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Partly Cloudy
Humidity: 89% Dew Point: 62°
Wind: S 4 mph Visibility: 10 mi
Pressure: 1013 mb
Conditions as of 9:30am
Tuesday
77°
Cloudy with scattered thunderstorms likely.
87%  
6:23am   8:27pm
Tuesday Night
56°
Lows level off around 56 under overcast skies with scattered thunderstorms likely.
40%  
6:23am   8:27pm
Wednesday
76°
Daytime highs approaching 76 under mainly cloudy skies with scattered thunderstorms likely.
84%  
6:22am   8:28pm

March 14, 2025 Tri-Cities Weather Blog Forecast

Friday, March 14

We’ve wandered into Spring a bit early, with some nice warm temperatures here recently! That’s going to lead to some severe weather issues across a lot of the South, and it’s a bit uncertain as to what happens up here. We’ll break it down on today’s Tri-Cities Weather Blog forecast.

Tonight looks fine, with partly cloudy skies and a low of 47. And to be honest, I don’t see many problems with Saturday, as we’ll have clouds increasing and a few showers possible during the day. It’ll be windy and warm, with highs around 77.

A word about the wind…things are quite dry around here, at least they will be until Sunday morning, so the wind and everything being dry is a big risk for wildfires. Be careful, and try to delay lighting up anything like brush piles until another week until things are less dry and windy. There is a Red Flag Warning in the mountains along the Tennessee border with North Carolina all the way through Sunday morning because of those winds and dry conditions.

Tomorrow night is when more clouds move in and showers and storms become possible. While the biggest chances of rain and storms come after midnight, don’t be surprised to see some rainfall at any time. As far as timing, I think we’ll stay away from severe storms until at least the early morning hours Sunday. Looks like things are more favorable for severe weather from 3 AM to 9 AM, but rain and storms will be around from midnight to noon Sunday.

Types of severe weather entails pretty much anything at this time. The computers are putting up some numbers that are favorable for storms, but not necessarily for wind shear that will help tornadoes form. Regardless of that, I’m not ruling out a tornado as storms move through with that cold front Sunday morning. The big thing is gusty winds in general, from the non-storm based ones through tomorrow night to the storm induced winds early Sunday through noon.

Like I said, there’s a lot of fuzziness with this forecast. It’s not as clear cut for us as it is for Mississippi and Alabama for tomorrow, that’s for sure. I’ve heard from folks around here that have very low confidence in the severe storm forecast through Sunday. I’ll keep an eye on things in the next little bit between now and then to see if things get clearer.

The message for Northeast Tennessee and Southwest Virginia is simply this: Be ready. No, it’s not a high risk, level 5 of 5, torcon 9 of 10 or whatever you want to paint over us. But any severe weather chance, for tornadoes or damaging winds or hail, is better than zero. And besides that, if you get ready for this event, you’ll be ready for others, too! Better to have it and not need it than need it and not have it, right?

So…while the weather is calm, make sure you know where to go in the event of a tornado warning. Be able to get the warning, either by turning emergency alerts on in the settings on your phone or making sure your weather radio works. Once that device goes off, go where you need to go, the lowest floor of the building you’re in, with as many walls between you and the outside as possible. Get helmets and shoes for everyone down there or where you can easily get to them also, just in case.

If you live in a mobile home, work now to figure out where you will go in the event of a tornado warning, because mobile homes are not safe spaces, no matter where you are. Same thing goes for cars. If you plan on driving, please plan around the storms. Leave early or late if you need to…I’ve seen plans change from Spring Breakers coming back from the Gulf Coast already…that’s a good idea to leave early to get in ahead of the storms.

Like I said, hopefully we don’t need any of this, we’ll get some loud but non-severe storms and be good to go. But in case we need it, you’ll know what to do. There’s also a Severe Weather Safety Rules page on the blog with more information.

After the storms Sunday morning, more showers are possible for the rest of the day as the cold front moves through. Highs should get to around 70 before things start cooling off behind the front. There could be a rain shower as late as Monday morning, but we’ll clear out during the day. It’ll be cooler for sure, with highs back around normal at around 57.

And if you know anyone from Louisiana to Mississippi to Alabama or that might be traveling through there, let them know what’s going on. The weather there is going to very likely be awful tomorrow, and they’ll need to be safe from it as well. In fact, if there are warnings here, make sure your loved ones up here know about it also!

There’s a lot going on, but after Sunday morning things should calm down quite a bit, at least for a little while. This is Spring, so we’ll see a few chances of severe weather between now and summer…which is why getting prepared for these storms is important, whether we get them or not!

In the event of tornado warnings, I’ll be on several stations: WHCB 91.5 FM, WETB 790 AM/93.7 FM, WPWT 870 AM/96.3 and 100.7 FM, WHGG 1090 AM/100.3 and 97.3 FM, and WABN 1230 AM and 104.1 FM. Since there are so many stations and varying coverage patterns, the location of the warning will determine which stations I’m on first. The goal is to start on WHCB, so a preset for 91.5 FM (or download our app or listen live on our website) and we’ll go from there.

Have a great and safe weekend!

Next 36 Hours

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7-Day Forecast:

Tuesday
5/13
450_day
77°
Cloudy with scattered thunderstorms likely. Highs level off around 77. Southwest winds around 5 mph.
87% SSW 3 mph
Sunrise: 6:23am  Sunset: 8:27pm Moon: Waning Gibbous
87%
SSW 3 mph
Tuesday Night
450_night
56°
Lows level off around 56 under overcast skies with scattered thunderstorms likely. Winds out of the south around 5 mph.
40% S 1 mph
40%
S 1 mph
Wednesday
5/14
450_day
76°
Daytime highs approaching 76 under mainly cloudy skies with scattered thunderstorms likely. Southwest winds around 5 mph.
84% SSW 2 mph
Sunrise: 6:22am  Sunset: 8:28pm Moon: Waning Gibbous
84%
SSW 2 mph
Wednesday Night
450_night
60°
Scattered thunderstorms likely, otherwise partly cloudy skies. Lows level off around 60. Winds turning south around 5 mph.
30% SSW 2 mph
30%
SSW 2 mph
Thursday
5/15
430_day
82°
Chance for scattered thunderstorms, otherwise sunshine mixed with clouds at times. High temperatures reach up to 82. Winds turning southwest 5 to 10 mph.
17% SSW 4 mph
Sunrise: 6:21am  Sunset: 8:29pm Moon: Waning Gibbous
17%
SSW 4 mph
Thursday Night
430_night
66°
Low of 66 under partly cloudy skies with a slight chance for scattered thunderstorms. Winds out of the southwest 5 to 10 mph.
19% SW 5 mph
19%
SW 5 mph
Friday
5/16
450_day
82°
Scattered thunderstorms likely, otherwise cloudy skies. Highs level off around 82. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
57% SW 6 mph
Sunrise: 6:20am  Sunset: 8:30pm Moon: Last Quarter
57%
SW 6 mph
Friday Night
450_night
63°
Overnight lows approaching 63 under mainly cloudy skies with scattered thunderstorms likely. Southwesterly winds 5 to 10 mph.
75% SW 5 mph
75%
SW 5 mph
Saturday
5/17
450_day
79°
High of 79 under mainly cloudy skies with scattered thunderstorms likely. Southwesterly winds 8 to 15 mph.
55% WSW 10 mph
Sunrise: 6:20am  Sunset: 8:31pm Moon: Last Quarter
55%
WSW 10 mph
Saturday Night
430_night
59°
Partly cloudy skies with a slight chance for scattered storms. Low of 59. Westerly winds 5 to 10 mph.
16% W 5 mph
16%
W 5 mph
Sunday
5/18
230_day
77°
Mainly cloudy skies expected with a chance for scattered rain showers. High of 77. Westerly winds 5 to 10 mph.
29% WSW 6 mph
Sunrise: 6:19am  Sunset: 8:32pm Moon: Last Quarter
29%
WSW 6 mph
Sunday Night
430_night
58°
Lows around 58 under partly cloudy skies with a slight chance for scattered storms. Winds out of the west around 5 mph.
21% W 3 mph
21%
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Monday
5/19
230_day
78°
Slight chance for scattered showers, otherwise a mix of clouds and sun. Highs level off around 78. Northwesterly winds around 5 mph.
23% WNW 3 mph
Sunrise: 6:18am  Sunset: 8:32pm Moon: Last Quarter
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