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Rain Changing To Snow Later Today

cookevilleweatherguy@yahoo.com (Cookeville Weather Guy) — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 12:36:00 +0000

We're still in the 40's across the Highland Rim/Cumberland Plateau as approaching cold air is still to our west. Nashville area temperatures are in the 30's this morning. Further west toward Clarksville, stations are reporting temperatures around 30. After a nice day on Wednesday, cold air has returned and plans to hang on through the weekend.

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Wunderground's Wundermap is an awesome tool that allows you to see radar plus temperature readings. Check it out by plugging in your city.

I've measured .32" so far from this weather system. Some areas in West TN have seen as much as 3.5" of rain according to my good friend Eddie from Jackson Weather.

Enjoy your morning, try to stay warm and dry if you are in the Middle TN area!

Rain Moving In

cookevilleweatherguy@yahoo.com (Cookeville Weather Guy) — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 12:20:00 +0000

The kids are headed back to school today after an extended Thanksgiving holiday break that was increased by two days of winter weather.

Even though we are chilly this morning with temperatures in the 30's across the Cookeville area, we should warm up quickly as the sun rises. Winds will be southerly which will help with the warming. Highs are expected to top out around 57°...rain moves in later tonight with an associated cold front. Don't expect it to be a huge rainmaker...maybe around 1/2 inch at the most. Behind the front, we expect much colder temperatures once again with a chance of snow showers by Thursday morning. I'm not excited about ANY accumulation though.

For the rest of the week into the weekend, look for below normal temperatures as we're stuck with cold air from Canada influencing our weather patterns once again. This should be a continued trend through the middle of December. Highs in the 40's and lows in the 20's.

Enjoy this one warm day this afternoon as it won't last.

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cookevilleweatherguy@yahoo.com (Cookeville Weather Guy) — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 14:46:00 +0000

GREAT NEWS. The Cookeville Christmas Parade is on for tonight! *posted via mobile phone*

Snow Again This Morning

cookevilleweatherguy@yahoo.com (Cookeville Weather Guy) — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 12:36:00 +0000

(gorgeous view from the Cookeville Webcam )

As we awake this morning, we are greeted with snow on cars, rooftops, fences, and some on the ground. One thing I notice is black ice on the streets. This is a particularly dangerous situation. The reason it is dangerous is you cannot see it when driving. The roads look perfectly normal yet it has a very slippery patch of frozen precipitation on it. Driving can be difficult with the presence of black ice.

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Good call on closing schools today. Several counties in our immediate are out including: Clay, Cumberland, Grundy, Jackson, Macon, Overton, Pickett, Putnam (us), Sumner, and Trousdale. Fentress will run one hour late today. Private School in our area closed is Heavenly Host.

Be careful out there today, especially this morning. Getting some reports of accidents and do know that city salt trucks are out this morning working on the slick spots.

Making Sense Of Our Weather

cookevilleweatherguy@yahoo.com (Cookeville Weather Guy) — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 00:49:00 +0000

8:32 pm update.........
**PUTNAM COUNTY SCHOOLS ARE CLOSED ON TUESDAY, December 2nd, 2008**

Ok, let's talk about today's weather. The result, while disappointing to a lot of us, was right on track to what the National Weather Service had predicted. I have the benefit of being able to 'look back' on their forecasts..here is what it said for today..Monday, December 1st, 2008 for right here in Cookeville, TN.

TODAY...SNOW SHOWERS LIKELY. COLD. LITTLE OR NO SNOW ACCUMULATION. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S. WEST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH. CHANCE OF SNOW 60 PERCENT.

Our afternoon high was 36.4° and we had no accumulation, but certainly had periods of snow showers. So, even though we didn't get a nice dusting, it was great to see the snow fall. The reason we didn't see a dusting to one inch of snow was due to our daytime temperatures being too warm for the snow to stick. Drop us about 5° and we would have had a completely different scenario.

Speaking of snow, had an opportunity to speak with Keith, the Nat'l Weather Service's Cooperative Observer in Monterey, TN and he told me they had snow showers most of the day and at times, had slippery road conditions. They recorded .5" of snow in his morning observation, but also commented they had 1 inch of snow on the ground as of 4:45 pm. They could possibly end up with as much as an additional inch overnight. Monterey never got any higher than 33° today and was colder than that most of the day.

With all that being said, here is our:
*Latest, Local Forecast*

I do want everyone to note we are in a very cold pattern for the first week of December. Typically, our normals this time of year are lower 50's for highs and lower 30's for lows. We are going to struggle to get in the 40's for highs during a few days this week.

cookevilleweatherguy@yahoo.com (Cookeville Weather Guy) — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 16:15:00 +0000

BREAKING NEWS Christmas parade postponed until Tuesday night at same time. *posted via mobile phone*

Snow (and Schools Closed)

cookevilleweatherguy@yahoo.com (Cookeville Weather Guy) — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 12:38:00 +0000

Snow has fallen and continues to fall across our area. Local officials have decided to call off school as more snow is forecast for today in the following counties:

Cumberland

Fentress

Jackson

Overton

Putnam

White

Cookeville's "Snow Cam"...I mean webcam!

Temperatures are mostly are freezing this morning.

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I went in this morning to wake-up my 14 year old and acted like any other day. Told her 'By the way, it has snowed this morning and there is no school!' She replied 'Are you serious?' I said 'Yes' and she comes back with 'Thank you Jesus!!!'....*priceless*

Enjoy the flakes and the Cookeville Christmas Parade which starts at 7 pm tonight.

Will It Snow?

cookevilleweatherguy@yahoo.com (Cookeville Weather Guy) — Sun, 30 Nov 2008 23:12:00 +0000

That is the biggest question I'm getting from my e-mail and people I've seen today.

The short answer is 'YES' and the next question is 'How Much'? The answer that that question is a little more tricky.

We see rain changing to snow sometime between midnight and 6 am here in Cookeville with all snow on Monday. Some accumulation by daybreak, however, I think it'll be very, very light. It wouldn't surprise me, at all, to wake up with no snow and only light flurries. At this point, the National Weather Service is calling for snow showers.

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*Special Weather Statement*

Personally, I'd love to see some accumulating snow here. Our 42nd annual Christmas Parade is Monday night and it'd be awesome to have snow flying for it!

Dreary Saturday

cookevilleweatherguy@yahoo.com (Cookeville Weather Guy) — Sat, 29 Nov 2008 21:06:00 +0000

(view from the Cookeville Webcam )

SNOW CHANCES NEXT 24-36 HOURS?
This is how our entire Saturday has look across Cookeville. Dreary, cloudy conditions with no rain as of yet. Most of the heavy stuff has remained to our south. The latest, local radar shows just a few active cells. Don't expect Sunday's temperatures to warm much from the overnight low tonight. Chances of rain do increase to 60% for tonight and again on Sunday with rain changing to snow showers on Sunday night and Monday. Accumulations are 'iffy' at this point. Temperatures are expected to be cold on Monday with highs barely reaching into the 30's. *LATEST, LOCAL FORECAST

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
The National Weather Service has, however, issued a Special Weather Statement. Indications are the higher elevations of the Cumberland Plateau (I'd say from Monterey north and east) could see amounts up to 1 inch. Here in Cookeville, a dusting might not be out of the question for us. Further west toward Nashville, mainly flurries.

SORRY FOR THE LATE POST TODAY
Late last evening, one of the dental implants that was put in my mouth last Thursday was really giving me some problems. I could feel it pulsating at the speed of my heart rate. My wife called our dentist and he said 'Come on in to my office now'...apparently, my body was rejecting one of them. He decided to remove it. Nothing I've ever had done (including two broken arms) can measure up to that pain. I don't know what labor pain feels like...but if it was anything like what I felt last night, I'm glad I am a man! Really appreciate our dentist for seeing me at 9 o'clock at night. I slept fairly well last night and have taken things very easy today. It has been a tough last seven days. Keep telling myself "short-term pain for long-term gain"....

Rain Moving In

cookevilleweatherguy@yahoo.com (Cookeville Weather Guy) — Sat, 29 Nov 2008 00:26:00 +0000

Rain is moving in from the south this evening. There has been one report of Severe Weather in southern Louisiana earlier as a tornado was spotted on doppler radar near Fort Polk. No reports (yet) of any damage.

Our Latest, Local Forecast shows precipitation chances all the way through the rest of the Thanksgiving weekend with rain giving way to snow late on Sunday and continuing through Monday. I'm not sold on any accumulation at this point.

In sports news, it appears the University of Tennessee is planning to hire Lane Kiffin who was the former coach of the Oakland Raiders along with a former offensive coordinator at USC during their 2005 & 2006 Nat'l Championship runs. Kiffin is just 33 years old.

Black Friday Weather

cookevilleweatherguy@yahoo.com (Cookeville Weather Guy) — Fri, 28 Nov 2008 17:09:00 +0000

Black Friday is here and my bride and eldest daughter woke up at 3 a.m. to take advantage of sales at various retailers across our fine city!

They were greeted with cloudy, cool conditions. Highs are expected to reach the middle 50's this afternoon.

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The rest of the holiday weekend shows showers moving in overnight tonight and continuing through the rest of the weekend. There is a chance for these showers to turn to snow showers on Sunday night and Monday! Our 2008 Cookeville Christmas parade is Monday evening at 7 pm. Weather conditions will be cold with a chance of snow showers. Temperatures will be mostly around 30°. We'll update this forecast as we get a little closer.

How about those Titans pounding the Lions on Thanksgiving Day? We saw #10 on the field late in the game. With a Colt's loss this weekend, the Titans clinch their division.

For Your Reading Pleasure...Part 78

cookevilleweatherguy@yahoo.com (Cookeville Weather Guy) — Fri, 28 Nov 2008 02:37:00 +0000

Anthony Watt's website Watts Up With That posts these incredible stories about "How NOT To Measure Temperature." He is up to Part 78 and for your reading pleasure, you can click here to read it!

I consider Anthony an expert in his field.

Today's Weather in Cookeville, TN

High: 56.8°

Low: 36.4°

No rain, beautiful sunny skies.

Maximum Wind 8.3 mph from SSW

Check out this post from WGN's Weather Blog at Valdez, Alaska and all their snow!

Heading To Grandma's

cookevilleweatherguy@yahoo.com (Cookeville Weather Guy) — Thu, 27 Nov 2008 13:39:00 +0000

We'll be driving to Grandma's for turkey dinner this Thanksgiving morning and return this afternoon. It'll be a gorgeous day in Middle Tennessee with temperatures near 60° this afternoon! Sure would love to go play golf.

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Averages on Thanksgiving are 55 and 33.
The record was 73° in 2001 and 17° in 1991.
On this date in 1973, 4.80" of rain fell in the Cookeville area.
Temperatures have averaged nearly 4° below normal for the month of November.

According to NOAA, our next 6-10 day period will be chilly.

Finally, our Titans play the Lions today at 11:30 am. Let's hope they (the Titans) don't lay an egg (so to speak) and get beat by the lowly Lions.

Near 60° on Thanksgiving!

cookevilleweatherguy@yahoo.com (Cookeville Weather Guy) — Thu, 27 Nov 2008 04:04:00 +0000

Like my father says during warm days in the winter..."If this is global warming, then I'm all for it"....I can hear him saying that right now as we'll reach nearly 60° on Thanksgiving Day here in Middle Tennessee.

I wonder if Al Gore will be on his big houseboat on Center Hill Lake celebrating Turkey Day. It'll certainly be a nice day to spend on the lake.

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Oh, if you don't like warm weather, we may have a big surprise coming along about Sunday and Monday.....it begins with an 'S' and ends with n-o-w... :) Let's not get too excited just yet, however, computer models are looking very, very interesting!

Cold Morning Lows

cookevilleweatherguy@yahoo.com (Cookeville Weather Guy) — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 19:04:00 +0000

Wednesday morning low temps across Tennessee:

Crossville 16°
Fall Creek Falls State Park 17°
Woodbury 19°
Smithville 19°
Jamestown 19°
Coalmont 19°
Gaineboro 19°
Smyrna 19°
Bethpage 19°

Here in Putnam County, Cookeville measured 21° while Monterey had 22°

Expect lows on Thanksgiving morning to be at least 10° warmer.

The Promised Precipitation Post

cookevilleweatherguy@yahoo.com (Cookeville Weather Guy) — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 17:40:00 +0000

As promised, I've finally gotten to the precipitation post.

Through today (Wednesday, November 26, 2008), we've measured:

....39.37" Since January 1st (Average: 51.19")
......3.42" during November (Average: 3.97)

Departure from normal...
Since January 1st, we are 12.82" below normal for 2008.

This continues a trend over the last couple of years.

cookevilleweatherguy@yahoo.com (Cookeville Weather Guy) — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 12:42:00 +0000

Good Morning! What a gorgeous sunrise in Tennessee!

Most of us start this Thanksgiving-eve morning in the 20's across Middle Tennessee. Across our entire state, temperatures range from 20° this morning in the Tri-Cities (located in extreme east TN) to 42° in Memphis on the Mississippi River. Today will be nice and sunny with highs mainly in the lower 50's for the Cookeville area.

The map above shows quiet weather for us for the Thanksgiving holiday. Our warmest day will be Thursday where we expect temperatures to reach in to the upper 50's. Rain enters our picture for Sunday and we will, once again, cool down. Highs on Sunday only make it to the lower 40's. One quick note on the map above, notice Southern California has a low pressure system with an associated front coming on shore. That show extinguish any of the remaining wildfires.

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Weather Site of The Day
Did you know that 24 people have been killed and more than 300 injured this year by lightning strikes in the U.S.? Struckbylightning.org is a site dedicated to educating the public about this weather danger. I'd like to thank Michael Utley (a strike victim himself) for putting this informative site in place. Take some time to visit.

How Not To Measure Temperature #76 is available for your reading pleasure at 'Watts Up With That'!

Finally, in yesterday's post, I promised you all a look at where we stand in 2008 with precipitation. I haven't forgotten and will get that work posted today!

Dangerous Black Ice

cookevilleweatherguy@yahoo.com (Cookeville Weather Guy) — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 12:43:00 +0000

As one looks out a window this morning, you almost have to do a 'double-take' to see if that was snow, ice, or frost on the ground. Upon further investigation, it was frost with a combination of frozen precipitation! I noticed black ice had formed on our neighborhood streets. It should melt as the sun rises and more traffic hits the street.

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For complete Thanksgiving Day weather coverage, hit WUNDERGROUND and type in any city, state or zip code!

Just a little more than 3/4 of an inch of rain yesterday here in Cookeville. We needed it. I'll update later with complete rainfall totals for the month of November and for 2008. We'll do a comparison of where we stand versus the norm.

Rain All Day

cookevilleweatherguy@yahoo.com (Cookeville Weather Guy) — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 12:35:00 +0000

We wake up on this Monday morning to rain falling across Tennessee.

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Expect rain to continue all of today and lighten up for tonight. Only a slight chance for flurries tomorrow and those flurries will be confined to the eastern plateau area. Tuesday temperatures will be cold.

For the rest of Thanksgiving week, sunny on Wednesday with a high near 50, sunny again Thursday (Thanksgiving) with highs in the 50's and then rain returns Thanksgiving night and rain for your shopping trips on Black Friday.

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November 24 Weather Almanac
**Cookeville, TN**
Normal High: 56° Record: 74 in 1931
Normal Low: 37° Record: 3 in 1950
Last Year: 45 and 26
7.2" of snow recorded in Cookeville in 1950.
1.31" of rain in 1902

So far in November, temperatures are averaging nearly three degrees BELOW normal while precipitation is running 2.3" behind.

On this date in 1950, Nashville records it's greatest snowfall ever for the month of November as 7.2" is recorded.

Finally, your fun weather site of the day comes to us billed as "World's Worst Weather"...Mount Washington, N.H. Check it out and let me know what you think.

Nicest Day In A While

cookevilleweatherguy@yahoo.com (Cookeville Weather Guy) — Sun, 23 Nov 2008 13:10:00 +0000

The sunshine returns to Middle Tennessee today as highs (here in the Cookeville area) return to the 50's. We haven't seen the 50's since Saturday of last week (eight days ago). Don't get used to it as rain followed by cooler temperatures, is on the way for Monday. Tuesday's and Wednesday's high will only be in the middle 40's.

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Our Tennessee Titans (10-0) host the New York Jets (7-3) who are quarterbacked by the legendary Brett Favre. Weather conditions at game-time are expected to be sunny and temperatures will rise into the lower 50's during the game. Winds should not be a factor. Go Titans!

Remember, today is Sunday. If you don't have a church you attend or are unable to go, please feel free to tune in to our services at Trinity Assembly in Algood, TN live via the web at 8:30 and 10:30 this morning.

This Date in History..

cookevilleweatherguy@yahoo.com (Cookeville Weather Guy) — Sat, 22 Nov 2008 21:28:00 +0000

November 22nd is a very historical date...

In 1963, President Kennedy was assasinated while in Dallas.

Back to Weather...
On this date in 1929, 5 inches of snow fell in Nashville.
We had 3 inches here in Cookeville, also a record for this date!

From the NWS...a list of daily high and lows...

Cold In The Mountains!

cookevilleweatherguy@yahoo.com (Cookeville Weather Guy) — Sat, 22 Nov 2008 16:14:00 +0000

Looked at the highs and lows for some weather stations in the Smoky Mountains...here is the latest report. Remember, this report is for a 24 hour period ending at 7:30 this morning.

SMOKY MOUNTAIN TEMPERATURES AND PRECIPITATION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
1004 AM EST SAT NOV 22 2008
 
 
FOLLOWING IS THE SMOKY MOUNTAIN TEMPERATURE AND PRECIPITATION
INFORMATION, VALID FOR A 24 HOUR PERIOD ENDING AT 7:30 AM.
 
 
STATION             ELEV    HIGH    LOW     PCPN    SNOW DEPTH
 
SUGARLAND CENTER    1600     32      13     0.00       0
NEWFOUND GAP        5000  NO REPORT.
CADES COVE          1900     31      13     0.00       0
OCONALUFTEE         2040     30      10     0.00       0
MOUNT LECONTE       6400     11       1     0.00       5

Record Cold All Over

cookevilleweatherguy@yahoo.com (Cookeville Weather Guy) — Sat, 22 Nov 2008 14:11:00 +0000

Record COLD has blanketed the United States from the Great Lakes all the way down to the Gulf Coast. Is this late January or late November?

Reports will begin streaming in later today on which cities tied or broke records.

Here in Cookeville, TN our low this morning was 12.7°...the record is 9° from 1964.

*Latest, Local Forecast*

From NWS-Nashville...morning lows across TN
Camden-17
Kingston Springs-14
Cheatham Dam-16
Manchester-13
Crossville Airport-17
Crossville RAWS-8
Joelton-16
Old Hickory Dam-16
Nashville Int'l Airport-23
Warner Park-15
Smithville-13
Montgomery Bell State Park-12
Allardt-11
Jamestown-12
Coalmont-10
Centerville-15
Gainesboro-12
Columbia-15
Clarksville Airport-18
Clarksville (south)-16
Livingston-13
Linden-13
Byrdstown-14
Monterey-13
Christiana-13
Eagleville-21
Murfreesboro-14
Smyrna-11
Bethpage-12
White House-16
Rock Island-17
Sparta-13
Brentwood-13
Franklin-17
Gladeville-12
Lebanon-16
Weather Office-19

That is a long, but partial, list of cold temperatures for November 22nd, 2008.

Very Cold Tonight

cookevilleweatherguy@yahoo.com (Cookeville Weather Guy) — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 23:12:00 +0000

Tonight's lows will bottom out around 14 degrees by daybreak here in Cookeville...even colder in the outlying areas.

If you haven't already done this, disconnect any garden hoses that are still hooked up to the faucets. If you don't, it'll be a terrible and costly surprise the next time you use it.

*Latest, Local Forecast*

We may see 50 degrees plus by Sunday. Rain chances move in for Sunday night into Monday and could (emphasize COULD) end up as snow flurries by Monday night.

From WGN and Northern Indiana

cookevilleweatherguy@yahoo.com (Cookeville Weather Guy) — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 22:11:00 +0000

Check out this snow from the South Bend, Indiana airport from Friday morning. Thanks to Tom Skilling and his gang at WGN-Chicago and their weather blog.

According to Tom, this is the 2nd lake effect snow they've had and some parts have received up to 13.5". Another lake effect storm is expected at the first of next week.

A post from Bob Swanson at "The Weather Guys" from USATODAY.com about the cuts going on at The Weather Channel. Sad to hear that Dave Schwartz, Cheryl Lemke, and Eboni Deon are facing layoffs.