Veterans Day brings plenty of sunshine and mild temperatures across the Cumberland Plateau and Tennessee Valley. Highs Wednesday will reach the middle 60s on the plateau and upper 60s in the valley. Southwest winds will become noticeable during the afternoon, with gusts around 20 miles per hour possible on the plateau.

A weather system moves through Wednesday night, bringing a chance of showers ahead of colder air. Rain chances reach 40 percent on the Cumberland Plateau and 70 percent in the Tennessee Valley, with most of the rain expected during the evening and early overnight hours. Rainfall amounts should generally be light.

Temperatures take a noticeable drop Thursday as northwest winds bring colder air into the region. Highs will only reach the lower 50s on the Cumberland Plateau and middle 50s in the Tennessee Valley. A few isolated showers are possible late Thursday on the plateau, but most areas will remain dry.

Friday will be the coldest day of the forecast, with highs in the lower 40s on the Cumberland Plateau and upper 40s in the Tennessee Valley. Friday night brings freezing temperatures, with lows falling into the middle 20s on the plateau and around 30 in the valley. Sunshine returns for the weekend, but temperatures remain chilly. Saturday’s highs reach the middle 40s to around 50, followed by a modest warmup Sunday into the lower to middle 50s.

CLIMATE & ALMANAC

Normal High: 58°

Normal Low: 36°

Record High: 74° — 1985

Record Low: 19° — 2025, 1960 and 1957

Record Rainfall: 1.54 inches — 2022

Sunrise: 6:13 AM

Sunset: 4:35 PM

Daylight: 10 hours, 23 minutes

Daylight is decreasing by approximately one minute and 47 seconds each day.

SKY & SEASONS

Moon: Waxing Crescent, approximately 8% illuminated by the end of the day

Next Full Moon: Tuesday, November 24 at 8:53 AM

Next New Moon: Tuesday, December 8 at 6:51 PM

Next Season Change: Winter begins Monday, December 21.

Daylight Saving Time: Returns Sunday, March 14, 2027. Clocks move forward one hour at 2:00 AM.

Forecast information provided by the National Weather Service. Climate information is based on National Weather Service and NOAA records. Astronomical information is based on established astronomical calculations.