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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

Watauga County Hospital Heliport (KTNB)

Lat: 36.2°NLon: 81.65°WElev: 3146ft.

Fair

48°F

9°C

Humidity	61%
Wind Speed	W 5 mph
Barometer	30.19 in
Dewpoint	35°F (2°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Wind Chill	46°F (8°C)
Last update	20 Mar 9:55 am EDT

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Extended Forecast for

2 Miles ENE Sugar Mountain NC

Today
High: 60 °F
Partly Sunny
Tonight
Low: 48 °F
Mostly Cloudy
Saturday
High: 63 °F
Patchy Fog
then Chance
Showers
Saturday Night
Low: 50 °F
Chance
Showers then
Mostly Clear
Sunday
High: 71 °F
Sunny
Sunday Night
Low: 53 °F
Partly Cloudy
Monday
High: 59 °F
Mostly Cloudy
then Chance
Showers
Monday Night
Low: 33 °F
Chance
Showers then
Mostly Clear
Tuesday
High: 52 °F
Mostly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Today

Partly sunny, with a high near 60. West southwest wind 7 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.

Tonight

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 48. West wind 9 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

Saturday

A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly after 5pm. Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a high near 63. West northwest wind 8 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Saturday Night

A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly before 7pm. Mostly clear, with a low around 50. West northwest wind around 6 mph.

Sunday

Sunny, with a high near 71. West southwest wind 7 to 9 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.

Sunday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 53.

Monday

A 30 percent chance of showers after 3pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 59.

Monday Night

A 30 percent chance of showers before 7pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 33.

Tuesday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 52.