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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.

Fair

53°F

12°C

Humidity	64%
Wind Speed	Calm
Barometer	30.18 in
Dewpoint	40°F (4°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Last update	14 Mar 9:55 pm EDT

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

Extended Forecast for

2 Miles N Brown Mtn Beach NC

Tonight
Low: 43 °F
Mostly Clear
Sunday
High: 63 °F
Partly Sunny
then Chance
Showers
Sunday Night
Low: 61 °F
Showers
Likely and
Patchy Fog
Monday
High: 62 °F
Showers and
Patchy Fog
Monday Night
Low: 22 °F
Blustery.
Chance
Rain/Snow
then Partly
Cloudy
Tuesday
High: 38 °F
Sunny
Tuesday Night
Low: 21 °F
Mostly Clear
Wednesday
High: 46 °F
Partly Sunny
Wednesday Night
Low: 28 °F
Partly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Tonight

Mostly clear, with a low around 43. Light and variable wind.

Sunday

A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly after 3pm. Increasing clouds, with a high near 63. Calm wind becoming east southeast around 6 mph in the afternoon. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Sunday Night

Showers likely, with thunderstorms also possible after 5am. Patchy fog. Otherwise, cloudy, with a steady temperature around 61. East wind 8 to 11 mph becoming south after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Monday

Showers and possibly a thunderstorm before 2pm, then showers likely. Patchy fog between 8am and 9am. High near 62. South wind 11 to 14 mph becoming west in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 26 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Monday Night

A chance of rain showers before 7pm, then a chance of snow showers between 7pm and 8pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 22. Blustery, with a west northwest wind 16 to 23 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Tuesday

Sunny, with a high near 38.

Tuesday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 21.

Wednesday

Partly sunny, with a high near 46.

Wednesday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 28.

Thursday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 62.

Thursday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 37.