Major Winter Storm Ongoing in the Upper Midwest and Great Lakes; Severe Weather Along the East Coast

A major winter storm will continue to bring blizzard conditions, heavy snowfall, icing, and strong winds through today across the Upper Midwest and Upper Great Lakes. Widespread severe storms are expected across the entire eastern U.S. with the highest threat over the interior Mid-Atlantic, where there is a risk for damaging wind gusts and a few tornadoes. Heat continues to build in the West. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Knoxville, McGhee Tyson Airport (KTYS)

Lat: 35.82°NLon: 83.99°WElev: 981ft.

Light Snow

34°F

1°C

Humidity	76%
Wind Speed	W 15 mph
Barometer	29.80 in (1009.3 mb)
Dewpoint	27°F (-3°C)
Visibility	9.00 mi
Wind Chill	24°F (-4°C)
Last update	16 Mar 5:53 pm EDT

More Information:

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Extended Forecast for

4 Miles SSW Townsend TN

Winter Weather Advisory until March 17, 02:00am

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Winter Weather Advisory

Winter Weather Advisory until March 17, 02:00am
NOW until 2:00am Tue
Winter Weather Advisory
Tonight
Low: 20 °F
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

Tonight

A chance of snow showers, mainly before 8pm, then a chance of flurries after 5am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 20. Wind chill values between 4 and 14. Windy, with a west wind 30 to 35 mph decreasing to 25 to 30 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 40 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

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.