WEATHER ALERT: Snow expected for Clarksville with temperatures falling to single digits

CLARKSVILLE, TN (CLARKSVILLE NOW) – The National Weather Service (NWS) is calling for snow Thursday night with temperatures dropping into the teens and single digits.

The NWS said that very cold temperatures are expected beginning Thursday night, with dangerous and potentially life-threatening wind chill values Friday morning. Temperatures will likely stay below freezing until midday Monday.

Winter weather coming

“Once we get to Thursday night, we’re going to have an arctic cold front move through, and temperatures are going to tumble,” said John Cohen, a meteorologist with the NWS in Nashville.

Cohen said temperatures Friday morning will hang around 10 degrees and will fall back down to about 6 degrees Friday night. Snow is also expected.

“We do have a chance for a little bit of snow. The primary storm system is going to be tracking well to the north of us, but we could see perhaps up to one inch of snowfall in the Clarksville area during the day on Friday.”

Dr. Ihab Habib, director of the Clarksville Street Department, told Clarksville Now that street crews are prepared and equipped to handle the coming weather.

“We have all our trucks ready,” he said. “We have loads of salt that we will be able to use to clear all the roads. We’ve been planning for this.”

The city said they have 50 employees devoted to clearing city streets, using 30 salt box trucks: 24 12-ton trucks and six 4-ton trucks.

Clarksville forecast

Here’s the outlook.

Thursday: Showers, mainly after noon. High near 49. South wind 5 to 10 mph becoming west southwest in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 80%.

Thursday Night: Rain showers before 9 p.m., then snow showers. Low around 3. West northwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.

Friday: Partly sunny and cold, with a high near 10. West wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

Friday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 4. West wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Christmas weekend: Winds will relax and no precipitation, but temperatures will remain below freezing through Monday afternoon.