Chattanooga, Tennessee 7 Day Weather Forecast

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Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Morristown TN
940 PM EDT Wed Apr 2 2025

...New UPDATE...

.UPDATE...
Issued at 930 PM EDT Wed Apr 2 2025

Storms and rain will remain west of the region tonight for the
most part. Early tomorrow morning some showers may move into the
Plateau counties but confidence is low. Upped the cloud cover for
tonight. Obs are clear but high clouds can be seen on satellite
overhead and upstream. Lows will be mild in the 60s for the
Tennessee Valley due to cloud cover and continued WAA.

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.SHORT TERM...
(This evening through Thursday)
Issued at 312 PM EDT Wed Apr 2 2025

Key Messages:

1. Windy conditions will continue across the area through this
evening, especially the far east Tennessee mountains and
foothills through Thursday morning. Please refer to the High Wind
Warning and Wind Advisory Products.

2. Most of the area will remain dry but best chance of showers and
storms will be across the northern Plateau late tonight and
Thursday.

3. Near record to record high temperatures are likely across much
of the area for Thursday. Temperatures will be 15 to 20 degrees
above normal.

Discussion:

Tight pressure gradient across the Tennessee valley and southern
Appalachians will continue to produce 850mb jet of 40-50 knots.
Gusts at Cove Mountain has peaked thus far at 69 mph with 64 mph
at Camp Creek. Strong and gusty winds will continue across the far
east Tennessee mountains and foothills through Thursday morning.
Winds across the valley will subside toward sunset.

Convection has not been allowed to develop given the mid-level
cap.

For tonight, a line of showers and thunderstorms will move across
Tennessee overnight into Thursday morning. HREF and HRRR suggest
this line may move into the northern Plateau toward daybreak. The
low-level moisture has been slow to erode across the Plateau and
southeast Tennessee. Overall expect partly to mostly cloudy sky
over the area overnight.

For Thursday, the mid-level cap will remain across much of the
area along with upper ridging. This will keep any chances of
convection limited at best and mainly across the Plateau counties.
The upper ridge and abnormally warm 850mb temperatures will
produce an unseasonably very warm day. Near record to record high
temperatures are anticipated.

Date    Chattanooga    Knoxville      Tri-Cities     Oak Ridge
04-03   89(1999)       85(1946)       82(2012)       87(1963)

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.LONG TERM...
(Thursday night through next Wednesday)
Issued at 312 PM EDT Wed Apr 2 2025

Key Messages:

1. Abnormally warm weather pattern continues Friday and Saturday,
with temperatures around 20 degrees above normal; record-breaking
highs are likely.

2. Showers and thunderstorms affect the area Sunday, with potential
for strong storms with heavy rainfall.

3. Much colder temperatures Monday through Wednesday, with lows near
to below freezing Tuesday and Wednesday mornings.

Discussion:

Thursday night begins with strong ridging aloft centered over the SE
coast as well as surface high pressure over the western Atlantic.
The pattern will seemingly become locked as deep troughing dominates
the west and ridging over the east. This set up will stall the front
and storm system to our west and northwest, where the MS to OH
Valley regions are expecting 4 to 10 or so inches of rainfall over
the next 5 days. We will remain under the "high and dry" sector
until the pattern gets moving again and the system finally passes
over us this weekend. With really high heights and southerly flow,
high temperatures will max out around 20 degrees above normal with
readings in the upper 80s across the valley Friday and Saturday. 90
degrees may be possible somewhere. Our climate sites will ultimately
be flirting with breaking record highs or tying them.

Daily Record High Maximum Temperatures

Date    Chattanooga    Knoxville      Tri-Cities     Oak Ridge

04-04   88(1934)       87(1934)       83(2023)       84(1999)
04-05   89(2023)       89(2023)       86(2023)       88(2023)

By Saturday, troughing will start shifting our direction,
suppressing the SE ridge. There will essentially be a tight gradient
of precipitation to none at all, which will lie across our northern
Plateau counties and southwest Virginia; the best chance of seeing
any precipitation in the first day or so of the long term. By late
Saturday and into the early hours of Sunday, the mass precipitation
axis that essentially parks over the aforementioned regions in the
first paragraph, will finally reach us, bringing the possibility of
severe storms, and especially heavy rainfall. Latest totals from
Saturday night to early Monday, place many locations in the 2 inch
range. Currently, lesser amounts of below 2 inches for far NE TN and
SW VA. SPC Day 4 issued this morning, has the 15% chance of severe
enveloping our western half of the CWA, so will need to watch for
the potential of severe weather.

Following the front`s passing, the last couple days of the long term
will be night and day compared to the first half. Drastic height
falls under the trough, NW flow, and 850 temperatures dipping below
0C, will provide a couple days of below normal conditions,
especially the low temperatures anticipated Tuesday and Wednesday
morning. Wednesday may be the coldest with many values around or
below freezing. Heads up to those who may have planted sensitive
plants early. The long term also ends dry with ridging building in
behind the trough and surface high pressure aiming for the Mid-
Atlantic from Canada.

&&

.AVIATION...
(00Z TAFS)
Issued at 716 PM EDT Wed Apr 2 2025

Windy conditions will continue overnight. If an inversion develops
near the surface, winds may go light near the surface but LLWS
will be present at 2k feet around 35 knots. More confidence in TRI
getting an inversion but could also happen at TYS and CHA in the
early morning hours. Some clearing of clouds is likely tomorrow
afternoon and winds will be similar to today from the south.

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
Chattanooga Airport, TN             66  86  67  88 /  10   0   0  10
Knoxville McGhee Tyson Airport, TN  67  86  66  87 /  10  10  10  10
Oak Ridge, TN                       64  85  66  86 /  10  10  10  20
Tri Cities Airport, TN              60  84  63  85 /  10  10  10  20

&&

.MRX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
NC...NONE.
TN...Wind Advisory until 8 AM EDT Thursday for Johnson-Southeast
     Carter-Southeast Monroe-Unicoi.

     High Wind Warning until 11 AM EDT Thursday for Blount Smoky
     Mountains-Cocke Smoky Mountains-Sevier Smoky Mountains-
     Southeast Greene.

VA...NONE.
&&

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SHORT TERM...DH
AVIATION...McD