Local 3 Weather

Winds are picking up, and temperatures are cooling down as a cold front sweeps across the Tennessee Valley!

Happy Sunday! Near record heat is likely again today as highs climb into the mid to upper 80s. Then, a cold front moves in on Monday with highs in the lower 70s. local3news.com/local-news/nea…

Happy Saturday! Highs will climb into the mid 80s today, with storms possible tonight. Sunday will be even warmer with highs in the upper 80s. local3news.com/local-news/war…

A weak upper-level disturbance will bring a chance of isolated showers and storms tomorrow evening. There is a low chance that one or two of these storms will produce quarter-sized hail and gusty winds, especially northeast of Chattanooga. The main window for these storms will be between 6 and 10 PM. Aside from the storm threat, most of Saturday will feature quiet weather and temperatures in the 80s!

Happy Thursday! We are back in the 60s and 70s this afternoon after a chilly start this morning.

Happy Sunday to the Tennessee Valley! Today is breezy with highs in the 70s, but severe storms move in overnight, turning much colder Monday with snow showers possible. local3news.com/local-weather/…

Happy Friday! We are waking up to frosty conditions this morning with temperatures below freezing in parts of our viewing area.

Happy Mini Friday to the Tennessee Valley! Heads up! This afternoon will be cold and windy. local3news.com/local-news/str…

Radar Check 5:00 AM ET (3/12): We are waking up to steady rain showers and much cooler temperatures in the 40s and 50s.

Happy Hump Day to the Tennessee Valley. We are in Storm Alert Weather mode due to the chance of strong to severe thunderstorms late tonight into your early Thursday morning. local3news.com/local-news/str…

Happy Tuesday afternoon to the Tennessee Valley. The rest of the day will be mild and warm, with clouds mixed with sunshine. Highs this afternoon will reach the upper 70s and the lower 80s. local3news.com/local-news/qui…

Good Tuesday morning to the Tennessee Valley. Some residual showers are working their way out of our viewing area. Roads will be on the wet side as you’re making your morning commute. local3news.com/local-news/qui…

Good Monday to the Tennessee Valley. We are in Storm Alert Weather mode this evening and tonight. local3news.com/local-news/sto…

Storms are firing up to our west this afternoon. This batch of storms will move through later this evening. We could see a few rumbles of thunder and some heavy rain, but most of the storm activity will remain to our southwest.

Good morning! Dense fog advisories are in effect until mid-morning for our entire coverage area. Visibility may drop to a quarter mile at times, resulting in slow travel this morning. Be careful out there!

Happy Sunday to the Tennessee Valley! We are drying out from the heavy rain showers last night. Highs this afternoon will reach the lower-to-mid 70s. The afternoon will be mostly dry and calm. local3news.com/local-news/cal…

Radar Check 4:34 PM ET (3/7): The line of storms that we have been tracking today is getting close. Fortunately, most of the action has remained below severe limits this afternoon. We are still expecting brief heavy rainfall and gusty winds between 7 and 10 PM ET.

Happy Friday evening to the Tennessee Valley. Let’s dig right into the details. A Code Orange air quality alert has been issued across several counties surrounding the Chattanooga Metro area. local3news.com/local-news/cod…

CODE ORANGE AIR QUALITY ⚠️ The Chattanooga metro area is in the code orange air quality range due to smoke/haze. Keep that in mind if you have respiratory issues and have plans to be outside this afternoon. Temperatures are also approaching record values this afternoon!

Cotton candy skies over Bradley County this morning! 📸: Angie Stinnett Paris