Monday Brings a Break Before Another Round of Strong Storms Arrives Tonight
Published: Monday, July 27, 2026By Meteorologist Mike Witcher | eastTNweather Good Monday morning, East Tennessee! Some of us were awakened overnight by loud thunderstorms, frequent lightning, and gusty winds, while others slept right through it. That’s the nature of summertime thunderstorm complexes—they can be very localized. The good news is that today’s weather improves considerably. […]
Sunday Starts Quiet, But Severe Weather Threat Builds Early This Week
Published: Saturday, July 26, 2025By Meteorologist Mike Witcher | eastTNweather Good Sunday morning, East Tennessee! After a few overnight showers, today is shaping up to be one of the better days to get outside before our weather turns much more active. While today will feature more sunshine, rising humidity, and seasonable warmth, our attention quickly […]
Morning Showers Give Way to a Better Afternoon; Hotter Weather Builds Next Week
Published: Saturday, July 25, 2025By Meteorologist Mike Witcher | eastTNweather Happy Saturday, everybody! If you’re waking up to rain this morning, don’t worry—this isn’t going to be an all-day washout. We’ve been tracking another disturbance diving southeast through the Tennessee Valley overnight, bringing areas of light to occasionally moderate rain across East Tennessee early this […]
Flood Watch Continues Wednesday as Training Storms Target East Tennessee
Flood Threat Shifts South Thursday as More Rounds of Rain Target East Tennessee This Weekend Happy Thursday, East Tennessee! I hope you’re having a great start to your day. The weather pattern hasn’t changed much this week, and that’s why our forecast continues to feature scattered showers and thunderstorms. The difference today is that the […]
Flood Watch Continues Wednesday as Training Storms Target East Tennessee
Happy Wednesday, East Tennessee! The good news is we avoided the widespread severe weather that was possible Tuesday night. The focus today shifts away from damaging winds and toward heavy rainfall, flooding, and flash flooding as a slow-moving frontal boundary stalls across the region. Not everyone will see heavy rain today, but wherever this boundary sets up, […]
Spotty Storms Today Before Severe Weather Threat Increases Tuesday Night
Good morning, and happy Monday, East Tennessee! I hope you had a great weekend. We’ll continue the typical summertime pattern today with scattered showers and thunderstorms, especially across the higher elevations. However, the weather story quickly shifts to Tuesday night into Wednesday morning, when a stronger storm system moves through with the potential for severe weather […]
Sunday Brings Another Round of Storms Before a Midweek Cold Front Changes Everything
Happy Sunday, East Tennessee! If you thought Saturday’s weather looked familiar, you’re right—today is shaping up to be very similar. We’ll once again see scattered afternoon showers and thunderstorms developing, with the potential for locally heavy rainfall, gusty winds, frequent lightning, and a few isolated strong to severe storms. The good news is this won’t […]
Strong Storms Possible This Weekend Before Humidity Finally Begins to Ease
Happy Saturday! If you’re making plans across East Tennessee this weekend, there’s some good news. It will not be a washout. That said, you’ll definitely want to stay weather aware as scattered showers and thunderstorms develop both Saturday and Sunday. While many communities will stay dry for much of the day, any storm that forms could become […]
Humidity Builds Today as Weekend Storm Chances Increase Across East Tennessee
Good Thursday morning, East Tennessee! I hope you’ve had a great week. As we head toward the weekend, our weather pattern is beginning to change. Today’s forecast will look very similar to what we experienced yesterday, but you’ll start to notice increasing humidity and gradually increasing afternoon shower and thunderstorm chances as a trough begins […]
Sunshine Returns Today Before Storm Chances Increase This Weekend
Good morning, everybody, and thanks for checking in! I’m Meteorologist Mike Witcher. After several days of unsettled weather, we’re finally settling into a more typical July pattern. High pressure is building back into the Southeast while the upper-level low that brought our recent rounds of rain has shifted into Texas. That doesn’t mean we’re completely […]