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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.

63°F

17°C

Humidity	62%
Wind Speed	W 5 mph
Barometer	29.92 in
Dewpoint	49°F (9°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Last update	22 Mar 10:15 pm EDT

More Information:

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

Extended Forecast for

2 Miles ENE Sugar Mountain NC

Tonight
Low: 59 °F
Increasing
Clouds
Monday
High: 54 °F
Chance
Showers and
Patchy Fog
then Mostly
Sunny
Monday Night
Low: 30 °F
Increasing
Clouds
Tuesday
High: 48 °F
Mostly Sunny
Tuesday Night
Low: 32 °F
Mostly Cloudy
Wednesday
High: 56 °F
Partly Sunny
Wednesday Night
Low: 41 °F
Mostly Cloudy
Thursday
High: 66 °F
Partly Sunny
Thursday Night
Low: 52 °F
Partly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Tonight

Increasing clouds, with a steady temperature around 59. West wind 9 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 37 mph.

Monday

A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly before 8am. Patchy fog between 10am and noon. Otherwise, cloudy through mid morning, then gradual clearing, with a high near 54. Northwest wind around 18 mph, with gusts as high as 36 mph. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Monday Night

Increasing clouds, with a low around 30. North northwest wind 8 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph.

Tuesday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 48. Light east wind becoming southeast 5 to 9 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.

Tuesday Night

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 32. Southeast wind around 6 mph.

Wednesday

Partly sunny, with a high near 56.

Wednesday Night

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 41.

Thursday

Partly sunny, with a high near 66.