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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.
March 8-14 is South Carolina Severe Weather and Flood Safety Week

Current conditions at

Pickens County Airport (KLQK)

Lat: 34.81°NLon: 82.7°WElev: 1014ft.

Fair

71°F

22°C

Humidity	22%
Wind Speed	S 7 mph
Barometer	30.14 in
Dewpoint	30°F (-1°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Last update	14 Mar 12:55 pm EDT

More Information:

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Extended Forecast for

Lake Jocassee SC

This Afternoon
High: 69 °F
Sunny
Tonight
Low: 48 °F
Mostly Clear
Sunday
High: 64 °F
Chance
Showers
Sunday Night
Low: 52 °F
Showers
Monday
High: 61 °F
Showers
Monday Night
Low: 24 °F
Partly Cloudy
Tuesday
High: 43 °F
Sunny
Tuesday Night
Low: 25 °F
Mostly Clear
Wednesday
High: 49 °F
Mostly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon

Sunny, with a high near 69. Calm wind.

Tonight

Mostly clear, with a low around 48. Calm wind.

Sunday

A 40 percent chance of showers, mainly after noon. Increasing clouds, with a high near 64. Calm wind becoming east southeast around 5 mph in the afternoon. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Sunday Night

Showers and possibly a thunderstorm before 4am, then showers between 4am and 5am, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 5am. Low around 52. Calm wind becoming south 5 to 7 mph after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Monday

Showers and possibly a thunderstorm before 2pm, then a chance of showers. High near 61. South southwest wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.

Monday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 24.

Tuesday

Sunny, with a high near 43.

Tuesday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 25.

Wednesday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 49.

Wednesday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 34.

Thursday

Sunny, with a high near 62.