Arctic Front Brings Winter Weather and Colder Temperatures to the Eastern U.S.

A series of cold fronts will bring heavy lake effect snow to the northern Great Lakes. The fronts will merge over the Ohio Valley and bring colder temperatures east of the Mississippi River later today into the end of the week. Additionally, wintry weather will develop over the Ohio Valley, Appalachians, and Northeast as rain switches over to snow tonight into Thursday morning. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Oak Ridge (KOQT)

Lat: 36.02°NLon: 84.23°WElev: 915ft.

Overcast

49°F

9°C

Humidity	52%
Wind Speed	Vrbl 3 mph
Barometer	29.67 in (1005.2 mb)
Dewpoint	32°F (0°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Last update	14 Jan 1:53 pm EST

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Extended Forecast for

6 Miles N Petros TN

This Afternoon
High: 40 °F
Rain/Snow
Tonight
Low: 17 °F
Windy. Chance
Rain/Snow
then Slight
Chance Snow
Showers
Thursday
High: 21 °F
Slight Chance
Flurries and
Blustery then
Partly Sunny
Thursday Night
Low: 18 °F
Mostly Clear
Friday
High: 37 °F
Partly Sunny
and Breezy
Friday Night
Low: 29 °F
Chance Snow
Showers
Saturday
High: 31 °F
Slight Chance
Snow Showers
and Breezy
Saturday Night
Low: 16 °F
Mostly Cloudy
and Breezy
then Partly
Cloudy
Sunday
High: 21 °F
Mostly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon

Rain showers before 4pm, then rain, possibly mixed with snow showers. High near 40. West wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. Total daytime snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Tonight

A chance of rain and snow showers before 7pm, then a chance of snow showers between 7pm and 1am, then a slight chance of flurries after 1am. Cloudy, with a low around 17. Wind chill values between 1 and 11. Windy, with a northwest wind 25 to 30 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Thursday

A slight chance of flurries before 11am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 21. Wind chill values between 1 and 9. Blustery, with a northwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Thursday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 18. West wind 10 to 15 mph becoming south after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.

Friday

Partly sunny, with a high near 37. Breezy, with a south wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

Friday Night

A 50 percent chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 29. Southwest wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Saturday

A 20 percent chance of snow showers before 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 31. Breezy, with a southwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

Saturday Night

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 16. Breezy.

Sunday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 21.

Sunday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 16.

M.L.King Day

Sunny, with a high near 28.

Monday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 14. Breezy.

Tuesday

Sunny, with a high near 25.