery then
Mostly Clear
and Breezy
Tuesday
High: 40 °F
Sunny
Tuesday Night
Low: 22 °F
Partly Cloudy
Wednesday
High: 46 °F
Partly Sunny
Wednesday Night
Low: 28 °F
Partly Cloudy
Thursday
High: 60 °F
Mostly Sunny
Thursday Night
Low: 39 °F
Mostly Clear
Friday
High: 69 °F
Sunny

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon

Showers. High near 63. South southwest wind 9 to 11 mph becoming west northwest. Winds could gust as high as 22 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

Tonight

A chance of rain showers before 7pm, then a slight chance of snow showers between 7pm and 8pm. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 22. Blustery, with a west northwest wind 15 to 23 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.

Tuesday

Sunny, with a high near 40. West wind 9 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.

Tuesday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 22. West northwest wind 5 to 7 mph becoming calm after midnight.

Wednesday

Partly sunny, with a high near 46. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph in the afternoon.

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 39.