... Cool today with near record cold tonight...
Surface high pressure will build into the area from the northwest
this weekend. This system will bring much colder temperatures into
the region. Temperatures today will be below normal. These
temperatures coupled with breezy northwest winds will result in
apparent temperatures mainly in the 60s.
The cooling continues tonight with readings falling to near record lows.
Overnight lows will be around 15 degrees below normal. Readings
this cold with approach or exceed record low values.
Late night patchy frost is also possible across southwest
Virginia... northeast Tennessee and portions of the region down to
the great Smoky Mountain National Park. Sheltered valleys will be
most susceptible to frost tonight.
