Tropical Moisture Brings Heavy Rain to Southwest; Strong Coastal Low to Impact the East Coast

Deep tropical moisture surging into the Southwest U.S. will lead to widespread showers and thunderstorms capable of producing flash flooding the next several days. A strong coastal low will develop late Friday and is expected to bring flooding, high surf, dangerous rip currents, gusty winds and heavy rain to much of the U.S. East Coast through early next week. Read More >

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Last Map Update: Thu, Oct 9, 2025 at 7:36:31 pm EDT

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Tonight will be slightly cooler than last night with many places dropping into the 40s and even upper 30s for some in southwest Virginia and far East Tennessee. This will be followed by a slow warming trend and no rainfall forecast for at least the next week.

Drier air arrives with high pressure. Seasonable temperatures and dry weather will persist through the weekend.

Drier air arrives with high pressure. Seasonable temperatures and dry weather will persist through the weekend.

Drier air arrives with high pressure. Seasonable temperatures and dry weather will persist through the weekend.

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 (EDT)	Weather	Vsby. (SM)	Temp. (ºF)	Dewpt. (ºF)	Hum. (%)	Wind (mph)	Wind Chill / Heat Index (ºF)	Pres. (in)
Abingdon VA	19:15	Clear	10	62	39	41	NE 8	-	30.29
Andrews-Murphy NC	19:08	Overcast	10	68	56	65	CALM	-	30.25
Chattanooga TN	18:53	Mostly Cloudy	10	72	56	57	NNW 7	-	30.22
Crossville TN	18:53	Mostly Clear	10	63	52	67	NNE 3	-	30.28
Dalton GA	19:15	Light Rain	3	67	60	80	CALM	-	30.20
Knoxville TN (McGhee-Tyson)	18:53	Mostly Cloudy	10	71	52	50	NE 5	-	30.22
Middlesboro KY	18:55	Clear	10	63	52	67	CALM	-	30.28
Monroe Cnty TN	18:55	Partly Cloudy	10	68	57	68	CALM	-	30.22
Morristown TN	18:55	Clear	10	68	53	59	NE 5	-	30.24
Oak Ridge TN	18:53	Clear	10	70	53	54	CALM	-	30.25
Tazewell Cnty VA	19:15	Clear	10	57	39	49	E 6	-	30.34
Tri-Cities TN	18:53	Mostly Clear	10	65	46	50	CALM	-	30.26
Wise VA	19:15	Clear	10	53	42	66	N 6	-	30.34
Greeneville, TN	18:55	Clear	10	68	50	52	VRB 5	-	30.24

Local Weather History For October 9th...

High winds hit the region in 1970. An electric plant in McMinnville was damaged.


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Tropical Moisture Brings Heavy Rain to Southwest; Strong Coastal Low to Impact the East Coast

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