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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 and Breezy

65°F

18°C

Humidity	54%
Wind Speed	W 23 G 38 mph
Barometer	29.84 in
Dewpoint	48°F (9°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Last update	23 Mar 3:55 am EDT

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Extended Forecast for

2 Miles ENE Sugar Mountain NC

Today
High: 57 °F⇓
Chance Rain
and Patchy
Fog then
Mostly Sunny
Tonight
Low: 29 °F
Increasing
Clouds
Tuesday
High: 46 °F
Partly Sunny
Tuesday Night
Low: 31 °F
Mostly Cloudy
Wednesday
High: 53 °F
Mostly Sunny
Wednesday Night
Low: 39 °F
Partly Cloudy
Thursday
High: 65 °F
Mostly Sunny
Thursday Night
Low: 51 °F
Partly Cloudy
Friday
High: 63 °F
Chance Rain
and Breezy

Detailed Forecast

Today

A 30 percent chance of rain, mainly before 10am. Patchy fog between 10am and noon. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a temperature falling to around 47 by 3pm. Breezy, with a northwest wind 17 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 41 mph. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Tonight

Increasing clouds, with a low around 29. North northwest wind 8 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 37 mph.

Tuesday

Partly sunny, with a high near 46. Southeast wind 5 to 9 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.

Tuesday Night

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 31. South southeast wind 5 to 7 mph.

Wednesday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 53. South wind 5 to 9 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Wednesday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 39.

Thursday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 65.