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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.

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Extended Forecast for

2 Miles ESE Elk Park 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

Today
High: 54 °F⇓
Wintry Mix
and Patchy
Freezing Fog
Tonight
Low: 14 °F
Snow Showers
Likely and
Patchy Fog
Tuesday
High: 25 °F
Mostly Cloudy
Tuesday Night
Low: 15 °F
Partly Cloudy
Wednesday
High: 38 °F
Mostly Cloudy
Wednesday Night
Low: 26 °F
Mostly Cloudy
Thursday
High: 51 °F
Partly Sunny
Thursday Night
Low: 37 °F
Mostly Clear
Friday
High: 58 °F
Mostly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Today

Rain showers and sleet before 4pm, then rain showers and sleet, possibly mixed with snow showers. Some thunder is also possible. Patchy fog between 4pm and 5pm. Patchy freezing fog after 5pm. Temperature falling to around 31 by 5pm. South wind 10 to 13 mph becoming north northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 26 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. Total daytime snow and sleet accumulation of less than one inch possible.

Tonight

Snow showers likely, mainly before 11pm. Patchy fog before 8pm. Otherwise, cloudy, with a low around 14. Blustery, with a west northwest wind 18 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 44 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New snow accumulation of 1 to 2 inches possible.

Tuesday

Mostly cloudy, with a high near 25. Wind chill values as low as zero. West wind 13 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.

Tuesday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 15. West northwest wind 5 to 9 mph becoming light after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph.

Wednesday

Mostly cloudy, with a high near 38. Calm wind becoming south southwest around 6 mph in the afternoon.

Wednesday Night

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 26.

Thursday

Partly sunny, with a high near 51.

Thursday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 37.