Cold Tuesday Rain Ahead

**Putnam County Schools will run on a 2 hour opening delay for Tuesday**

*COLD RAIN*
A difficult forecast in the upcoming 24 hour period for Tuesday. I expect a cold rain event for Tuesday, although some freezing rain conditions could occur especially during the morning and evening hours. Some forecasting models show a 1-2" event for our local area. This will affect the typical places where we see street flooding and minor creek flooding so be aware of that possibility.

*SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT*

Temperatures are expected to rise above freezing early this morning after sunrise and top out around 40° for the high temperature with a high of just 35°. We'll only drop a few degrees tonight, but shouldn't be cold enough for a transition back to snow but again may see some freezing rain conditions develop.

ADVICE: Dress the kids warmly in the morning and prepare for a cold, steady rain

This is another situation where 1, 2, 3° makes a difference from a cold rain event to an interesting mixed precipitation event.

REST OF WEEK:
We'll see some moderation in temperatures and dry out as well. Highs in the upper 40's and lower 50's and lows in the 20's and 30's.

LONGER RANGE:
 The following week is looking SIGNIFICANTLY colder with highs only in the 30's and lows in the teens. With the right combination, we may see some winter precipitation but that is unlikely for now.

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Sunshine and Cold

A very cold start this morning across middle Tennessee as we are at 14° at sunrise. Highs later today will fight to reach 30° with sunny skies and a mainly calm wind. Overnight, clear and very cold with a low of 19° by Wednesday morning. Warmer on Wednesday, high of 45° with increasing clouds and winds gusting to 25 mph. Sunny on Thursday and Friday with highs of 50° and 58° respectively. Rain returns on Friday night through the weekend.

A Special Weather Statement is in effect this morning for slippery roads along the upper plateau. Up to 1" of snow fell late in the afternoon on Monday and into Monday night and with temperatures well below freezing, any remaining snow created very slippery conditions, especially on secondary roads. Motorists are urged to use caution during the morning commute.

Schools are closed in several counties on Tuesday, including Putnam, White, Cumberland, Fentress, Jackson, Overton, Pickett, and Van Buren. Schools are delayed by 2 hours in Clay, Grundy, Macon, and Trousdale.


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Snow Before Midnight

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TONIGHT'S OUTLOOK:
On and off snow showers continue tonight for much of eastern sections of middle Tennessee. There have been minor accumulations in and around the Cookeville area with a little more on the plateau at Monterey. The snow is expected to taper off as the evening goes along and should end by midnight. Skies will clear and temperatures will continue to plummet (25° at 6 pm CST). Lows are expected around 15-17° by sunrise and will be quite slow to warm on Tuesday. Highs temps will struggle to reach 30°. Wind chills in the morning just after sunrise will be in the 10-14° range.

Clear skies on Tuesday night and we'll be back in the teens by Wednesday morning but do expect a warm-up (of sorts) to around 45°, but winds will pickup from the southwest and gust as high as 20 mph making the 'feels like' chilly! Our next rainmaker comes Friday night through the weekend with colder temperatures behind that system.

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