Knoxville is seeing an overcast morning with temperatures sitting at a cool 53°F. While the humidity hangs at around 77%, the day is expected to bring gradual clearing with temperatures climbing to an optimistic high near 68 degrees, as reported by the National Weather Service. The NWS has indicated a calm wind which will shift to the west and pick up to around 5 mph as the afternoon approaches.
As night descends on the city, residents should expect increasing clouds and a mild low of around 48°F. These conditions come with a southwest breeze soft at 5 mph. Despite the gloomy predictions for tonight, Sunday promises a continuation of mostly cloudy skies with a high hovering near 63, accompanied by a more decisive west wind blowing at a steady 5 to 10 mph pace.
According to the NWS, Sunday night's weather is set to take a clearer turn with minimal cloud coverage forecasted and a dip in temperatures to a low around 35°F. The northerly winds will pick up slightly, moving at speeds of 5 to 10 mph. Looking ahead to Monday, Knoxville can expect a mostly sunny day, yet cooler with a high near 49°F and northwest winds at 5 to 15 mph, gusting as high as 20 mph.
Come Monday night, the skies will remain predominantly clear as temperatures take a nosedive to a chilly 27°F. The northwest winds, undeterred, will continue their brisk pace at 5 to 15 mph, with gusts that can reach up to 20 mph. The tic-toc of the week brings in a sunny Tuesday with the mercury climbing back up to a more agreeable high of around 55°F, while the southwest wind flows at 5 to 15 mph, which may include gusts paralleling Monday's strength.
Venturing further into the week, Knoxville's locals can relish a streak of clear and sunny days with nighttime lows gradually warming from 37°F on Tuesday night to 39°F on Wednesday night. As we inch toward the weekend, Thursday keeps the sunny streak alive with a pleasant high near 67°F, but there's a slight chance of a wrench in the works come Thursday night, as the forecast introduces a 30 percent chance of showers. As Friday looms, the chance of rain increases to 50 percent, with mostly cloudy skies and a high again in the lower 60s.
