CLARKSVILLE, TN (CLARKSVILLE NOW) – Montgomery and surrounding counties are under a Winter Storm Watch from Saturday at 6 p.m. until Sunday at 6 p.m., but the latest forecasts show the deepest snow predictions moving south of Clarksville.
Heavy, wet snow is possible this weekend across Middle Tennessee, with total snow accumulations of 2 to 5 inches in Clarksville, according to the National Weather Service.
“It’s going to start out as rain on Saturday,” Krissy Hurley, NWS warning coordination meteorologist, told Clarksville Now. “But that cold air is going to come in, and if we can time it right with the moisture still over the state, some places could see some wintry precipitation on Sunday.”
The latest models show the heaviest snow south of Montgomery County along Interstate 40, and in the eastern side of the region.
The rain should change over to snow Saturday night into Sunday, with snow beginning to stick through Sunday evening. Travel could become hazardous Saturday night through Sunday night, according to an NWS advisory.
Everything depends on whether the moisture is still in the area when temperatures begin to fall, Hurley said, and the forecasted snow amounts will change as we get closer to the weather event.
Clarksville forecast
Here’s the day-by-day outlook.
Today: Partly cloudy early in the morning then becoming mostly cloudy. Highs in the upper 40s. Northeast winds up to 5 mph.
Tonight: Cloudy. Chance of rain showers possibly mixed with snow showers after midnight. Little or no snow accumulation. Lows in the mid 30s. East winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation 50 percent.
Saturday: Rain showers likely possibly mixed with snow showers in the morning, then rain showers in the afternoon. Little or no snow accumulation. Highs in the lower 40s. East winds 5 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation 90 percent.
Saturday night: Snow showers possibly mixed with rain showers in the evening, then snow showers after midnight. Some snow accumulation possible. Lows in the mid 20s. Northeast winds 15 to 20 mph. Chance of precipitation 80 percent.
Sunday: Snow showers. Some snow accumulation possible. Highs around 30. North winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of snow 80 percent.
Sunday night and Martin Luther King Jr. Day: Mostly cloudy. Lows around 20. Highs in the mid 30s.
Monday night: Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 20s.
