Issued Sunday morning, March 22, 2026

I have the great honor of representing Tennessee Tech at the National Science Foundation Conference in Golden, Colorado for the next couple of days. We’re flying out today, and then I’ll be returning Tuesday night. There may be disruptions to the morning daily forecast, especially when it comes to the YouTube recordings. Everything will be back to normal on Wednesday. I can always send out an update via my phone, but the weather should behave itself while I’m gone.

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A nice and warm Sunday before the next cold front arrives tonight.

That front comes in late tonight, while many of us are asleep. It may squeeze out an isolated shower. Current data shows a dry frontal passage for most of us. The greater impact will be the cooler temps. Monday afternoon highs will be about 20 degrees cooler than Sunday afternoon’s highs in the lower 80s.

Temps warm and clouds increase from mid to late week. Precip chances remain very low through the 5-Day forecast.

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Issued Saturday morning, March 21, 2026

The graphic below shows the tornado count for each state so far for this year. The storm survey for our storms Sunday night has been completed. That’s the three tornadoes you see in TN. All three of the Sunday night tornadoes were either EF-0 or EF-1. That storm survey can be found here https://www.weather.gov/ohx/DamageSurveysofMarch15thTornadoes

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A warm Saturday with a risk for a storm

Warm afternoon temps will combine with a weak disturbance to bring the risk for an isolated storm this afternoon. Any storm that forms could contain hail, due to the really cold temps we have in the atmosphere above. Gusty winds would also be a possibility. I’ll monitor this closely.

Sunday is windy and very warm. Our next cold front comes through the area Sunday night and brings a chance for a shower. That front also brings cooler temps for Monday.

Temps warm again Tuesday before the weather becomes more unsettled by midweek.

Be sure to follow this site and/or download the free Meteorologist Mark app from your app store to get updates about the weather of the Cumberland Plateau sent to your phone as soon as I send them out. Thank you all so much!

Time for another prize giveaway! Register to win an Astronaut Snoopy by visiting Plateau Sanitation’s Facebook page and finding the post that begins with,”If you ever feel like your job is messy…”. Bonus points for thanking them for sponsoring Meteorologist Mark! (That’ll get you entered twice!) When we did the last time, a post was shared over 129 times for B&H Storm Shelters! If we do that again for Plateau Sanitation, I’ll give away TWO Astro Snoopys! Winner will be announced Saturday! Also, they’re giving away an Easter Ham on their FB page. Be sure you get entered in that, too!

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Current Snow Depth

US Landmass Covered by Snow Today: 9%

US Landmass Covered by Snow Yesterday: 11%

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Issued Friday morning, March 20, 2026

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This forecast is tailor-made for the Cumberland Plateau by Meteorologist Mark Baldwin each day!

Spring officially begins at 9:46 a.m. today! (Meteorological spring began March 1)

Just as spring begins, our temps are really climbing! That will lead to a nice day on the plateau.

Saturday is looking nice but we have a weak disturbance sliding through in the afternoon that may be just enough to spark a shower or t-shower. It’s nothing to cancel outdoor plans over, but it is something to keep in mind if you’re outside.

By Sunday, temps warm right on up ahead of an approaching cold front. That front will cross the area Sunday night with little fanfare…maybe a sprinkle/light shower. Temps cool a bit for Monday.

By Tuesday, we start warming right back up again.

Be sure to follow this site and/or download the free Meteorologist Mark app from your app store to get updates about the weather of the Cumberland Plateau sent to your phone as soon as I send them out. Thank you all so much!

Time for another prize giveaway! Register to win an Astronaut Snoopy by visiting Plateau Sanitation’s Facebook page and finding the post that begins with,”If you ever feel like your job is messy…”. Bonus points for thanking them for sponsoring Meteorologist Mark! (That’ll get you entered twice!) When we did the last time, a post was shared over 129 times for B&H Storm Shelters! If we do that again for Plateau Sanitation, I’ll give away TWO Astro Snoopys! Winner will be announced Saturday! Also, they’re giving away an Easter Ham on their FB page. Be sure you get entered in that, too!

Threat Outlook

Wx Related Aches & Pains Forecast

6-10 Day Temp & Precip Outlook

On This Day

Weather Stats

Drought Monitor

This graphic is updated each Tuesday and released to the public on Thursday.

Radar-Estimated Precip From the Past 24 Hours

Current Snow Depth

US Landmass Covered by Snow Today: 11%

US Landmass Covered by Snow Yesterday: 17%

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Other important weather information will be shared when needed. This includes additional severe weather information, model data, drought info, hurricane info, and more. Some of these can be found as tabs to this page at any time.

Disclaimer: This website/app should never be considered your primary source of severe weather warnings. 

Temps have climbed well above freezing across the region, so any snow flakes that fall won’t cause any issues. It just came a really nice snow shower here in Rinnie at 11:35. My air temp is 41°, so nothing stuck,

The air is really dry and dry air causes precip to evaporate. That evaporation cools a layer of air at about 2-3,000 feet above our heads. That cold layer freezes the falling raindrops into snowflakes, even with surface temps well above freezing.

So, enjoy the flakes! lol You never know…these might be the last of the season….