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KEY MESSAGES

Updated at 1209 AM EST Thu Feb 5 2026

- The ongoing light snow will be ending in the next few hours, with some light additional accumulations possible mainly north sections and mountains. Slick spots from black ice and any snow accumulations will be a concern this morning.

- Chance for light snow accumulations mainly SW VA and the E TN mountains later Friday and especially Friday night as another surge of cold air moves in. Gusty winds can be expected over the mountains as well.

- Warmer temperatures next week.

DISCUSSION

Issued at 1209 AM EST Thu Feb 5 2026

Colder air is pushing in and the ongoing light snow showers will be tapering off and ending before sunrise. Additional very light snow accumulations over mainly the north and mountains will be possible before the snow showers end, generally no more than a dusting to less than an inch. However, slick spots from black ice and any snow that did accumulate overnight will be a concern for those on the roadways late tonight into early Thursday. The SPS will be continued to highlight this.

A couple of shortwave troughs will cross the area in the NW flow Thursday night and again on Friday night. The latter will be more significant, although moisture currently looks limited. A quick shot of light rain and snow showers is possible mainly SW VA and NE TN Friday into Friday night that will transition to all snow showers as the cold advection ramps up in the northwest flow Friday night. Light snow accumulations will be possible mainly in the E TN mountains and SW VA where orographic lift will be a significant factor, and the NBM currently has around a 30% to 70% chance of 24 hour snowfall accumulations exceeding 1 inch in the 24 hours ending Saturday morning in these areas. Temperatures will be colder again Saturday with highs in the 20s and 30s north, and 40s south. It will also be windy over the higher mountains Friday night into Saturday morning with wind gusts approaching 40 mph at times.

A welcome warm up will come next week as a large ridge builds over the region. Expect to see highs in the 50s and 60s Monday through Wednesday. Models are in poor agreement near the end of the period so uncertainty is high for the details, but chances for rain start to show up again in the forecast by Wednesday.

AVIATION

(06Z TAFS) Issued at 1209 AM EST Thu Feb 5 2026

Light snow at TYS/TRI will gradually come to an end over the next few hours, but low cigs are expected to persist at all sites through at least the the mid-morning. Though, CHA may bounce between MVFR and low VFR through the overnight before becoming predominant VFR. TYS and TRI are expected to hold onto MVFR conditions into the afternoon, with greater uncertainty on the potential for that to linger well into the evening for TRI.

PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS

Chattanooga Airport, TN 45 28 56 32 / 0 0 0 0 Knoxville McGhee Tyson Airport, TN 38 24 49 27 / 0 0 10 30 Oak Ridge, TN 39 24 50 26 / 0 0 10 20 Tri Cities Airport, TN 35 21 40 21 / 10 0 60 60

MRX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES

NC...NONE. TN...NONE. VA...NONE.