Tropical Moisture Brings Heavy Rain to Southwest; Strong Coastal Low to Impact the East Coast

Deep tropical moisture surging into the Southwest U.S. will lead to widespread showers and thunderstorms capable of producing flash flooding the next several days. A strong coastal low will develop late Friday and is expected to bring flooding, high surf, dangerous rip currents, gusty winds and heavy rain to much of the U.S. East Coast through early next week. Read More >

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Last Map Update: Thu, Oct 9, 2025 at 9:48:35 pm EDT

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Tonight will be slightly cooler than last night with many places dropping into the 40s and even upper 30s for some in southwest Virginia and far East Tennessee. This will be followed by a slow warming trend and no rainfall forecast for at least the next week.

Drier air arrives with high pressure. Seasonable temperatures and dry weather will persist through the weekend.

Drier air arrives with high pressure. Seasonable temperatures and dry weather will persist through the weekend.

Each observation point is apart of our COOP program (Cooperative Observer Program). Each site has a 24 hour observation period that ends and begins at 8 am local time. Each site records temperature, precipitation, and snowfall data. More information about the COOP program can be found here www.nws.noaa.gov/om/coop/ Data began being collected at: Cades Cover on 01/01/1999 || Mount LeConte on 07/01/1987 || Newfound Gap on 01/01/1991 || Sugarlands Visitor Center on 12/01/1921

Current Weather Observations...

Location	Time (EDT)	Weather	Vsby. (SM)	Temp. (ºF)	Dewpt. (ºF)	Hum. (%)	Wind (mph)	Wind Chill / Heat Index (ºF)	Pres. (in)
Abingdon VA	21:35	Clear	10	55	41	58	ENE 10	-	30.33
Andrews-Murphy NC	21:28	Overcast	10	64	57	79	CALM	-	30.28
Chattanooga TN	20:53	Mostly Cloudy	10	69	56	62	SSE 6	-	30.24
Crossville TN	20:53	Clear	10	58	51	77	NE 5	-	30.29
Dalton GA	21:35	Overcast	10	64	60	86	S 3	-	30.23
Knoxville TN (McGhee-Tyson)	20:53	Partly Cloudy	10	66	53	62	N 9	-	30.23
Middlesboro KY	21:35	Clear	10	54	51	87	CALM	-	30.31
Monroe Cnty TN	21:15	Overcast	10	64	59	82	CALM	-	30.24
Morristown TN	21:15	Mostly Cloudy	10	60	57	87	CALM	-	30.26
Oak Ridge TN	20:53	Clear	10	63	51	65	CALM	-	30.26
Tazewell Cnty VA	21:35	Clear	10	52	36	54	ESE 8	-	30.36
Tri-Cities TN	20:53	Clear	10	56	46	69	CALM	-	30.29
Wise VA	21:35	Clear	10	53	41	62	NE 5	-	30.35
Greeneville, TN	21:15	Partly Cloudy	10	62	46	55	E 5	-	30.27

Local Weather History For October 9th...

High winds hit the region in 1970. An electric plant in McMinnville was damaged.


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Tropical Moisture Brings Heavy Rain to Southwest; Strong Coastal Low to Impact the East Coast

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