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Main concern is the potential of significant ice accumulations producing dangerous if not impassable travel conditions, downed trees and power lines, and power outages. Highest accumulations are along the Cumberland Plateau, far northeastern TN into southwest VA, and into the mountains of western NC.
Light wintry mix to begin moving across East TN during the day on Saturday, turning to heavier precipitation Saturday night. There's likely to be a lull for most of the area Saturday night into Sunday as temperatures rise and precipitation type switches to rain. Finally as the system exits Sunday night into Monday a light snowfall for northern TN into southwest Virginia is increasingly likely. Exact timing on precipitation changeover is uncertain.
Windy conditions will develop across the far east Tennessee Mountains and Foothills Saturday Evening and continue through Sunday Evening. Southwest winds of 25 to 40 mph with gusts in excess of 80 mph.
Arctic Cold temperatures are expected early next week. Wind chills will drop to near zero to 5 below at times Monday and Tuesday, and 10 to 18 degrees below zero across the higher elevations.
Be prepared for the upcoming winter storm. Prepare and plan for several days of difficult to impossible travel conditions, and have ways to stay warm (safely!) in cold weather.
Daily climate data (normals and records) for today for the sites plotted. The current normals period is 1991-2020.
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 VA13:5510411230NW 1433 [WC]30.23
Andrews-Murphy NC14:01Overcast10552430WNW 3-30.17
Chattanooga TN13:53Overcast10501929N 1744 [WC]30.25
Crossville TN13:53Overcast10411534N 10G2134 [WC]30.29
Dalton GA14:15Overcast10522635N 10-30.23
Knoxville TN (McGhee-Tyson)13:53Mostly Cloudy10461629N 1041 [WC]30.27
Middlesboro KY14:15Clear10441328N 1237 [WC]30.33
Monroe Cnty TN14:15Mostly Cloudy9481526N 1442 [WC]30.26
Morristown TN14:10less than 1461933-30.25
Oak Ridge TN13:53Mostly Clear10501423-30.30
Tazewell Cnty VA14:15Clear10361033NNW 1028 [WC]30.24
Tri-Cities TN13:53Partly Cloudy10471426WNW 842 [WC]30.25
Wise VA14:15Clear10331037NW 6G1727 [WC]30.26
Greeneville, TN14:15Clear10461528VRB 642 [WC]30.23


Local Weather History For January 23rd...
In 2003, snowstorm hit area. Up to 8" fell in the higher elevations and 2-5" in the valley.

 

 

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