Issued Tuesday morning, March 17, 2026

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Morning flurries and then some peaks of sun!

Those peaks of sun won’t last too long, as our next system is poised to move in by Wednesday morning. This system comes at the head of a warming trend. However, as that warmer air moves in and that disturbance moves over us, temps will be very cold and any precip that falls will fall in the form of light snow. Sometimes these systems can produce quick hitting shots of snow. Right now, I’m forecasting 1/2 inch or less but that could trend up with more data that comes in today. Stay tuned.

As warmer air continues to move in, more showers are possible Thursday. Those should be light and very hit or miss. The warming trend really cranks up on Friday and Saturday!

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US Landmass Covered by Snow Today: 34%

US Landmass Covered by Snow Yesterday: 29%

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Good snowy afternoon, folks! The steadiest of the snow has moved east and now we’re left with scattered snow showers and snow flurries the rest of the afternoon and evening. There have been slick roads (and even accidents) reported across the plateau, so be careful if you’re out and about. As temps get colder overnight, freezing will become an even greater risk. Thanks to clouds, overnight lows will only drop to around 20°, rather than the mid teens previously forecast.

I’ve had lots of folks tell me they have anywhere from 1/2 inch to 2 inches. I have exactly one inch here in Rinnie (on a surface where snow first stuck). I’ve been out taking pics and just enjoying the snow. I’ve included some of those below. We all know mid March snow doesn’t last long, so we better enjoy it! ha

Tomorrow is St. Patrick’s Day and it’s liable to start out white! haha

The hourly forecast I issued this morning is right on track. I sure do thank you all for trusting me with your weather!

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You folks in Morgan and Scott counties have also been added to the winter weather advisory.

Snow continues to come down across the plateau! Some of this stuff is heavy. Be careful if you have to be out and about, especially tonight when temps get even colder. That could certainly cause some slick spots.

As for accumulation, I still feel like one inch or less is a legit forecast but if it keeps snowing like this we may end up with more. lol This is streaming in from the south and that means there’s plenty of moisture. The latest radar trends do favor the heaviest snow moving east over the next couple of hours, just as guidance had indicated for the past couple of days.

Look for periods of snow to continue the rest of day, along with slowly falling temps (my thermometer is now at 28 here in northern Cumberland County). I have a solid half inch and it’s still coming down! Some of you have reported even more than that to me (and sent pics for proof! ha).

The counties shaded below are in the winter weather advisory through this evening.

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The NWS Nashville has now issued a winter weather advisory for the plateau until 7:00 pm this evening. Look for periods of snow, possibly heavy at times, to overspread the plateau today. Temps have fallen below freezing areawide, which means bridges and overpasses may become slick. Accumulations of up to one inch are possible.

The counties shaded below are in the winter weather advisory. Are you convinced that March is crazy yet? lol

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