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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

Current conditions at

Watauga County Hospital Heliport (KTNB)

Lat: 36.2°NLon: 81.65°WElev: 3146ft.

Rain

53°F

12°C

Humidity	100%
Wind Speed	SE 6 mph
Barometer	29.95 in
Dewpoint	53°F (12°C)
Visibility	3.00 mi
Wind Chill	51°F (11°C)
Last update	15 Mar 6:35 pm EDT

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Extended Forecast for

2 Miles ENE Sugar Mountain NC

Wind Advisory March 16, 04:00pm until March 17, 05:00am

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Wind Advisory

Tonight
Low: 51 °F⇑
Showers
Likely and
Patchy Fog
Monday
High: 50 °F⇓
T-storms and
Patchy Fog
then
Rain/Snow
Likely and
Patchy Fog
Monday Night
Low: 13 °F
Chance Snow
Showers and
Windy
Tuesday
High: 25 °F
Mostly Sunny
and Blustery
Tuesday Night
Low: 14 °F
Partly Cloudy
Wednesday
High: 35 °F
Partly Sunny
Wednesday Night
Low: 24 °F
Mostly Cloudy
Thursday
High: 48 °F
Mostly Sunny
Thursday Night
Low: 34 °F
Partly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Tonight

Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly before 4am, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 5am. Patchy fog before 1am. Otherwise, cloudy, with a temperature rising to around 60 by 3am. South wind 16 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 49 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 after 7am. Temperature falling to around 30 by 5pm. South wind around 17 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 30 percent chance of snow showers between 11pm and 3am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 13. Wind chill values as low as -3. Windy, with a west northwest wind 25 to 30 mph, with gusts as high as 55 mph. New snow accumulation of around an inch possible.

Tuesday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 25. Wind chill values as low as -4. Blustery, with a west wind 18 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.

Tuesday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 14. West northwest wind 6 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.

Wednesday

Partly sunny, with a high near 35.

Wednesday Night

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 24.

Thursday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 48.

Thursday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 34.