Forecast Last Updated at Sunday, January 19, 2020 at 5:57PM

Finally Some Winter

Early clouds yielded to bright sunshine, and high temperatures for the day occurred pre-dawn. It was very windy and colder! Some clouds return tonight with a few powdery flurries, lasting into early Monday. There won’t be any accumulation, except maybe a dusting in the western half of the High Country. The main theme is cold through Tuesday, with slow moderation thereafter.

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Sunday Hi: 37 Lo: 14 Partly cloudy with scattered flurries tonight; NW wind 15-25 mph gusting to 40 mph

Monday Hi: 27 Lo: 14 A few early snow flurries, then mostly clear & very cold; NW wind 10-20 mph, diminishing

Tuesday Hi: 31 Lo: 17 Clear; Cold; NNW wind 5-10 mph

Wednesday Hi: 45 Lo: 24 Bright sunshine; Not as cold

Thursday Hi: 48 Lo: 31 Sunshine giving way to more clouds late; Continued moderation

Further Out

Friday - Overcast with rain arriving; High in the lower 40s; Low in the upper 30s
Saturday - Early rain changing to snow showers & flurries; Mostly cloudy & blustery; High in the lower 40s; Low near 30 degrees

Forecast Discussion

A cold front has exited and highs occurred before sunrise. Sunshine returned today, but strong northwest winds gusting as high as 50 mph made it feel a lot colder. Just enough low-level moisture returns overnight for some snow flurries that will last into early Monday.

The big weather headline is cold. We will be in the freezer through Tuesday, then moderation commences for midweek as the high pressure moves overhead and begins to lose its Arctic properties.

Wednesday and Thursday are quiet, then we will be watching the progress of low-pressure coming out of the Mid-South on Friday. We believe rain overspreads the region on Friday. As colder air arrives in behind this system on Saturday, the rain could change to snow showers or flurries.

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