Weather

Today has turned out quite cold across the area, but not cold enough for snow in the majority of East Tennessee. The higher elevations have seen some, and some spits of snow from time to time have been happening since temperatures are in the upper 30s here, but that’s about it, honestly. Conditions will improve starting tomorrow before more rain comes in Wednesday night. Here’s the outlook for the rest of the week on today’s forecast:

• Tonight-Cloudy and cold, sprinkles or snow flurries ending. Low 24.
• Tuesday-Cloudy to start, a mix of clouds and sun in the afternoon. High 44. Partly cloudy Tuesday night, low 28.
• Wednesday-Partly cloudy, windy and warmer. Maybe a rain shower late. High 52.
• Thursday-Partly cloudy and cold. High 40.
• Friday-Partly cloudy with a small chance of rain, maybe freezing rain. High 44.

While there’s nothing major expected weather wise in the forecast through Friday, colder weather will continue to be the December story as we move toward Christmas. We haven’t had a day above average in December yet, it seems, and that continues for one more day tomorrow. At least the sun will return during Tuesday, with partly cloudy skies developing.

Wednesday features warmer weather, a degree above our 51 degree nearly mid-December Tri-Cities average. But with that, a cold front arrives that brings a small chance of rain Wednesday afternoon, with much better rain chances that night. Behind the front, cold weather returns, as we’ll be lucky to see 40 degrees Thursday, and the mid 40s are possible to finish the week on Friday.

We should have highs in the low 50s and lows in the 30 degree range this time of year, and while lows have lived up to that at times, our high temperatures haven’t been able to get there. It’ll be interesting to see what happens as we finish up fall on the 20th and winter arrives the following day. It’s less than two weeks away from us now.

If you enjoy colder weather, that’s good news for you, so I hope you enjoy it!