TENNESSEE — Parts of the southern and central Appalachian region will briefly return to more seasonable winter weather over the next few days, but forecasters warn the relief will not last long. High temperatures are expected to climb into the upper 40s to near 50 degrees, with overnight lows dropping into the upper 20s. While this offers a short break from harsher conditions, meteorologists caution that a stronger Arctic cold blast is set to arrive by midweek.
Strong Arctic front brings dangerous wind chills by Thursday morning
By Thursday morning, a powerful surge of Arctic air is forecast to move across Tennessee, North Carolina, Virginia, and Kentucky, bringing dangerously cold wind chills. Forecast models indicate subzero wind chill values in the higher elevations of the Appalachian Mountains, while areas outside the mountains could see wind chills fall into the teens…