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KEY MESSAGES

Updated at 216 AM CST Sat Jan 10 2026

- Gusty northwest winds behind cold front today.

- Seasonably colder temperatures into next week.

- Low chances for showers return on Wednesday with a very low chance of snow showers or flurries late Wednesday night.

NEAR TERM

(Today) Issued at 216 AM CST Sun Jan 11 2026

Low clouds have cleared the forecast area tonight with temperatures falling into the 30s to lower 40s. Winds have become light westerly as a secondary cold front that is dropping through KY, southeast MO into northern AR. This will sweep southeast this morning with northwest winds increasing once again to 10-15 mph and gusts over 20 mph. A band of mid level clouds along the front will likely dissipate as strong subsidence behind a potent upper level low dropping southeast through the OH Valley this morning. High temperatures will reach the lower to middle 40s (upper 30s atop the higher Cumberland Plateau).

SHORT TERM

(Sunday night through Tuesday Night) Issued at 932 PM CST Sat Jan 10 2026

As the pressure gradient across the Southeast relaxes on Sunday night, winds will weaken. Clear skies and light winds will allow for ideal radiational cooling conditions with overnight lows dropping down into the low to mid 20s. By the start of next week, the upper level pattern becomes more zonal allowing for a gradual warming trend through the end of the short term forecast period. With high pressure sitting along the Gulf Coast, expect dry weather to continue Monday and Tuesday. Temperatures on Monday will rise into the upper 40s to lower 50s and then the mid to upper 50s on Tuesday. Expect overnight lows in the upper 20s Monday night then warming back into the upper 30s to lower 40s Tuesday night.

LONG TERM

(Wednesday through Saturday) Issued at 932 PM CST Sat Jan 10 2026

During the middle of the week, a deep upper level trough will dig down across the Midwest towards the Tennessee Valley. A sfc low will eject eastward across the Ohio River Valley with a cold front positioned to its southwest. Low to medium (20-40%) chances for showers arrives to the local forecast area Wednesday afternoon with the cold front passage. There is a very low (10-15%) chance of a wintry mix on the back side of this system, but no impacts are forecast at this time. Afternoon highs on Wednesday will be largely driven on when this cold front arrives. Last few blended model runs show it arriving during the second half of the day which would allow temperatures to reach the mid 50s. However, a faster arrival would result in a much cooler day. Regardless, temperatures in the wake of the cold front will dip down into the low to mid 20s Wednesday night. Winds remain elevated through the evening between 10-15 mph resulting in wind chills in the teens. Another cold day is in store Thursday as the Tennessee Valley sits on the western flank of the upper level trough. Northwest winds continue to usher in a cold airmass keeping afternoon highs in the upper 30s to lower 40s.

By the end of the work week, the upper level trough pushes off the East Coast. This will allow for a brief warm up with highs on Friday reaching the upper 40s to lower 50s. However, another deepening long wave trough is forecast to dig southeastward across the Central US. As a sfc low ejects across the Great Lakes region, a strong cold front will swing through the Tennessee Valley this weekend. Timing of this front is still uncertain and therefore kept the blends forecast of dry conditions on Saturday.

AVIATION

(12Z TAFS) Issued at 418 AM CST Sun Jan 11 2026

VFR conditions are forecast. Northwest winds will gust at 20-25kt after 14Z, then diminish to under 5kt after sunset by 00Z.

HUN WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES

AL...None. TN...None.