KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WVLT) – Each of these weather systems affects the next, setting the stage for a greater impact each time. While we have cold winds and flurries to snow showers for now, this leaves us cold enough for the leading edge of rain on Sunday’s system to create a glaze of ice, with a WVLT First Alert Weather Day. After the rain to some snow, we’ll have an extended freeze and WVLT First Alert Weather Days next week.
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WHAT TO EXPECT
This morning is mostly cloudy with some flurries flying around. We’re starting the day around 32 degrees.
Spotty flurries to snow showers continue until midday Friday, then as clouds break up this afternoon, we have stray mountain snow. We are only warming to around 42 degrees in Knoxville, and mid 30s in the higher elevations. Winds make it feel colder, with a westerly wind at 10 to 20 mph and gusts around 25 mph.
Tonight is frosty and frigid, with a clear sky and low of 21 degrees by Saturday morning.
LOOKING AHEAD
Saturday is calm and chilly, with temperatures 10 degrees below average all day. We’ll only warm to 38 degrees, but at least the wind is light.
Sunday to Monday are the days we’re watching closely for precipitation type changes. The First Alert Weather Day for Sunday is for the risk of ice development in the morning to midday, especially on the Plateau to Northeast Tennessee and Southeastern Kentucky. A little ice is possible in the Valley, which can still be impactful.
It will be a slow warming to only 36 degrees Sunday afternoon with scattered rain to wintry mix showers. Actually we’ll keep warming into the 40s Sunday with a line of rain.
Monday is the next chance to see this change back to some ice and scattered snow showers, especially in the higher elevations outlining the Valley. It looks like the Valley will cool to the mid 30s Monday afternoon. It will be windy, with gusts around 30 mph, so it will feel like the 20s already.
In your First Alert 8-Day Planner, we have WVLT First Alert Weather Days for an extended freeze. We’ll barely be above freezing Tuesday, then we’ll fall into the low 20s and only warm to around 30 degrees next Wednesday and Thursday.
