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Author name: Fred Gossage

Chief Meteorologist of the Tennessee Valley Weather Team

Bouncing temps but quiet weather next few days. Warmer next week!

After a run at milder temperatures and some rain yesterday, we have been back to chilly weather on this Wednesday as clouds have stuck around. That will continue into tonight with clouds only gradually beginning to break up. Overnight lows will be colder, into the low to mid 20s. We return to partial sunshine on […]

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Still cold but not as harshly so next couple of days. Flurries and a return to bitter cold Friday and the weekend.

It is a sad state of affairs when mid 30s to lower 40s is considered “warmer” around here, but here we are! We are “warmer” today and tomorrow before another big push of arctic air in time for the weekend. After a few clouds this morning, we are mostly sunny for a large part of

Still cold but not as harshly so next couple of days. Flurries and a return to bitter cold Friday and the weekend. Read More »

The latest information concerning the winter storm threat for the Tennessee Valley at the end of this week!

 HIGH IMPACT WINTER STORM LIKELY late Friday night through much of Sunday Confidence continues to lock in on the winter storm we have been talking about for the weekend. There is still time for small-scale, specific details to wobble around and change, but this storm has kind of driven past the off ramp exit for

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An early week update on drought conditions across the Tennessee Valley

Drought conditions continue across the Tennessee Valley, despite the rainfall at the end of the past week. All of the Tennessee Valley is officially ranked in “Moderate” drought conditions. It is possible that some of the areas with rain totals over 1.5″ from the event last week could step down to “Abnormally Dry” on the

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Heavy rain and thunderstorms are in the forecast for Friday and Friday night. There is the potential for both flash flooding and severe storms in the Tennessee Valley. Let’s talk about it!

Since the late weekend and the start of the work week, we have been starting to outline the potential for heavy rain and stronger thunderstorms being possible in our area Friday and Friday night. While exact specific details on the evolution of the threat, the specific timing, etc., are still murky because of how small

Heavy rain and thunderstorms are in the forecast for Friday and Friday night. There is the potential for both flash flooding and severe storms in the Tennessee Valley. Let’s talk about it! Read More »

An update on drought conditions across the Tennessee Valley.

As we briefly mentioned in our year in review post yesterday, drought conditions have officially returned to the Tennessee Valley. The latest Drought Monitor update from the NWS Climate Prediction Center has almost all of our viewing area in Moderate level drought conditions now. While we have seen a few occasional rain events recently, they

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2025 Year in Review: A quick look back at the impactful weather this year across our part of the Tennessee Valley.

The year 2025 got off to an active start in terms of weather in the Tennessee Valley. For the first couple of months of the year, it was mostly cold weather and off and on wintry conditions. A major winter storm affected a large part of the Tennessee Valley and adjacent areas from the overnight

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Showers and a few storms Thursday, trending warmer by the weekend. Much warmer Christmas ahead.

The arctic air has retreated for a bit. After being in the 50s with mostly cloudy skies today, and a few spotty showers, we will only drop into the mid 40s overnight as clouds continue, as well as a few spotty light showers. We will continue to be mostly cloudy and breezy for Thursday, with

Showers and a few storms Thursday, trending warmer by the weekend. Much warmer Christmas ahead. Read More »

An update on rainfall stats and drought conditions across our part of the Tennessee Valley

Dry conditions continue across the Tennessee Valley. We have had some rainfall over the past few weeks, but not nearly as much as normal for this time of year. The majority of the area has averaged between 3 and 4 inches of rain the past 30 days, which is roughly 50 to 75 percent of

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