Category: Forecast
Highlights:
- Spring-like feel today
- Much colder pattern developing
- Accumulating snow early next week?
Colder Pattern Taking Hold…The day is dawning bright and sunshine will be with us through the majority of the day, along with pleasant, spring-like temperatures. Find a way to get out and enjoy it! Unfortunately, the pleasant weather will end tonight.
Clouds will increase late in the day and give way to showers during the nighttime period. A cold front will press south and pull much colder air into the region as we wrap up the work week and head into the weekend. The suppressed route is still the one most likely for the weekend system and instead we’re left with an unseasonably cold, mostly dry forecast, locally. We’ll still be on the watch for the potential of some light snow early Saturday, but the more significant, accumulating snow will be shoved south to the TN Valley. Those beautiful northeast TN and western NC mountains look to be in the “sweet spot” for this storm (plowable accumulations).
Another storm system will track through the Mid West as we close the weekend and open next week. Consequently, clouds increase late in the day Sunday and snow should overspread the region Monday. Reinforcing cold air will arrive Tuesday with snow showers and gusty winds.
Upcoming 7-Day Precipitation Forecast:
- Snowfall: 1″ – 3″
- Rainfall: 0.10″ – 0.20″
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Highlights:
- Windy day ahead
- Colder pattern develops
- Two snow chances in the days ahead
Hold On To Your Hats…The big story today will be developing strong and gusty winds, especially from the city and points north. Westerly gusts will approach 50 MPH+ this afternoon and evening. Hold onto your hats (and steering wheels)!
As we move into the latter portions of the week and into next week, a fast and active weather pattern will develop. Three disturbances will have at least some impact on our weather between Thursday evening and Tuesday morning.
The first disturbance will result in an increase in cloudiness late Thursday along with an evening shower- especially across far eastern portions of the state. We’ll turn much colder to close the week and that’s when our second disturbance will approach. Clouds will increase Saturday and light snow is possible. Models have trended further south with this disturbance, but we need to keep an eye on this as a last-minute shift north could take place. As of this update, the most impactful disturbance looks to be the one that arrives Monday into Tuesday. Accordingly, we’ll forecast developing snow Monday, continuing Tuesday with strong and gusty winds and even colder air.
After a prolonged stretch of spring-like warmth, the upcoming forecast period will serve as harsh reality that Old Man Winter still has some fight left in him.
Upcoming 7-Day Precipitation Forecast:
- Snowfall: 1″ – 3″
- Rainfall: 0.10″
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Highlights:
- Increasing coverage of showers and t-storms
- Mostly dry mid week period
- Weekend wintry fun and games
Busy Week Of Weather…The week is off to an unseasonably mild start as a strong southerly flow continues ahead of an approaching cold front. That cold front will continue to push east today and sweep through the state Tuesday morning. Coverage of showers will increase as we go through the late morning and early afternoon hours, but there will still be periods of dry weather today. Best coverage of rain and thunderstorms will arrive overnight when most are sleeping and end (from northeast to southwest) Tuesday morning.
Mid week is relatively quiet as we begin to transition from a spring-like beginning to more of a winter-like close. A weak weather system could offer up a few showers Thursday evening, but enthusiasm isn’t high for this to be a big deal.
A more significant storm will move in over the weekend. This is a complex set-up, but we note anomalously cold air poised to spill south from Canada. Given the trend of the winter, we’re treading lightly from hitting the big snow theme models currently suggest. That said, the set-up is one that raises an eyebrow for the potential of a late season, impactful, winter event. Stay tuned this week as we fine tune the details moving forward. A word of caution, if we get snow down this weekend, we’ll have to lower temperatures even further for Sunday…
Upcoming 7-Day Precipitation Forecast:
- Snowfall: 1″ – 3″
- Rainfall: 0.50″ – 1.00″
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Highlights:
- AM snow ends
- Windy warm-up coming
- Early week storms
Snowy For Some This Morning…A narrow band of heavy snow has deposited 1″-2″ for neighborhoods northeast of the city. Places like Anderson, New Castle, and Richmond were the “sweet spot” for this event. Thank you for the reports!
As quickly as the snow hit, it’ll depart and be a distant memory this afternoon, as increasingly sunny conditions develop, along with moderating temperatures. This is the beginning of a weekend warm-up that will send temperatures into the lower 60s Sunday afternoon though we will have to deal with a possible passing shower and strong and gusty southwest winds.
A cold front will sweep through the state to open the work week and help increase overall coverage of showers and thunderstorms Monday- especially during the evening and nighttime hours. Early showers Tuesday will end and give way to drier, cooler conditions for mid week.
Our next storm system will approach next weekend. The work week will end with another windy warm-up, along with showers by evening.
Upcoming 7-Day Precipitation Forecast:
- Snowfall: Dusting – 1″
- Rainfall: 0.50″ – 1.00″
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Highlights:
- Sunny, cold close to the work week
- AM light snow Saturday
- Moderating with storm chances early next week
Coats And Sunglasses Required Today…We’re closing out the work week with plentiful sunshine, but temperatures will run several degrees below average. Heavier coats will be required out the door this morning with wind chills in the teens.
A warm front will lift north through the state Saturday morning and should push an area of snow northeast with it. The potential is present for a coating to less than 1″ of snow as this occurs early Saturday morning, especially for area northeast of the city, itself. Despite the quick hit of morning snow, sunshine should return later in the day and our winds will shift to the southwest. This will help temperatures recover late in the day and the moderating trend continues Sunday with PM showers.
A cold front will sweep through the region Monday into Tuesday morning with widespread showers and thunderstorms. After a warm start to the day, temperatures will fall through the daytime hours Tuesday. Dry, windy conditions will be with us as we push through the middle of next week.
Upcoming 7-Day Precipitation Forecast:
- Snowfall: Dusting – 1″
- Rainfall: 0.50″ – 1.00″
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