CLARKSVILLE, TN (CLARKSVILLE NOW) – After a rainy Wednesday, freezing weather will punch through this weekend, with lows dropping into the teens Sunday night.

The Thanksgiving forecast has improved though, with the chance of rain at only 20% and a high of 46, according to the National Weather Service. By Sunday, that high will drop to 35, with the low only 16 degrees.

In response, the Emergency Warming Shelter will open in the gym at Madison Street United Methodist Church, 319 Madison St., with help from Manna Cafe Ministries and Urban Ministries. The doors will open Sunday, Dec. 1, at 4 p.m. daily to allow guests to shower and to get a clean set of clothes, a hot meal and a warm place to sleep. Everyone will need to leave by 8 a.m. daily.

Volunteers and meal sponsors are needed, with dinner served at 5:15 nightly. Volunteer shifts are 5-11 p.m. and 11 a.m.-7 a.m. Call or text Debbie at 931-217-9461 for more information.

Clarksville forecast

Here’s the day-by-day outlook:

  • Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 50. North wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the afternoon.
  • Tuesday night: Widespread frost, mainly after 1am. Otherwise, partly cloudy, with a low around 32. Calm wind.
  • Wednesday: A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly after 5pm. Widespread frost, mainly before 7am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a high near 56. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph in the morning.
  • Wednesday night: Showers, mainly before midnight. Low around 40. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming northwest after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
  • Thanksgiving Day: A 20 percent chance of showers before noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 46. North northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
  • Thursday night: Widespread frost, mainly after midnight. Otherwise, partly cloudy, with a low around 26. Northwest wind around 5 mph.
  • Friday: Widespread frost, mainly before 10am. Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 42. West northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
  • Friday night: Widespread frost after 8pm. Otherwise, mostly clear, with a low around 21. West northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
  • Saturday: Widespread frost before 9am. Otherwise, partly sunny, with a high near 40. Calm wind becoming west northwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.
  • Saturday night: A 30 percent chance of snow showers before midnight. Widespread frost after midnight. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 23.
  • Sunday: Widespread frost. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with a high near 35.
  • Sunday night: Widespread frost. Otherwise, mostly clear, with a low around 16.
  • Monday: Widespread frost. Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 37.

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