Much colder temperatures will be arriving in the Chattanooga area along with moisture bringing the possibility of snow
Here is the latest from the National Weather Service:
.WINTER WEATHER RETURNS TO THE TENNESSEE VALLEY AND SOUTHERN
APPALACHIANS REGION LATE TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY...
A COLD FRONT WILL SWEEP ACROSS THE TENNESSEE VALLEY AND SOUTHERN
APPALACHIANS LATE TONIGHT AND EARLY MONDAY MORNING...BRINGING WITH
IT A MIXTURE OF RAIN AND SNOW. AS THE COLD AIR MOVES INTO THE AREA
ON MONDAY...THE PRECIPITATION WILL CHANGE TO ALL SNOW DURING THE
AFTERNOON. SNOW SHOWERS AND SNOW FLURRIES WILL BE POSSIBLE MONDAY
NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY...DUE TO THE COMBINATION OF SUFFICIENT
MOISTURE AND THE SUBFREEZING AIR IN PLACE.
THERE IS STILL SOME UNCERTAINTY OF THE STRENGTH OF THIS SYSTEM...BUT SOME LIGHT SNOWFALL ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED ACROSS THE VALLEY...WITH SOME
HIGHER AMOUNTS EXPECTED ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS OF SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA
AND EAST TENNESSEE.
BESIDES THE SNOW...MUCH COLDER TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED THROUGH
THE MIDDLE OF THE WORK WEEK. HIGHS MONDAY WILL BE EARLY IN THE
DAY...THEN FALL DURING THE AFTERNOON. HIGHS TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY
WILL RANGE FROM THE UPPER 20S IN SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA TO THE MIDDLE
AND UPPER 30S ACROSS THE SOUTHERN VALLEY...WITH LOWS IN THE TEENS
AND 20S.
Today
Sunny, with a high near 55. Northwest wind around 5 mph becoming west in the afternoon.
Tonight
A 40 percent chance of showers after 1am. Increasing clouds, with a low around 35. Southwest wind around 5 mph.
Monday
A 50 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 44. West wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Monday Night
A 40 percent chance of snow showers. Cloudy, with a low around 26. West wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Tuesday
A 30 percent chance of snow showers. Cloudy, with a high near 31. West wind around 10 mph.
Tuesday Night
A 20 percent chance of snow showers before 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 22.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 33.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 19.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 43.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 25.
Friday
A slight chance of rain and snow showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 47. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Friday Night
A slight chance of rain and snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 30. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Saturday
A 10 percent chance of snow showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 47.