CLARKSVILLE, TN (CLARKSVILLE NOW) – If the weather patterns go as expected, we’re in for single-digit lows with highs in the teens next week.

According to Accuweather forecasts, temperatures will plummet over the weekend, from a high of 51 degrees on Friday to 19 on Monday and 16 on Tuesday. The lows are forecast at 3 degrees Monday night and 8 Tuesday night.

Ahead of that, we’re expected to get snow showers on Friday, Sunday and Monday, according to the National Weather Service.

Warming center opens Friday

In response to the low dropping below freezing, Manna Cafe will open its warming center beginning Friday, Jan. 12, and continuing through Sunday, Jan. 21. Check-in is at 4 pm and check-out is at 10 a.m. each day. On particularly frigid days, the center will stay open during the daytime hours, according to Manna spokesperson Debra Sutton. That decision will be made on a day-to-day basis.

Manna Cafe is also asking for help from the community in the form of volunteers at the warming center and donations of food, snacks and coffee cups:

Clarksville forecast

Here’s the day-by-day outlook, mainly from the National Weather Service.

  • Wednesday: Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 43. West wind 10 to 15 mph becoming south in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph.
  • Wednesday night: Mostly clear, with a low around 34. Southwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
  • Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 56. Southwest wind around 10 mph becoming southeast in the afternoon.
  • Thursday night: Showers likely, mainly after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 42. South southeast wind 10 to 15 mph increasing to 15 to 20 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
  • Friday: Showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 9am. High near 54. Windy, with a south southeast wind 20 to 30 mph becoming southwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 45 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%.
  • Friday night: A chance of rain and snow showers before midnight, then a slight chance of snow showers. Some thunder is also possible. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 24. Windy, with a west southwest wind 25 to 30 mph, with gusts as high as 50 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
  • Saturday: Partly sunny, with a high near 35. Windy, with a west wind 15 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.
  • Saturday night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 19.
  • Sunday: A 20 percent chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 35.
  • Sunday night: A 50 percent chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 15.
  • Monday: A 50 percent chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 23.
  • Monday night: A low of only 3 degrees, which with winds of 12 mph may feel like 11 below 0. A 55% chance of snow and flurries.*
  • Tuesday: Mostly sunny but frigid, with a high of only 16 degrees.*
  • Tuesday night: Mainly clear and bitterly cold with a low of only 3 degrees.*

*Accuweather forecast

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