Residents of Knoxville and its surrounding areas are gearing up for a changeable week of weather. Today's overcast sky is set to clear, paving the way for a pleasant high near 45°F, accompanied by a light breeze shifting from southwest to west, according to the National Weather Service (NWS) in Knoxville.
Looking ahead, the forecast predicts a dip in temperature tonight to a chilly low around 23°F with calm winds. The cold snap will persist, with Monday's temperatures peaking at around 38°F under mostly sunny skies. Heading into Monday night, areas across the higher elevations may need to brace for the 20 percent chance of snow showers before the witching hour, with an anticipated low near 22°F, made more biting by a northwest wind easing to calm conditions.
The rest of the week seems to hold onto the cold as cold temperatures will remain across the Tennessee Valley and southern Appalachians through early next week, reports the Hazardous Weather Outlook released by the NWS. Despite a sunny outlook for Tuesday, the temperatures are reluctant to climb, staunchly resolute at a high near 38°F and retreating once more to a low around 22°F come nightfall.
But the weather's temperament is as fickle as fate, with Wednesday hinting at a respite from the cold—a high near 48°F and a light wind picking up, gusting up to 25 mph, only for a 30 percent chance of showers to cloak Wednesday night in uncertainty, pushing the low to around 39°F. Likewise, with a silver lining of mostly sunny days, there's an intruding chance of rain and snow showers on Saturday despite the partly sunny disposition, where the probability of precipitation lingers at 20 percent.
