Work week weather: Sunny skies, warm weather ahead of storms, drop to below freezing

Clarksville forecast: A couple of days of warm weather and sunny skies will shift to thunderstorms mid-week, followed by a drop to below-freezing temperatures.

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CLARKSVILLE, TN (CLARKSVILLE NOW) – A couple of days of warm weather and sunny skies will shift to thunderstorms mid-week, followed by a drop to below-freezing temperatures.

Monday and Tuesday will bring highs in the mid-70s before rain starts Wednesday, according to the National Weather Service. Behind the storms will come a drop in temperatures, with Wednesday night’s low in the mid-20s and a chance of snow showers.

Clarksville forecast

Here’s the day-by-day outlook.

Monday: Increasing clouds, with a high near 73. South southwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Monday night: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 61. South wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Tuesday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 9am, then a chance of showers between 9am and noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 75. South wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Tuesday night: A chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 55. Windy, with a south southwest wind 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Wednesday: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. High near 68. South southwest wind around 20 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%.
Wednesday night: A slight chance of rain and snow showers before midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 27. North northwest wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 48. North northeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Thursday night: A 10 percent chance of showers after midnight. Mostly clear, with a low around 31.
Friday: A 30 percent chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 57.
Friday night: A 20 percent chance of showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 42.

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