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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Knoxville, McGhee Tyson Airport (KTYS)

Lat: 35.82°NLon: 83.99°WElev: 981ft.

Mostly Cloudy

46°F

8°C

Humidity 44%
Wind Speed SW 14 mph
Barometer 29.82 in (1009.6 mb)
Dewpoint 25°F (-4°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill40°F (4°C)
Last update 14 Jan 3:53 am EST
Extended Forecast for

Slickrock Wilderness NC

  • Today

    Today: A slight chance of snow showers between 2pm and 3pm, then rain and snow showers. Patchy fog after 4pm. High near 39. West southwest wind around 16 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. Total daytime snow accumulation of 1 to 2 inches possible.

    High: 39 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    then
    Rain/Snow and
    Patchy Fog

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Snow showers, mainly before 8pm. Patchy fog between 1am and 4am. Low around 11. Wind chill values as low as -8. Windy, with a north northwest wind 22 to 31 mph, with gusts as high as 43 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New snow accumulation of 3 to 5 inches possible.

    Low: 11 °F

    Snow Showers
    and Patchy
    Fog

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Partly sunny, with a high near 16. Wind chill values as low as -9. Blustery, with a west northwest wind 18 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 37 mph.

    High: 16 °F

    Partly Sunny
    and Blustery
    then Mostly
    Sunny

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 12. Wind chill values as low as -2. West northwest wind 9 to 15 mph becoming south after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 23 mph.

    Low: 12 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Friday

    Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 32. Breezy, with a south southwest wind 14 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 37 mph.

    High: 32 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    then Mostly
    Sunny and
    Breezy

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: A 50 percent chance of snow, mainly after 8pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 26. Breezy.

    Low: 26 °F

    Chance Snow
    and Breezy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 29. Breezy.

    High: 29 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    and Breezy

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 15.

    Low: 15 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 22.

    High: 22 °F

    Mostly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Today
A slight chance of snow showers between 2pm and 3pm, then rain and snow showers. Patchy fog after 4pm. High near 39. West southwest wind around 16 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. Total daytime snow accumulation of 1 to 2 inches possible.
Tonight
Snow showers, mainly before 8pm. Patchy fog between 1am and 4am. Low around 11. Wind chill values as low as -8. Windy, with a north northwest wind 22 to 31 mph, with gusts as high as 43 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New snow accumulation of 3 to 5 inches possible.
Thursday
Partly sunny, with a high near 16. Wind chill values as low as -9. Blustery, with a west northwest wind 18 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 37 mph.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 12. Wind chill values as low as -2. West northwest wind 9 to 15 mph becoming south after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 23 mph.
Friday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 32. Breezy, with a south southwest wind 14 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 37 mph.
Friday Night
A 50 percent chance of snow, mainly after 8pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 26. Breezy.
Saturday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 29. Breezy.
Saturday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 15.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 22.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 13.
M.L.King Day
Mostly sunny, with a high near 28.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 14.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 28.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Slickrock Wilderness NC
 35.4°N 83.97°W (Elev. 4514 ft)
Last Update:
4:23 am EST Jan 14, 2026
Forecast Valid:
4am EST Jan 14, 2026-6pm EST Jan 20, 2026
 
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