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Below normal temperatures plus lingering wind gusts will yield very cold feels like temperatures this afternoon. While winds calm tonight, temperatures will fall into the teens for most locations. Wear multiple layers of clothing if out and stay warm!
After morning flurries and snow showers, dry and cold conditions are expected today with highs only reaching to near or below freezing for most. Friday will be warmer with highs rising well into the 40s. Another chance for rain and snow showers will return Friday night into Saturday morning with the best chance for accumulations being in the higher elevations of the Tennessee and southwest Virginia mountains.
After morning flurries and snow showers, dry and cold conditions are expected today with highs only reaching to near or below freezing for most. Friday will be warmer with highs rising well into the 40s. Another chance for rain and snow showers will return Friday night into Saturday morning with the best chance for accumulations being in the higher elevations of the Tennessee and southwest Virginia mountains.
After morning flurries and snow showers, dry and cold conditions are expected today with highs only reaching to near or below freezing for most. Friday will be warmer with highs rising well into the 40s. Another chance for rain and snow showers will return Friday night into Saturday morning with the best chance for accumulations being in the higher elevations of the Tennessee and southwest Virginia mountains.
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 VA11:15Overcast1019657WNW 16G224 [WC]29.80
Andrews-Murphy NC10:59Partly Cloudy1024849N 914 [WC]29.91
Chattanooga TN10:53Mostly Cloudy10281046NW 14G1816 [WC]30.03
Crossville TN10:53Overcast8201373NNW 99 [WC]29.93
Dalton GA11:15Partly Cloudy10281046NW 1217 [WC]30.03
Knoxville TN (McGhee-Tyson)10:53Mostly Cloudy1025847WNW 617 [WC]29.98
Middlesboro KY10:55Overcast10231161NW 614 [WC]29.97
Monroe Cnty TN11:15Haze6241258WNW 12G2012 [WC]29.99
Morristown TN11:00Mostly Cloudy10-29.92
Oak Ridge TN10:53Overcast1025847VRB 617 [WC]30.00
Tazewell Cnty VA11:15Light Snow1015769NW 10G212 [WC]29.75
Tri-Cities TN10:53Mostly Cloudy1023852WNW 1410 [WC]29.87
Wise VA11:15Light Snow1015872WNW 13G200 [WC]29.77
Greeneville, TN11:15Overcast1021857WNW 910 [WC]29.89


Local Weather History For January 15th...
Heavy rain in 2013 over a 2-day period. Several inches of rain flooded many homes and roads.

 

 

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