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KEY MESSAGES

Updated at 908 AM CST Sun Jan 11 2026

- Gusty northwest winds behind cold front today.

- Seasonably colder temperatures into this week.

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

NEAR TERM

(Rest of Today and Tonight) Issued at 908 AM CST Sun Jan 11 2026

We are starting off this morning with a lot more sunshine than what we saw all day yesterday, however it's on a much colder note. Current temps are in the upper 30s to lower 40s, and that is 20-25 degrees colder than this time yesterday! A secondary cold front is moving into the TN Valley this morning and will be sure to reinforce that cold air filtering in with gusty northwesterly winds, 10-15kts, gusting 20-25kts. The CAA will keep daytime highs from rising too much, capping them in the 40s. The wind will make it feel even colder than that though, so be sure to bundle up. With those highs and good radiational cooling, temps will fall into the lower 20s and provide the coldest night of the new year so far.

SHORT TERM

(Monday through Wednesday night) Issued at 1119 AM CST Sun Jan 11 2026

High pressure will be established across the Southeast and Gulf Coast early this week, keeping conditions dry. On Monday, be sure to grab that coat for school as we will be below freezing for the morning commute and daytime highs will only reach the upper 40s to 50 degrees. We will be a bit warmer on Tuesday as daytime highs reach the upper 50s and lows in the upper 30s.

As we head into mid week, an upper level trough will dive down across the Midwest and into the TN and OH Valley. The associated sfc low will be up towards the Great Lakes and will pull a cold front into the TN Valley by Wednesday afternoon/evening. We will see low to medium chances (20-40%) of showers return on Wednesday ahead of the front and precip chances will decrease overnight. Another round of cold air will advect in behind the front with breezy northwesterly winds gusting 15-20kts, dropping lows into the lower 20s and wind chills in the teens. The caveats to the Wednesday night forecast is the timing of the cold front arrival vs when the rainfall exits the forecast area. If the precip doesn't get out fast enough and the cold air funnels in early enough, this would provide flurries or light snow to portions of Southern Middle TN and NE AL Wednesday night into early Thursday morning. If there are any accumulations, they should be light, but more detailed information will be determined as we get closer and better model agreement occurs.

LONG TERM

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

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

(18Z TAFS) Issued at 1119 AM CST Sun Jan 11 2026

VFR conditions will prevail at KHSV and KMSL through the TAF period. Northwesterly winds behind this secondary cold front that passed through this morning have been gusting mainly 20-25 kts with an occasional 30 kts ob. These gusts will slack with sunset, and winds will become light overnight and persist through the end of the TAF period.

HUN WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES

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