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Severe Thunderstorms and Heavy Rain in the Southern U.S.; Snow in the Northern Rockies and Northern Plains

A storm system will shift from eastern Texas into the lower Mississippi Valley today with additional threats of severe thunderstorms and heavy to excessive rainfall which may bring flooding. In the northern U.S., a storm will bring heavy snow and gusty winds over parts of the northern Rockies, northern Plains, and Upper Midwest today into Wednesday. Read More >

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Last Map Update: Mon, Nov 24, 2025 at 6:44:51 pm EST

 

The weather outlook for the Thanksgiving holiday is dry and sunny, but with much colder temperatures building in on Thanksgiving Day. Clouds and temperatures will start to increase again on Saturday.
Gusty winds tonight into Tuesday across the east TN mountains and foothills. Widespread rain, and a few storms, are expected areawide Tuesday into Wednesday. Then, colder and drier by Thanksgiving.
Gusty winds tonight into Tuesday across the east TN mountains and foothills. Widespread rain, and a few storms, are expected areawide Tuesday into Wednesday. Then, colder and drier by Thanksgiving.
Gusty winds tonight into Tuesday across the east TN mountains and foothills. Widespread rain, and a few storms, are expected areawide Tuesday into Wednesday. Then, colder and drier by Thanksgiving.
We have some active weather moving into the area tonight and tomorrow: - Wind Advisory for the East TN mountains and foothills tonight through Tuesday afternoon; wind gusts 40 to 50 mph expected. - A few strong to severe storms are possible Tuesday, from 1 PM to 8 PM EST, mainly south of I-40. Main threat from storms will be isolated damaging wind gusts, with a very low threat for a tornado in the southern TN Valley and southern Cumberland Plateau.
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 VA18:35Clear10554158CALM-30.17
Andrews-Murphy NC18:14Mostly Cloudy10604658CALM-30.17
Chattanooga TN17:53Mostly Cloudy10695254S 3-30.09
Crossville TN17:53Clear10614964S 3-30.12
Dalton GA18:35Mostly Cloudy10675462SSE 6-30.12
Knoxville TN (McGhee-Tyson)17:53Overcast10624451E 6-30.10
Middlesboro KY18:35Clear10544775CALM-30.14
Monroe Cnty TN18:15Partly Cloudy10645059SSW 6-30.11
Morristown TN18:15Clear10574667CALM-30.12
Oak Ridge TN17:53Clear10614862CALM-30.11
Tazewell Cnty VA18:35Clear10533857SE 5-30.18
Tri-Cities TN17:53Partly Cloudy10614045SSE 7-30.14
Wise VA18:35Clear10513757S 3-30.18
Greeneville, TN18:15Clear10594151VRB 5-30.13


Local Weather History For November 24th...
Battle Above the Clouds fought on Lookout Mtn in 1863. Clouds aided in a Union win.

 

 

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