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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

Watauga County Hospital Heliport (KTNB)

Lat: 36.2°NLon: 81.65°WElev: 3146ft.

56°F

13°C

Humidity	100%
Wind Speed	SW 18 G 29 mph
Barometer	29.72 in
Dewpoint	56°F (13°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Last update	16 Mar 3:55 am EDT

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Extended Forecast for

Grandfather Mountain 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: 47 °F
Chance
Showers and
Windy
Monday
High: 52 °F⇓
Showers and
Patchy Fog
then Wintry
Mix and
Patchy Fog
Monday Night
Low: 14 °F
Chance Snow
Showers and
Windy
Tuesday
High: 23 °F
Partly Sunny
and Blustery
Tuesday Night
Low: 15 °F
Partly Cloudy
Wednesday
High: 34 °F
Mostly Cloudy
Wednesday Night
Low: 24 °F
Partly Cloudy
Thursday
High: 47 °F
Partly Sunny
Thursday Night
Low: 35 °F
Mostly Clear

Detailed Forecast

Overnight

A 30 percent chance of showers after 5am. Cloudy, with a low around 47. Windy, with a south wind 26 to 28 mph, with gusts as high as 46 mph. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Monday

Rain showers and sleet before 4pm, then rain showers and sleet, possibly mixed with snow showers. Some thunder is also possible. Patchy fog before 10am, then patchy fog after 11am. Temperature falling to around 29 by 5pm. Breezy, with a south southwest wind 17 to 24 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 41 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New snow and sleet accumulation of less than one inch possible.

Monday Night

A 30 percent chance of snow showers, mainly before 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 14. Wind chill values as low as -5. Windy, with a northwest wind 31 to 37 mph, with gusts as high as 55 mph. New snow accumulation of 1 to 2 inches possible.

Tuesday

Partly sunny, with a high near 23. Wind chill values as low as -5. Blustery, with a west wind around 23 mph, with gusts as high as 39 mph.

Tuesday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 15. West northwest wind 9 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.

Wednesday

Mostly cloudy, with a high near 34.

Wednesday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 24.

Thursday

Partly sunny, with a high near 47.

Thursday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 35.