January 7, 2022
By: Dwayne Page
A winter weather system dropped significant snowfall in Tennessee Thursday with many areas including DeKalb County receiving from 4” to 7” of accumulation. Several traffic accidents were reported due to the hazardous road conditions.
With cold air over the region and snow from yesterday, low temperatures will fall into the single digits for much of the mid- state, and range to around 15 this morning. Wind chills will be
in the single digits to near zero for most of the area.
Cold temperatures will continue through Saturday morning. High temperatures today will only make the mid to upper 20s. The cold temps will continue to make travel hazardous in spots, and if
you must travel, use extreme caution.
The Friday weather forecast for DeKalb County is as follows:
Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 25. Northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the afternoon.
Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 13. Calm wind becoming southeast around 5 mph after midnight.
Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 45. South southeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Saturday Night: Showers likely, mainly after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 37. South wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Sunday: Showers, with thunderstorms also possible after noon. High near 51. South wind 5 to 10 mph becoming north northwest in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 100%.
Sunday Night: A slight chance of rain showers, mixing with snow after 9pm, then gradually ending.
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 25. North wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Monday: Sunny, with a high near 40. North northwest wind around 5 mph.
Monday Night: Clear, with a low around 18. North northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 39.
Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 24.
Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 49.
Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 30.
Thursday: Partly sunny, with a high near 52.