The National Weather Service in Knoxville has released an update to the local forecast, indicating relatively mild conditions for the coming days. According to the NWS forecast, today will see mostly sunny skies, with a high near 66 degrees and a light southwest breeze shifting to calm by the afternoon.
As nighttime falls, the skies should remain partly cloudy with the low dipping to around 42, providing a gentle transition into Thursday, which is expected to be mostly cloudy, with temperatures approaching 68 degrees. The calm in the wind is set to give way to a light southerly flow at about 5 mph.
By Thursday night, conditions remain mostly cloudy with an evening low around 57 degrees, and a gentle southern wind could bring gusts as high as 20 mph. Looking ahead to Friday, showers are likely to make an appearance mainly after 1 pm, as the forecast suggests, with a strong probability; the chance of precipitation stands at 70%. The day's high is projected to be close to 70 degrees while the south wind kicks up to speeds ranging from 10 to 15 mph, including gusts that could climb up to 25 mph.
For those with evening plans on Friday night, expect showers and the potential for thunderstorms after 10 pm. The temperature will hover around 58 degrees, with winds making a shift from southwest to southeast post-midnight, potentially gusting up to 20 mph. The certainty of rain is put at 100%.
Continuing through the weekend, showers and a possible thunderstorm are projected before 1 pm on Saturday with a high of 66, while the probability of rain remains high at 90%, and south winds maintain their strength at 10 to 15 mph. Saturday night, there's a 30 percent chance for showers, primarily before 1 am, transitioning to mostly cloudy skies with a lower temperature around 37.
As the new week approaches, Sunday offers a 20 percent chance of morning showers, afterward clearing to mostly sunny with a cooler high near 45. The clearer trend persists into Sunday night with lows expected to drop to about 25. Bright sunshine continues into Monday with highs again near 45, whereas Monday night displays mostly clear conditions with a low of approximately 28. Tuesday's weather trends toward mostly sunny skies, with a high reaching towards 51 degrees.
