The National Weather Service in Knoxville is expecting a calm and sunny start to the week with temperatures rising to a mild 47 degrees today. As locals prepare for the holiday bustle, they can anticipate clear skies and generally mild weather to accompany their last-minute errands and gatherings. The calm conditions carry no hint of the wind, and the barometric pressure stands at a stable 30.50 inches, according to the National Weather Service.
Tonight's forecast predicts increasing clouds with a low of 29 degrees. Temperatures will stay above freezing, keeping roads clear for travelers. On Tuesday, mostly cloudy skies will give way to some sun, with a high of 51 degrees.
As Christmas Day inches closer, there's a touch of unpredictability, the NWS predicts a slim 20 percent chance of showers against a backdrop of partly sunny skies and a peak temperature of 53 degrees. The mild atmosphere is foreseen to continue into Wednesday night with mostly cloudy conditions and a low of 38 degrees. These patterns suggest an absence of snow, a detail that might disappoint some white Christmas hopefuls.
The latter part of the week maintains the same gentle cadence, with Thursday expected to reach a high near 57 under partly sunny skies—the calm wind persisting as it has all week, while Thursday night's forecast closes the day with mostly cloudy conditions and a low around 38, and looking forward, Friday shows similar conditions with a slight uptick in the chance of showers to a 20 percent chance after 1 pm which aligns with temperatures that are gradually creeping towards the upper 50s. As Saturday rolls in, shower chances continue to stagger around the 40 percent mark, topping off with a 50 percent chance by Saturday night, a subtle suggestion that umbrellas might be as handy as festive cheer.
The variable weather extends into Sunday with yet another estimated 40 percent possibility of showers, rounding off the week with a high near 59 degrees amid mostly cloudy skies.
