Residents in parts of southwest North Carolina, East Tennessee, and Southwest Virginia should prepare for dry conditions and frosty mornings, as the National Weather Service in Morristown issued a Hazardous Weather Outlook early Monday. Today and into the night, the forecast calls for widespread frost before 10 a.m., followed by sunny skies and a peak temperature hovering near 58 degrees with calm winds shifting east around 5 mph, tonight's low is expected to be around 34 with a southwest wind near 5 mph.
According to the National Weather Service, the "probability of hazardous weather is low" after low relative humidity is seen tomorrow afternoon, while the rest of the week appears to be mostly clear skies and warming temperatures, with patchy frost predicted between 7 and 8 a.m. tomorrow then sunny with a high near 65 calm winds becoming southwest later in the day, and by Wednesday, temperatures could rise to 71 with southwest winds intensifying to 5 to 10 mph.
However, a change in weather patterns is expected by the end of the week. Thursday night brings a 30 percent chance of showers after 2 a.m., with mostly cloudy conditions and lows around 55. Friday's forecast anticipates a higher probability of precipitation, with an 80 percent chance of showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 8 a.m. The evening may see showers and possibly a thunderstorm before 2 a.m., followed by a chance of showers and thunderstorms thereafter, as reported by the National Weather Service prediction.
The outlook remains tumultuous for the weekend, with a 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms both Saturday and Sunday, keeping skies partly sunny and temperatures consistent, with highs nearing 68 on Saturday and dropping to about 65 on Sunday, so keep an umbrella handy as the risk of precipitation prevails according to the National Weather Service's report.
