Winter Weather Brings Dangerous Travel Conditions Across the Northern U.S.

Heavy lake effect snow will persist downwind of the Great Lakes through early Saturday. Snow squalls with heavy snow and gusty winds will create dangerous travel in the Interior Northeast due to low visibility and slippery roads. A major winter storm will bring moderate to heavy, accumulating snow and gusty winds from the eastern Plains to the western Great Lakes today through Saturday. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Athens McMinn County Airport (KMMI)

Lat: 35.4°NLon: 84.56°WElev: 874ft.

Fair

28°F

-2°C

Humidity 74%
Wind Speed Calm
Barometer 30.40 in
Dewpoint 21°F (-6°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 29 Nov 3:55 am EST
Extended Forecast for

5 Miles SE Etowah TN

  • Today

    Today: Increasing clouds, with a high near 49. Light southeast wind becoming south 5 to 10 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.

    High: 49 °F

    Increasing
    Clouds

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A 40 percent chance of showers, mainly after 4am.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 37. South wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

    Low: 37 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    then Chance
    Showers

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Showers likely, mainly between 7am and 1pm.  Cloudy, with a high near 46. South wind 5 to 10 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

    High: 46 °F

    Showers
    Likely

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 26. North wind around 5 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

    Low: 26 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Monday

    Monday: Partly sunny, with a high near 48. Northeast wind around 5 mph.

    High: 48 °F

    Partly Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Showers.  Low around 40. Calm wind becoming southeast around 5 mph after midnight.  Chance of precipitation is 90%.

    Low: 40 °F

    Showers
    Likely then
    Showers

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Showers, mainly before 1pm.  High near 44. South wind around 5 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon.  Chance of precipitation is 80%.

    High: 44 °F

    Showers

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 29.

    Low: 29 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 45.

    High: 45 °F

    Mostly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Today
Increasing clouds, with a high near 49. Light southeast wind becoming south 5 to 10 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.
Tonight
A 40 percent chance of showers, mainly after 4am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 37. South wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Sunday
Showers likely, mainly between 7am and 1pm. Cloudy, with a high near 46. South wind 5 to 10 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Sunday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 26. North wind around 5 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Monday
Partly sunny, with a high near 48. Northeast wind around 5 mph.
Monday Night
Showers. Low around 40. Calm wind becoming southeast around 5 mph after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 90%.
Tuesday
Showers, mainly before 1pm. High near 44. South wind around 5 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Tuesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 29.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 45.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 29.
Thursday
Partly sunny, with a high near 45.
Thursday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 31.
Friday
A 40 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 46.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
5 Miles SE Etowah TN
 35.27°N 84.48°W (Elev. 1440 ft)
12:31 am EST Nov 29, 2025
4am EST Nov 29, 2025-6pm EST Dec 5, 2025
 
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