Arctic Air Moving Back Into The Chattanooga Area Bringing Sub-Zero Wind Chill Factor

  • Monday, November 17, 2014

A new surge of Arctic air is moving back into the Chattanooga area.

Forecasters said it will bring a wind chill factor in some areas as low as  5 below zero on Monday night.

The temperature is set to drop through the day.

Here is the latest forecast:

A SURGE OF ARCTIC AIR WILL PUSH INTO THE AREA TODAY AND TONIGHT. RAIN WILL DIMINISH TODAY...BUT SOME OF THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS WILL SEE THE RAIN MIX WITH AND CHANGE TO SNOW SHOWERS LATER TODAY...WITH SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS CONTINUING INTO TONIGHT IN THE MOUNTAINS AND SNOW FLURRIES POSSIBLE IN THE VALLEYS.

IN ADDITION...AS THE COLD AIR COMES IN OVER THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS TODAY THERE COULD BE SOME ICE FORM ON WET ROADWAYS. WHILE ANY SNOW ACCUMULATION OVER THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS ARE GENERALLY EXPECTED TO BE AN INCH OR LESS...SOME ROADS MAY BECOME HAZARDOUS IN THESE AREAS SO CAUTION IS ADVISED. IN ADDITION...THE COLD AIR AND WINDS TONIGHT WILL COMBINE TO BRING WIND CHILL VALUES AS LOW AS 5 BELOW TO 10 ABOVE ZERO AT TIMES IN THE HIGHER ELEVATION AREAS.

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