Issued Thursday evening, January 29, 2026
A renewed push of arctic air will come with snow showers for our Friday and Saturday. Some slick spots may develop on area roadways.
Winter weather advisories are in effect for all the counties east of Cumberland and Fentress counties, while winter storm warnings include Knoxville and points east of there. Advisories may be added for more plateau counties later on, but the NWS Nashville issues advisories differently than the Morristown office in East TN. Often, we have to have snow falling before Nashville issues advisories for us on this part of the plateau.
Preparing for Cold & Light Snow
It continues to look as if we will see scattered snow showers on the plateau Friday and Saturday. This is due to the combination of an arctic front with an upper level low. A coast low off the Carolina coastline could also work to add just a bit more moisture…