Hazardous Weather Outlook: Scattered showers and storms are forecast this afternoon into the evening hours, especially near and north of Interstate 40. A few storms could be strong to severe along the Northern Cumberland Plateau to extreme southwest Virginia with damaging wind gusts and small hail.

Wednesday: A slight chance of showers, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 10am. Patchy fog before 8am. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with a high near 80. South wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Wednesday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 10pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 55. South wind 5 to 10 mph.

Thursday: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before noon, then a chance of showers between noon and 1pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 79. South wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Thursday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 58. South wind around 5 mph.

Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 77. South wind around 5 mph becoming north northwest in the afternoon.

Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 56. East wind around 5 mph.

Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 80. Northeast wind around 5 mph.

Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 57. Northeast wind around 5 mph.

Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 79. Southeast wind around 5 mph becoming northeast in the afternoon.

Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 55.

Source: National Weather Service Weather Forecast Offices in Nashville and Morristown.

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