Strong to Severe Thunderstorms Continue Tonight in the East; Early Heat Wave in the West

Scattered strong to severe storms with damaging winds and potentially a tornado or two are expected tonight from the coastal Carolinas into the Mid-Atlantic states. An anomalously early heat wave will continue to intensify and expand across the West and Southwest as the week progresses. Numerous daily and potentially monthly record highs are expected to be broken. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Knoxville, McGhee Tyson Airport (KTYS)

Lat: 35.82°NLon: 83.99°WElev: 981ft.

Overcast

31°F

-1°C

Humidity	54%
Wind Speed	W 17 G 32 mph
Barometer	30.01 in (1016.6 mb)
Dewpoint	16°F (-9°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Wind Chill	20°F (-7°C)
Last update	16 Mar 11:53 pm EDT

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Extended Forecast for

4 Miles SSW Townsend TN

Winter Weather Advisory March 17, 12:43am until March 17, 08:00am

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Winter Weather Advisory

Winter Weather Advisory March 17, 12:43am until March 17, 08:00am
NOW until 8:00am Tue
Winter Weather Advisory
Overnight
Low: 20 °F
Slight Chance
Snow Showers
and Windy
Tuesday
High: 32 °F
Chance
Flurries and
Breezy
Tuesday Night
Low: 23 °F
Increasing
Clouds
Wednesday
High: 44 °F
Mostly Cloudy
Wednesday Night
Low: 33 °F
Partly Cloudy
Thursday
High: 57 °F
Mostly Sunny
Thursday Night
Low: 42 °F
Mostly Clear
Friday
High: 65 °F
Mostly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Overnight

A slight chance of snow showers before 5am, then a chance of flurries after 5am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 20. Wind chill values between 4 and 9. Windy, with a west wind 25 to 35 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Tuesday

A chance of flurries before 1pm. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 32. Wind chill values between 5 and 15. Breezy, with a west wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Tuesday Night

Increasing clouds, with a low around 23. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming south after midnight.

Wednesday

Mostly cloudy, with a high near 44. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.

Wednesday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 33. South wind 10 to 15 mph.

Thursday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 57. South wind around 10 mph becoming west in the afternoon.

Thursday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 42. South wind around 5 mph.

Friday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 65.