Snow and Ice Early Wednesday

A Winter Weather Advisory has been issued for all 21 counties of West Tennessee through Wednesday morning. Snow, sleet, and freezing rain are expected to begin moving in the region before sunrise tomorrow before we transition to rain and a wintry mix by lunchtime. Travel could be hazardous in spots and though it won't be impossible, caution is still strongly advised if you have to go out tomorrow. It's possible that some schools may close or delay their opening due to the weather.

 

Tonight, skies will remain cloudy with temperatures hovering just under freezing even at the coldest point of the night. After midnight, a snow and sleet mix will begin moving into northwest Tennessee with the wintry mix taking over much of the area by 6am. This is going to be a difficult forecast because we may only see rain with some freezing rain mixed in near the Tennessee-Mississippi border, but near the Tennessee-Kentucky border, we may see only snow fall. Every form of winter precipitation is going to be possible in between.

 

All things considered, travel could be difficult tomorrow, but not impossible. After noon, above freezing temperatures will lead to any accumulations of snow and ice to start melting. Temperatures will reach the mid to upper 30s and low 40s by the afternoon. We'll get a brief break from the wintry mix before rain returns on Thursday afternoon and evening before changing to all snow on Friday morning. It's possible that we once again have accumulation, but this time mainly from snow, ice does not look as likely this time. 

Stay with the VIPIR 7 Storm Team for future updates to this forecast!