Winter Weather Advisory | Tennessee Weather

Good morning! I'm Aaron Jolly. And welcome to the Tennessee Weather Podcast — it's Monday, February 23rd. If you stepped outside and your breath froze mid-exhale, you're not imagining things. We're at 23 degrees statewide, but wind chills? They're biting down to 10 in Middle Tennessee and 15 out west. Up in the Smokies, winter's throwing a tantrum. A Winter Weather Advisory runs until midnight. Snow showers are dusting peaks above 2,000 feet with 1 to 3 inches. And winds are howling near 40 miles an hour. If you're driving through the mountains, expect slick roads and sudden whiteouts. Take it slow up there. But here's where it gets wild.. This cold snap is already packing its bags. Tomorrow, southerly winds flip the script. Middle Tennessee jumps from today's high of 36 degrees to 50 on Tuesday. West Tennessee leaps from 38 to 54. Even East Tennessee climbs to 47. That's a 20-degree swing in 24 hours. Then Wednesday night, rain barrels in. Middle Tennessee sees a 70% chance, East Tennessee 60%. West Tennessee could catch thunderstorms Thursday, though nothing severe. This is a soaker, folks — steady rain lingers into Friday. Your week ahead? Tuesday brings sunshine and those glorious 50s. Wednesday clouds up before rain arrives overnight. Thursday hits the 60s — yes, 60s — with rain wrapping up. The weekend? Pure sunshine. Saturday could touch 68 in Middle Tennessee and 69 out west. So survive this icy morning. By Thursday, you'll be wondering where winter went. If you've got friends heading to the mountains today, send them this. They'll thank you. That's your forecast — we'll be back tomorrow.