Local Yokel Weather 

Good Morning Folks! Our forecast for the recent snow event failed with only those above 3800' - 4000' picking up decent accumulations, although there were a few locations in the lower elevations that picked up an inch. Mt LeConte didn't event come close to our 6" plus forecast, with only 3.5" falling. For those wondering what went wrong, the bulk of forecasters put all their chips on the anafront having a robust precip shield behind the actual front (never materialzied), whic

Good Afternoon Folks! Thank you for patiently waiting for the latest update regarding the incoming snow storm. We took longer than normal to update the site as the models this morning showed a reduction in totals, but the overall trend is still the same, which is why not much has changed from our previous forecast. We are still going with a region wide event, with the valleys picking up light amounts of snow and the higher elevations racking up anywhere from 3 - 6" depending

Good Afternoon Folks! We are wrapping up the weekend under high clouds and somewhat pleasant temps considering the date and tomorrow looks even better. We highly encourage everyone to get outside tomorrow to enjoy the warmer weather as the hammer drops Tuesday, with sub freezing temps beginning Monday evening, lasting till Friday or Saturday for the higher elevations (Thursday for the valleys). An arctic front swings through early Tuesday and snow falls just before and also b

The weekend will be quiet for the most part with the only action being a small disturbance passing near the region that will result in scattered light rain and snow showers late Sunday into the overnight hours (nothing to write home about). Fair weather returns briefly Monday and then a front crosses the region Tuesday, this time as a anafront which means precip falls behind the actual frontal passage, allowing for a better setup in regards to wintry precip. Nothing is set in

Good Afternoon Folks! It is late in the afternoon on Wednesday and the front is still hung up in middle TN, slated to arrive during the late night hours. Although we expected more spotty showers than we have experienced today, we are still on track for 2 - 3" of rain by the time everything winds down Thursday morning. As the front crosses the region late tonight a shift in the overall flow will occur and NW winds will usher in colder air, allowing light snow to fall shortly b