Today Saturday, November 14, 2026

Many of us saw our first snowflakes of the season on Friday the 13th….of all days! ha Temps remained at or above freezing for much of that activity, preventing accumulation. I did see a few pictures of cars with a “dab” of snow on them, though. ha

The coldest temps of the season are expected tonight. Temps will drop below freezing shortly after sunset and remain there for at least 12 hours. Make sure your outdoor pets have a warm, dry bed.

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MM’s Hourly Forecast

5-Day Forecast

MM says….Cold temps continue! Unfortunately, this is a dry airmass settling in, with no rain in sight.

6-10 Day Temp & Precip Outlook

MM’s Weather Worries

MM’s Wx Analysis

The storm system that brought us colder air and some snow flurries continues to bring snow showers to the Appalachian Mountains today. The Lake-Effect snow machine will be kicking on for parts of the Great Lakes, as well. Out west, an active weather pattern continues, with more mountain snows and valley rains.

The percentage of the land area of the contiguous U.S. covered in snow is at 4%. Yesterday it was 3%. You can see snow showing up in the Smokies!

On This Day

A new episode has been released for Veteran’s Day!

Bird Migrations

MM’s Aches-n-Pains Forecast

Yesterday’s Local Weather Stats

The Crossville Airport is the official reporting station for the plateau.

Yesterday’s Storm Reports

It’s hard to see, but there were two hail reports in Humbolt County, California on Friday. One was for 1.25″ hail and the other was for 2″ diameter hail!

Past 24-Hours of Radar-Estimated Precip

7:00 a.m. yesterday to 7:00 a.m. CST today.

Drought Conditions

This map updates each Thursday.

Drought improved across the state, but not by a lot. Last week, 98% of the state was in drought. This week that number has fallen to 91%. The best news is that “exceptional drought (D4)” almost went completely away. “Extreme drought (D3)” dropped from a coverage of 29% last week to a coverage of only 9% this week. The “Abnormally Dry” to “Severe Drought” categories barely changed from last week. Drought conditions are forecast to worsen over the next week.

Last week’s map can be seen below, for comparison.

This Week’s Night Sky

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Today Friday, November 13, 2026

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MM’s Hourly Forecast

5-Day Forecast

MM says….It’s a winter-like Friday the 13th on the plateau! Keep your eyes open for the season’s first flurries! Temps slowly warm back up starting Sunday.

6-10 Day Temp & Precip Outlook

MM’s Weather Worries

MM’s Wx Analysis

Active weather can be found across the western U.S. and the eastern U.S. Very nice, albeit chilly, weather can be found across the central portions of the country. The storm system bringing us the colder air is spinning over the Northeast today, spinning around disturbances that will bring us some light precip chances today. Some of that precip will be wintry. Out west, another storm system gathers strength but it will track too far south to bring us any precip in the coming days.

The percentage of the land area of the contiguous U.S. covered in snow is at 3%. Yesterday it was 2%. Tomorrow’s map will likely show snow on the Smokies!

On This Day

A new episode has been released for Veteran’s Day!

Bird Migrations

MM’s Aches-n-Pains Forecast

MM’s Allergy Forecast

No allergies to forecast.

Yesterday’s Local Weather Stats

The Crossville Airport is the official reporting station for the plateau.

Yesterday’s Storm Reports

There was even a tornado at New Castle, Delaware.

Past 24-Hours of Radar-Estimated Precip

7:00 a.m. yesterday to 7:00 a.m. CST today.

Why is the precip so afraid of the plateau these days? ha

Drought Conditions

This map updates each Thursday.

Drought improved across the state, but not by a lot. Last week, 98% of the state was in drought. This week that number has fallen to 91%. The best news is that “exceptional drought (D4)” almost went completely away. “Extreme drought (D3)” dropped from a coverage of 29% last week to a coverage of only 9% this week. The “Abnormally Dry” to “Severe Drought” categories barely changed from last week. Drought conditions are forecast to worsen over the next week.

Last week’s map can be seen below, for comparison.

This Week’s Night Sky

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Today Thursday, November 12, 2026

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MM’s Hourly Forecast

5-Day Forecast

MM says….Much of this system’s rain shrs stayed north and south of the plateau, unfortunately. We could have used some rain, even though amounts always looked very light with this system (something would have been better than nothing). Now, we’re on the cold side of the cold front and different weak disturbances will offer some more light precip chances through Friday evening. With colder temps, some of that precip will be in the form of snow flakes.

6-10 Day Temp & Precip Outlook

MM’s Weather Worries

MM’s Wx Analysis

A very winter-like storm system is impacting the eastern half of the U.S. with cold temps and even some wintry precip. Winter weather advisories are in effect for many of the higher peaks of the southern Appalachians, including the Smoky Mountains in Tennessee. This storm system isn’t expected to cause big impacts anywhere, but it is a good first taste of many more winter-like systems to come over the next several months.

The percentage of the land area of the contiguous U.S. covered in snow is at 2%. Yesterday it was also 2%. Tomorrow’s map may get to show some snow on top of the Smoky Mountains!

On This Day

A new episode has been released for Veteran’s Day!

Bird Migrations

MM’s Aches-n-Pains Forecast

MM’s Allergy Forecast

No allergies to forecast.

Yesterday’s Local Weather Stats

The Crossville Airport is the official reporting station for the plateau.

Yesterday’s Storm Reports

Past 24-Hours of Radar-Estimated Precip

7:00 a.m. yesterday to 7:00 a.m. CST today.

Plenty of showers to our north and plenty of showers to our south. We’re in the middle with just about nothing. Crazy weather. ha

Drought Conditions

This map updates each Thursday.

Drought improved across the state, but not by a lot. Last week, 98% of the state was in drought. This week that number has fallen to 91%. The best news is that “exceptional drought (D4)” almost went completely away. “Extreme drought (D3)” dropped from a coverage of 29% last week to a coverage of only 9% this week. The “Abnormally Dry” to “Severe Drought” categories barely changed from last week. Drought conditions are forecast to worsen over the next week.

Last week’s map can be seen below, for comparison.

This Week’s Night Sky

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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.

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Today Wednesday, November 11, 2026

We honor all who have served and are currently serving in our military. We also need to remember the families of our military, as well.

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Today’s Did You Know is from Bayne-Jones’s November 11, 1918 letter describing the weather and the moment the fighting stopped. The letter can be found at the U.S. National Library of Medicine.

MM’s Hourly Forecast

5-Day Forecast

MM says….A strong cold and rain showers move in Wednesday night, followed by much colder air! Rain amounts look like with this system, with most of us not even seeing 1/4 of an inch. Snow flurries are possible by Thursday night and Friday, a hard freeze is certain. Northwest winds will make it feel even colder. Get ready to bundle up!

6-10 Day Temp & Precip Outlook

MM’s Weather Worries

MM’s Wx Analysis

A storm system will bring rain showers to parts of the eastern U.S. today and tonight. Those showers you see across the plateau region should hold off until after dark. Snowflakes will be flying in the colder air up around the Great Lakes and New England. Meanwhile, the western half of the U.S. is very quiet.

The best chance for accumulating snow on Friday will be found in the highest elevations of West Virginia. Accumulating snow is also likely all along the spine of the southern Appalachians and on the northwest-facing slopes. It continues to look like 2-4″ snow amounts could be common above 3,000 feet in the mountains on the TN/NC border.

The NWS in Morristown put out this graphic, showing some snowfall impacts on the higher peaks of the mountains from Friday’s snow.

The percentage of the land area of the contiguous U.S. covered in snow is at 2%. Yesterday it was also 2%.

On This Day

A new episode has been released for Veteran’s Day!

Bird Migrations

MM’s Aches-n-Pains Forecast

MM’s Allergy Forecast

No allergies to forecast.

Yesterday’s Local Weather Stats

The Crossville Airport is the official reporting station for the plateau.

Yesterday’s Storm Reports

There were no storm reports filed for Tuesday for anywhere in the nation.

Past 24-Hours of Radar-Estimated Precip

8:00 a.m. yesterday to 8:00 a.m. CST today.

Drought Conditions

This map updates each Thursday.

This Week’s Night Sky

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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.