Forecast Last Updated at Sunday, January 24, 2021 at 7:42AM

Thickening Clouds; Light Rain Tonight

Low pressure moves from Texas today to the Ohio Valley Monday night. We have thickening clouds today, light rain developing tonight, then periods of rain Monday ending as light showers early Tuesday. Temperatures are slightly milder today and Monday, but then warm significantly Monday night into Tuesday. Fog will be a travel issue Monday. Colder air returns in stepwise fashion Wednesday and Wednesday night leading to wintry precipitation Wednesday night into a cold Thursday.

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Sunday Hi: 43 Lo: 33 Thickening clouds; Light rain showers develop tonight; Light South wind, but breezy at higher elev's tonight

Monday Hi: 48 Lo: 45 Cloudy; Fog; Periods of rain; Rising temps Mon. night; Wind becoming SW 5-15 mph (stronger up top), then West late Mon. night

Tuesday Hi: 59 Lo: 35 Early light showers possible; Then decreasing clouds; Unseasonably mild daytime; West wind 5-15 mph, becoming NW Tue. night

Wednesday Hi: 48 Lo: 27 Clouds return; Turning colder; Rain Wednesday evening, changing to snow overnight

Thursday Hi: 30 Lo: 17 Daytime snow showers, especially AM; Then clearing; Cold

Further Out

Friday - Clearing skies; Rather cold; High in the upper 30s; Low in the lower 20s
Saturday - Increasing PM clouds; Slightly milder; High in the lower 40s; Low in the upper 20s

Forecast Discussion

A complex weather pattern is in store early this week as low pressure moves from Texas today, across the Ohio Valley Monday night, and into the Atlantic late Tuesday.

We have thickening clouds today, light rain developing tonight, and periods of rain Monday (with fog). Rain ends as light showers Tuesday morning. Temperatures are held in check through the daytime Monday, then rise Monday night leading to an unseasonably warm Tuesday.

Clearing skies will be brief late Tuesday into early Wednesday ahead of the next low that will move from the Western Gulf late Wednesday to near Cape Hatteras early Thursday. In the wake of this second low, upper-level energy with much colder air arrives Wednesday night and early Thursday. So... clouds return Wednesday. Precipitation arrives Wednesday evening, initially in the form of rain. Precipitation transitions to snow Wednesday night, and snow showers continue well into the daytime Thursday. Light snow accumulations are expected (a bit more at typically favored higher elevations near the TN/NC border).

Cold high pressure moves across the Eastern U. S. Friday in to Saturday. The next low takes a more northerly track with rain by Sunday (possibly beginning as a wintry mix Saturday night, but we held that thought out of the "forecast box" for now).

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