New Year’s week weather: Overnight lows to drop back below freezing

CLARKSVILLE, TN (CLARKSVILLE NOW) – Temperatures will swing 30 degrees this week with the return of sub-freezing overnight lows.

After a high of 60 and a low of 48 on Monday, the high will drop to 42 on New Year’s Day with a low of 26, according to the National Weather Service.

There’s a 40% chance of rain on Monday, and a 30% chance on Tuesday.

Clarksville forecast

Here’s the day-by-day outlook:

• Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 60. Light and variable wind becoming south southeast 5 to 10 mph in the morning.
• Monday night: A 40 percent chance of showers, mainly after 11pm. Increasing clouds, with a low around 48. South southeast wind 10 to 15 mph becoming southwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph.
• Tuesday: A 30 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 53. West wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
• Tuesday night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 35. West northwest wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
• New Year’s Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 42. West northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
• Wednesday night: Mostly clear, with a low around 26. West northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
• Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 45. Calm wind becoming west southwest around 5 mph.
• Thursday night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 32.
• Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 42.
• Friday night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 23.

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