Heavy Lake Effect Snow Downwind of Lakes Erie and Ontario; Fire Weather Concerns in the Southern Plains and Southeast

A multi-day heavy lake effect snow event is expected downwind of Lakes Erie and Ontario through New Year's Day. There is increasing confidence in snow squalls causing bursts of snow & gusty winds on New Year's Eve. Elevated fire weather conditions will continue today over parts of the Southern Plains and across much of the Southeast U.S. Read More >

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Last Map Update: Tue, Dec 30, 2025 at 3:26:51 pm EST

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Another cold night with lows in the 20s. Temperatures then moderate from Wednesday through Friday with highs back into the 50s. Friday is also when our next chance of rain arrives.

Another cold night with lows in the 20s. Temperatures then moderate from Wednesday through Friday with highs back into the 50s. Friday is also when our next chance of rain arrives.

Another cold night with lows in the 20s. Temperatures then moderate from Wednesday through Friday with highs back into the 50s. Friday is also when our next chance of rain arrives.

Dry and Seasonably Chilly. Dress appropriately.

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

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 VA	14:35	Clear	10	28	12	50	WSW 12G20	17 [WC]	30.02
Andrews-Murphy NC	14:55	Clear	10	37	6	27	ESE 10	29 [WC]	30.08
Chattanooga TN	14:53	Mostly Clear	10	41	11	28	WNW 6G20	36 [WC]	30.18
Crossville TN	14:53	Clear	10	31	14	48	W 13	20 [WC]	30.13
Dalton GA	14:35	Clear	10	38	12	33	NNW 10	31 [WC]	30.19
Knoxville TN (McGhee-Tyson)	14:53	Clear	10	35	13	39	WNW 6	29 [WC]	30.14
Middlesboro KY	15:15	Clear	10	33	12	40	WNW 7	26 [WC]	30.14
Monroe Cnty TN	15:15	Clear	10	35	12	37	VRB 5	30 [WC]	30.15
Morristown TN	14:50		10	33	12	40	WSW 10	24 [WC]	30.10
Oak Ridge TN	14:53	Clear	10	37	13	36	CALM	-	30.16
Tazewell Cnty VA	14:35	Partly Cloudy	10	23	13	62	NW 9G16	13 [WC]	29.98
Tri-Cities TN	14:53	Mostly Clear	10	33	12	41	W 13	23 [WC]	30.07
Wise VA	14:35	Clear	10	24	12	58	WNW 9G17	14 [WC]	30.00
Greeneville, TN	15:15	Mostly Clear	10	32	14	46	WSW 10	23 [WC]	30.07

Local Weather History For December 30th...

Coldest temperature ever recorded in TN was -32 degrees occurred at Mountain City in 1917.


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