Issued Thursday morning, April 23, 2026

Stay tuned for updates to the forecast, especially as we start seeing more unsettled weather move into the area. Let’s just hope and pray we get plenty of beneficial rain! The drought monitor updated today (seen below) and the drought has intensified and spread across the region.

Check out the new radar, available for those of you accessing the app, brought to us by WeatherTAP, located right here in Crossville, TN! For those accessing this through email, you’ll need to go to the https://meteorologistmark.com/ website to see that radar.

MM’s Level of Concern

MM’s Forecast for the Plateau

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Our nice weather continues for another day.

We won’t see a chance of rain enter the picture until Friday. Even then, it’s only a 20% chance for an isolated shower or storm. Rain chances increase Friday night and into Saturday. Hopefully we can get some beneficial rainfall.

The threat for severe storms on Friday has diminished and it wasn’t that great to start with. Rumbles of thunder are possible but severe storms are not expected.

Rain impacts the first half of the day Saturday much more than the second half. We’ll still have a risk for a shower or storm the second half of the day but that chance will drop to 30%.

Sunday looks warm and muggy, with an isolated shower or storm. That isolated storm chance stays with us through Monday.

By Monday night, a powerful storm system moves into the area bringing rain and storms. Some of those storms may be severe and I’m keeping a close eye on that.

The Climate Prediction Center is monitoring a risk for below-normal temps the end of April into the start of May. Normal lows for the plateau this time of year is upper 40s.

Threat Outlook

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The timing of this threat has changed since yesterday’s forecast. Friday night is what we’ll have to be mindful of. I’ll do a special update this evening to give you all the latest on this and to get a better sense of timing.

If you saw my special update last night, you’ll know that I’m not too surprised that the Storm Prediction Center (SPC) scaled back the marginal threat area for Friday night. That threat should stay well to the west of the Cumberland Plateau.

In this morning’s update, the SPC increased the threat for severe weather on Monday for portions of Missouri and Illinois. That threat still reaches into Middle TN and we’ll be mindful of how much of this holds together as it moves our way from the west.

This map shows the number of tornado warnings issued by each NWS forecast office in the country for this entire year (as of April 21). The Morristown office for East TN has issued zero. The Nashville office has issued only four warnings for middle TN. Remarkably, the Huntsville, Alabama, office has only issued two warnings (they’re normally VERY active). I can’t remember a quieter spring. It’s also hard to remember a drier one.

Yesterday’s Storm Reports

Wx Related Aches & Pains Forecast

Plateau Sanitation Allergy & Pollen Forecast

On This Day

Weather Stats at the Crossville Airport

Elevation 1,880 feet

The NWS Nashville needs more observers from our area!

Radar-Estimated Precip From the Past 24 Hours

3:00 a.m. yesterday to 3:00 a.m. today

Astro News

Mars and Jupiter pairings with the Moon will be seen in the evenings, while Saturn’s will be seen in the morning. Awesome night sky conditions are likely the 27th with a new moon and clear skies.

Drought Monitor

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

The drought continues to intensify and spread. Now, much of the area is in extreme drought.

The map below is last week’s update, for comparison.

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First of all, happy Earth Day! I forgot to wish you that this morning. We sure do have a beautiful planet and we can all do our part to keep it beautiful!

Good evening, everyone! I just wanted to give you a quick update on Friday night’s and Monday Night’s storm risks.

You can watch the YouTube video below, or simply read on to see what I’ve written up.

I continue to monitor Friday night’s risk. However, that risk looks very low end. What may end up happening is that we get scattered showers and thundershowers that give us some beneficial rainfall.

On the map below, I’m showing the upper level map for Friday night. The winds diverge over us but they’re not very strong. This means that storms are certainly possible, but my confidence in getting severe weather from this is very low. This is also a scenario that gives us a rainy night, so hopefully that’s all we end up getting. Still, there are enough ingredients at play to keep an eye on this and we still have 48 hours to see any changes that may occur in the guidance. So, my level of concern for Friday night, knowing what I know right now, would be 2 out of 5, with 5 being the greatest risk of severe storms.

Friday night’s rain moves out Saturday morning and then we’ll turn our attention to our next trouble maker that will arrive Monday night. On Monday, severe storms look likely across areas to our west…Arkansas, Missouri, West TN, western Ky, and the like. Those folks may get some serious severe storms in the form of tornadoes. Then, as that system moves east later in the evening, it should gradually weaken, sparing us the worst of the severe weather.

My level of concern for Monday night, knowing what I know right now, is 3 out of 5, again with 5 being the greatest risk for severe storms. Again, enough ingredients appear to be at play to require our attention.

The map below shows the greatest risk for tornadoes Monday night. As you can see, the greatest risk is over West TN, with lower risks as you move east toward the plateau. This is five nights away, so much can change. Stay tuned.

I’ll keep a close eye on the trends and let you know if there’s anything at all that you need to know about. And, as always, you’ll get my daily forecast in the morning! I’ll see you then!

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Issued Wednesday morning, April 22, 2026

This map shows the number of tornado warnings issued by each NWS forecast office in the country for this entire year (as of April 21). The Morristown office for East TN has issued zero. The Nashville office has issued only four warnings for middle TN. Remarkably, the Huntsville, Alabama, office has only issued two warnings (they’re normally VERY active). I can’t remember a quieter spring. It’s also hard to remember a drier one.

Check out the new radar, available for those of you accessing the app, brought to us by WeatherTAP, located right here in Crossville, TN! For those accessing this through email, you’ll need to go to the https://meteorologistmark.com/ website to see that radar.

MM’s Level of Concern

MM’s Forecast for the Plateau

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

Our nice weather continues.

We won’t see a chance of rain enter the picture until Friday. Even then, it’s only a 20% chance for an isolated shower or storm. Rain chances increase Friday night and into Saturday. Hopefully we can get some beneficial rainfall.

Severe weather is expected to develop over Arkansas on Friday and then push toward our area. By the time those storms reach our area, they should weaken below severe levels. However, I’ll keep an eye on that. That Friday night rain may get out of here by noon Saturday, leaving us with a dry afternoon and evening. Stay tuned to that portion of the forecast.

Rain chances drop back down to 20% for Sunday before a very powerful storm system comes at us from the west on Monday. That system may pack a punch, with strong storms and heavy rainfall. I’ll keep a very close eye on that.

Threat Outlook

The timing of this threat has changed since yesterday’s forecast. Friday night is what we’ll have to be mindful of. I’ll do a special update this evening to give you all the latest on this and to get a better sense of timing.

The Storm Prediction Center (SPC) is highlighting a marginal risk for Middle TN for Friday night. The storms will likely weaken below severe limits before reaching the plateau, but I’ll keep an eye on this. As you can see, the greater threat is during the day back over Arkansas.

In this morning’s update, the SPC scaled back the threat for Monday, completely removing the Cumberland Plateau. Still, we’ll be mindful of what happens to our west, as this could mean strong storms overnight Monday. I’m continuing to monitor this closely.

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!

Yesterday’s Storm Reports

Wx Related Aches & Pains Forecast

Plateau Sanitation Allergy & Pollen Forecast

On This Day

Weather Stats at the Crossville Airport

Elevation 1,880 feet

The NWS Nashville needs more observers from our area!

Radar-Estimated Precip From the Past 24 Hours

3:00 a.m. yesterday to 3:00 a.m. today

Astro News

Mars and Jupiter pairings with the Moon will be seen in the evenings, while Saturn’s will be seen in the morning. Awesome night sky conditions are likely the 27th with a new moon and clear skies.

Drought Monitor

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

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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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Issued Tuesday morning, April 21, 2026

I was honored to have been asked to judge 4-H demonstrations yesterday at the Community Complex! There were so many incredible projects, and it was so cool to get to see those and the incredibly smart kiddos who put those together! One project I had the opportunity to judge belonged to one of my storm chase kiddos! He demonstrated how to identify a tornado using Doppler radar! Robert Ricker did a great job with that. Side note…it was Robert’s insistence that led to the creation of storm chase camp! What were the chances I’d be judging his demonstration? lol

Check out the new radar, available for those of you accessing the app, brought to us by WeatherTAP, located right here in Crossville, TN! For those accessing this through email, you’ll need to go to the https://meteorologistmark.com/ website to see that radar.

MM’s Level of Concern

MM’s Forecast for the Plateau

Local matters, especially when it comes to your weather forecast! Bringing you your local weather since 2017!

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

Dry weather continues, which also means lots of sunshine.

While rainfall amounts have trended down a bit for the weekend, guidance continues to point to a wetter weekend. Right now, Saturday looks like the wetter of the two days. I’ll also have to monitor for the risk of severe storms with that, though right now nothing just jumps out at me.

We may get a bit of a break on Sunday (50% chance for rain?), before a strong cold front impacts our area with rain and storms on Monday. Those storms may carry a severe storm threat, so I’ll be monitoring that very closely in the coming days.

Threat Outlook

Severe storms are not expected anywhere in the U.S. for Sunday, Monday or Tuesday!

The Storm Prediction Center (SPC) has already started highlighting our region for the risk for severe storms on Monday. This is something to monitor closely in the coming days. The SPC doesn’t highlight threats this far out unless confidence is unusually high.

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!

Yesterday’s Storm Reports

Wx Related Aches & Pains Forecast

Plateau Sanitation Allergy & Pollen Forecast

On This Day

Weather Stats at the Crossville Airport

Elevation 1,880 feet

The NWS Nashville needs more observers from our area!

Radar-Estimated Precip From the Past 24 Hours

4:00 a.m. yesterday to 4:00 a.m. today

Astro News

Mars and Jupiter pairings with the Moon will be seen in the evenings, while Saturn’s will be seen in the morning. Awesome night sky conditions are likely the 27th with a new moon and clear skies.

Drought Monitor

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

Proudly contracted with Crossville City Fire & Rescue for important weather info. Thanks for trusting me with your weather since 2024, City Fire!

Thank You, Sponsors!

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.