The festive mood in Knoxville might be dampened just a tad with the slight chance of showers on Christmas Day, as reported by the National Weather Service, Knoxville, with temperatures expected to hit a high near 68 degrees, under partly sunny skies and a gentle southwest breeze moving at 5 to 10 mph; the probability of precipitation stands modest at 20 percent. As night descends, the clouds will persist, wrapping the city in a mostly cloudy veil as the temperature dips to a comfortable 58 degrees, accompanied by the whisper of a southwest wind that kicks up post-midnight.
For those planning outings on Friday, there's a 20 percent chance of rain after 1 pm, paired with mostly cloudy skies and temperatures flirting with a 70-degree high, the southwest winds picking up the pace, gusting up to 25 mph in a mild show of winter’s capriciousness. Come Friday night, the chance of showers increases to 40 percent, notably before 1 am, with the potential for patchy fog weaving itself between the hours of 1 and 3 am while the rest of the night clings to the theme of mostly cloudy, maintaining the temperature around 59 degrees.
The weekend forecast from the National Weather Service suggests variability, with Saturday offering a respite of partly sunny skies and a high near 72, before the night reconvenes under a mostly cloudy canopy, preserving the warmth at an agreeable 55 degrees. Sunday brings back the murmur of rain with a 20 percent chance of showers post 1 pm amid mostly cloudy conditions, and an amiable high around 71 degrees, but the narrative shifts on Sunday night when showers become more prominent, carrying an 80 percent likelihood of happening post 1 am, as temperatures take a plunge to around 42 degrees.
The new week stirs with uncertainty; Monday serves up a coin toss with a 50 percent chance of showers mainly before 1 pm—the sky maintaining its mostly cloudy disposition, and the mercury rising only to a more modest 54 degrees high. By nightfall, the clouds are scheduled to abate, leaving the sky partly cloudy with a low cresting at a brisk 21 degrees. The subsequent days plate up generous servings of sunlight with Tuesday and Wednesday displaying clear and sunny skies, but the temperatures are taking a dip, Tuesday with a high near 35 and dropping to a low of 21 by night, and Wednesday slightly warming with a high near 43, according to the forecast data.
