Prolonged Atmospheric River Will Impact the Northwest Early this Week

A weather system in the Pacific Northwest will produce rain throughout the day, before a potent atmospheric river produces a prolonged round of heavy rainfall, widespread urban and river flooding, and high elevation snow to the region Monday through Wednesday. Showers and thunderstorms may produce isolated damaging winds, a brief tornado, and locally heavy rainfall across parts of Florida today. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Knoxville, McGhee Tyson Airport (KTYS)

Lat: 35.82°NLon: 83.99°WElev: 981ft.

Mostly Cloudy

50°F

10°C

Humidity 54%
Wind Speed W 5 mph
Barometer 30.00 in (1016.0 mb)
Dewpoint 34°F (1°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill48°F (9°C)
Last update 7 Dec 3:53 pm EST
Extended Forecast for

4 Miles SSW Townsend TN

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A 50 percent chance of showers after 2am.  Increasing clouds, with a low around 36. Calm wind.  New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

    Low: 36 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    then Chance
    Showers

  • Monday

    Monday: A 40 percent chance of showers between 10am and 3pm.  Cloudy, with a high near 38. North wind around 5 mph becoming west in the morning.

    High: 38 °F

    Chance
    Showers

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 28. North wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light and variable  in the evening.

    Low: 28 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 44. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.

    High: 44 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 36. Breezy, with a south wind 15 to 25 mph.

    Low: 36 °F

    Mostly Clear
    and Breezy

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 49. Breezy, with a southwest wind 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

    High: 49 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    and Breezy

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers before 1am.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 35. Breezy, with a west wind 15 to 20 mph decreasing to 10 to 15 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph.

    Low: 35 °F

    Slight Chance
    Showers and
    Breezy

  • Thursday

    Thursday: A 30 percent chance of showers after 1pm.  Partly sunny, with a high near 43.

    High: 43 °F

    Partly Sunny
    then Chance
    Showers

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: A 50 percent chance of rain.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 33.

    Low: 33 °F

    Chance Rain

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
A 50 percent chance of showers after 2am. Increasing clouds, with a low around 36. Calm wind. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Monday
A 40 percent chance of showers between 10am and 3pm. Cloudy, with a high near 38. North wind around 5 mph becoming west in the morning.
Monday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 28. North wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light and variable in the evening.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 44. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 36. Breezy, with a south wind 15 to 25 mph.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 49. Breezy, with a southwest wind 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Wednesday Night
A 20 percent chance of showers before 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 35. Breezy, with a west wind 15 to 20 mph decreasing to 10 to 15 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph.
Thursday
A 30 percent chance of showers after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 43.
Thursday Night
A 50 percent chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 33.
Friday
A chance of rain before 1pm, then a chance of showers after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 39. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Friday Night
A 30 percent chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 18. Blustery.
Saturday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 28. Blustery.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 18.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 31.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
4 Miles SSW Townsend TN
 35.63°N 83.78°W (Elev. 2028 ft)
1:46 pm EST Dec 7, 2025
4pm EST Dec 7, 2025-6pm EST Dec 14, 2025
 
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