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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

68°F

20°C

Humidity	53%
Wind Speed	Vrbl 7 G 15 mph
Barometer	29.65 in
Dewpoint	50°F (10°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Last update	16 Mar 2:35 am EDT

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

Extended Forecast for

2 Miles SSE Peppers 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

Overnight
Low: 53 °F
Chance
Showers
Monday
High: 59 °F⇓
Showers and
Patchy Fog
then
Rain/Snow and
Patchy Fog
Monday Night
Low: 18 °F
Chance Snow
Showers
Tuesday
High: 34 °F
Decreasing
Clouds
Tuesday Night
Low: 17 °F
Partly Cloudy
Wednesday
High: 46 °F
Mostly Cloudy
Wednesday Night
Low: 27 °F
Partly Cloudy
Thursday
High: 58 °F
Mostly Sunny
Thursday Night
Low: 38 °F
Mostly Clear

Detailed Forecast

Overnight

A 30 percent chance of showers after 5am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 53. East southeast wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

Monday

Rain showers before 5pm, then rain and snow showers likely. Some thunder is also possible. Patchy fog between noon and 2pm. Temperature falling to around 37 by 5pm. South southeast wind 6 to 9 mph becoming north northwest in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Monday Night

A 30 percent chance of snow showers between 10pm and 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 18. West northwest wind 11 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 37 mph. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Tuesday

Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 34. West northwest wind 7 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.

Tuesday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 17. West northwest wind around 6 mph becoming calm in the evening.

Wednesday

Mostly cloudy, with a high near 46.

Wednesday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 27.

Thursday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 58.

Thursday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 38.