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Published on January 02, 2025
Knoxville Weather Forecast, Sunny Spells and Snow Showers on a Whimsical Week AheadSource: Nathan C. Fortner (User:Nfutvol at en.wikipedia), CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

The National Weather Service in Knoxville has forecasted a bit of an atmospheric rollercoaster for the region this week, with weather patterns shifting from overcast mornings to clear skies and then back to potential rain and snow showers toward the weekend. As reported by NWS in Knoxville, the city woke up to overcast conditions on January 2nd, but residents can expect the clouds to gradually clear up, with temperatures edging to a high near 43. The calm before the storm, so to speak.

With calm winds becoming southwesterly around 5 mph, the tranquility is set to continue into the night before the increased cloud cover marks a shift, the low settling around 31, while the following day, clouds will linger through mid morning before making way for clearer skies once again and highs near the same mark but this time winds could gust as high as 25 mph, a bit of atmospheric tumult to dance through the branches and whistle through the streets. Friday night temperatures will dip once more, to a low around 21 degrees, the west wind calming as the night deepens.

According to the detailed forecast for the weekend, Saturday should bring continued sunshine with temperatures slightly cooler, hitting a high of around 38, and the nighttime partly cloudy with a low around 24. However, Sunday's weather may have residents pining for the Sahara or even the balmy Antilles as rain is likely, with snow showers possible before transitioning to all rain post-three in the afternoon, the thermometer peaking at about 43 degrees and quiet winds turning to the east ready to herald in the raindrops.

The rains are expected to intensify into showers by Sunday night, with a high chance of precipitation at 90%, ensuring a sodden start to the week ahead as we shuffle through dampened streets and look towards a cloudy Monday with a lingering 30 percent chance of showers before afternoon; overnight temperatures that day will hint at the return of snow showers though the chance stands slim at 20 percent. Tuesday's partly sunny outlook huddles near a chilled 34 as a prelude to another mostly cloudy night, hovering around 20 degrees, the skies then parting come Wednesday, reaching a high near a brisk 32.