Showers and thunderstorms expected tonight into tomorrow morning

A high wind warning will be in effect for the mountains of east Tennessee through Sunday until 8 a.m. Winds will sustain at 25-40 mph, with gusts of up to 80 mph possible. A wind advisory has been issued for some Tennessee counties until 8 a.m. Sunday. For southeast Kentucky counties, they go until 6 a.m. Sunday. In Southwest Virginia counties, the windy advisory also goes until 8 a.m., except for Smyth and Tazewell counties, which go until 2 p.m. Sunday.

A Red Flag warning continues for our mountain counties in Tennessee until 11 p.m. Saturday.

The Storm 11 forecast calls for cloudy skies tonight, with a 90% chance of showers and thunderstorms late. Storms will likely move through the region after midnight tonight. The severe threat to our area has diminished since yesterday. However, we still could see strong to severe storms later tonight. The main threats are damaging winds and isolated flash flooding. A quick spin-up of a tornado cannot be ruled out early Sunday morning.

The low tonight will be 57 degrees.

Showers and thunderstorms are expected early Sunday morning. Some storms could be strong to severe. A few showers and thunderstorms are possible Sunday afternoon and evening. There is an 80% chance of showers and thunderstorms. The high will be 70 degrees. Partly cloudy skies are expected Sunday night, with a low of 37 degrees.

It will be cooler for St. Patrick’s Day with mostly sunny skies. The high will be 54 degrees. On Monday night, there will be mostly clear skies with a low of 30 degrees.

Tuesday will be mostly sunny with a warm-up. The high will be 71 degrees. There will be increasing clouds Tuesday night, with a low of 39 degrees.

Wednesday will be mostly cloudy, with a 40% chance of showers late. The high will be 75. Wednesday night will have scattered showers and a low of 38 degrees.

Thursday, cloudy skies with a 30% chance of rain showers and some mountain snow showers mixed in. The high will be 53 degrees, which will be early Thursday morning. Thursday night, a few flurries are possible in the mountains with a low of 28 degrees.

Partly cloudy skies early Friday and then slowly clear Friday afternoon. The high will be 57 degrees. Clouds will increase late Friday night. The low will be 35 degrees.

Cloudy skies with a 30% chance of isolated showers possible on Saturday. The high will be 63 degrees.