Longest cold spell since 1895:
KNOXVILLE – Wishing for warmer days? Think Monday.
The harsh cold that’s threatening to tie an 1895 cold-snap record is expected to last through Sunday, according to the National Weather Service’s latest forecast.
The low tonight will dip to about 13 degrees, and Saturday’s high is only expected to reach 23, with a 20 percent chance of scattered snow showers.
On Sunday, we can expect a mostly sunny day with a high in the upper 20s. Assuming we stay below freezing, we will have matched the existing record of nine consecutive days – set in February 1895 – during which highs failed to top 32 degrees.
Someone find me the global warming model which predicted this…