CLARKSVILLE, TN (CLARKSVILLE NOW) – Highs this week will hover around freezing, and the week could be capped with a few inches of snow on Friday.
All week, the highs will be around 32 degrees, according to the National Weather Service. The lows will be in the teens, with Wednesday’s low hitting 14 degrees.
The forecast calls for a 60% chance of snow Friday afternoon. AccuWeather is predicting 1 to 3 inches of snow. The NWS says their confidence in an accumulating snow of 1 inch or greater is medium (50-60%) at this point. The forecast will become more clear as the week continues.
“There is growing confidence in an accumulating snowfall on Friday and Friday night,” the NWS said. “While we don’t expect a major winter storm, we can tell you that there is a 50-60% chance of at least 1″ of snow across all of Middle Tennessee at week’s end.”
Warming shelter
Anyone needing a place to get warm can go to the Clarksville Area Urban Ministries warming shelter at the Madison Street UMC Gymnasium, 300 Commerce St.
They are in need of help with volunteers and donations:
Clarksville forecast
Here’s the day-by-day outlook:
- Tuesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 33. North wind around 5 mph.
- Tuesday night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 18. North wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
- Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 30. Calm wind becoming west northwest around 5 mph in the morning.
- Wednesday night: Clear, with a low around 14. Northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
- Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 32. Calm wind becoming north northeast around 5 mph.
- Thursday night: A chance of flurries after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 21. Calm wind.
- Friday: Snow showers likely, mainly after noon. Cloudy, with a high near 32. Calm wind becoming east around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
- Friday night: A chance of snow showers before midnight, then a chance of flurries after midnight. Cloudy, with a low around 25. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
- Saturday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 34.
- Saturday night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 22.
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