High pressure keeps a strong foothold over the eastern US today. So we can keep the sunshine & dry conditions into the weekend. Clear nighttime skies allow temps to fall into the 20s and even teens in the mountains last night & tonight. Our weekend forecast will be a bit warmer. Saturday will be mostly sunny with highs in the mid 50s. Sunday, we'll be in the warm sector of a developing cold front timed for the beginning of next week. So temps will be a bit warmer Sunday with highs possibly reaching 60. But clouds will be on the increase, especially later in the day. We'll likely see some light rain showers by Sunday evening & overnight.

That cold front & low pressure trough will keep our forecast on the soggy side Monday & Tuesday. NWS has already issued a hazardous weather outlook for Ohio and Kentucky for minor flooding into next week. NWS may need to hoist a warning flag for our area as well. As much as 2-3 inches of new rain could fall over our forecast area. Up to 6 inches of rain are possible in the Tennessee & Mississippi Valleys!

By Tuesday night we'll see a changeover from rain to snow as that cold front crosses the mountains. Although it's still rather early, it looks like snow will be short lived and will not get you out of school. Perhaps if you're lucky you may get a two-hour delay Wednesday. In any case, high pressure will return to dry things out late in the day Wednesday...

Have a nice weekend!