The biggest concern in the 5 Day Forecast will be the bitterly cold temperatures and dangerous wind chills. Prepare ahead of time. What do you prepare? The 4 P’s: People, Pets, Plants, and Pipes.

WEDNESDAY: First day of Winter. Mostly sunny, with a high near 48. Calm wind becoming southeast around 5 mph in the afternoon.

WEDNESDAY NIGHT: A 50 percent chance of showers, mainly after 3am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 37. South southeast wind around 5 mph. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

THURSDAY: Showers likely, mainly after noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 47. South wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

THURSDAY NIGHT: Rain showers before 9pm, then rain and snow showers between 9pm and midnight, then a chance of snow showers after midnight. Low around 0. South wind 10 to 15 mph becoming west 15 to 20 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%.

FRIDAY: Wind Chill Watch from 12am until 3pm. A chance of flurries. Partly sunny and cold, with a high near 8. West wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

FRIDAY NIGHT: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 2. West wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

SATURDAY: Partly sunny, with a high near 16. West wind around 10 mph.

SATURDAY NIGHT: Partly cloudy, with a low around 6. West northwest wind around 5 mph.

CHRISTMAS DAY: Mostly sunny, with a high near 23.

SUNDAY NIGHT: Partly cloudy, with a low around 11.

Source: National Weather Service – Nashville & Morristown