Heavy Snow in the Northwest; Wintry Mix from the Great Lakes to Northeast

Two cold fronts will pass through the Northwest U.S. this week with the main impact being heavy mountain snow across the Cascades, and northern Rockies. A quick moving storm system will bring mixed precipitation including some freezing rain to the Upper Midwest and Great Lakes today then the Northeast U.S. tonight into Wednesday. Read More >

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Last Map Update: Tue, Jan 6, 2026 at 7:48:51 pm EST

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Significant, drought alleviating rainfall is becoming increasingly likely Friday through Saturday. Low thunder chances as well. Several bouts of rain as a large weather system sweeps eastward will bring chances for a couple inches of rainfall over much of Tennessee, and potentially into southwest NC and southwest VA. Gusty winds at times.

A mist to light sprinkles will continue for most locations this evening. A warming trend is expected this week with temperatures 15 to 20 degrees above normal. Highs in the 60s can be expected for much of the area this week. Beneficial rainfall is expected Friday through Saturday.

Each observation point is apart of our COOP program (Cooperative Observer Program). Each site has a 24 hour observation period that ends and begins at 8 am local time. Each site records temperature, precipitation, and snowfall data. More information about the COOP program can be found here www.nws.noaa.gov/om/coop/ Data began being collected at: Cades Cover on 01/01/1999 || Mount LeConte on 07/01/1987 || Newfound Gap on 01/01/1991 || Sugarlands Visitor Center on 12/01/1921

Current Weather Observations...

Location	Time (EST)	Weather	Vsby. (SM)	Temp. (ºF)	Dewpt. (ºF)	Hum. (%)	Wind (mph)	Wind Chill / Heat Index (ºF)	Pres. (in)
Abingdon VA	19:35	Overcast	10	53	51	93	WSW 10	-	29.84
Andrews-Murphy NC	18:56	Mist	3	48	46	93	CALM	-	29.95
Chattanooga TN	19:13	Mostly Cloudy	8	57	55	93	CALM	-	29.91
Crossville TN	18:53	Mostly Cloudy	10	55	52	89	SW 6	-	29.88
Dalton GA	19:35	Overcast	9	58	58	100	SSE 5	-	29.94
Knoxville TN (McGhee-Tyson)	19:13	Partly Cloudy	10	57	53	86	SW 16	-	29.87
Middlesboro KY	19:15	Overcast	10	55	51	85	SSE 7	-	29.85
Monroe Cnty TN	19:35	Mostly Clear	10	57	57	100	SSW 9	-	29.89
Morristown TN	19:30		10	59	59	100	WSW 16G22	-
Oak Ridge TN	19:03	Overcast	10	55	54	96	VRB 3	-	29.88
Tazewell Cnty VA	19:35	Overcast	10	51	48	89	W 12G18	-	29.84
Tri-Cities TN	18:53	Overcast	10	57	52	83	SW 9	-	29.84
Wise VA	19:35	Overcast	10	50	48	93	SW 13G22	-	29.83
Greeneville, TN	19:35	Overcast	10	59	51	76	WSW 12G18	-	29.86

Local Weather History For January 6th...

Blizzard hit the east coast in 1996. Up to 30" of snow fell in east TN. 3 died in Maynardville.


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