Summer Heat FINALLY Breaks This Week | Strong Storms First, Then Fall Arrives
Published: Sunday, September 20, 2026By Meteorologist Mike Witcher | eastTNweather Good morning and Happy Sunday! Fall lovers, I finally have some good news for you. We have to survive a couple more very hot days and several rounds of thunderstorms, but the never-ending summer of 2026 is finally about to take a hit. We’re back into […]
Above-Average Warmth Continues | Better Rain Chances Ahead & Signs of Fall?
Published: Tuesday, September 8, 2026By Meteorologist Mike Witcher | eastTNweather Good morning and Happy Tuesday! Hopefully you had a fantastic holiday weekend. We’re back at it this week, and while meteorological fall may be underway, summer isn’t quite ready to give up across East Tennessee. Knoxville reached 89° Monday, compared with an average high of 85°. Most […]
Heat Dome Takes Over East Tennessee | Hottest Days Still Ahead Before a Weekend Pattern Change – Copy
Published: Sunday, September 6, 2026By Meteorologist Mike Witcher | eastTNweather Good morning and Happy Sunday! It’s going to be a little bit of a wash, rinse, repeat forecast across East Tennessee today. We’re still hot, we’re still humid, and scattered thunderstorms will once again be possible. There is, however, one important change this morning. The Storm Prediction Center […]
Heat Dome Takes Over East Tennessee | Hottest Days Still Ahead Before a Weekend Pattern Change
Published: Monday, August 31, 2026By Meteorologist Mike Witcher | eastTNweather Monday, August 31, 2026 | Meteorologist Mike Witcher | eastTNweather Good morning and Happy Monday! Hopefully you had a fantastic weekend, because it was certainly a toasty, roasty one across East Tennessee. And if you’re waiting for cooler weather to arrive just because meteorological fall begins […]
Heat Dome Builds Over East Tennessee, Bringing a Hot and Mostly Dry Weekend
Published: Friday, August 28, 2026By Meteorologist Mike Witcher | eastTNweather Happy Friday! East Tennessee is heading into a stretch of hotter, sunnier and mostly dry late-summer weather as a ridge of high pressure begins building into the region. After Knoxville reached 90 degrees Thursday—above the late-August average of around 87—we’ll continue warming through the weekend and into […]
Beautiful Tuesday! ☀️ But Our Next Cold Front Brings Storms Thursday
Published: Tuesday, August 25, 2026By Meteorologist Mike Witcher | eastTNweather If you liked Monday’s weather, you’re going to like today. We’re looking at another warm but comfortable late-summer day with plenty of sunshine, relatively low humidity and temperatures generally in the low to upper 80s. A few spots across the Southern Valley could sneak into the lower […]
Refreshing Today, But Storms Return Thursday | A Nice Weekend Ahead – Copy
Published: Sunday, August 23, 2026By Meteorologist Mike Witcher | eastTNweather The Air You Can ENJOY Is Here! | Beautiful Weather Before Storms Return Good morning and Happy Sunday! What a difference a cold front makes! We’re starting this Sunday with clear blue skies, some patchy river and lake fog, and a gorgeous sunrise across East […]
Refreshing Today, But Storms Return Thursday | A Nice Weekend Ahead
Published: Wednesday, August 19, 2026By Meteorologist Mike Witcher | eastTNweather Good morning and Happy Wednesday! We’re starting the day with something we haven’t been able to say a whole lot this summer: It actually feels pretty refreshing outside! Temperatures are starting in the 60s across much of East Tennessee thanks to some drier air that’s […]
Morristown Microburst + More Storms Today | Heavy Rain & Gusty Winds Possible
Published: Sunday, August 9, 2026By Meteorologist Mike Witcher | eastTNweather Happy Sunday, everybody! Before we get into today’s forecast, I want to talk about the microburst that hit West Morristown Saturday afternoon. A thunderstorm collapsed on itself near the Emerald Acres community, producing a sudden burst of wind estimated around 56–60 mph and knocking down trees across the neighborhood. […]
Friday Forecast: More Afternoon Storms, Better Coverage Saturday
Published: Friday, August 7, 2026By Meteorologist Mike Witcher | eastTNweather Happy Friday, everybody! We’ve made it to the end of another workweek, and our forecast is starting to sound a little familiar: wash, rinse, repeat. Scattered afternoon showers and thunderstorms remain possible today, we’ll likely see a little better coverage Saturday, and then Sunday looks like the […]