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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.

Overcast

67°F

19°C

Humidity	67%
Wind Speed	SE 5 mph
Barometer	29.97 in
Dewpoint	56°F (13°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Last update	15 Mar 5:15 pm EDT

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Extended Forecast for

Linville Falls NC

This Afternoon
High: 54 °F
Chance
Showers
Tonight
Low: 53 °F⇑
Showers
Likely and
Areas Fog
Monday
High: 53 °F⇓
T-storms and
Patchy Fog
then
Rain/Snow
Likely
Monday Night
Low: 17 °F
Slight Chance
Snow Showers
and Windy
Tuesday
High: 27 °F
Sunny and
Blustery
Tuesday Night
Low: 18 °F
Partly Cloudy
Wednesday
High: 36 °F
Partly Sunny
Wednesday Night
Low: 26 °F
Partly Cloudy
Thursday
High: 49 °F
Mostly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon

A 30 percent chance of showers. Cloudy, with a high near 54. Southeast wind around 11 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Tonight

A chance of showers, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 4am. Areas of fog between 8pm and 11pm. Otherwise, cloudy, with a temperature rising to around 62 by 3am. Breezy, with a south southwest wind 14 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 47 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.

Monday

Rain showers before 4pm, then rain likely, possibly mixed with snow showers. Some thunder is also possible. Patchy fog before noon. Temperature falling to around 33 by 5pm. Breezy, with a south southwest wind 16 to 21 mph becoming west northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 45 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Monday Night

A 20 percent chance of snow showers between 8pm and 2am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 17. Wind chill values as low as -1. Windy, with a west northwest wind 29 to 34 mph, with gusts as high as 55 mph.

Tuesday

Sunny, with a high near 27. Blustery, with a west northwest wind 18 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 37 mph.

Tuesday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 18.

Wednesday

Partly sunny, with a high near 36.

Wednesday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 26.

Thursday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 49.

Thursday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 36.