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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

Elizabethton Municipal Airport (K0A9)

Lat: 36.37°NLon: 82.17°WElev: 1594ft.

Mostly Cloudy

66°F

19°C

Humidity	56%
Wind Speed	SE 9 G 18 mph
Barometer	29.86 in
Dewpoint	50°F (10°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Last update	15 Mar 6:35 pm EDT

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Extended Forecast for

2 Miles WSW Elk Park NC

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

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Wind Advisory

Tonight
Low: 52 °F⇑
Showers
Likely and
Patchy Fog
Monday
High: 51 °F⇓
Wintry Mix
and Patchy
Fog
Monday Night
Low: 14 °F
Chance Snow
Showers and
Windy
Tuesday
High: 24 °F
Mostly Cloudy
and Blustery
then Mostly
Sunny
Tuesday Night
Low: 14 °F
Partly Cloudy
Wednesday
High: 36 °F
Partly Sunny
Wednesday Night
Low: 26 °F
Mostly Cloudy
Thursday
High: 48 °F
Mostly Sunny
Thursday Night
Low: 36 °F
Mostly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Tonight

A chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 5am. Patchy fog between 8pm and 11pm. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a temperature rising to around 64 by 3am. Breezy, with a south wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 43 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Monday

Rain showers before 3pm, then snow showers likely, possibly mixed with sleet. Some thunder is also possible. Patchy fog. Temperature falling to around 29 by 5pm. South wind 14 to 17 mph becoming west northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 36 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New snow and sleet accumulation of less than one inch possible.

Monday Night

A 30 percent chance of snow showers, mainly before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 14. Wind chill values as low as -2. Windy, with a west northwest wind 24 to 29 mph, with gusts as high as 48 mph. New snow accumulation of around an inch possible.

Tuesday

Partly sunny, with a high near 24. Wind chill values as low as -3. Blustery, with a west wind 18 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 33 mph.

Tuesday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 14. West northwest wind 6 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.

Wednesday

Partly sunny, with a high near 36.

Wednesday Night

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 26.

Thursday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 48.

Thursday Night

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 36.