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Wintry Weather Update for the Weekend (Posted 1/22/26)

Cloudy and quite cool for Friday with highs in the 40s and including a slight shower chance during the day and early evening. Winter Storm Watch for SE Tennessee (Chattanooga/Cleveland/Athens), NW Georgia & SW North Carolina......Winter Storm Warning for Cumberland, Grundy & Van Buren Co........Winter Weather Advisory for Franklin Co, TN & Dekalb/Jackson Co, AL We continue to monitor the chance for a wintry mix moving in during the day Saturday and continue into Saturday Night before a transition to mainly a cold rain on Sunday. The timing of when temperatures get above freezing will be critical to the duration of any ice accumulation. Precipitation could begin as a wintry mix of sleet/freezing rain and even some light snow mixed in early Saturday Morning and into the Afternoon. These early rounds look light as the bulk of heavy moisture could move in late day Saturday and especially Saturday Night and through Sunday. Temperatures on Saturday area wide could stay at or below freezing through the day. A few valley areas "might" be able to get above freezing late day but that is wait and see for now. Late day Saturday and into Sunday is when some deeper Gulf moisture moves in with heavy precipitation possible. Below freezing surface temperatures and warming aloft could mean a prolonged period of freezing rain/sleet with accumulating ice. Temperatures will be critical during this time. Just a small change in temperatures is the difference between "icy vs wet". Forecast guidance models project temperatures to slowly warm above freezing overnight Saturday Night and into Sunday. Then Sunday be mainly above freezing as the heavier downpours occur. If/when that happens will help limit any further icing and help with melting as temperatures could reach the mid 30s to low 40s. Warming of temperatures will happen at different rates locally because of some valley pockets where colder air gets trapped and of course higher elevations. So, the freezing rain vs cold rain scenario could vary locally for a while into early Sunday. Please stay aware and be prepared in the event that ice accumulation occurs. This could lead to power outages and dangerous driving conditions. As much colder Arctic air moves in Sunday Night, any leftover moisture could end again as a wintry mix to snow showers but mainly light. The concern will be any refreezing of surfaces as temperatures plunge to the 10s. So, black ice could be an issue Monday Morning. Highs on both Monday and Tuesday only barely above the freezing mark. To make matters worse there is the potential for an even stronger arctic surge of air later next week. We'll keep you posted! #chattanooga #chattanoogatn #chattanoogatennessee #weather #weather #tnvalleyweather #tennesseevalley #weatherforecast #weatherupdate #winter #winterstorm