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Snow Squalls May Impact New Year's Eve Travel from the Great Lakes to the Mid-Atlantic; Heavy Rain & Isolated Severe Thunderstorms in Southern California

Snow squalls are likely to cross the Lower Great Lakes this evening and the Ohio Valley through the interior Northeast/northern Mid-Atlantic overnight, before potentially reaching the I-95 corridor from D.C. to New York City early New Year’s Day morning. Heavy rain and isolated severe thunderstorms will impact coastal southern California including Los Angeles tonight into early on New Year's Day. Read More >

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Last Map Update: Thu, Jan 1, 2026 at 12:26:53 am EST

 

Dry and Seasonably Chilly. Dress appropriately.
A quick moving system will bring light snow and flurries to the higher elevations of southwest Virginia into this morning, but most locations will remain dry. A warming trend continues late this week with increasing rain chances by Friday night into Saturday.
A quick moving system will bring light snow and flurries to the higher elevations of southwest Virginia into this morning, but most locations will remain dry. A warming trend continues late this week with increasing rain chances by Friday night into Saturday.
A quick moving system will bring light snow and flurries to the higher elevations of southwest Virginia into this morning, but most locations will remain dry. A warming trend continues late this week with increasing rain chances by Friday night into Saturday.
Outlook for early January.

 Current Weather Observations...
Location Time
(EST)
Weather Vsby.
(SM)
Temp.
(ºF)
Dewpt.
(ºF)
Hum.
(%)
Wind
(mph)
Wind Chill / Heat Index
(ºF)
Pres.
(in)
Abingdon VA00:15Clear10321754WSW 1222 [WC]29.89
Andrews-Murphy NC23:55Clear10241979CALM-30.02
Chattanooga TN23:53Clear10332675CALM-30.03
Crossville TN23:53Clear10372356W 1029 [WC]29.97
Dalton GA00:15Clear10282794CALM-30.05
Knoxville TN (McGhee-Tyson)23:53Partly Cloudy10362154SW 1227 [WC]29.98
Middlesboro KY00:15Clear10382353CALM-29.95
Monroe Cnty TN00:15Clear10332159SW 627 [WC]30.00
Morristown TN00:1510371947W 930 [WC]29.95
Oak Ridge TN23:53Clear10342158CALM-30.00
Tazewell Cnty VA00:15Partly Cloudy10321856WSW 13G1622 [WC]29.85
Tri-Cities TN23:53Partly Cloudy10351951SW 1226 [WC]29.93
Wise VA00:15Clear10322163WSW 1023 [WC]29.86
Greeneville, TN00:15Mostly Clear10351951VRB 530 [WC]29.93


Local Weather History For December 31st...
Winter storm dumped 2-5" snow over the area in 1997. 4-8" fell in the mountains.

 

 

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