Dowelltown, Tennessee

It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas...

Some of the coldest air of the season thus far is expected this
weekend... along with a chance for light snow over southern and
eastern parts of the mid state.

A cold air mass... out of western Canada... will overspread the mid
state this weekend... and produce temperatures some 10 to 15
degrees below normal. Meanwhile... a low pressure area will develop
along the Gulf coastal area... and track east northeast... to just off
the Georgia coast by early Saturday. These two weather events will
combine to produce the possibility for light snow or flurries over
eastern and southern sections of the mid state Friday night and
Saturday morning. Some light accumulations are possible along the
Cumberland Plateau... and up to an inch accumulation is not out of
the question. However... as is always the case with these sorts of
weather situations... snow amounts will depend greatly on the
eventual track of the low. A light dusting may occur between
Nashville and the Cumberland Plateau.

Saturday morning lows are expected to be mainly in the middle
20s... so any snow that falls should stick... especially on grassy
areas and rooftops.

As Canadian high pressure continues to hold the mid state in its
frigid grip Saturday night... expect low temperatures by sunrise
Sunday morning to bottom out in the teens to around 20 along the
Cumberland Plateau... and in the lower 20s elsewhere.

If the low tracks further south than expected... and the snow
does not fall on the mid state this weekend... it should still be
cold enough to keep many folks in the Christmas mood.

Forecast confidence should increase steadily over the next twenty
four to thirty six hours... so it would be a good idea to monitor
forecast updates for your local area... to see if current expectations
have been revised.

Last year the first measurable snow fell in Nashville on December 11th
when 1.0 inches was measured. Snowfall in January totaled only 0.4 inches
at the Airport... only a trace fell in February... with 0.3 inches falling
in March. The total snowfall last winter was 1.7 inches.

Those of US who have been around this area for a while remember the
snows of the 1960's. The winter of 1959 and 1960 was the snowiest on
record in Nashville with 38.5 inches.